Andrew Johnson: “The powers of departmental commanders are hereby delegated to the above-named district commanders.”

The danger of a defeat of the people's choice in an election by the House of Representatives remains unprovided for in the Constitution.

I transmit the accompanying communications from the Secretary of the Interior, together with the papers to which they have reference.

The danger of a defeat of the popular choice in an election by the House of Representatives is no greater than in an election made nominally by the people themselves.

No power exists in the Constitution authorizing the joint resolution or the supposed law--the only difference being that one would be more palpably unconstitutional and revolutionary than the other.