The New York herald., 1875-02-14
w WASHINGTON. A
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.


Fitch. The resolution was ordered to De printed
and referred to the Committee Appropriations.
In the Senate the District OF Columbia pill was
discussed all day and finally laid aside 1t cannot
pass. Senators begin to leel that they have
wasted all the time they nave to spare and that
the remainder OF the session must be given to ap-
preparation bills. There is no chance for the pas
sage OF strong Southern measures.
PASSAGE OF THE BOUNTY BuI-THRrY
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TAKEN FROM THE
TREAsURY-A GREAT DISPLAY OF BUNcoMBz
The day in Congress was wasted. In the House,
on motion Of Mr.. Guncke, the day was spent in
demagogtng Mr.. Dawes made an EFFORT to have
the Tariff bill taken up, but the House preferred
Mr.. Gunckes bill; The Tariff bill is Intended to
raise $35, 900 Of revenue. Mr.. Gunckel's
bill is to equalize the bountiss Of soldiers
In the late war, and would take about the
same sum out of the treasury. Representatives
evidently think 1t Is more blessed to give than to
receive. especially when 1t is the peoples money
they are to give. Accordingly the Tariff bill was
pushed aside and the bounty bill was taken up.
and alter discussion passed. This took up the
day in the House and may be set down as . day
spent In the noble cause OF buncombe.
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.
The republicans despair OF carrying the New
Hampshire election and prominent republicans
here do not intend to 90 on there. the weather
is so excessively cold.
THE BOUNTY BILL IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is, 1875.
In the House to-day, after the transaction OF
business relating to some minor matters OF legis-
lation, the debate on the Bounty bill was re-
| sumed.
| Mr. SPEER, of Pennsyva MIA, remarked that II
| the Bounty bill was NOT considered to-day that
would be practically its defeat. The question
| submitted to the House and 1t was decided
| 100 to 46, that the Bounty bill should have the
| precedence
| The bill provides for the payment to every nom
commissioned ofncer, musician, artlfcer wag-
oner and private soldier Qncludlng those borne
| on the rolls as slaves) who served in the army
and were honorably discharged IS 331s q month
for the term of his service between April II, 1861,
and May Q, 1865, with deduction OF all bounties
heretofore paid by the United States and by
States. Substitutes or such as were prisoners or
war at the time of enlistment are excluded; also
such as were discharged minors or at their
own request from other cause than disability IN
Cured in the service prior to April 49, 1855, un-
| less such discharge was obtained with view to
re-enlistment or to accept promotion IN the mill
tary or naval service. Where the soldier is dead
the bounty Is to be paid to the widow rf not re-
married) or to the minor chnd or children.
| Mr. Gunckel made statement as to the bill.
prelacing it with the reading OF planks in both
| the republican and democratic platforms pledx-
Ing those parties to DO justice to the soldiers The
republican party, he said. had performed all its
| pledges but two-the passage Of the Civil Rights
bill land the House had done Its part In that and
the bill to equalize bounties. The bill, he said,
! would answer every complaint and fulfil every
reasonable expectation Of every soldier in the
country and would exact justice to all men who
served during the war, for whatever term, ana
| from whatever locality. AS the government had
already paid $400, 900 900 in bounty why should it
not pay the few millions more which this bill
| CURED and 80 remove all inequalities IN the
q similar bin reported oy his colleague (Mr.
| Schenck) in the thirty-niuth Congress- when the
iss cosS d % pos s p
more. than tine pending bill would cost.
Of ,S of ~ hsS Sesn
! Affairs 10 ind out some way Of dong the right
tning to the soldiers. and at the same time making
as little draught on the Treasury as possible. The
| committee had spent days and weeks on the work
aud had prepared hill winch he felt did full JUS
framed as to require much less amount than any
| bill heretofore reported.
same ground, and showed that vermont II rom ON
| April 1851, to the end OF the war had paid her
rate Of Il month Tness men w would derive e mo NO
| advantage from this bill except The difference be-
| tween 81 and IS 3S month.
| Mr.. Myers OF Pennsylvania moved to amend
the Din BY making 1t apply also TO sailors and
Mr.. Gunckel allowed the amendment to be
onered, but said 1t would add $l0,0oo.000 70 the
Nj. Nibiack expressed his qualification at the
Military Com mmittee having reported substantially
| aDiil which he had Introduced. He trusted that
Messrs. Oomingo and Parker iof Missouri, ad-
vocated an amendment which would make the
bill apply to eleven Missouri regiments. which
l al q an n onA vxyoA
| three years as home guard.
Mr.. Gunckel assured them that the bill already
Mr.. Sayler, OF Indiana, took the same view and,
in response to the argument OF Mr.. Willard he
| equalizing oounties to soldiers, and not ior the
purpose OF eQualizing the expenses OF States.
agreed to-"fnat the act should extend to ali sol.
| dlers mustered into the service OF the United
states and subsisted. clothed and paid BY the
Mr. Small Of New Hampshire, opposed the
bin as beng enjuss IN Its provisions. New Hamp-
men, 1900 to her two years men. and 500 t6 her
one year men, besides the oounties paid BY towns,
and which the State had since reimbursed. New
Hampshire soldiers, therefore, would not get
dollar under this bill while New Hampshire would
Hs protested on pay peSs OF 80 OF Stsss
! against the passage Of the bill.
according to the cures Which, had psen msas -.
Mr. SuncSsl % BY persons s who had been employed In
from these figures there were subtracti0ns made
In the handwriting OF the gentleman (Mr. GunckeU
reducing the amount TO $29, 600, 600. 1t had been
said by the gentleman from Ohio that the payment
would extend over ten years. but he ought to
rec0ilecs that the Treasury must be ready TO meet
the demand at once. 30 that in point OF fact even
at the gentleman's own figures the Treasury
would have to add twenty or thirty millions TO the
existing deficiency.
Mr.. Garfield, OF ohio. read telegram lust re.
ceived by him from the Second COMPTROLLER to the
effect that the bill would call l0r 500 coo, 600.
Mr.. Dawes, In closing his remarks, asked the
gentlemen, however Kindly they might feel toward
the soldiers TO LOOK to the honor and faith OF the
nation, and not to adjourn until provision was
made to meet the obligations OF the government,
and not TO prefer to sucn a measure a bill that
would take 30 large an amount out OF tue
Treasury.
Mr.. Comingo's amendment, making the bin ap-
ply to the MISSOURI regiments was agreed to.
Mr. Myers Amendment 10 include sailors and
marines, was agreed 10.
An amendments offered by Mr.. Shanks, of Indi-
nclude Indiana alaQ ret.d a