Mr. GRINNELL. I understood the gentleman reporting this bill that he would allow a vote to be taken on my amendment, which was to extend this additional compensation to those persons who, on the 30th of December, 1866, }. been dismissed from office, excepting those dismissed on account of fraud or mal feasance in office, or who at any time had been in the socalled confederate service. But, sir as the previous question has been 2nded and the main question ordered, and no opportunity will be afforded to the House to take a vote on that amendment, I prefer to vote against this bill rather than do a great injustice to those who have been driven out of the service before the 1st of January. This bill proposes to mete out justice, and yet it does not provide for those who have suffered doubly, those who have been proscribed for their political opinions, or perhaps for personal reasons. What have we to decide here? Shall we reward those who took the places of our friends, whose political heads were chopped off? Shall we punish our own radical friends who have been removed, and favor those who have taken their places? Shall we take care of those who have been appointed in place of those who have been removed since the close of the last session merely because of their loyalty? I shall be a party to no such proceeding. I propose to be true to our friends if I can, and to stand up for those who would rather lose office than betray their principles. I regret the gentleman who reported this bill did not allow us to vote on m o so that we could do justice to those who fel because they refused to betray the principles of loyalty and desert the Union cause. As the case now stands, I shall oppose the bill with the hope of Mr. A?get.ting something better. There are some officers af. fected by this bill who have the superintend ency of 1200 clerks, and who have received from the heads of depts allowance in the way of increased compensation. They fear the operation of this bill will be to reduce the salaries that they receive. Will it have that effect?