Mr. SCHENCK. I will explain the necessity for the action of Congress at this time upon this subject. By the 12th section of the act which established the National Military and Naval Asylum it was provided that all the property of the U.S. now at Point ookout, StMary's county, Maryland, shall be and become the property of the asylum so soon as a title to the satisfaction of the board of managers shall be made to the asylum of at least 300 acres of land, includin that on which said property of the U.S. is now built maintained or held. At the time it was thought that probably the managers of the asylum would select Point Lookout as one of the places for establishing a branch asylum. They have, however, declined to do so, but have located one of the branches at the North or Northeast, in Maine, another in Wisconsin, and another to be established somewhere in the West, probably in Ohio or in Indiana. There is, however, on that private property a good deal of property now or lately belonging to the U.S., consisting of barracks, a laundry, a bakery, &c. The Government has advertised and sold a portion of this property, and a part yet remains on hand. This, the SecyWar says, will, if offered in themarket, be sacrificed sold for a mere song. provides. He is willing, if Congress will grant the necessary authority, to transfer to the National Asy lum for a consideration of $1, 200 such portion of this property as can be used for the benefit of the i. soldiers. This resolution proposes to authorize the SecyWar to make the transfer. It is believed that it is not worth while for the Government to buy from itself, or to require a corporation created by itself for public purposes the care of the soldiers to buy from the Government. This property, which might be used for the benefit of the soldiers, will be immediately sold, and sold at a very great sacrifice unless we adopt some measure of the kind now proposed. There being no objection, the Jtresolution was introduced, read a 1st and 2nd time, and orderengross and read a 3rd time; and being engrossed, it was accord in: read the 3rd time, and passed. Mr. SCHENCK mtRtv the JtResolution was passed; on the table. agreed to. extra PAY OF Treasury CLErros.