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And'. reported tsck ahs hlll to establish 'aua
ottcc IN the Territory Of Idaho; which was coas:d-
Nj. SuaESCK. from the Committee on M,lt-
hilf to rtgulate tbe pay ci DE army and
asked that1t be postponed and made fpeci.l o..
dsE for th!s dsy fortnight, and until disposed ot.
Mr. DAVIS inquired Of the chairman Of the
COMMITTEES On Military Affairs why this bill was
reported to 1ncrrasc the compensation 10 paymas-
eaness. without even 60 fnr a* appeared any coll.
citation On the part Of 1hoFe ior whose benefit It
was de*i9ntd. Hc thought there was no precedent
Mr. nAlflt1s entered btu protest against the pas
,eianteef otlee. asn sntered {nio Il, moving
should not be pissed for the IKE Of incompetent
paymasttss, who 1uay have lost money on account
Of Irregulafihet, and as to competent paymastcsx.
!nany Of them had made small fortunes, If not
Ut. LIZ BLOND wanted to know how much it
would tale from tie Treasury.
Eli. etuENCh did Dot Enow, hut explained that
Instead ofnakinG foE1uaes. the etoppaccs a9a1n-t
tbcm amounted 10 twenty y-ive millions. There
"gsc s I'VE os ,ai s,1 15 nTndred Of them.
paymaNer woald have sore d1c thousaad
dollars. shst would require an aggregate sum Of
tho millions and ball. He asked whS navM Pay
Army Pa1ma-tesz rankcd as Msjos aud received
a,ont ia st0o yo,r: They had been able 10 keep
@ s ss s1a.p :a. IL s;
tEcse men hsd been used in Wall street for Fpecu-
!atIng purposer: Naval PaYma-:est. on the othec
na9d hsd through The pe{ia Of sna reeeiyed
been: qul'e u. great. ana thelf pefsonll risk
great oea1 more. ae wa. willing to sec justlct
dome to III, and did not WISH to see auy class lceis
.atiou.
Mr. BINGHAM. of Ohio, sent up N amcndm.ut
tEoyi0lng that this allowance shon1d be eei on
agAikst sfnppa. cs. He mentioned q case OF \
ps5n9a:ier Mho hsa IN go9d 1i'h pad 81 M2 to
10 II.
etsf. wAsBBuRNE, Of H.. regarded the amend
mena 1.'t :, of'eS11s pmanm 10
Ts5nseter, except Tor negligence fault or chine On
his part. Without amendment The hull VII SIMPLY
rfoposlaoo to ineEtass thc pay Ct payna:ic!s pot
arat p:aoe! Was It bcause 5000 rear asas not
cnonght The pas1naster had the ea.le.t and best
berth In the amy. and II he attended to bis dut! a.
he should marc done. he received better pay than
any otagI officer IN The army.
NJ. BuNnY, Of Ohio: offered are.elutioo- which
county Il Ro,., stsse Of Ohio, had furnished
seven sous and one Erndson to the army Of The
Tn ed States during the late Iso.hoo: eome Of
whom were mino's, and were Killed or died In the
ee1Ffce+ and that Hm. Acrcef and hls wife were
aged and 1l:tEn. md without the necessary means
to support themselves in their Old age ndinsruc
fpF the Committee On Invalid Pcn.tous 10 inquire
inio the ptopstesy Of plating "m- Gcrncr On the
Mr. pAWh:, ot Aa.a-, offered resolu .un, which
WIS adopted directing mo Judiciary COMMITTEE to
IL ths1es IN national 6anEs isnie to 1tischmeat Or
levy uf e1ecuton, under State laws, tor the pay-
ment Of ~ de6ts Of the owners.
which was adopted, instruetine i6e Committee 1 On
Military At1airz to lnquire. into The expedlency Of
allowing three nonIh. extra pay TO rhe returned
snftaun, the teme a. other returned PRISONERS ~
allowed.
ME- RICE, OF Me-, offered resolution recitine
'hs. he ea oi &sa ssa
az. md ,bst stssrs. stoeSt8h md S.oofs ea ~e4s
fsmsn Of Se Geni.ee o. E'ee'ioas md md .res
other members Of that Committee as may bo u.
vited, shall b. granted leare Of abeence to attend
Sr: HARDING wished to make an amendment,
out Mf: R1ee rithd1cT the Tctolutton-
Ar: HA1 MoSD roe 10 pcHonai explanation.
and M SAID he VA represented IN 'ac Baltimore
10 prevent vote on the Thrill Rights Bill. lie dis
claimed doing 70, leaving the credit OF such mo-
lions io hi: tasnd no1n Wisconsin.
The SPEAKER stated 1hat the correction OF the
1nfttake had appeared Ii ,hls mornings Baltimore
AH1efieuu.
The House then proceeded, a. the business Of The
ported from the Committee on sl1ht9.J AtIai,s for
the 1efiet Of l'a5maste1s tn the army. summary
d.ye proceedinca. The Bill gave rise to much dis.
cpsaion. The House refused TO aeeond the previoas
question. ~hen The morning hour having expired,
Mr. DlDW ELL, tion tbe COMMITTEES On Aedcul-
tu1c. reported tacE the bill to amend the AEricu
tursl col!ssr Act. which WIS updcr discussion 5es
Bill Pssscd BY 4 ro.e OF Is 10 si.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole
on the hi!l relmhurslnc Missouri for eqa.pping her
Sr:1'ion commi1see reoot IN amendment reducing a
Mr. STEVENS detsnd-d the hin. :.
;a.i- of thi: claim a:.in., the Government.
~. wA24buhSE Of n!,no,s. ergIed with his
oeeu fcle red 10 The COMMITTEE on Claim.. 1t was
no1hin. 6n cfafu, Of the State Of Missouri. lie
proceeded discuss the history uf ailaies In Ms.
He yie'dcd to Mr. BENJAMIN, .ho corrected
thit history n sone particulars.
~. WRIGHT SAID New Jcrsey had twenty .stx
tAtr 10 pay Missouri hr1t.
Mr. VAN nonci corrected him, and sad Mis-
onz1 nas claiming IN this bill nothing tor expense.
purposes, hut wa4 not now making anx claim for
ihat+ Al The troops that Lao been called ont BY
SAFE authority had heen paid by 'hee. state;
hJ the Cnfted statea uo,e1Dmens~ and who served
y The army. Il was precisely like the ia e OF
PENNSYLVANIA, which Slate srat reimbursed. The
old was parted hy vote OF s!aty:c!cht to twenty
i've. a. amended II pfovfdca that The F1e.iden.
shall. rith The advice and confent or in- Scaasc,
appoint three commissioners. shose du1y It tha1l
t'e TO- ASCERTAIN the amount Of money ex-
rerded bj the State OF Missouri In en-
rolling tub=lstirg and pa1ug sucn
Stale forces as have hsen calrd
INTO sersee In Fa1d State since the 9Th day Of An
gust, 1861 10 act In concert with the UnItd Ststes
lorccz rno II on examination BY The preoer &C.
connttng otilctn Of the Treasury, the account,
hail be found 10 be just and correct the e.me shall
oe PAID 1ha. the sum Of ,H53 IS, or 70
mneh thereof a. may be necessary, Be and lie same
I. hereby appropriated.