The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-21

70 pass that bill In relation 70 Majer-General
Howard without having the evidence on which
M. Holm n (Denl. Ind AT any rate this pa
per ought 70 be printed, and trust dnas m uch
as tho gentleman from Virsinia nas the rieht to
printed.
Sir. Douglass tbercupon moved that the hill
and curlcsDOndence he printed and recommit-
ted. anu 10 was so ordered.
, Mr. x ndall Dem, Penny. Chairman OF tho
Snm,mltrts tee, on AprtonIiations, reported the
RAJ, appropriation billl. Ordered printed. rne
hill spproprate. sli.55l,s4O against S26ei435o in
ductiOn of Sl20j6,5l0.
The Houso then proceeded to tho considera-
s'3n OF tne bill eqaalis'ng tue bounties OF
Wem., renD) In v'r of the bul. IL allows to
~ enlisted men, soldiers, sailors. and marines
per cent. of the service etween tho 18th OF
April, 1881, ami the 9TH Of NAV. 1855. deducting
AL Dounl,es already pad under the United
states or State laws. Tho III IL not to apply TO
substi utes, men who were pri- oners of war at
tue time u enli~tnent, or men who were dis
ohprsed on their own application for other cause
than disability Incurred In the service riOr to
the 10Th ~ Aptil, 1865, lunIess such discharge
was oOtdlned with view to rebnlstment. or to
accept promOtiOp), or to persons discharged
on the ar una OF minority All applications for
6ountes under tue bill are to be nled within
1vo years.
In reply to a question by Mr.. Banning Dem,
Ohi j. as TO the amount which would necess l.
rlly DO exp nded under the bill as It stands, Mr..
Thotnbutgn rave hi estimate at between niue
and teo million dollars. The previous question
was then moved aud seconded.
Mr.. Cook Dem q ~ having one hour IN close
debate Yielded y II Of that time to Mir. Goodtn
(Retl, kan.). Mr.. Phillips, Rep, Kan) aud MIR.
Landers, Dem, lnd), Ill OF whom spoke In ia
vOr OF the bill.
Mr. OBrien Dem, MIDI spoke in opposition
to the bili lie repudiated Tue claim that the
soldiers demanded the bouniies provided
liz 'sS s OF i, the the way OF 70
imperilied their lives and shed their blood, aud
said q at the services OF the soldiers was inesti-
mabe patriotism aud love OF country could not
be COMPENSATED by money. The clam was not
legal obigai lon, nut was demanded as n boun-
~. The amount required by the bill app oxi-
mated one hundred mutton dollars This was
dollar and Impose a new debt on the people In
order to CRAFTY sentiment. lie sppe lied to
TIE House To disregard the popular crv IN the
Interest OF an impoverished people, and said
that no assumed political expedency should
cause members to ignore the demands Of JUS
tiCe and law.
- The bin was then passed-yeaa, Ia ; nays, ~.
The following are the NAYS.
Messre. Blac khurn. Blount, Boone Bradford. Buck.
ner, Ctbell tadwcil Of Tennessee, Caldwell 81 Ala.
nam Gambler CIapir, Clare OF ktntuc y, CulbersOn,
New Jersey, Harms " Georgia, H.rIls OF Virginia,
narridre. Henkie Hereford, Iioar, Hooker. Hunton,
OBricn, cree Piper. Rs, gan scheicber, Singleton
smith OF Georgia. Mrbox Thompson, Throckmorton,
Wits iIi."' ''""'' Of Delaware Williams VI A''O-u'
The Speaker pro TEN. laid before tho House q
message from the President In relation to the
extradition treaty with England.
On motion OF Mt. Bailks the message was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
MT. Lawrence (tep, Ohlo) gave no ice that
under an agreement Of the judiciary Commit
tee TO-DAY tue vote on the Till for Pacific Rail
road sinking fund would not be asked before
the 9TH Of july.
The House then adjourned.