, 1869-12-08
The Presidents Message Re-
ferred to the Various
Committees.
Dill Introduced 10 Repeal tho Ten
ure-of-OfIicc Act.
Bill to Remove Disabilities In
nosed By the Fourteenth
Amendment.
S.cports OF shc 5lititlarJ Com
u1nndcrA III tho Soutll.
Special Defp2tch to The Chicago Tnbune-

WAsu1suroN, Dec, Z.
REroKf or GENERAL 1KKRy. COMMANDING rHk DIE
THit.r or HRhH11A.
The annual report Of ths Secretary cl # n - &C
cniuparne0 BY numerous tut-reporss, e1unc Of
y hlch zIe OF the Ef3t IMPORTANCE. That OF Cen-
ersl Alfred II. Terry, CO .nuanhtag tbe Dsttsct Of
Ceorzlx, II, IN rlcT OF tho rcconracadatoo II the
1TeAidentk meAsAEf, and. further, II tlcw Of tbs
bill 10 be tAkrp mp IN the benate to.mono*, Of tho
highest interest," Il Ii dated the l4th Of August,
1ses, and u "a follows:
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