Mr. ALE. I did not know but that the chairman, in his answer referred to the same bill which is referred to in the body of the bill the law of Februar 25, 1862. I wish now to callt e attention of the chair man of the ComAppropriat to what seems to me, with all the lightI can get upon this bill, to be at least a misrecital in it, as the facts are stated by the friends of the bill on this floor. The bill recites that this appropriation is made to supply a deficiency in paying the Army under the act of February 26, 1862. The statements of the chairman of the ComAppropriat, and of other friends of the bill, are that this appropriation is for the payment of troops calle out at the time of the battle of Gettys urg, in July, 1863. I wish to call the attention of the gentleman and of the House to the fact that the act of February 25, 1862, was an appropriation bill for the year ending June 30, 1862; and that appropriation was contained in 2 lines, merely: “ For amount required to refund to the States expensesincurred on account of volunteers called into the field. $15,000,000." I desire to ask how under that appropriation of $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1862, there could be a deficiency to be supplied by this bill for expenses incurred in Jul, 1863. I In e next place, this bill contains another I recital which may be all true, and it maybe inserted as a “ stump speech in the belly of the bill.” If true, I confess I should like to know where the evidence of it is to be found, and where is the iference between this and any other war claim in that respect. I refer to the recital that these moneys were advanced at the request of the Government for the payment of troops in the service of the U.S. under express promise of repayment. I desire to know where that express promise of repayment is to be found, by Whom it was made, when it was made, an to what expenses it applied. These are facts on which we have, as yet, no light in the Houseand while I have every disposition to awar to the State of Pennsylvania whatever may be justly her due from the U.S. on account of expenses incurred in raising volunteers, it does seem to me, from the light I have been enabled to gain so far upon the subject, that this bill contains recitals that are not supported by any evidence before the House, an recitals which are somewhat inconsistent with the past record of the House. Before yielding the floor I wish to say a word more in reference to the amendment of the Gentfrom Maine, [Mr. BLAINE. While have been favorably disposed towar the bill proposed by the gentleman, and while I have no isposition, certainly, as at present advised, to oppose it, it does seem to me that it ought not to come before the House in this form; that his amendment ought not to prevail. I trust the gentleman will in due time with draw it; and that when we get all the requisite information, we may come to a vote on the bill reported by the ComAppropriat. Mr. STEVENS. In rely to what the Gentfrom NewYork [Kin HALE] has said about a special agreement, I beg leave to read again what I read a short time ago. Before doing so, I will sayto the Gentfrom Illinois [Mr. Wsxrwosrn] that the ComAppropriat takes cognizance of what is referred to them by the Depts. This matter was referred to us by the War Dept, as will be seen by the following letter from the SecyWar, addressed to me, during the last Congress, as chairman of the ComWays&Means: WAR Dept WASHINGTONCirv, January 4. 1864. Sin: The Dept has this day received returns of the amounts require for the payment of the militia called out for the cfensoof the State of Pennsylvania, on the 26th of June. 1863, against the invasion b{ the rebel forces under command(it General Lee. Here being no appropriation out of which thesepaymentse ould be madeat the time they were required, patriotic citizensof Philadelphia advanced the money and it is proper they should be reimbursed without delay. I would respectfully recommend, therefore that an immediate appropriation for tha purposebe made. A copy of a letter of the 2nd Auditor of the Treasury is heremth communicated, showmxzthe amount of claims audited by him to be 861, 4764311pto date. It is supposed that $700.0“) will cover the whole amount of t icseclaims. EDWIN M. STANTON, SecyWar and then there is atelevram to GenlFry, at that time chairman of ilie Union League of Philadelphia, by whose eilorts this money was raised to enable the State to pay these troops. That telegram is as follows:. WASHINGTON, July 21, 18. J.