, 1866-03-10
THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENTS.
Important Communication from, III;
Pfekfdeut.
WAsH1SG1oN. Tuesday, Marrh 6, 1a68.


President.
WASHINGTON. Tuesday, March 6, 1853.
The following message was received b1 tht
House To-day:
TO the House Of Representatives:
~ answer 10 the resolution Of lhe House Of Rcp
!escnsaises oE The .2th Of January last reoue.tnc
ments Of certain sta,ea, It.ans,n,t ropoTt nm,
ihe seeesaEy Of State, 10 whom tho resolution vas
Washington D. C., March &. as" is6a 'odS'os.'
87b tie F5<Hde1t- l'hc Secretary Of Sts,a In uhom
Nas referred the resolution Of the Houte Of Reprc.
ssntqilyes Of The lsth OF Jsnu&y last, requesting
lhe Ies stIes1dsn not deemed BY him imcom mpa,ihle
wNn ne puhhc 1nterests, to Communicate 10 tbe
House copies Of MI mcsaages, prpciamations and
Other documents tssnet By the Provisional Goycr-
msy - g. Ut IT, h.s been
Lee1tlaturea held m snch Ststes under The athorf1
os a. me 81 ot said Provisional Governors; OF al
letIns 0! elections for members Of tueh CouyeD-
lions and Iec1elstuste, together With the qualdca-
uo4 sequ'Icd for voter. at trch elections and for
nsRoeIs when elected; togetbe: with such Other
s,a!ea tending to throw l:ht upon their political
condition q may Be in bis Possession; and to COM
by ne al sus
nng 10 The snb]ect. "he,her tssned to MN direct
y q through the Secretary Of state, md the ia.
Rs 1'fbs9tmpasy1g 'bst the b, tho hon9s to
pepfrt called for by The resolutions have been,
nth rEn1rta from tk1S tlAnarrnant nf yhf- ;5.tn'
i.l before The Pes'dent, 70 enable hun to an.wes
PER WI l. undoubtedly nc printed for The use of The
e,hss c,v ,1.9s - e.h 1 n @ neSesea to have an
she Iesoi,i ion f tSe Hama ~ 70 ana"ef
KespecttQl,y subm,tfess + REPRESENTATIVES,
WILLIAM Il. SEWARD.
In similar communication sent to tha
Senate. Mr. Seward says: at will appear
that all the persons appointed Provisional
Governors were required to take the oath
prescribed by act Of Congress except ". ".
Holden, appointed Provisional Governor Of
North Carolina, The omission OF The rennIre-
ment in his case l. believed to have been en-
tlrely accidental. He, however, took the
amnesty oath prescribed in the Presidents
record fn this department OF the oaths which,
were taken by the several Provisional Gov
rr1ors."
In supplementary report to the President
hefays: 2" It now appears that the foregoing
report Was prepared In this office on the 9Sd
oI january by the Acting Secretary of State,
William Hunter. The delay Of transmitting
sion By the undersigned fSecretarv aewnrd,-
But neither the Preparation OF tho report nor
the passage Of tho first resolution Of The Sen
alter the passage Of the Senate's second reso-
ate became known to the Secretary Of State
until It was brought 10 his knowledge
luton"
The papers accompanying tie Presidents
and communications, many of them herafn.
iote published relative to The restoration Of
m the 10y 6ovelnment Of North Carolina, from May
ri ls6S' 70 c Jan. =, 1865; Of Mississippi, from
June ~, Iet5, TO Dec. i, 1865, ithe latter COM
1nqnlcallng Z tae rejection OF the Constitutional
Amenoment ~ the Mississippi Legislature);
o. o1Georgta, from Oct. Il, 1855, to Dec. 2s
!efo, OF Texas, Dec, 0, 1855, from Provisional
governor Hamilton, promising to lay before
the Legislature the Constitutional Amend
ment prohibiting Slavery; Of Alabama, from
Jnne4 q 10 Dec ~, 1865 ct South Carolina,
frum July Fl to Dec. f8, 1865; OF Florida. trom