Mr. TRUMBULL. If the Senate will give me their attention, I will endeavor to state what the difference is between the bill as it passed the Senate and the substitute for the bill which is sent to us from the HoRep, and what the amendments proposed by the committee are. The HoRep have adopted a substitute for the whole bill, but it is the Senate bill verbatim, with a few exceptions, which I will endeavor to point out. The title of the bill has been changed, to begin with. It was called as it passed the Senate “A bill to enlarge the powers of the Freedmens bureau.” The House has amended the title so as to make it read, “A bill to amend an not entitled An act to establish a Bureau for the Relicfof Freedmen and Refugees, and for other purposes.” Of course there is no importance in that. The 1st amendment which the House has made, and the most important one, will be found to commence in e 8th line of the 1st section. The House has inserted words limiting the operation of the Freedmens Bu;reau to those, sections of country within which the writ of habeascorpuswas suspended on the lst day of Febrna, 1866. As the bill eased the Senate, it will be remembered that it. extended to refugees and freedmen in all parts of the U.S and the President was authorized to divide the section of country containing such refugees and freedmen into districts. The House amend that so as to authorize the President to divide the section of country within which the privilege of the writ of habeascorpus was suspended on the 1st day of February, 1866, containin such refugees and freedmen, into districts. the writ of habeascorpus on the 1st day of February last was suspended in the late rebellious States including Kentucky, and in none other. The writ of habeascorpus was restored by the Presidents proclamation in Maryland, in Delaware, and in Missouri, all of which have been slaveholding States. As the bill passed the Senate, it. will be observed it only extended to refugees and freedmen iu the U.S., wherever they might be, and the President was authorized to divide the region of country containing such refugees and freedmen, and it had no operation except in States where there were refugees and freedmen. The House has limited it so that it will not have operation in Maryland or Delaware or Missouri or any of the northern States. The next amendment which was made in the House was in the 3rd line of the 2nd section. It read: “That the Commissioner, with the approval of the President, may divide each district into a number of sub districts.” The House amend that by making it read in this form: “That the Commissioner, with the approval of the President, and when the same shall be necessary for the operations of the bureau.” I do not think the alteration at all material. The House has also amended another clause in the same section, so as to limit the number of clerks and their pay. The House also at tached aproviso to the 3rd section defining who were suffering persons, in these words: That no person shall be deemed“ destitute.” “suf fpeorrint, g. w"i thoirn dtehpecmndecannti nugpoofn the isGaocvte, wrnhmo, ebnetfine rgsaubpe to find employment could by proor industry and exertion two: such estitution, an arms or dependence. They also inserted the word “ former” before “owner” in the 8th line of the 5th section which perhaps does not alter the meaning, an they attache. a proviso to the 5th section, in these words:; Provided, That wheneverthe owners of lnnds occupied under GenlSherman sfield order shall make plicution for restoration of said lands. the commis owner is hereby authorized, upon the agreementand with the written consent of said occupants, to procure other lands “forthem by rent or purchase, not exceeding 40 acres for each occupant or to set apart for them. out of the public lands assignedfor that purpose in section 4 of this bill, 40 acres each, upon the terms and conditions named in said section. The House also amended the 6th section, beginning with the word “but” in the 7th line. That is the section which relates to the purchase of lands for refugees and freedmen. he House make it read: But no such purchase shall be made, nor contract for the some entered into. nor othor expenseincurred. until after up iropriations shall have been provided by Congress for such purposes and no payments shall be made for lands purchased under this section, except for asylumsand schools from any moneysnot specifically appropriated therofor. The effect of that amendment is to limit and restrict the operation of the bill. As it passed the Senate the purchases could be may e out of any moneys appropriated for the general gurposes of the bureau. As amended by the HoRep the purchase can only be made after appropriations shall have been provided by Congress for the purpose, and no lands can be purchased exceptfrom moneys specifically appropriated therefor. It limits the operation of it. In the 7th section the operation of the bill is limited to those States in which the writ of habeascorpus was suspended. As it passed the Senate it was general. The amendment is in the 3rd line of the 7th section where the Honseinserted after “rebellion” the words “and in which the privilege of the writ of habeascorpus was suspended on the lst day of February, 1866.” s it passed the Senate the bill operated generally wherever the judicial authorities ha been overborne by the rebellion. There is also a slight amendment in the sev enth section 13th line. That is the section which declares that negroes and mulattoes shall have the same civil rights as white persons, and have the same security of person and estate. The House have inserted these words, “including the constitutional right of bearing arms.” I think that does not alter the meaning. They have also struck out of this section, in line 17, the words “except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.” I do not think that those words have any material effect whether they are out or in the setion. In section ei t the House has limited the operation of the bi l by inserting the words “ and in which the privilege of the writ of habeascorpus was suspended on the lst day of February, 1866.” These words are twice inserted in that section, so as to limit the operation of the bill to those States where the writ of habeascorpus was suspended. In line 25 of section 8 the House has inserted after the word “this” the words “and the preceding section, ” so that the jurisdiction conferred hi this section and the receding section on the otheers and agents of the bureau are to cease and determine whenever the discrimination on account of which it is conferred ceases. These, I believe, are all the changes of the Senate bill. The ComJudiciary have considered the subject, and recommend to the Senate that the Senate concur in the amendment of the House with only one substantial exception. There are 2 or 3 formal ones.