lapsed since Jefferson Davis, late
president of the so-called Confederate States, was captured and confined
for acts notoriously done by him as such, which acts, if duly proved,
render him guilty of treason against the United States and liable to the
penalties thereof; and

Whereas hostilities between the Government of the United States and the
insurgents have ceased, and not one of the latter, so far as is known to
the Senate, is now held in confinement for the part he may have acted in
the rebellion except said Jefferson Davis: Therefore,

_Resolved_, That the President be respectfully requested, if compatible
with the public safety, to inform the Senate upon what charges or for
what reasons said Jefferson Davis is still held in confinement, and why
he has not been put upon his trial.

In reply to the resolution I transmit the accompanying reports from the
Secretary of War and the Attorney-General, and at the same time invite
the attention of the Senate to that portion of my message dated the 4th
day of December last which refers to Congress the questions connected
with the holding of circuit courts of the United States within the
districts where their authority has been interrupted.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

WASHINGTON, _January 5, 1866_.

_To the House of Representatives_:

In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of
the 18th ultimo, requesting information in regard to steps taken by the
so-called Emperor of Mexico or by any European power to obtain from the
United States a recognition of the so-called Empire of Mexico, and what
action has been taken in the premises by the Government of the United
States, I transmit a report from the Acting Secretary of State and the
papers by which it was accompanied.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

WASHINGTON, _January 10, 1866_.

_To the House of Representatives_:

In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 8th
instant, asking for information in regard to the alleged kidnaping in
Mexico of the child of an American lady, I transmit a report from the
Acting Secretary of State, to whom the resolution was referred.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

WASHINGTON, D.C., _January 12, 1866_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives_:

I transmit herewith a communication addressed to me by Messrs. John
Evans and J.B. Chaifee as "United States Senators elect from the State
of Colorado," together with the accompanying doc