Horace Glover. An act to re-imburse Horace Glover for property unlawfully seized and sold by the Thomas Day. An act for the relief of Thomas Day. December 27, 1876.. Thomas Van Duzen. An act for the relief of Thomas Van Duzen and his assigns for lands. December Dickson Shinault. An act for the relief of Dickson Shinault, late assistant keeper of the light-vessel J. T. McGinniss. An act for the relief of J. T. McGinniss, captain of Thirteenth Infantry, United Pago. 500 500 500 501 502 502 502 Schooner "Flight." An act referring the claim of the owners of the schooner "Flight" to the Court of Claims. January 12, 1877.. 503 Thomas F. Azpell. An act for the relief of Assistant Surgeon Thomas F. Azpell, United States Army. 503 Vancouver Water Company. An act to authorize the Vancouver Water Company to lay water-pipes through the Fort Vancouver military reservation. January 19, 1877.. Ephraim P. Abbott. An act for the relief of Ephraim P. Abbott. January 19, 1877. Benjamin F. Reynolds. An act for the relief of Benjamin F. Reynolds. January 19, 1877 Peters and Reed. An act for the relief of Peters and Reed, naval contractors at Norfolk Navy-Yard in the year 1860. January 20, 1877.. Philip Pendleton. An act for the relief of Philip Pendleton. January 22, 1877... James Atkins. An act to authorize sundry allowances to James Atkins, late collector of internal rev enue for the fourth district of Georgia, in the settlement of his accounts. January 25, 1877... R. J. Henderson. An act for the relief of R. J. Henderson, of Newton County, Missouri. January 29, 1877. Margaret C. Bell. An act granting a pension to Margaret C. Bell. January 29, 1877.. Third Artillery Officers. An act for the relief of certain officers of the Third United States Artillery, who suffered by fire at Fort Hamilton, New York Harbor, on the third of March, 1875. Jauuary 30, 1877. 503 503 504 504 505 505 505 506 for the relief of Kendrick and Avis, Kuner, Zisemann and Zott, and Kuner and Zott, all of Saint 506 Edwin Ebert. An act for the relief of Edwin Ebert. February 1, 1877 506 Robert S. Toland. An act granting a pension to Robert S. Toland. February 1, 1877.. 507 Louis A. McLaughlin. An act granting a pension to Louis A. McLaughlin. February 1, 1877. Robert Ransom. An act to remove the political disabilities of Robert Ransom, of Virginia. February 5, 1877 509 510 510 510 510 511 Robert Erwin. An act for the relief of Robert Erwin. Fobruary 5, 1877.. N. H. Van Zandt. An act to remove the political disabilities of N. H. Van Zandt, of Virginia. Feb- Almon F. Mills. An act granting a pension to Almon F. Mills, late private Company K, Twenty- Joseph E. Johnston. An act to remove the political disabilities of Joseph E. Johnston, of Virginia. Charles Wilkes. An act for the relief of the late Admiral Charles Wilkes. February 27, 1877. Henry B. Kelly. An act for the relief of Henry B. Kelly, of Louisiana, from political disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment. February 28, 1877.... Lloyd J. Beall. An act to remove the political disabilities of Lloyd J. Beall, of Virginia. March 2, 1877 Andrew Williams. An act for the relief of Andrew Williams, of Weakley County, Tennessee. March 2, 1877 511 511 511 512 512 512 512 512 W. F. Carrington. An act to remove the political disabilities of W. F. Carrington, of Virginia. March 2, 1877 513 Catesby ap R. Jones. An act to remove the political disabilities of Catesby ap R. Jones, of Alabama. 513 John S. Marmaduke. An act to remove the political disabilities of John S. Marmaduke. March 2, 1877 513 D. H. Hill. An act to remove the political disabilities of D. H. Hill, of North Carolina. March 2, 1877.. 513 Page. R. C. Gatlin. An act to remove the political disabilities of R. C. Gatlin, of Arkansas. March 2, 1877. 513 Wade H. Gibbes. An act to remove the political disabilities of Wade H. Gibbes, of South Carolina. March 2, 1877 514 J. L. M. Curry. An act to remove the political disabilities of J. L. M. Curry, of Virginia. March 2, William Butler. An act to remove the political disabilities of William Butler, of South Carolina. M. L. Bonham. An act to remove the political disabilities of M. L. Bonham, of South Carolina. 514 514 S. P. Moore. An act to remove the political disabilities of S. P. Moore, doctor of medicine, a citizen of Virginia. March 2, 1877. 514 William R. Jones. An act to remove the political disabilities of William R. Jones, of Texas. March 2, 1877. 