37TH CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (Ex. Doc. 1st Session. IMPRISONMENT OF LOYAL CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES BY THE FORCES IN REBELLION. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING, In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 1st of August, 1861, information relative to the imprisonment of loyal citizens of the United States by the forces now in rebellion against this government. AUGUST 3, 1861.-Read, laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed. To the House of Representatives: In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of yesterday, requesting information regarding the imprisonment of loyal citizens of the United States by the forces now in rebellion against this government, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State, and the copy of a telegraphic despatch by which it was accompanied. WASHINGTON, August 2, 1861. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, August 2, 1861. The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the resolution of the House of Representatives of yesterday, requesting the President to furnish to that House any information he may have in his possession on the subject of the forces now in rebellion against the government having in imprisonment loyal citizens of the United States, and among others the Hon. Alfred Ely, one of the members of the House of Representatives from the State of New York, has the honor to report to the President that the only information possessed by this department on the subject is contained in a telegraphic despatch, a copy of which is annexed. Respectfully submitted. The PRESIDENT. WILLIAM H. SEWARD. UNITED STATES MILITARY TELEGRAPH. [Received August 1, 1861.-From Richmond, Va., July 31.] I am here a prisoner. Ely, Arnold Harris, and McGraw are also here. Hon. W. H. SEWARD. C. HUSON, JR. PAYMENT OF DEPUTY MARSHALS FOR TAKING THE EIGHTH CENSUS. LETTER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, TRANSMITTING, In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of August 3, 1861, a report of the superintendent of the census, relative to the payment of deputy marshals for taking the eighth census. AUGUST 5, 1861-Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SIR: In response to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 3d instant in the following words: "Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior be requested to inform this House why it is that a portion of the persons engaged in the loyal States in 1860 in taking the census, as deputy marshals, have not been paid; and when payment to such persons may reasonably be expected. "Attest: "EM. ETHERIDGE, Clerk." I herewith transmit a statement of the superintendent of the census, explanatory of the reasons why it is that a portion of the persons engaged in the loyal States in taking the census, as deputy marshals, have not been paid; and also his statement respecting the period when payment to such persons may reasonably be expected. I have the honor to be your obedient servant, Hon. GALUSHA A. GROW, CALEB B. SMITH, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Secretary. CENSUS OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SIR: In reply to the resolution of the House of Representatives of August 3, (which has just been received,) in the following words, viz: "THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION. "CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. "IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, "August 3, 1861. "Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior be requested to inform this House why it is that a portion of the persons engaged in the loyal States in 1860 in taking the census, as deputy marshals, have not been paid; and when payment to such persons may reasonably be expected. "Attest: "EM. ETHERIDGE, Clerk.” I have the honor to state that four thousand three hundred and seven (4,307) assistant marshals have received their first payment, being one half the amount certified by the marshals to be due these officers for their services in taking the eighth census. Second, and final, payment has been made to eleven hundred, and receipts are now in transitu to and from four hundred more for final payment, which will be made in these cases as the vouchers come to hand. Up to this date there has been paid to these officers the sum of $757,264 65, being $108,867 52 more than was paid at a corresponding period for taking the seventh census. Final payments are being made daily as fast as our requisitions are honored at the treasury, and in the order wherein the United States marshals certified to the completion of their duties. Some faint idea of the labor attendant upon the settlement of these accounts may be formed from a knowledge of the fact that they involve an examination of more than thirty-five million separate items comprising the basis of payment, and this office is restricted by the 21st section of the law to a careful examination of these entries, previous to completing the pay of the assistants. Some accounts are suspended, awaiting the amendment of unsatisfactory returns, but the majority have not yet been reached in their regular order for final settlement. Payments have necessarily been suspended for a short time on several occasions, on account of the want of funds at the treasury. In my opinion all the accounts will be balanced on the books of this office in ninety days, and final payments (except in cases suspended by the action of the assistants) may reasonably be expected prior to the 1st of January. I have the honor to be your obedient servant, Hon. CALEB B. SMITH, Secretary of the Interior. JOS. C. G. KENNEDY, No. 37TH CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (Ex. Doc. 1st Session. REPORTS MADE BY GENERAL WILLIAM S. HARNEY DURING HIS COMMAND OF THE UNITED STATES FORCES IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI. LETTER OF THE ACTING SECRETARY OF WAR, TRANSMITTING Copies of the several reports made by General Wm. S. Harney during his command of the United States forces in the State of Missouri. AUGUST 6, 1861.-Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed. WAR DEPARTMENT, August 5, 1861. SIR: In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 13th ultimo, I have the honor to furnish herewith a copy of the several reports which have been made by General Harney during his command of the United States forces in the State of Missouri. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Hon. G. A. GROW, Speaker House of Representatives. Acting Secretary of War. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE WEST, SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th instant, directing that six companies of artillery, three from Fort Ridgely and three from Fort Randall, repair to the city of New York. The order for the movement from Fort Randall has been sent by telegraph to Council Bluffs, to be forwarded thence by special messenger. The steamer "Omaha" has been chartered by the assistant |