A large Congregational Church was built in Washington with moneys advanced by the Bureau, the religious society giving its bonds at seven per cent.

for which the structure was ample security.

General Howard had incurred the bitter animosity not only of the enemies of the negro race, who disliked the whole object for which the Bureau was founded, but of other persons whom he had offended.
I believe in no instance was there any loss to the Government, or to the fund in his charge.

He was able to establish in comfortable homes, and to educate and to provide work for many thousand freedmen who had flocked to Washington during the disturbed period immediately following emancipation.

After a thorough investigation, where the prosecution was conducted by Fernando Wood, a very distinguished and able Representative from New York, formerly Mayor of the City, General Howard was completely exonerated by the report of the majority of the Committee.