Mr. NYE. Whether they have paid the money or not is a matter entirely immaterial. Sir, these men were appointed in fraud of men who deserve at the hands of the Government its protection and its aid. The Secretary knew it as well as anybody when he appointed them; and we are not blind to the fact. The Secretary’s letter has been on our desks asking for a modification of this law for the purpose of continuing these men in office, winds around this city, as I have had occasion to say 2 or 3 times, there are starving men that have been faithful to this Union going around here wanting bread and belonging in these States. I confess that the case does not touch my sympathies at all as it did this ComCommerce. They have failed to arouse my sympathies for these reconstructed rebels in the east. They gof their places in fraud of men who were entitled to them by eve? principle of honor and by every principle of duty on the part of this Government. In these States alone can be found crippled soldiers enough of this Union to fill the places that could have taken the oath, executed)the bonds, and received the ittance for the collection that was their due or faithful service to this Government. Sir, I protest against paying men who, although pretending to be reconstructed, are as rehgllious today as they ever were, with the spirit of rebellion increasing in them, and this through the ency of the SecyTreasur, is givin them the means to fight the batt e against 1 is Government and against the party that control it. I am surprised that the distinguished Senfrom Michigan, who is always so eagle eyed to look out for these things, should have fallen into this net of the SecyTreasury. Sir, they had no right to be appointed; the Secretary knew it; they haveno right to be paid, and the Secretary knows it, and be appeals to this committee that have so kind treated the thing, that were so shocked when it was 1st presented, and so mild upon mature deliberationl What phase of the case has been altered that changed this whole committee in the twinkling of an eye?