514 514 515 515 Zachariah B. Washburn's representatives. An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Zachariah B. Washburn, deceased. March 3, 1877.. A. W. Plymale. An act for the relief of A. W. Plymale, of West Virginia. March 3, 1877. W. S. McComb. An act for the relief of W. S. McComb, of the State of Georgia. March 3, 1877.. John J. Anderson. An act for the relief of John J. Anderson, surviving copartner of the firm of Anderson and White. March 3, 1877 Julius S. Bohrer. An act for the relief of Julius S. Bohrer, master in the United States Navy. March 3, 1877 Almont Barnes. An act for the relief of Almont Barnes. March 3, 1877.. H. E. Woodhouse and Company. An act for the relief of H. E. Woodhouse and Company, of Brownsville, Texas. March 3, 1877.... 515 515 516 516 516 Charles C. Campbell. An act for the relief of Charles C. Campbell, of Washington County, Virginia. 516 Julia A. Schutt. An act granting a pension to Julia A. Schutt, widow of Martin Schutt, a deceased soldier. March 3, 1877 Herman Hulman. An act for the relief of Herman Huiman, of Terre Haute, Indiana. March 3, 1877. Southern Claims allowed. An act making appropriations for the payment of claims reported allowed by the Commissioners of Claims under the act of Congress of March third, 1871. March 3, 1877.. Benjamin and D. W. Fenton. An act making an appropriation to pay the claim of Benjamin Fenton and D. W. Fenton. March 3, 1877. Henry Voelter. An act for the relief of Henry Voelter. March 3, 1877. 517 517 517 517 518 518 538 538 Martin Kelly. An act to provide for an increase of pension in favor of Martin Kelly. March 3, 1877 538 538 539 Marsilvia F. Woodard. An act granting a pension to Marsilvia F. Woodard, mother of George R. 539 John S. Wood. An act for the relief of John S. Wood, late a first lieutenant in the Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry. March 3, 1877.. 539 Louis Rose. An act for the relief of Louis Rose. March 3, 1877. 539 P. J. Quattlebaum. An act to remove the political disabilities of P. J. Quattlebaum, of Georgia. 540 Theophilus H. Holmes. An act to remove the political disabilities of Theophilus H. Holmes, of North 540 John M. Haden. An act to remove the political disabilities of John M. Haden, of Galveston, Texas. 540 G. R. Horton's securities. An act for the relief of James A. Jackson and others, securities of G. R. 540 Redick McKee. An act for the relief of Redick McKee. March 3, 1877. 541 Esther P. Fox. An act granting a pension to Esther P. Fox. March 3, 1877. 541 Hattie D. McKain. An act granting a pension to Hattie D. McKain. March 3, 1877....... 541 541 541 Sarah E. Garland and Frank M. Hoppin. An act for the relief of Sarah E. Garland and Frank M. 542 Almeron E. Calkins. An act for the relief of Almeron E. Calkins, late a second lieutenant in the 542 Ann Annis. An act granting a pension to Mrs. Ann Annis. March 3, 1877. 542 542 John N. Hall. An act for the relief of John N. Hall. March 3, 1877....... 542 George Watson Carr. An act to remove the political disabilities of George Watson Carr, a citizen of the State of Virginia. March 3, 1877. 543 A. M. Garoutte. An act for the relief of A. M. Garoutte, late captain and assistant quartermaster, 543 Edwin Morgan. An act for the relief of Edwin Morgan, late captain of Company G, Seventy-seventh 543 Chancy J. Poore. An act for the relief of Chancy J. Poore, late a private in Battery G, First New York 544 W. W. Van Antwerp. An act for the relief of W. W. Van Antwerp, late major of Fourth Michigan 544 Page. Lucinda Starnes. An act granting a pension to Lucinda Starnes. March 3, 1877. 544 544 545 545 545 William A. Webb. An act to remove the political disabilities of William A. Webb, of Virginia. 545 Frank L. Woolford. An act for the relief of Col. Frank L. Woolford, late of the First Kentucky Cavalry Volunteers, of certain disabilities. March 3, 1877. 545 William L. Scruggs. An act to pay William L. Scruggs, late minister at Bogota, from October tenth to November twenty-first, 1876. March 3, 1877. 546 Joel S. Kennard. An act removing the political disabilities of Joel S. Kennard, of Savannah, Georgia. 546 Austin R. Mills. An act granting a pension to Austin R. Mills. March 3, 1877.. 546 Louisville Baptist Orphans' Home. An act for the benefit of the Louisville Baptist Orphans' Home. Virginia E. White. An act for the relief of Virginia E. White, of Ohio County, West Virginia. March 3, 1877 546 547 Daniel Houlihan. An act granting a pension to Da iel Houlihan. March 3, 1877. 