Mr. SUMNER. I am directed by the ComForRel to offer one more amendment, to come in on page 6, after line 374 of section one: amFonresutynpursoucalal mexattriaonservices rendered under the of 29thMay. 1865.by George Burtlo. clerk of pardons in the Deptof State. The Senate are not perhaps aware that they have already made a similar appropriation at the suggestion of the AttyGen for services rendered in his Dept. His letter is as follo' ws: Arronsitr Gnssiut’s Orricn, Wasnixorox, April 13, 1866. MSayIB: The President‘s proclamation of amnesty of 29.1865i, mposedin or on the clerks of this Dept unusualin responsibility and severity. For many months the official hoursof work were morethandoubled and neitherSabbathnor holiday were known by them. It is in my opinion simply a matter of justice to makesomerecompensefor services so exceptional. For this purposeI submit the following asan additional clauseto the appropriation bill: For unusual and extra servicesperformedby the clerks of this otIit e between June 1.1805, and May ju. st "by to be a portioned as maybe deemed I the Attorney ener iil. am not satisfiedwith this manner of accomplishing the object I desire.but it is the bestloan find to repoammm.aenp. dv.ery respectru1]y yours JAAMttEoSrneSyPGEeEnDe.ral, Hon. Tumor ms S'i svrss. UhnirmmiofCbmmrueoen Appropnalwm, HoREp. In vursuance of this recommendation it is alrea y proposed to give to the principal clerk of pardons in the AttyGen’s flicc the sum of $1,000 and to his 2 assts $500 each. Now, the motion which I make is simply to do by the pardon clerk in the State Dept, who has had in his dept precisely the same services to perform which have been performed by the pardon clerk in the AttyGen’s Dept, what we have done in that case. His services, I am told, have been very great, day and night at work in order to carry out.these purposes under the amnesty proclamation. hope there will be no objection to it. Certainly there cannot be unless you are disposed to set made what has already been done, I believe, in regard to the clerks in the AttyGen’s Dept.