Mr. HOWE. I do not want to delay the passage of that bill, but I am taken by surprise by the motion now. I shall have no objection to its being taken up tomorrow. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to consider the amendment of the HoRep to the bill (S.No.69) to provide for the payment of pensions. as passed by the Senate was in these Words: Be it enacted, That the POTUS shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to establish agenciesfor the payment of pensionsgranted by the U.S. wherever, in his judgment, the public interests and the convenienge of the pensioners require, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint all pension agents, who shall hold their officesfor the term of 4 years and until their successors shall have been appointed and 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 appointment by an the President as herein provided. The amendment of the HoRep was to strike out the proviso at the elose of the bill, and in lieu of it to insert the following: Resolved, That the number of pension agencies in any State or Territory shall in no casebe increased hereafter so as to exceed 3, and that no such agency shall be established in addition to those now existing in any State or Territory in amount of pensionsoduring the fishcicahl year wnheoxlet preceding shall not have exceeded the sum of $500,:. And provided further, That the term, of office of all pension agentsappointed since the 1stday of January, A. D. 1866, shall expire at the end of 30 days from the ."; of this act, and that the president shall, within 15 days from the passage of this act, nominate to the Senate persons for pension agents in the several agencies in which, pension agents have been appointed, since, the said lst day of January, A. D. 1836;and that all pension agents appointed o: to acting, said date last named, and now shall continue in their respective officesuntil their successors shall be nominated and confirmed in accordance with the provisions of this act.