Mr. SCHENCK. It is whatI was going to explain, but in this House gentlemen anticipate and ask for explanation when it is about to be made. I was going on to say, we report back the substitute with a single amendment, and propose to ask the action of the House on the substitute as slightly amended, and finally upon the bill as amended. This is an act eminently of generous justice to the soldiers. I know there are a great many gentlemen in this House on both sides, but particularly on the other side, to which the soldier has always looked for justice and favor, who desire to be heard at length in favor of the bill; but as I and all the committee re porting the bill are willing to forego any discussion of the subject, and desire to make no speeches whatever, but to put the bill on its passage, I trust there will be general consent on both sides to that treatment. If gentlemen have prepared specches on this subject, I suggest those speeches be yet ivde on some Sat urday afternoon, as they will, I have no doubt, have influence on the minds of Senators when the bill goes to that body. The substitute was read, as follows: That insteadof any grant of land or other bounty. there shall be allowed and paid to eachand every ssouledhieinr. Tshaeilo Army and Navy, neorw Maorinfaeitheofurlplys of the U.S and whohas been or who may hereafter Mbonnrably discharged from such service. the sum of oughtand 1/3rd dollars permonth or at the rate of slOO peryear. As hereinafter provided. for all the time during which such soldier. sailor or marine actually so served. between the 12th day of April. 1801 and the 10thdayof April. 1865 and m the case ofany such soldier mailork or marine discharged from the service on account of wounds receivedin battle or while engaged in the line of his duty the said allowance of bountyshall be computeda nd paidup to the end of the term of servicefor which his enlist ment was made and in ca.seof the death of any such soldier sailor or munnc, while in the service or in caseofliis death after dischargeand before the end of his termof enlistment, if diseharged onaccount of being wounded as beforeprovided the allowance and paymentshall be madeto his widow. if she has not been remarried, qr if there beno Widow.then to the mine r childor children of the deceased who may be under 16 years of age. SEO.2. Audbe ufurthermuctzd. Thatin computing and ascertaining the bounty to bepaid to any soldior. sailor or marine or his properrepresentntives. under the provisions of this act. there shall be deductedtherefromany and all bountiesalread paid, or ppyable under eXistinglaws.bythe U.S or any State. county. city. town or other muni cipal organisation or by anyveliintary association.so that in no caseshall the aggregateamount of bounty allowed and paid from all sources exceed eight and 1/3rd dollars for eachmonth of actual faithful service or at the rate of {100 per year and in the case of any sailor or menus to whom prize money has beenpaid or ispayable. the amountof such prize moneyshall a so bededucted and only such amount of bounty paid as shall together With such prize mopay and any other bounty paid or payable by the U.S or by any State.county.city. town or other municipal organization, or by any voluntary association. amount in the aggregate to the sum allowed by this not. Sec. 3 Abife: That no bounty. under the provisions of this act shall be paid to or on account of any soldier. sailor or marine who served asa substitute in oither the army or Navy, or who was a captured prisoner of war at the time of his enlistment.uorto anyone who was discharged on his own application or request.unlesssuchdise go wasobtainedwith a view toreenlistment or to accept rometion in the military or naval sexVice of the U.S or to be transferred from ono branch of the military serviceto another and who did actu ally enlist or accept promotion orwassotransferred and no bountyshall be paid toany soldier. sailor or marine. discharged on this application or at the re iiest of parents guardians or other persons or on t a ground of minority; SEC.4, Abife: That everypetition or application for bounty madeunder the provisions of this act shall discloseand state specifically under oath and under the pains and penaltiesof perJury. what amount of bounty. either from the U.S or from any other souremand what amount of prize money. it any. has been paid or is payable to the soldier. sailor or marine. by whom or by whose reprasentatives the claim is made. EC. 5. Am! be il Abife: That whenever application shall be madeby any claimant, through lny attorney or agent . the ost office address of the claimant shall be furnishe. county and State in which giving thename of the it is situated and the aamgeonutnt of commissionor feewhich the attorney or is to receive for his service in the settlement of the claim. which charges in no case shall exceed the sum of 5 dollars; and every such application shall be accompanied by the written affidavit of the attorneyor agent. that he has not charged. nor agreed for and will not accept.more than such sum of 5 dollars for his servicesin the case. The Payinaster General or properaccountingofllcerof the Treasury. upon ascertaining the amount due shall cause to be transmittedto such claimant the full amountthercof. less the fee to be paid to the attorney or agent. which feeshall be paid to the attorney or agent in persnn. oif trainsmitted to such address as the attorney may iroc. SEC. 6. Abife:.That any attorney or agentwho shall receivefrom any claimant a sum Greaterthan 5 dollars for the prosecutionof any claim under the provisions of this not. upon conviction 1t.h0eoroeo.orf i mshparilslpoanymaenfitnfeornoat tteormexeneoetdlethssetshuamn one year or both. as the court or i may adjudze and shall be cuting forever thereafteroxclu adfromprose claims of up? nuture whatever against the Government of the U.S. Sec. 7. Abife: That in case the payments shall be made in the form of a check or i Governmaofiittducppoonm atonryy payinuster.national bank or in or near the district whereiu the claimant may reside. it shall be necessaryfor the claimant to establishby the allidavits of 2 credible witnesses that he is the identical person named therein; but in no case shall such checks.orders or d raltsbe made negotiable until alter such identification. S50. 8. Abife:.That it shall not be lawful for any soldier. sailor or marine to transfer. assign.barter, or sell his discharge, final statement. descriptive list or other papers.for the ar poseof transferring. assigning. bartering or so lln any interest in any bounty under the provisions of this act; and all such transfers.assignments.burten or sales heretofore made uro hereby declared null and void as to any rights intended soto be conveyed by any such soldier. sailor or marine. SEC. 9. Abife: That no adjustment or payment O any claim of any soldier. sailor or marine or of his proor reprosentntives, uuder the provisions of this act. 8 all beinade unless the application be filed within 2 years from the passageof the act: and the settlement of accountso deccased soldiers. sailors, and marines shall be made in the samemanner asnow provided by law.