Skip Skip The amendment was agreed to at once, and the bill became a law, being approved by the President on the 15th of the present month. The accounting officers now find difficulty in interpreting this law, by reason of those words, “ at the time'ofliis enlistment, ” which contradict and defeat the previous provision of.the bill. These being the facts of the case, I propose to introduce a JtResolution to amend that resolution, providingThat the words: at the time of his enlistment.” at the end of section oneof th resolution respecting bounties to colored soldiers, and the pensions. bountics, and allowances to their heirs. approved June 15, 1866, be, and the same are hereby, stricken out. But, Mr. Speaker, while we have the subject before the House, I wish to go a little further, ] and amend the resolution, not only by the'cor rection of that mistake, but by adding some other cla further amendatory of it. This 0 be paid to colored troops will of rse come out of the payment to anyone under the law for the equalizatien of bounties, if the bill which has a ready been passed by this House and is now pendinw in the Senate, should become a law; but in the mean time a large sum, in the shape of bounty, will be paid to sac of these colored troops, their widows and heirs, as may successfully establish their claims under the resolution which we passed the other day. In view of this fact, I nd it stated in one of the public papers that"The claim agents are preparing for the golden harvest. One of the principal firms here is exiecting to realize a fortune by collecting claims llllt er the bill. About half the estimated amount, unless the negroes are very careful. will go into the pocketsof these sharpers. This is from the telegraphic correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette. I have reason to know, from other sources of information, that, inasmuch as none of the guards against the impesitions and extortions of claim 11 cuts will apply to this JtResolution which has been passed, a q large profit is expected by the claim agents. who intend to share with the negroes in their demands upon the Treasury for bounty. In the bill which we.assed the other day, to equalize the beauties o the soldiers, there were incorporated some live or 6 sections, prepared with rent care for the purpose of avoidinvthe possibility of the soldiers being cheated by these claim agents. New, sir, I am glad this error has occurred in the JtResolution authorizing the payment of beauties due to colored troops, because in olfering amendment to correct that error I can add similar sections to those we haveingrafted into the general bill for the equalization of beauties of all soldiers; and I repose, therefore, with the permission of the Iiouse, to offer this JtResolution, consisting 1st of the correction of an error in the JtResolution passed on the 15th of this month, and next of additional sections taken from the bill for the equalization of boniities, so that the same care shall be taken to uard the interests of these colored men, more ikely to be imposed upon even than white men, just as we propose to guard the interests of all sol. diers, if that bill for the equalization of beauties becomes a law. I ask leave of the House to offer that amend atory JtResolution. There was no objection, and JtResolution amendatory of a JtResolution entitled “A resolution respecting bounties to colored soldiers, and pensions, bounties, and allowances to their heirs, ” approved June 16, 1866, was received and read a lirst and 2nd time. The JtResolution was then read in cztenso.