The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-08

yet apparent; but IL ID shrewdy surmised that this
Is simply dodge TO keep the poor fellow from OBJ
tanning his seat. When he had sat Isolated the
sofa to-day for hour or SO be left In evident dis
gust and proceeded to the gallery, directly behind
the great clock, where were congregated hundred
or so OF his own race There he seemed to feel more
at home than in tho chilling atmosphere which
his radical colleagues strewed around him on the
noor.
Arranging the Work for the Session.
The Ways and Means Committee meet tomorrow
for the purpose OF arranging their work for the
sion and agreeing upon q general plan OF action.
Each member OF the committee has been furnished
with copy OF Commissioner Rollins report, that
they may see how the actual receipts from internal
revenue have come mp to fallen short OF the est-
mates made by the committee at the last session.
Scenes NJ the White H0use-The President
and His Visitors.
The White House presented to-day much moro
animated appearance than 1t has for several
months past. The anteroom and halls were thrOnged
with visitors, all eager for an audience, and the
President was forced to divide his time between his
callers and his annual Message which is yet in an
unfinished condition. The urgency OF preparing
this budget OF information and advice for the con-
sderatfon or Congress rendered necessary to deny
admission to most OF the visitors, whose only object
was the prosecution OF projects for their benefit;
but the formal calls OF high government dgnitares
could not so easily be disposed OF. few minutes
after O'Clock tins afternoon the Joint committee
appointed by Congress to wait upon the President
and inform him that the two houses were
ready to receive amy communication he might
have 10 make TO them, consisting OF Senators Hen
bricks and Dixon, and Representatives Brooks,
Washburne OF Illinois and Garfield, arrived. While
waiting in the hall for the announcement that the
der w ~ In hpm two Of
mittee, washburne and Garfield, looked around them
and carefully surveyed the interior OF the mansion
within the radius OF their vision, though they had
been for long time strangers in those august halls.
This seemed in fact to be the case, for Mr.. Wash
buTne remarked that he had not entered the White
House for year. "Ah ~ said Mr. Brooks, ~ am
afraid, Washburne that ycu will be here too often
after the 4th of March, This retort elected gene
raj laugh at Mr. Washburne's expense, in which he
joined ana replied that he probably would look
in little oftener The committee was In wait
ing but few minutes when the door Of the Presidents
room was thrown open, ana Cushaw informed
them that the President ready to receive them.
The committee advanced to where the President
stood. and each member greeted him by shake OF
the hand and few words OF sautaton. Thezchair-
man Of the committee then announced the business
which they had been sent, to which the President
replied in a few words after which the committee
retired. Mr.. Groesbeck, OF the Presidents coun
sci In the Impeachment trial, called and had an in
terview this morning. At two O'Clock Chief Justice
Chase. with the associate justices OF the Supreme
Court and Attorney General Evarts, called to pay
their respects to the President who received them
In the Blue Parlor. The interview was quite short.
lasting not longer than ten minutes, when the
Supreme Court bowed itself and the Cnier Magis-
trate returned to the perplexing points OF his
Message.
Meeting Of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court met at noon to-day All the
judges were present except Judge Grier. TIE COM
mission OF william M. Evarts, Attorney General
was read when the court adjourned in order to pay
the usual visit Of courtesy e the President.
Tomorrow the docket win be called.
vetes Of the Electoral Colleges Received.
The President Of the Senate Mr.. Wade. has al
ready received a number OF sealed packages con-
tanning the OF the electoral colleges Of several
OF tho States Tor President and Vice President As
they come in sney carefully put away in safe
place until the arrival Of the day for counting the
VOTE -.
Communication from Governor Bullock Of
Georgia.
The following paper, addressed to the Congress of
the United States read in the Senate to-day and
laid upon the desks OF the members OF the House,
Having, as Provisional Governor elect under the
Reconstruction acts, been authorized by an act to
admit the States OF North Carolina, South Carolina
Louisiana, Georgia, Florida and Alabama to represen-
1861 TO the provisional Legislature OF Georgia
and having by proclamation, under date OF June g,
1865 acted upon that authority, and having on the
Attn day OF July 1868, been appointed Provisional
Governor OF Georgia by Major General George q.
under ana by virtue Of power vested 10 him by the
Reconstruction acts, ] deem IL my official
duty to represent to your honorable body that the
been admitted to representation In Congress have
not been fully executed, and 10 present for your
consideration reasons which lead me TO this concln
sion BY section sixty 'of an act for the more effi-
cient government OF the rebel States, among which
vsS snss 1 nn state so Of pe SS,s y
belliQus states shall be by law admitted
to representation In Congress any clvi government
only. The government OF this State has therefore
been and must continue 20 be provisional until the
June 10, 1868 shall have been complied with by a
Legislature organized In accordance with the Recon-
structon acts previously adopted.
By section OF the supplementary Reconstruction
act passed July 10, 1867 II IL required that all per-
sons hereafter elected TO Office IN said military dis
scribe Co Che oath of once prescribed by
law for officers OF the United States.r The
government having been provisional nj the time W
the assembling OF the Legislature referred to, the
law therefore required such persons only were
permitted 10 participate In the necessary provisional
legislation precedent 70 recognition State. The
fact, however, is that all the candidates for the
number OF votes were, without regard to
their eligibility under the law, permitted 10
take seats In the provisional legislative body
and participate in the organization and Iegisla-
tion thereof; having first been simply invited
10 take oath prescribed In the new constitution.
which constitution had not at that tine become and
under the could then he In force. The result
Of this failure TO execute the law has been defeat
or the purposes which Congress had In view when
passing the acts. These purposes having been the
establishment OF n loyal and republican state gov
ernment afrording adequate protection for life and
property, the maintenance OF peace and good
order and the free expression Of political opinion.
The wise discernmeut displayed by Congress In
auirng by lts legislation that none but those who
were loyal should participate the establishment
OF the provisional government which was thereafter
TO be clothed with the rights and lmmunities OF .
state In the Union charged with the care and pr0ec
ton OF the lives and property and tie civil and poit
cal rights Of Its citizens IL made the apparent
by the consequences which nave ensued from this
failure IN the enforcement OF that Legislation would,
therefore, respectfully invite the attention Of your
honorable body 10 this subject and ask such steps 10
he taken "a may to you seem wise and proper for