The New York herald., 1866-03-07
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Passage of the Military Acade-
my Bill by the House. goV
Amendment Adopted Closing West
81 Point TO SOuthcrners.
orf y2Cra --cr~~'>-co~-- o 3 II
OUR TRADE WITH TIE CANADAs.
Interesting Debate on the Bill Regulating
Traffic with British NOrthAmeriea. T
Important Evidence on the
Condition of the South.
o.
Gtatements Of Generals Hatch and
err- Grierson. alrral ,
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Continued DisaffectiOn Of the
Southern People.
&C. &c. &c.
Important Evidence on the
ao Condition of the South.
Gtatements Of Generals Hatch and
sr~- Grierson. alrral
Continued DisalfectiOn Of the
Southern People.
DC. &c. DC.
WASHINGTON, March, Q, 1895.

WASHINGTON March, Q, 1seo.
coMMrSIcArIoN FROM PRESIDENT JOHNSON TO
CONGRESS IN RELATION TO THE PROVISIONAL
oovRRsMENT OF THE SOUTHERN STATES.
The following message was received by the House
Today ..- ,rv ~
To THE HOUSE or REPREsESTArvEs:--
In answer to the resolution OF The House Of Represen
tatves Of the 2th Of January last requesting nforma
States transmit report from the Secretary Of State, to
whom the resolution was referred unpvw ,ouuson
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 0, 1865
Secretary state to whom referred the rssslu
last requesting the Prsdeni II not deemed By him lncpa
sopss message. prosIans,ions oSsr acsum.nis
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acts and proceed!ngs Of convent M
or Ne ss esll Of % ssId preS.oasi sSSsrnor.
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rrsss o. this Date 'f laid % Ssore he rsiden enable
him to similar resolution Of the Senate AS these
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Respectfully Submitted WILLIAM IT, SEWARD
Seward says:-
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tents OF Nay % lSa There is no record m
Frogisonal Governors 80 - NJ
In supplementary repor. to the President, he
says:--
II now appears that the foreson report was prepared
u ot
s. william Hunter 5s delay q Ps%,.li1s M due
tsereiary sewari) Bat neither the preparation Of The
ego a2r s & q asas @ s of se upt ID hey were
Ifoash, his knowledge alter The Of the ssnates
The papers accompanying the Presidents message EN-
brace Dispatches rroclamaiions and communications,
INC ny OF them heretofore published relative 10 tho resto
ration Of the government Of North Carolina from Nay 20
1885, to Jaurary % 1855; OF Mississippi from juno 10,
1905 to December T. 1865 phe latter communicating the
rejection CT the constitutional amendment by the Mess
sppi Legslaiure OF Georgia. from October II, lsC5 to
December 2s 1866; OF Texas, December o. 1895, from
Provisional Governor Hamilton, promising TO lay
before the Legislature the constitutional amendment pro-
hbitug slavery; OF Alabama, from June q to Decem
Der 90 1896 Of South Carolina from July 81 to Dccem
Der le 1885; of Florida, from July II to December
30, 1885
Among the South Carolina dispatches Ia one OF
November o, from Secretary Seward TO Governor
Ferry, declaring that the President 10 not salts
fed with the action Of the Convention and Legisla-
ture, and that adequate ordinances we're neces-
sary declaring all insurectouary action was answfol
and void sst and that objection 70 the last clause
OF the constitutional amendment querulous that
acceptance Of the amendment necessary 70 restora
sion- M .sa
On November the Secretary ,elseraphed again that
the early adoption OF the amendment was deemed Inn
porant by the President who regretted that neither the
Convention the Legislature bad pronounced the State
obligations the rebel debt null and void and that the
State seemed 10 decline socep,snce OF the amendment
the United States constitution
On November 20 the Secretary again urges the Presi
dents request 10 rapudiae rebel debt On the
day Governor Perry declared the State had passed the
constitutional amendment, and hoped tho doors OF Con
grss would be open TO the members from South Caro-
lima On November q no teicgravbs that the conven-
ton adjourned and therefore could take action
relative to the rci,o ccbfs.
On December 10 Governor Ferry announces that the
government Of South Carolina IL complete and the people
loyal ard asks funiment Of the promise TO withdraw
the United states iroops
THE REWARDS PoB THE ASSASSINATION cor.
srfRAToRs.
The President IN response 70 call OF The House for
Information relative to The dstnbuton n rwnrds for
ths arrest o. tho aszus OF PRESIDENT Lincoln gives
statement from the secretary % war stating That the
award been postponed rom time to time 80 that oil
claimants mag be hard and Justice done.
NOMINATIONS cOSFiRsEp ~ THg SENATE.
Tho senate today confirmed the following nomina.
tlons az Posimasters;-
ceoro F. Mariow, ssina, Ala John Petcrman.
Milton Pa Enletaon X Mook, Aa ys1lie. Cal Andrvw
saVand0r, Donvcr CVUfadoi Jessce fclIriever Thin,
OHIO. lame A. Nc Dow ~ Icayenworth, Kansas Also,
~ j Gndwfn 20 Nc Navel Oflccr ~ Norfolk, Va Win.
p nari 70 Ne collector Internal Revenue Tor the Third
str.ct Of Georgia
THIRTY. NINTH CONGRESS.