Mr. KASSON. With the permission of the Gentfrom Pennsylvania, I would like to say that we may essentially reduce the amount of the appropriation by a modification of the phraseology of the bill. For example, it is ound that comniissary and quartermasters stores have, to a large extent, been already used by simply taking the material on hand. Why, then, in lieu of this very large appropriation, should we not, by this bill, authorize a credit on the accounts of those Depts, and the accounts settled at the Treasury upon the vouchers of this lilllOtlU? It seems to methat we can avoid shocking the public mind. as it will be shocked by this large appropriation, larger I suspect than our pension list is today tor the soldiers of our Army; we can avoid shocking the public mind, and more economicall accomplis the necessary objects of this bill: We can give the protection which we are bound in honor and good faith to extend to this class of people, and at the same time reduce, very essentially reduce, the magnitude of the appropriations in this bill. Why should we not also provide for the modes in which this money shall eexpended, instead of leaving it without any limit to the discretion of the o cers? If they are to use the machinery of the War Dept, we should say so in this bill. I assure the Gentfrom Pennsylvania [Mr. Srizvsss] that my desire is equal to his or that of any other gentleman to do everything that good faith and onor requires of us for the protection of this class of the community. But also greatly desire that we shall so frame a bill that by increasing the number of disbursing officers we shall not increase the liability to frauds and mismanagement and by transferring the machinery of the War Dept from one object to another, and the money from one account to another, we willaccomplish the same purpose that we seek to accomplish by making thislarge appropriation independently. A single statement further, and I have done. This bill runs from the 1st ofJanuary, 1866, to the 31st of December, 1866. Contrary to our usual custom, we are establishing a new fiscal year for this bureau. By the provisions of the act establishing this bureau, it is to expire in one year from the establishment of pence; and it is generally regarded that the proclamation of the President fixes that period. Now, we should do one of 2 things; either make this according to the recognized fiscal year; or else provide for the expenditures of the bureau until it expires bylimitation of law. We should also provide for the propersecuring of the titles to these sites for asylums and school houses, and determine whether, and how, we shall keep them after the bureau ceases to exist, and if so. how long. These are important questions, which I think require further time for examination, and I hope the bill may be recommitted.