Mr. WILSON of Iowa. I move to amend that motion so that the ComAppropriat shall be instructed to report back as an amendment to those amendments the following amendment, to equalize the bounties of soldiers, sailors, and marines who served in the late war for the Union: That.instoad of any grant of land or other bounty. there shall be allowe and aid to each and every lsuorlhdieinr.tshmelo Army and Navy.ine erwMaori nfaeitcholr‘uplsly of the U.S and who has beenor who may hereafter be honorably dischargedfrom such service.the sum of 8 an 1/3rd dollars permonth or at the rate of $10oper year.as hereinafterprovided.for all atime during which such soldier.sailor or marine actuallyso served betwcpiithe 12thdayofApril 1861 and the 19m day of April. 1866.‘And in caseof any Iuch soldier. sailor or marine discharged from the leryicc on account of woundsreceivedin battle or while engagedin the line ofhis duty. the saidallowanceof bountyshall becomputedand paid up to the and of the term of service for which his enlistment was made. And in case of the death ofany such soldier.sailor or marinewhile in thoservicc or in case of his death after the dischargeand before the end behinisgtweormunodfeendl.iasstmpreouvtid. iefdd.itihcehaarllgocwdaonncaecacnoduntofment shall ho madoto his widowif shehasnot gcaeyn remarried. pr if therebeno widow.then to the mine r achrtiilsdaonrycehailrdsroefn of the deceased who may beunder age. $10.2. Abife: That in computing and ascertaining the bountyto he paid to any soldier. sailor or marinemr his proper representatives. under the proVisionsof this act. there shall bed e ducted therefrom any and all bonntics ulroiid paid. Oorrgayyaanbylo Stuanted.ecroeuxnitsyti.ncigtyla.wtosw.bny.othroet Uhneirtmednni ctiatacls. organization or by any voluntary association.sot at in no case shall the aggregate amount of hount allowed and paid fromnl sources excluded 8 and 1/3rd dollars for each month of actual lnitht'ul service or at.the rate of $10oper year. And in the case of any sailor or marine to whom prize money has been paid or is payable the amount of such prize moneyshall also bededucted and only such amount of bounty paid as shall Together With such prize money and any other boiinly pnid or pnyn his 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 uct. liallbepnid to or on account of any soldier. sailor or iiinrinc who served as a substituo in either the Army or Navy or who was ii. captured prisoner of war at the time of his ehnislistment. nor to anyone who was discharged on own application or request prior to tho tlth dayof April. 1865 unless such discharge was obtained with ii, view to reenlistment or toiiccc itpromotion in the military or naval service of the U.S or to be transferred from one branchof the military service to another and who did actually enlist or acccpt promotion or wasso transferred. And nobounty shall be paid to any soldier. sailor or marine discharged on the application or at the request of parents. guardians or other persons or on the ground of minority. SEC.4. Abife: That every petition or application for bounty made under the provisions of this act shall disclose and state specifically underoath and under the pniusuud penalties of perjury.what amount of bounty.cither iron: the U.S or from any other source and what amount of prize money.if any. has been paid or is payable to the soldier. sailor or marine by whom or by whose representation the claim is made. ‘1 250. Abife: That whcnsver application shall he made by an claimant through any attorney or agent.the posto irc'r address of tho claimant sha I betuiiiished. giving the name of the county and Statein which it is situated and the amountof commission or fee which the attorneyor agent is to receivefor his servicein thosetllciuentef the claim. which charges in no caseshall exceed thesuniot tivo dpoalnlaierds: baynd every such application shall be accom the written alfidnvit of the attorney or agent that he has not charged.nor agreedfor and will not accept more than such ruin of 5 dollars for his servicesin the case. The Paymusler general or proper accounting officer of the Treasury. upon ascertaining the nine iintduc shall cause to be transmitted to Bu('ll (‘lflllll: tlltlhefull amountthereof. lessthefeeto be paid to the attorncy or agent.which feeshall be paid to the said attorneyor ngciit in person or transmitted to such addressas the attorney maydirect. SEC. 6. Abife: That any attorncy or agent.who shall receivefrom any claimant a saunmy greater than 5 dollars for the prosecution of claim under the llflH'iriUDSof this:ivt.ii mil conviction thercot' shall pny ii line not to exccmithesuni of $1.000 or imprisonment for a term not less than one year or blllll, as the court or jury may nd judge and shall be forever llicrciifter excluded from prosecuting claims of any nature whatever against.the Government of the U.S. Soc. 7. Abife: That in case the payments shall be made in the form of a check or er or draft upon any paymuster national bank or Govcrmnent dopositoryin oriinartbodistrict'whercin the claimant may reside.itshall be necessary for the claimant.to establish.by the nllidavits of 2 credible witnesses. that ho is the identical personnamed therein: butin no case shall suih checks orders or drults be made negotiableuntil aftersuchidentification. Si te.8. Abife: that it shall not be lawful for any soldier sailor or iniiiinc to trims for. assign.barter or sell his discharge final state ment. descriptive list or other papers for the purpose of transferring. nssitining. bartering or selling any interest in any bonn y uuder the provisions of this act; andall such trunslers or sales herctofnre iiinlc are hereby declared null and void as to any rights intendedso to beconveyed by any such soldier. sailor or marina. SEC. 9. Abife: That no udynst mentor paymentot anyclaim of any soldier, sailor or marine or of his proper representatives under the provisions of this act, shall he made unless the application be filed within 2 years from the pini sugoof the act; and the settlement of accounts of deceased soldiers sailors and Inn riucs shall be made in the same manner as now promoted by law.