The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13
From WasAington.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ii.
Hon. John Evans, late Governor of Colora-
do, and Hon. j. ID. Chaffee, late Speaker of the
House of the Territorial Legislature, United
States Senators elect, have arrived in town,
and presented the papers relating to the State
organization, to the President, asking his in
fuence in favor of an early admission of the
State. This they did in compliance with a
joint resolution Of the Legislative Assembly
of the State, which was passed with but one
dissenting voice
7r WASHINGTON, Jan. IL.
The following message was sent to the Sem
ate and House of Representatives to-day and
referred TO the Commute of Territories:
II transmit, herewith, communication ad-
dressed to me by Messrs John Evans and j.
B. Chalfee, as United States Senators elect
from the State of Colorado, together with ac-
companying documents Under the authority
of the act of Congress, approved on the 31st
day of March, 1854, the people of Colorado,
through convention, formed a constitution,
making provision for a State government,
which, when submitted to the qualified voters
of 1866, a second convention was called by the
Executive Commute of the several political
parties in the territory, which assembled, at
Denver, on the Sth day of August. On the
18th of that month, this Convention adopted
State constitution, which was submitted to
the people on the 9th of September, 1865, and
ratified by majority of 1856 of the qualified
voters. The proceedings in the second in
stance having differed in time and mode from
those specified in the act of March 21, 1864,
have declined to issue the proclamation for
which provision is made in the 5th section of
the law, and therefore submitted the question
for the consultation and further action of Con-
gress. (Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON.
Seventeen pardon warrants were issued by
the Attorney General to-day, all of which were
for parties included in the twenty thousand
dollar clause. Among the applications for
pardon received was one from the rebel Cen
eral Ross, of Texas.
The Assistant Commissioner of freedmen's
affairs in Mississippi has received instructions
to assist Gen. Humphrey in reconstructing
the levees on the Mississippi River
The following order was issued to-day from
the War Department: 7f 7Ji 's
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, Jan. 10, 1866.
General Orders, No. 8. s l7
To protect loyal persons against improper
civil suits and penalties in the late rebellous
States, military, division and department COM
manders, whose commands embrace OF are
composed of any of the late rebellious States,
and who have not already done so, will at
once issue and enforce orders protecting from
prosecution or suits in the State or municipal
courts of such States all officers and soldiers of
the army of the United States and all persons
thereto attached, or in anywise thereto belong
ing, subject to military authority, charged with
offence for acts done in their military capacity
or pursuant to orders from the proper authori-
ty, and to protect from suit or prosecution all
loyal citizens or persons charged with offences
done against the rebel forces, directly or ind-
rectly, during the existence of the rebellion,
and all persons, their agents, or employees,
charged with the occupancy of abandoned
lands or plantations, or the possession or Gus
tody Of any kind of property whatever, who
occupied, used, possessed or controlled the
same, pursuant to the order of the President,
of any civil or military departments of the
government, and to protect them from any
penalties or damages that may have been or
may be pronounced or adjudged in said courts
in any such cases; and also protecting colored
persons from prosecution in any of said States
charged with offences for which white persons
are prosecuted or punished il the same man.
ner and degree. e' -
BY command of Lieutenant General Grant.
(Signed) e. ID. TOWNSEND, eu .
Assistant Adjutant General.