Mr. TRUMBULL. I trust that the action of the Senate on this bill will not be reconsidered. I think it is right. I was not present at the time that action was had in the Senate; but the bill was considered in the ComJudiciary, and Isee, on looking at it, that the Senate has substantially concurred in the report of the committee. I think the report is correct. I see nothing to be gained by a reconsideration. Here is a class of officers, formerly of very little importance in the country, but since the war of very great importance. The SecyInterior, under, as I think, rather a forced consideration of the law has undertaken to appoint pension agents adlibitum, dividing up the States and appointing as many as he pleased, and paying them sala ries in the way of a% age, which makes the offices very important. They handle a great deal of money.. Here is a bill providin that hereafter these officers shall be nominate by the President and appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. I suppose no one has any objection to that. Another provision of the bill is that all these officers who have been appointed within the last few months I think since the 1st of Oc tober, 1866, if I recollect the bill correctly shall go out of office, within 30 days. Is there anything wrong in that? Is there anything unusual in that? By no means. It is in conformity to the legislation of Congress 47 years ago. In 1820 the Congress of the States passed a law providing that persons in office should go out at different periods: that those appointed after a certain date should go out at one time, and those appointed after another date at another time. I can see no objection to this provision., I was not present when the discussion took place upon it; but it is in harmony with the previous legislation of Congress, and I can see no objection to declaring E. these officers who have been recently appointed should go out of office within a certain time, and that the others should go out of office at a different period. Precisely such legislation as that has been had heretofore. I trust that the Senate will not reconsider its vote, but will let the bill stand as it is.