Mr. PERHAM, from the ComInvalidPens, authorized to report at any time, reported back with amendments Senate bill No. 69, to provide for the payment of nsions. The bill, was read. It provides that the POTUS shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to establish agencies for the payment of pensions granted by the U.S. wherever, in his judgment, the public interests and the convenience of the pensioners require, and by and with the ad; vice and consent of the Senate to appoint all pension agents, who shall hold their offices for the term of 4 years and until their successors shall have been oand qualified, and who shall give bond, with good and sufficient sureties, for such amount and in such form as the SecyInterior may approve, provided that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to vacate any existing office prior to an opointment by the President as herein provided. The committee reported the following amendment: Strike out the words: “Provided. That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to yacoto any existing office prior to on, appointment by the President as herein provided.” And insert in thereof the following: lieu Provided, That the number of pension agencies in any State or Territory shall in no case be increas hereafter so as to exceed 3, and that, no agency such shall be established in addition to those no existing in any State or Territory in which the who amount of oil. paid during the fiscal year next preceding shall not have exceeded the sum of tojoidol $3, forther. That the President shall within 20 daysfrom and after the passage of this act nominate to the Senate persons for the sever agencies in which pension agents have been Pi pointed since theist'day of January, A.D. 1835 and unless such nominations shaii be confirmed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate their offices shall be vacant; and that all pension agen's appointed prior to said date last named, and no acting, shall continue in their respectivo officesuntil their suosors shall be nominated and confirmed in accordance with the provisions of this act.