The Portland daily press., 1866-05-05
BY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE DAILY PRESS.
Saturday Morning. May 5, 1866.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Interview between the President
and Committee from Texas.
FAILURE OF A NATIONAL BANK.
Restoration of Forfeited Property.
PAYMENT OF PRIZE MONEY.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
FAILURE OF A NATIONAL BANK.
Restoration of Forfeited Property.
PAYMENT OF PRIZE MONEY.
COMPUTATIONS.


the official copy OF the ordinances adopted by
that body. Judge Hancock, one OF the Com
mittee, concluded his address by saying:-
We should feel that we had only partly per-
formed our duty to the people of our State
were we to omit expressing to your Excellen-
cy our cordial appreciation of your coulse as
President of the United States, and particu-
ly our approval of your restoration policy"
The President, after an expression of thanks
for the compliment, said he was gratified to
learn of the unanimity of the people of Tex
as who had accepted the results of the war.
he expressed the hope that the State OF Tex
as, together with all the other States, so re-
Gently in rebellion, would soon be restored to
their normal condition in the Federal Govern
ment, and that these citizens whilst bearing
its burdens, would be admitted to flll partici-
patton in its blessings and protection. The
President said he had the utmost confidence
in the ultimate restoration of the Union, and
that time and patience would solve the prob
lem. Much would depend on the people Of
Texas. If they continued in the good work
so auSpiciOusly begun, and by obedience to
law demonstrate their loyalty to the Govern
ment, then he trusted the day would not be
far distant, when the work of restoration
would be completed by the admission of their
Senators and Representatives to- fill vacant
places in Congress. -
w
ington failed to-day. The amount of notes in
circulation is $1SO,OOO, which, however, are
secured by U. S. bonds. The bank was also
Government depository. Crowds OF private
depositors were in the premises to-day, la
menting their supposed irretrievable loss.
Some Of them had confided in the bank to the
extent of $20,000.p sFs
1t appears by documents transmitted to
Congress to-day, that it does not appear on
record at the Attorney Generals office, how
much property has been seized and forfeited,
nor how much has been returned to the enc
mics of the Government. The humber of
pardons granted were: In Georgia 1928, North
Carolina 4S2, Texas, 269, New Mexico 1, Mis-
sissippi T65, Louisiana 142, Alabama 1851,
South Carolina 63S, Arkansas Al, Missouri 10,
Kentucky II, Florida 39, WestVir ginia AS.
The Secretary of the Treasury has no infor-
nation in his department as to how much
property has been returned to the owners of
coniscated lands held by the Treasury De
partment They were turned over in june to
the Bureau of Refugees and Freedmen. The
Adjutant General says he has no records of
the restoration of property. The Quartermas-
ter General says that the railroads had been
returned, on condition Of their being reorgan-
lied and electing loyal boards OF directors.
Engineer Delafield reports that lands seized
in both loyal and disloyal States and occupied
by the military, have been dismantled. Gen.
Howard gives list of property seized, and
SUBSEQUENTLY restored, greater portion of
which was in Virginia. and formerly occupied
by refugees and freedmen. The estate Of
VIM. Aiken, in South Carolina, was restored
by order Of Gen. Sckles. Some were restor-
ed because freedmen could be more advanta-
geously located elsewhere, and others were re-
stored on mutually satisfactory agreements
Gen. Howard furnishes peremptory order
of President johnson, directing the return of
property to one Leak, a former rebel soldier,
who was specially pardoned by the President
The order in this case directing that such a
course should be pursued in similar cases, pro-
duces the effect that the Bureau has been COM
PEELED to part with the greater part of the
property once under its control, four hundred
thousand acres of abandoned property having
been restored, and fifteen thousand four hun
dred and tifty-twO acres seized, have also been
restored. o. tfC4
The order stopping the payment of prize
money, has been resclnded and payments are
to be resumed after the 1st of next month.
The Senate to-day confirmed the following !:
L. ID. Campbell, Minister to the Republic of
Mexico; W. +. Coggeshall, Minister to Ecua-
dor; E. S. Jackson, Postmastera at Providence /;
S. p. Scammon, Consul at Prince Edward Is
land; l.. Blodgett, Consul at st. Johns, G. E. +;
G. W. Palmer, U. S. Judge at Sierre Leone,
under the treaty for the suppression of the
slave trade; ID. b. Warner, Consul at st. John,
N. B.; M. b. Woolsey, and William Reynolds,
Commanders in the navy.
The following were also confirmed Brevet
Major Generals for gallant and mertorious
services:
Mcdowell, Pope, Hooker, Hancock, Scho-
field, Howard, Terry, Ullman, Ord, Parke,
Stanley, Humphreys, Candy, Wright, A. j.
Smith, Gibbon, j. G. Davis. Mower, Woods,
Wilson, Emory, Thomas, Ripley, Ramsey, Fry,
Celafeld, Holt, Eaton, Chandler, Thomas
| Woods, Schriner, Barnes, Dyer, Shiras, Town
send, Hoffman, Bryce, Hardie, Ketchum, Cul-
lom, Heintzleman, Cameron, Potto, Ewing,
Kinks, Tillson, Bowen, Doolittle, Beal, Brish-
| in, Cole, Stevenson, Duval, Hayes, Powell, Kel-
| Ter and Lanman. < p -
Several brevet Brigadiers, Colonels, and
Lieutenant Colonels were also confirmed in
| regular army. ~ o1 a4a sst-ei1