Mr. SCHENCK. Mr. Speaker, I would not trouble the House even for a moment, except that I think my friendfrom Illinois, whose amendment commends itself certainly to m judgment, did not make as full a statement o its purpose as it is entitled to have. It will be observed that the committee propose, among other amendments to the bill as printed, to strike out after the word “resolution, ” in the 34th line, the following words: And who were in the civil service at Washington look the whole of the fiscal year cnding June 30, The obvious and intended effect of this, as explained, is to add 20%, to the compensation of every one of these clerks or employees who may be in the civil service on the day when this resolution shall pass. This will include every appointment of every sort that has been made within the last year or 2 years; and while there are going out of the service, by reason of changes which have been made, o worthy and excellent men who will get no benefit from this bill, those persons who have been “crooking the pregnant hinges of the knee” to get their places will all be rewarded for having thus come in. Sir, I object to any such provision. It holds out a premium for the lowest, vilest, meanest subserviency that probably the political history of this country has ever exhibited. Now, sir, what the Gentfrom Illinois proposes is to retain those words of restriction so that this increase of pay shall apply to only those who were in office during the fiscal year ending on the 30th of June, 1866, with a further proviso to save the rights of certain other classes; and these other classes whose rights are to be saved are those who, prior to such appointment in the civil service, were in the military or naval service of the U.S. between the 12th day of April, 1861, and the 19th day of April, 1865, and were honorably discharged therefrom. Wherever the President has kept faith with the soldiers, and according to his promises has, where vacancies occurred or were made, conferred appointments upon them, I for one am willing, not only that faith shall be kept on the part of the President, but that we shall follow it up by increasing the compensation of those persons. But where changes have been made, as in a large class they have been, on mere political grounds as mere rewards for subserviency to. I am unwilling that a bonus shall be held out to those who have been substituted in the place of at least as good, if not better men, who did not wish to show themselves ready to abase the manhood which was in them. The Gentfrom Ohio, [Mr. GARFIELD, my colleague, says he does not recognize th: able bodied soldier as having any claims what i or advantages any civilian has or can have ere.