Mr. FESSENDEN. I should like if the Senate please. very much to take up the pension appropriation bill. It has been reported for some time. I think it will pass without any sort of debate. There are a few amendments which will require that it be sent back to the HoRep, and there is time enough in the morning hour to dispose of it, I think. It is House bill No. 86. I move to take it up. The motion was agreed to; and the bill (H. B. No. 36) making appropriations for the payment, ofinvalid and of ther pensions of the U.S. for the year ending the 30th of June, 1867, was considered as in ComWhole. The appropriations propsed by the bill are: For invalid pensions under various acts. For revolutionary pensions, and pensionsofwidows. children, mothers and sisters of soldiers. peract of March 18. 1818 July 14. 1862. $9. 8lll.000. skids: "zrizr. ti:“vii claimants 1862. 140. 060? m “ m I The 1st amendment reported by the ComFinance was in line ten, after the word “soldiers, ” to strike out “ peract" and insert “as provided for by acts;” so as to read: For revolutionary pensions and pensions of widows. children, mothers, and sistersofsoldiers, as provided for by acts of March 18. 1818. he. The amendment wa agreed to. The next amendment was in line 20, after the word “1862, ” to insert “and for compensation to pension agents and expenses of agencies, ” so as to include these expenses in the appropriation of $9, 800,000. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in line 24, to strike out “peract" and insert “as provided for by acts.” The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was to insert at the end of the bill as a new section: SM}. 2. Abife: That thofollow sum be and the sameis hereb, appropriated to supply a d8IlLl0ll0iny the appropriation for the fiscal car ending June 30, 1866. out of any money in the rfeoarsury not other inse appropriated: revolutionary pensions and pensions of wid ows, children, mothers, and sistersof soldiers. as revulod forby acts of March 18. 1818;May 15, 1815!; mm 2, 1832:July4, 1836: July7. 1838: March3. 1843:June 1. 18!? February 2 ary Jul)“ 21 and July 29. 1848 February. less; June a 1858 and July 4. 1862. 52. 500.000. The amendment was agreed to.