Mr. SCHENCK. With the permission of the Gentfrom Illinois, I will finish the sentence I had be u when interrupted by the Gentfrom NewYork by a point of order. I say that it is not true, that it is an entire mistake to suppose this bill has been brought forward at the urgent solicitation of paymasters any further than by petitions referred to the ComMilAffrs by this House, involving the necessity of an Inqlll into this whole subject and I will remafk that the 1st impressions of the committee were rather averse to affording relief in any bill which might be proposed, but the more they looked into the matter the more they became satisfied there was a meritorious case which ought to be brought to the attention of the House and some measure of relief provided. If these paymasters have come ere and volunteered information to the committee and to the House, I am glad they have done so. Nodoubt their attention was attracted by the debate of yesterday. They have the right to address this House. It is the poor privilege of every applicant for justice to see that his case is properly brought before Congress. Now, sir, I shall have no objection when the bill comes up to its being reeommitted, but the subject we are now on is not the bill. It is whether you shall attempt, not only to enlighten the committee an the House, but the world, by dragging before the public, in the shape of a public document, allp the out standing balances which appear Ostensibly against parties when their accounts have not been settled at all. I believe none of them have been settled later than June, 1863, thus giving an a pearance of being defaulters to a great num ei of persons who are not in any respect defaulters or behind in their accounts at all, alarmingthem and alarmin the country and givinga false impression to the country. I hope this resolution will be referred to the committee. I am perfectly willing that the bill itself shall be recommitted, and that we shall endeavor to get all the information proper to be obtained in relation to particular cases, and as there is a general disposition manifested in the House to grant some sort of relief, I hope we may putit in a form that will be acceptable.