IN COMMAND OF THE FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT--REMOVING OFFICERS--MY

REASONS FOR SUCH ACTION--AFFAIRS IN LOUISIANA AND TEXAS--REMOVAL OF

GOVERNOR WELLS--REVISION OF THE JURY LISTS--RELIEVED FROM THE COMMAND

OF THE FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT.

The first of the Reconstruction laws was passed March 2, 1867, and

though vetoed by the President, such was the unanimity of loyal

sentiment and the urgency demanding the measure, that the bill became

a law over the veto the day the President returned it to Congress.