Mr. GARFIELD. The ComWays&Means have agreed on certain amendments which have been embodied in the following, which I offer as a substitute for the JtResolution: That there shall be allowed and paid, out of money an in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the following described persons employed in the civil service at Washington, namely: to clerks, mes sengers, watchmen, and faborers, and all employees the civil whosepay or salaries do not exceed the sum of $3, 500each, as fixed by law prior to June 30, 1864, and including temporary clerks and female clerks in the Dept of State, and in the Treasury, War, Navy, interior, PostOffice, and Agricultural Depts, in the office of the AttyGen, &. SGuernveerya, l, Naval Observatory, navy yard, Paymaster the division of referred claims, office of Commissary General Q'f Prisoners, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, in the office at the Capitol extension, city postoffice, enlisted men of the Army, Navy, or general service of the U.S. serving as clerks, messengers, watchmen, or, laborers in any bureau of the War oil.under ComrPubBldg, and detectives of the Metropolitan police, an additional compensation of 20%. on their respective salaries or pay for one year from and after the 30th day of June, 1866: provided, That the above named additional compensation to the employeesof the Patent Office be paid salary of the funds of said office, and that where the or pay of any person entitled to receive additional compensation under this resolution has been increased by law since the date of June 30, 1864, aforesaid, except those clerks in the office of the QuarterMGen whose pay was equalized with that of 1st class clerks by act of July, 1866, or where such personmayhavereceivedduring the current fiscal year additional compensationthrough the palcatcioendboyf any head of any Dept from funds law in his handsfor distribution, such person shall be entitled to receiveonly so much as will make the whole sum received as equal to ". } cent. Aodndhitiisonsaalla compensation aforesaid: Provided further, That such additionaals compensation shall be held to apply to all female clerks or employees in any bureau or division in the Treasury Dept whose, compensationdoes not exceed 60 dollars per month: And provided further, That this resolution shall apply only to such persons as may be in service at the time of the passage of resolution. this