Mr. ROLLINS. That was the amount paid from the contingent fund of the House. I new race. r 301 ask attention to the following figures, which were brought before the committee: Gut of reporting House and JtCommeeusnderold matemdunno (Irrecprevmm acusons. rmsr ssssros 38TH CONGRESS. Conduct of the war. "$1, 88500 Special committee relative to Hon. F. Blair. 13500 Special committee relative to currency printing 63000 ComNavAffrs. 5&300 ComPublic Expen 78500 ComPublic Expenditure. 499 $5. 48750 Hon. Mr. Ashley. Jay Cooke 6: Co. sncosn snssros rnrnrrsnvsmn concusss. Conduct of the war. “82, 565 Government contracts.000 Censorshipof the ress. 35s88 Conduct of Hon. enjamin Woo. 26300 Charles Henry Foster. 24 " committee rqceedinm reported by alcnonrapherto committee: unna lost half of last lemon, and amounts. under old rules of pay: ComCommerce, (Joint, )investigating trade with rebel $70000 ComMilAffrs, investigating Old Capitol prison. 50000 ComDistCol, in ycstigating enlistments in the District Committee, special. (Joint) inve ventilation of lIalls of Congress 20000 Committee, special. investigating Practice affairs. 20000 Committee, s ccial, investigating assault on Mon. Mr. Kelley. 10,531. 80000 In justice to the reporter, I will state that the proceedings reporte for committees by him, during the last session, from the 5th of January to the 6th of March amounted in the aggregate to $1, 800 worth at the old rates. Now, I will listen to anything that gentlemen desire to Mr. HAsay. E. The resolution under which this stenegraphicreporter was appointed passed in January, 1865, and I wish to call the attention of the House to the peculiar language of that resolution. 4 do it for the reason that I think it is, upon its face, exceedingly blind and uncertain, and for the further reason that I am assured by gentlemen upon this floor that they voted for the resolution under the idea that the compensation was to be an entirely different one from that which has been practicallyal lowed. The resolution was as follows: “Reaolverl, That the Speaker o. point a competent stenegrnphic reporter. tocontinue n officeuntil otherwise orderedby the House, whoseduty it report shall be to in shorthand. on the orderof any of thestanding or specialcommitteesof the House, such proceedings as they may deem necessary, and when ordered to be printed, properly index and supervise the publication of the same, and who shall receivetherefor an annual compensation at the rate now allowed by regulation for reporting courtmartial proceedings.” I understand that the rate allowed by law for reporting courtmartial proceedings is ten dollars a day for actual services. I understand from gentlemen on the floor of this House who voted for this resolution, that when they voted they supposed that was to be the rule for compensation here, ten dollars a day for actual services. I understand that the reporter appointed by the Speaker under this resolution appointe January 5, Congress closing its session on the 3d of March following could only have spent some 60 days in service; and for those 60 days services, or so much as was necessary for him to perform those duties, he has been allowed ten dollars a day for the entire year. Now, I do not believe that that rule of compensation was ever intended to be adopted by this House, or is one which this House is now disposed to sustain. More than that, it strikes me that the proposition submitted by the ComAccounts fails to reach the evil. They proposo, not to do away with this false and unjustrule of compensation, nor to decrease it or limit it in any degree, but to recognize it, coupling with ita provision that certain work in bulk shall be one by this reporter. Now, we all know what will be the effect of such a resolution. It will be to give this reporter his ten dollars a day for the entire year, whether he do much or little; and We all know that when he is called upon to perform services, the compensation for which at ordinary rates will amount to anything like the amount reported by the ComAccounts as havm been paid for services here tofore, some ei it 1,000 dollars a year, we will be met att e close of the session with a proposition for the allowance of extra compensation, and it is perfectly certain that some way will be found to getit through. In other words, by the amendment proposed to the original resolution by the Gentfrom NewHampshire [Mr. Return] the reporter will continue to draw the compensation which he is now allowed, and which is out of proportion to the duties which he has performed, and it seems to me it leaves the House open to a claim from him for extra compensation.