The New York herald., 1869-04-08

state OF the roads, shall be ready tomorrow to 60
The senate then proceeded to consider the De-
hciency Appropriation bill and certain amendments
reported by the Committee on Appropriations were
Mr.. FEssENDEN, from the committee, reported an
amendment creating the office OF superintendent OF
the Department OF the Interior, and making an ap-
preparation for the salary OF the superintendent at
the same rate the salary OF the superintendent OF
the Treasury Department Agreed to.
Mr.. DRAKE, (rep.l OF No. offered an amendment
making an appropriation for the salary OF the Socl-
tor and Naval Judge la Asress so
an amendment authorizing the Secretary OF war TO
make transfers OF appropriations from military DIS
trcts having them excess to carry into effect the
reconstruction laws in the districts where money
may be needed for that purpose
Mr.. WILEY, (rep) OF W. Va, by unanimous con-
sent offered an amendment to pay the salaries OF
fourteen first class clerks in the Patent once at
sl,40O each, and twenty-one second class clerks
An amendment offered by Mr. MORTON, .rep) Of
Ind, relating TO bridges across the Ohio river was
ruled out OF order and the Dill was then passed.
Messrs. Fessenden, Harlan ana Cole were appoint
ed committee of conference on the part OF the Sen
ate ON the Indian Appropriation bill.
MESSAGE FROM THE PREsIDENT-RECONsTRUCTIo
IN VIRGINIA AND MISSISSIPPI
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the fol-
lowing message from the President
To THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
While that the time in which Congress proposes
far eonslstent with the public Interest to avoid entering
sess ss
country tina. deem IT my duty e bring z before Il
that desirable to the States which engaged
the rebellion to their relations to the government
States shall be found willing become peaceful and orderly
communities and TO adopt and maintain such constitutions
and laws viii eestunl the civil aud political
the United States which has been vndcaed and established
BY its military power, must undoubtedly be asserted
the full enjoyment of the freedom and security
ss s . asaas s
ss0e n With he s n q
gess is certainly desirable that all causes OF irritation
feet union be established and the country be restored to
glna, which Richmond Tuesday, December g. 1857
the on April H. 1858 respectfully
by the law for the holding election In that State at the
same time during the months of May and June next under
the direction Of the military commander of the district at
be submitted the citizens OF the State II this should
taken upon such parts be that at
the time under the authority shall be
that the constitution, such thereof shall
adopted by the people, be submitted to Congress the first
Monday Of December for its that Il the
IL then approved the steps will have been
| taken for the restoration OF the State of
Virginia to its proper relations to the Union
confident hope belief the people of that State
ready to cooperate with the national N
possible to establish and maintain give TO
all its people those equal rights under the law which arc
one of the most illusrious of its sons
DESIRE also, to ask the consideration OF Congress to the
question whether there not nst ground for believing that
Mississippi for that State and rejected, might not be
agsn submitted to the people Of that State in like manner
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., April 2, 1869. US GRANT.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Without action on the message, the Senate went
into executive session ana soon after adjourned.