New-York tribune., 1867-02-16
norsE or REPREsENTATNEs.

rliF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
on motion Of Mr WILSON Rcpl Iowa The secretary oi
stttr as directed to inform the House what siars not
,rpt,ltcG iH Congress have rathicd tho tOhhutuloil
Amendment, ~ addition to thcsc communicated ia his
riflE coxsruUuoSAL AMENDMENT.
The SPEA kER presented lOt resolution OF the leg
isaturc q New York. ratifylg tie proposed ConsrtI-
toual Amendment. which wa LAID Oh the table
THE BOUNTY BILL
The Uou,o then proceeded 20 the consideration Of the
Bounty bill
MI. sCHENCK tRcp, Ohio Chairman OF the Committee
OH Military Affairs which reported the BILL explained its
provisions II was the same he said passed the House
ast session acted by the senate, With two dif
fereuces providing FOR OF lost discharges and
one made necessary by the allowance OF additional
bounty made under the Act July 2s 1885, This b pro
po.ed Ia a certain extent, 60 equalzo the bountes,
whereas the Act of july 2 1866 only gave additional
bounties To all soldiers. II wGs impractcable IN the
urcent condition OF the Treasury 10 bring the bountes 0t
m soldiers p 10 the standard Of the highest bounty paid,
some soldiers having received - high as s20O ana sO
But the first expectation OF the soldier might be met by
establishing some standard up TO which ell bounties
should be brought The standard adopted by the Com
mittee on Military Affairs and which met the approval Of
the House nst Session O secure to each soldier as
much az year bounty The hill was not to give bounty
10 those who had received much but 20 those who had re-
ceiyed little or nothing The Committee had adopted the
smple principle that 10 every who served the Gov
eruinen faithfully and has been honUraby dlsohrE'd,
no mntter how he came into the service ttre siII e
glV "A
vice. II the todier served one month ne Nn I,''Ne
3 SO; II three months, s2' II one yehi soo '"o years.
Mr. BENJAMIN dlep., Mo- suggested an amendment
ag the bill Apply 10 volunteers In Missouri ana MARY
aId mustered into service IA le14 ana 10 hoso
WHO were borne the rolls as slaves.
Mr. sCHENCK refused 10 allow the amendment TO he
offered declaring that the bill a. reported 10y e commit
trc INCLUDED Tic clause 10 which the amendment would
amply. lie did nOt Wish 70 open the b 20 VIC iu'Eaes
oi amendments that were ready 10 be offered 10 ~ 80
gentlemen who were wiser, no doubt IMAM the Oohi
mite . -, - r, IL. Il, s,,,,,or, nj, tho hin
particularly IL would do justice to the men WHO eh
listed in the State Of Tennessee; o,-.,, t.,a
SIR. ROLLINS Rep. n. H. asked Mr. sehenck 20 yield
IN him for an amendment strike Out the second section
which provides for dcductlng local bonnues lie sa'd
that In the state Of New Hampshire ana 1ter stal,
local bounties had paid by citizens and towns and
voluntary associations, and lac wished 10 prevent the
Why they should be deducted than why the allowance
iedncted lie hoped Therefore hst the gentleman tMr
Schcnck) would allow the question to be submitted 10 rho
ISds whether these deductions should be made. 1Ae
, of the Eastern states WHO had already paid their
Soldiers liberal bounes should not now he called upon To
NAY b0uut.es 10 the soldiers Of the other STATES
Sir sCHENCK declined 10 alo" MI Rollins TO oner
III, sf ~ RVis ep " ~ inquired Of Mr. schenck the
o,nnnnt when would have to be paid under this bi
Mr. SCHENCK said 10 was very diiticlt 10 say some
~ Sto o0o 00O and some at S2OOo0OOO The Committee
were satisfied that under INC ucuu' prov Ia "a ~
bui the aggregate would not exceed between @oO"oVo
az" Mr. M&RsT0N REP, y H. asked Mr. schcnch to state
the GSlt fTN9K rpicd that il the local bounics were
% dcduced the lowest calculation Of what NUuId De re-
',,traJ under this bill was SlOO00,OOO
Pmr ELAINE Rep, Me- correcting Mr.. Schenck) sad
Siso o0OO,Wu ,,.., s,,,roso .. H. steo ooo 900
Nr SCHENCk-But making the deduction PROVIDED IN
che I'M the aggregate will be reduced to between SoOUO
Vr FiNtK DEM Ohio declared his wish TO support
% IN Int he was opposed 10 that clause III the tlrd
,ion which excluded captured prisoners OF war WHO
Ia enlisted In the service Of the United states.
SCIJINCK said that the Committee had thought ~
-, to nace that the footing OF having received
pfuc bounty as they were entitled to- in the peTnls,
h yen to them 10 come back 10 their allegiance ana
the right side and, therefore, the Committee ex'
cIlded them from bounty ,,,- ,..,, al,
,targrd from tile service, they should not receive
BOUNTY boui SSruENCK did not think that followed. lie had
- ti,ne 10 90 into AN argument about H. -.
NV ~, "a NKS said that the gentleman from ohio Nlr
MlI Ml. could propose nothing for the soldier that he
t LINKS would sustain lie cared nothing whether
9 h1 ,youd require ti50OO00OO or Ss5OoOO0oO The
lldt,rs, claim the bottom clam, There was none
,Isr derpcr or iu4tcr The State Of Massachusetts,
liberal bOuntics Ia her soldiers, aud 80 had New
Hlu Hl aVJ pennsylvania, and yet they were now 10 be
iVh non 10 pny the soldiers Of other states. New
have 90 pay twelfth OF all the OOuutes that
lSd loiE have 10 be paid, under tins blL
20, rsYIOR dem, Tennl spoke IN favor Of removing
he third secOn the clause excepting from the ben
% 80 fine bill prisoners Of war who had entered the
eS W ~ the Government. Many OF those men were con.
ser Mon men, who had been forced into the Rebel
ho surrendered themselves prisoners Of war
az ne rst opportunity aud who then entord tina service