Ferry, Thomas W., announces result of 1876 election, 294 Fessenden, William P., on joint committee on reconstruction, 57; theory of reconstruction, 60; opinion on impeachment, 184; view of the Stanton case, 189; vote on impeachment, 191 Field, Stephen J., on electoral commission, 286 Fish, Hamilton, becomes secretary of state, 232; negotiations with Great Britain, 306, 307; controversy with Granville, 312; congratulates Delfosse, 321 Fisheries Question, the, 320-322 Flanders, Benjamin F., elected to House of Representatives, 14 Florida, in Lincoln's proclamation, 11; electoral vote of 1864 rejected, 22; reconstruction in, 37; convention in, 38; adopts thirteenth amendment, 39; in the reconstruction bill, 112; registration in, 147; election in, 149; ratifies constitution, 155, 197; act on admission of members from, 198; reconstruction declared complete, 202; ratifies fourteenth amendment, 203, 204; contest as to election returns of 1876, 283, 289; change of administration, 296 _Florida_, the, case of, 315-317 Fowler, Joseph S., vote on impeachment, 191 Freedmen's Bureau, created, 44, 45; Grant's opinion of its officers, 63; bill of 1866, 64-67; bill passed over veto, 87-90. _See_ Statutes of the United States Frelinghuysen, Frederick T., on electoral commission, 286 Frémont, John C., nominated for presidency, 20; withdraws, 21 Galt, Alexander T., on Halifax commission, 321 Garfield, James A., approves letter on Alta Vela claims, 177; on electoral commission, 286 Garland, Augustus H., elected governor of Arkansas, 273 Geneva Arbitration, 307, 308, 311-318 Georgia, in Lincoln's proclamation, 11; electoral vote of 1864 rejected, 22; reconstruction in, 37; convention and election in, 38; vote on thirteenth amendment, 55; in the reconstruction bill, 112; case of Georgia vs. Stanton, 146, 195; registration in, 147; election in, 148; election in, 149; ratifies constitution, 155, 197; controversy in, 155; act on admission of members from, 198, 199; reconstruction declared complete, 202; ratification of fourteenth amendment, 205; votes for Seymour, 212; question in Congress as to representation of, 224; question of representation of, 235-237; military government in, 238, 239; fifteenth amendment ratified, 240; admission delayed, 241, 242; finally restored to federal relations, 243, 244; escape from negro rule, 247, 248; election of 1872 in, 267 Gerry, Elbridge, in convention of 1866, 100 Gillem, A. C., arrest of McCardle, 196 Granger, Gordon, in Cleveland convention, 101