Mr. WILSON. The Senfrom Illinois quotes to us the law. We all know what that law is. The SecyTreasury knew when he made these appointments what the law was. I know further that some of the best men of the country wrote repeatedly to the SecyTreasury against these uppointments, told the Secretary that Congress would not repeal this oath; but the Secretary believed that the Administration was to have a controlling influence in both Houses of congress, and this act was to be repealed; and the persons selected to collect the revenue were given to understand that the law quoted here to night was to he repealed promptly by congress. They acccepted the appointments given them in that belie; they have discharged their duties, as far as I know, with ability; and while I condemn the act of the SecyTreasury as a willful violation of the law of the country, I do not. think these persons selected by him ought to be punished for acting according to the understanding they had with the Government when they were appointed. I believe there were loyal persons enough in the disloyal States to fill these offices had they been sought for. But it is a well known fact, clear to the observation of everybody, that persons who were loyal have been regarded very much since the war, by the SecyTreasury especially, as they were regarded by the rebels during the war, as a sort ofinferior portion of the southern people. All the blame in this matter belongs to one man, and one man only, and that man is the SecyTreasury of the U.S., who deliber ately acted against the advice of some of the best men of the country. I think that we ought to pass this bill, that we ought to pay these persons, and they ought to 0 out of the service, those who have not already gone out, and that men who can take the oath ought to be selected to perform these duties. If they live in these States, select them there; if they do not live there, then select men from other portions of the country to perform the duty. It is well known, clear to the comprehension of every one in this country, that every one of these States has been put completely under the control and in the hands of rebels, and the great struggle is to keep them there 4and no man in the country has gone so for an has acted so persistently in that course as the SecyTreasury of the U.S. He comes here now, and finding that he cannot obtain the repeal of this act and if he had had any political intelligence or sagacity he would have known that before Congress methe asks us to pay the persons he has appointed to office who have faithfully discharged their duties. I am for paying them. I do not think they are to blame. I think we ought to pass the resolution and that these persons ought to be paid and those who have not gone out ought to go out of the service, and let the responsibility of this action rest where it belongs, upon the SecyTreasury of the U.S. I am for the measure.