The Secretary read it, as follows: WAR DEPNT, PayMGen Office I). 0. July 6, 1866. $13: I have the honor respectfully to represent. after a careful consideration of the subicct.the conviction beyond a shadow of a doubt in my mind. that the 40 paymastersprovided in your bill now pendingyill not be nearly sufficientto satisfactorily accomplish the payment.of the Army organized as that bill proposes and distributed to stations scatteredover the extent of a continent. To say nothing of the5,000(averagenuin ber) of claims for back pay. bounties.810., new coming to this oliice for settlement each month and of the average of 10,000 certificates issued monthly by the 2ndAuditor to heirsof deceased soldiers and other claimants and which aremade payableby paymasters only; I give the following as the numberofofficersindispensablynecessaryfor the payment of the tree s in serviceafter all the volunteer forces shall be isbunded and I be to assure you that this estimateis made withserupuous care and is regarded as the very minimum which should be provided for: NewYork.(NewYork. NewEngland. NewJersey.) 4 Washington (Atlantic States from Pennsylvania to West Florida.).. 7 NewOrleans, (West Florida.Alab MisSissippi. Loiuisiana Texas.). 9 Cincinnati. (all Statesw esto f Allegheny mount ains. castof Mississippi river and north of Ala. aina.. StLouis, (Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa. Minnesota.). 5 Leavenworth. (Kansas and all the Territories east of Ro)ckymountainsand north of the Arkansas 8 river.. 2. SBin c!FlurdainncgiscAor.rz(oanllaweasntd of Utah the Roucpkynomrtohunttoaitnhse. British possessions.). Santa Fe, all NewMexico.). Allowance for leaves of absence, sickness and other casualties. llStlQ I earnestly recommend that in section 18 of the bill. " 40 " be stricken out and " 60 "substituted. Besidesthese it will benecessary to retain for a time 20 additional paymssters.to meetthe volunteer demand above named.of referred claims and Audi tor's certificates. For the retention of theseso long as they may be needed.for the purpose indicated. it is believed that further legislation is not necessary. I have the honor to be Very respeotfullv. our obedient servant. B. W. ICE. PostMGen. Hon. HENRY Winsox, Chairman Mildew Chine nee U.S. Senate.