Mr. GARFIELD. I have not looked at the report since I made it at the last Congress. iBuIt remember very well the substance of the acts. This officer was appointed a colonel and entered the service no erGenlFremont in Missouri. He was transferred from one duty to another, and finally his name was sent on here for romotion to the rank of hrigadier general. c was so nominated by the' President, and his name was sent into the Senate for confirmation. But about the time the nomination was to be acted on, a telegram from General Halleck was sent on here, intimating that there was something wrong about the man; indeed he said in retty broad terms that he was unworthy. fieuce the Senate refused to confirm his nomination. But for a considerable time after his rejection by the Senate, he continued on duty as a colonel. Subsequently, without any authority of the SecyWar but simply by the action of General Halleck, he was mustered out of service. Thus there was a long period during which he was actually in the service doing duty under the orders of the War Dept, but for which he was never paid. It was in some way managed that, when the order mustering him out was issued, the paymaster could not, on account of the infor mality of the paper, give him his pay. I do not know that m the history of our military affairs I have ever known a case in which a person was so badly treated as the evidence shows this officer was. He was very much persecuted by some of his superiors in command. After very careful examination the ComMilAffrs of this House, at the last conress, agreed that this officer oughtto be psi for the time during which he had actually rendered service, with the understanding that on the acceptance of such payment he should be regarded as honorably mustered out, if there was any doubt about the legality of the previous iuuster out, and that this payment should be a full and final settlement of his claim. I think that the passage of this bill is the very smallest measure of justice which this Congress ought to award this officer. The amount proposed to be allowed him is one year’s pay as a colonel, thus covering the actual term of service. I trust that no member of the House will insist that anybody shall go into the details of this case, for the facts reveal a course of oppression and injustice against a man who appears to have been ilty of no other crime than that of bein a foreigner. The ComMilAffrs in the last Congress were unanimous in favor of this measure, with, perhaps, the exception of one member, and I believe that the bill is now reported with, the unanimous a proval of the committee.