The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-19

MAKE proYtsiOtftor SCHOOLS, and 6uSgeSte
:that grants Of puhffc lands have often
than: this you'd be. BE urges this .conai-
deration az soma length. He thiaks the
duty ef the sficprS and agents OF the Bu-
rean eho1ld be more ydedued bylaw,
ana4pot left 90 much to military orders.
The sea Island question should be settled
by statutory enactment, the more espe-
ciaEY % tho freedmen who hold grants
undeE Gan. Shef3aan' q order are thoreugh-
1y-oonyineed that the lands sfightfnlIy be.
tnng, rs them The President shoufdtbe
empowered to retain Volunteer officers who
are needed as agents Of The Bure4n IN ser
spectiye regiments. r.
The President, to-day, in answer to the
resolution Of the House, on the 10th in
stant, requesting informa ton in regard to
the. rishts and interests of.Amerioan eiti-
zens ID the fishing grounds adjacent to the
from the Secretary Of State, to whom the
resolution was. referred:
DEPARTsfENT OF STATE,
-WAsHrNGEoN, April IL, 1866
10 TIE PRESIDENT .-The Secretary Of
State, to whom was referred a resolution of
the House Of Representatives. OF the 10TH
inst, in the following words ssResolued,
That the President be requested to inform
this House what steps have been !aken to
protect the rights and interests OF Ameri-
can citizens in the fishing grounds ada
cent to the British Provinces, and whether
any legislative action on the part Of Con-
gress is, in his Judgment, necessary to Sc
cilre those rights and interests in conse-
quence Of the abrogation of the reciproci-
ty treaty OF 1854" hiss the honor to report
that the Secretary of the Navy has, by the
Presidents direction. taken preparatory
measures for sending, scasonably, a naval
force to the fishing grounds adjacent to the
British North American Provinces, which
force, tits believed, win be adequate to pro-
tect the rights and interests of American
citizens against any unlawful violence. Itis
proper to state, however, that this Depart
ment has reason to believe that there are
at present no good grounds for apprehend-
ing any collision, or any necessity for the
employment Of force.
The attention Of the President, and a,so
the attention of Her Majesty's Govern
ment, has been directed to the question
whether negotiation or legislation could be
1avantageousiy employed in adjusting the
differences which have heretofore existed
between the United States and Great Bri-
tain concerning the fisheries, etc Mea-
sures taken in that regard arc not sutfi-
GENTLY matured to render it expedient or
beneficial to suggest any form of special
action by Congress at the present time
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
The President OF the Senate, to-day, laid
before that body the following communiea-
tion:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, April II, 1866
SIR In response to q resolution of the
honorable Senate, passed on the 9Th inst,
requesting me to inform that body whe-
ther, at any time since my report of last
december, any persons have been permit
ted to enter upon the duties of office, and
to receive the salary Or emoluments there
Of, without taking the oath prescribed by
Act OF Congress, together with other in
formation relative to the same subject
have the honor to transmit herewith re-
ports from the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue and the Commissioner of Gus
toms. which furnish the desired informa-
tion. l have the honor to be, very respect-
fully, your obedient servant,
II. McCULLOCH.
Secretary OF the Treasury.
The commissioner SAYS that no allow
ance OF salary has been paid where ap-
Polntees have not taken the oath, and that
he has distinctly stated to collectors and
surveyors that the rule would be strictly
enforced. Returns OF Official oaths taken
have not yet been received in number of
cases. Among the number, the only one
mentioned. at Charleston, i. c., is Il. Will
mot Walter, Inspector.
The commissioner Of Internal Revenue
says that no assessor or collector has ever
been paid, unless he has taken the oath.
He reports 459 assessors appointed in the
late rebellious States. or the returns re-
celyed, 179 are unqualified oaths, and 80
quahhed. up to the present time, the num-
Der, not received, of those who have en-
tered upon the discharge OF their duty, is
222. One qualified oath was received from
North Carolina, 80 from South Carolina, 10
from Georgia, and II from Alabama