D. 1876, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and
first.
U.S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
_Secretary of State_.
EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, May 20, 1876_.
SIR:[114] The President directs me to say that the several Departments of
the Government will be closed on Tuesday, the 30th instant, to enable the
employees to participate in the decoration of the graves of the soldiers
who fell during the rebellion.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
C.C. SNIFFEN, _Secretary_.
[Footnote 114: Addressed to the heads of the Executive Departments, etc.]
WAR DEPARTMENT, _Washington City, August 10, 1876_.
By direction of the President, General W.T. Sherman and
Brigadier-General M.C. Meigs, Quartermaster-General United States Army,
are appointed members of the commission to examine "the whole subject of
reform and reorganization of the Army of the United States," as provided
by section 4, act approved July 24, 1876, "making appropriations for the
support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877, and for
other purposes."
J.D. CAMERON, _Secretary of War_.
WASHINGTON, _August 21, 1876_.
It is with extreme pain that the President announces to the
people of the United States the death of the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, the Hon.
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