Mr. THAYER. I make the suggestion because I think the language of the bill would, in all probability, ve rise to difficulty. It Mr. ELIOT. he difficulty might very easily be removed by so ingthat “wheneverthe owners of lands occupie under GeneralShermans field order shall make application to be restored to said lands, ” dtc. Eefore a final vote is taken on the bill that difficulty can be obviated. Mr. Speaker, there are so many reasons that ought to be given to the House wh this bureau should be enlarged and continue that I am at a loss to know which to specify 1st; but I want to read right here an argument which comes from the freedmen of Virginiain a letterto the Speaker of this House. tis a letter which the Speaker was kind enough to place in my hands early in the session, and is dated “ Tappannock, December 8, 1865.” Iwill readitexactly as it is written: "Hosnizn Sin: I desire to write you a few lines concerning we colored people. who by our emancipation are now left homeless. moneylcss, and friandlcss and in many case s we are worser now than whenin a state of slavery. Our employers refuse to pay as wages for our work: they a so refuse to rent us lands or sell us lands. By this we are in a wretched state. Please, Mr. Speaker. to lay this beforethe members. that they may add a few drops of water to the great fliime that is now sweeping over the great mansion of wo colored people. We needshomesand rotoction. pay for our work and also work to do. o also want Schools for the educationof our children. We need churches to Worship the true and living God in. We need protection for our person and property. Please, Mr. Speaker. add one word concernin our wages the present year. We have no power of our own. We can do nothing more than Petition: and if We are Dejected. then for weeping and wailing and such troulilts as yet never been known in Earth. Plense Mr. Speaker add a few words in behalf of we Colored People. who have ever proved ourselvesto be loyal to your Government. 3; so doing you will oblige, Mr. Speaker. Your manykind Friends.” I think that is a pretty good argument for the Freedmens Bureau.