Mr. SCHENCKY. I have no desire to go at any length into the correspondence in relation to this subject. I will, however, read a clause in the 1st communication made upon this subject. The decision made on the 5th of Feb ruary, 1866, communicated from the War Dept, after stating that this regiment was recruited for light or garrison duty only, and that the re iment thus authorized for a special service filllf in accordance with the regulations of the Dept, was not to receive bounty allowance, the Adjutant General goes on to state: "This was fully understoodby the State authori itniegsoinflothwea.orngnandizwaatisomna. duenkdncortwenletgorathmedmaetendenlist ber 10, 1862a. copyof which was furnished the U.S. masteringofficer at Davenport, as follows." And then follows a copy of the telegram, stating that the men were to be mustered in on that condition, which telegram the mastering officer held at the time the men were mustered in. Now, whether there has been any deception ructieed or not I have nothing to sa'. We have only this authority from the War Dept. What I was going on to say was that no injustice was intended to be done to these men. And unless the men of this regiment prefer the $100 bounty to what they would receive from the operation of the equalization bounty bill, it seems to me it would be just as well to leave them where we left the 100 days' men, amounting to some 6odd thou. sand in number of the 85,000 who were enlisted, and others who entered the service for short periodsof time, and who have thus far received no bounty, but depend upon the general equalization bounty bill to get bounties for the time they served. Now, under that general bill, if this “grey heard” regiment served for 2 years, they will receive 8200 instead of the $100 the bill under consideration would give them. Those who were honorably mustered out of the service at any earlier period, after serving two, 5 ten, or more months, will receive bounty att e rate of eight and 1/3rd dollars for each month of their service. They will thus all be provided for under the general bounty bill. It was the consideration, in the 1st place, that they fell within the category of great numbers for whom no bounties are provided by law, and the most of whom have not come for ward, as these men have, to claim bounty, including all the 100 days’ men; and in the 2nd place, the consideration that though the do not claim it and could not receive it under any existing law, they would all get it prorata under the equalization schema; it was these considerations that induced the ComMilAffrs to report as they did in this case. Now, I do not wish to be considered as opposing any sense of justice of the House which may induce them to vote this bounty to this “greybeard” regiment. I only desire to at the House in possession of the acts which ed the committee to come to the conclusion they did; and also to put them in possession of the general fact, or rather to remind them of it, that if the equalization bounty bill shall become a law, they will all get bounty.