In answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 19th instant, calling for a copy of certain correspondence relating to the joint occupancy of the island of San Juan, in Washington Territory, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State on the subject.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
WASHINGTON, January 3, 1867.
To the House of Representatives:
I have the honor to communicate an additional report of the Secretary of State relating to the discovery and arrest of John H. Surratt.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
WASHINGTON, January 8, 1867.
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of War and the accompanying papers, in reply to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 13th ultimo, requesting copies of all official documents, orders, letters, and papers of every description relative to the trial by a military commission and conviction of Crawford Keys and others for the murder of Emory Smith and others, and to the respite of the sentence in the case of said Crawford Keys or either of his associates, their transfer to Fort Delaware, and subsequent release upon a writ of habeas corpus.
ANDREW JOHNSON.