But the Congress was not then in a mood to hear anything from Mr. Johnson. Two days later, July 20th, the President vetoed the joint
Congress and
the President.
On the 9th of December President Johnson sent his last annual Message to Congress. It was a grave, dignified and statesmanlike document both
The President's last
annual Message.
Only once again did the Congress break over its apparent resolve to ignore the President, and that was upon the occasion of his issue of
The President's
amnesty proclamation
of December 25th, 1868.
As a sort of final stroke the President vetoed the bill concerning the transfer of the control of the colored schools in the District of