Mr. WILSON. I do n of agree with the Senfrom Maine. I know we can put a' bounty provision into it, and I hope we shall do so yet. I look to the House. I I could do no better I would take the House bill, which is an unequal measure, because it professes to be an equalization of bounties when it departs from the equal basis of calculation the bounties paid by the Federal Government and undertakes to deduct what was paid by the States and the local authorities. There is no equalization in that. Instead of 8 and a 3rd dollars a month, which is a perfect and absolute equalization on' the part of the federal Government, being the basis, it must be at least 20 dollars a mouth, and you would have to pay proportionately. I But, sir, I would rather take that than t nothing. It would not cost 50 millions together. I have been accused of acting improperly because I tried to get the measure put on this appropriation bill. I tried day after day to get up the bounty bill as a separate measure; I had it made a special order on 3 several occasions. After my amendment was voted down to this very bill I tried to get up the House bounty bill With the view of offer ing an amendment to it which would give to every soldier who enlisted for $100 bounty and no more, which includes the men enlisted from April, 1861, to October 17, 1863, an additional 3100. About 1100,000 men thus enlisted, and to those of them who comlied with the law and the regulations of the dept and have received their $100 I would give another $100, not as an equalization but as an adjustment on the ground of equity. That would take from 65 to 70 millions; there is no mistaking what that would take.. " I shall vote against concurrence in this in the hope that the bill will go back to this or some other committee, and that this matter will be changed; and if the Senate does not do it, I confidently hope the House will Reject this report; send it to the same or another committee, and let the committee modify the Senate amendment at on the bill by the House by the amendment I bave prepared, and which I intend to move as an amendment to the House bill if I can get it up, and I intend to ask the Senate to do so as sonn as this report is a upon. This amendment provides7 4 That to each and everysoldier who enlistefiaa the Army of lhe U.S.from the 10th dzy of April. 1861. to the 17thof Oetobor.18li3.for a period of not less than 2 years and has beenhonorably disuharged therefrom, and who has received, or is entitled to ffCQtYh“.orn tbeU.S.underes ' isting laws.a bounty of 100, and no more shall bo. did In pdditional bounty of 8100 and any such sol ier enlisted for not less than 2 years, who hos been honornlilvdischnrged on nccount of wounds received in the line of duty and the Widowor heirs of guy speh soldier who died in the service of the U.S., shall be puid the additional bounty hereby authorized: [fl waded.Tliiit nay soldier who has burtered. sold, nssigned trnusferr. lenned, excahnaynged or given away his tine]dischargepapers or interest in the bount provided by this or any omtyhernotof Congress, shal not been titled to receivs {additional bounty whatever; endwhen applicationis made by any soldier for said bountyhe shall be required. under the pains and penalties of perjury,to make enth or uflirmation of his identity, and that he hasnot sobartered mold, assigned transferred exchanged.loaned, or given awaycit or his dfliislbelh taISrgIHeipI, aers or any interest in any bounty as on no claim for such bounty shall be entertained by the PayMGen or other accounting or Llfbllfglnfl officer. except upon recci t of the claimant's discharge papers. accompanie by the statement under oath, ns by this section provided. SEC.2. Abife: That in the pay mentof the additional bounty herein provided for. it shall be the duty of the PayMGen under such rules and regulations as maybe prescribedby the SecyWar. to cause to be examined the wcouiits of each and every soldier who makes up plication therefor and if foundentitled thereto.pny ment shall be made in bonds of the U.S. payable after 20 ears with interest at 5 pereseenctr.eptearryannum. ssi bondsto be prepared by the of the Treasury. SEC.3. Abife: That in the reception, examiriation, settlement, and pii mentofcluims for said additional bounty due the wi owsor heirsof udreyceased soldiers the accounting officers of the Tr eas shall be governed by the restrictions prescribed for the PayMGen by the SecyWar and the payment shall be miide in like manner.un derthe direction of the SecyTreasury. This plan Will do something for the 6 or 700,000 veterans who enlisted the 1st 2 and a.half ears of the war for the small bount of $100, the noble men who bore the brunt o the tight. I commend it to the committee of conference it the report shall not be accepted and it goes to a committee. If the House rejects the report, and I am assured that it Will do so by a.large majority, this plan of mine Will be presented to the committee as a modification of the amendment adopted by the House, and I am not Without hope that it will be agreed to by the committee of conference and sustained by both Houses of congress.