Mr. TRUMBULL. A motion was made by the Senfrom Massachusetts to proceed to the consideration of the bounty bill. That motion was not acted upon. The Senfrom Vermont then rose and moved to take up the question of the right of a person to a seat. I submit to the Chair that that does not super sede the other motion. As I understand it, a privileged question simply authorizes a party, when no ot ier motion is ending, to rise and submit the question. I the Senfrom Massachusetts had called up his bounty bill and it was before the Senate, then the Senfrom Vermont could perhaps make this motion; but it seems to me the Senfrom Massachusetts was in order with his motion, and that the Chair is bound to entertain it, and until that motion is disposed of, motion after motion cannot be piled upon each other. I do not know that it is proper to make any remarks in this connection; but I am exceedingly anxious that that subject should be taken up. As anxious as I am to get own from here, I have steadily voted in favor 0 doing something towards equalizing these bounties. The men who fought side by side and were paid differently by this Government have af ways expected that something was to be done to equalize the pay. Here was one man who went out in 1801 and fought all through the war and got $100 bounty. Another man came in a year or 2 afterwards and fought by his side and received $300 beauty from the government. I never supposed that the bounty bill was to have the go byin any such way. The Senfrom Massachusetts made an effort to get it up late in the session, and then proposed it as an amendment on the appropriation bill, and it was defeated there. Fdo not antagonize the 2 questions that have been antagonized here to night. They are entirely distinct. This is a measure that stands upon its own foundations; and Itrust that if it is necessary to prolong the session until we consider the question fairly, it will be done. Ifa majorit of the Senate will do nothing, if it is determined that nothing whatever shall be done, of course there is no use in staying here; but until a fair and honest effort is made, and that, too, without any excuse that we shall not get away, I think we should consider the question and deliberately dispose of it. In my judgment, something ought to be done and something can be done. It is not true' that there is no money to pay this bounty. There is more than $100,000,000 in the Treasury of the U.S., and it has been there for a year. I rose simply as to that question of order, to inquire whether the Senfrom Massachw setts was not in order in his motion.