547 547 Harriet Moss. An act granting a pension to Harriet Moss. March 3, 1877.. 547 H. H. Mathis. An act for the relief of H. H. Mathis, of Arkansas. March 3, 1877.. Louis Petoskey. An act to authorize Louis Petoskey, of Michigan, to enter a certain tract of land William H. Oliver. An act granting a pension to William H. Oliver, of Sweetwater, Tennessee. Helen M. Stansbury. An act to increase the pension of Helen M. Stansbury. March 3, 1877. Laura M. Knowlton. An act granting a pension to Laura M. Knowlton. March 3, 1877. Laurence P. N. Landrum. An act granting an increase of pension to Laurenco P. N. Landrum. T. B. Murdock. An act granting a pension to T. B. Murdock. March 3, 1877. Martha Irwin. An act granting a pension to Martha Irwin, widow of John Irwin. March 3, 1877... Admiral John A. Winslow. March 3, 1877.. Edmund H. Cobb. An act granting a pension to Edmund H. Cobb. March 3, 1877. William Wheeler Hubbell. An act for the relief of William Wheeler Hubbell, and to make just com- Margaret Hunter Hardie. An act to grant a pension to Margaret Hunter Hardic, widow of James heirs of James Eagle, Company F, Second Regiment Kansas State Militia. March 3, 1877.... Irena Garrett. An act granting a pension to Irena Garrett. March 3, 1877 Erastus T. Bussell. An act to enable Erastus T. Bussell, of Indianapolis, Indiana, to make applica- 1877 Mary H. Bartlett. An act to repeal an act granting a pension to Mary H. Bartlett, approved January twenty-eighth, 1873. March 3, 1877. Peter Harder. An act granting a pension to Peter Harder. March 3, 1877. RESOLUTIONS. William G. Temple and William H. Whiting. Joint resolution authorizing Captain Temple and Lientenant-Commander Whiting, of the Navy, to accept a decoration from the King of the Hawaiian Islands. January 29, 1877 Clothing for Company A, Second Cavalry. Joint resolution authorizing the issue of clothing to Company "A," Second Regiment United States Cavalry. March 3, 1877.. 554 564 Francis Hegner and John C. Collins. Joint resolution authorizing the issue of clothing to Private Francis Hegner, Company F, Seventh Cavalry, and Private John C. Collins, Company G, Seventh Cavalry. March 3, 1877.. 554 LIST OF THE TREATIES AND POSTAL CONVENTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME. Japan. Postal convention between the Empire of Japan and the United States of America. Signed August 6, 1873 New South Wales. Postal convention between the United States of America and the colonial government of New South Wales. Signed January 15, 1874 Ottoman Empire. Convention between the United States of America and the Ottoman Empire. Extradition. Concluded August 11, 1874; ratification advised by Senate January 20, 1875; ratified by President January 22, 1875; ratified by the Sultan September 22, 1874; ratifications exchanged at Constantinople April 22, 1875; proclaimed May 26, 1875. General Postal Union. Treaty concerning the formation of a General Postal Union, signed at Berne, October 9, 1874.... Hawaiian Islands. Convention between the United States of America and His Majesty the King of the Hawaiian Islands. Commercial reciprocity. Concluded January 30, 1875; ratification advised by Senate March 18, 1875; ratified by President May 31, 1875; ratified by King April 17, 1875; ratifications exchanged at Washington June 3, 1875; proclaimed June 3, 1875 Belgium. Treaty between the United States of America and His Majesty the King of the Belgians. Commerce and navigation. Concluded March 8, 1875; ratification advised by Senate March 10, 1875; ratified by President March 16, 1875; ratified by King of the Belgians June 10, 1875; ratifications exchanged at Brussels June 11, 1875; proclaimed June 29, 1875.. Japan. Agreement between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan, for the prepayment in full to destination of the postage on newspapers and other articles of printed matter, patterns, and samples of merchandise exchanged in the mails between the two countries. Signed April 26, 1875 New South Wales. Amended article to replace article 3 of the postal convention between the United States of America and the colonial government of New South Wales, signed at Washington the 15th day of January, A. D. 1874. Signed June 1, and July 20, 1875.. Queensland. Postal convention between the United States of America and the colonial government of Queensland. Signed December 8, 1875, February 2, 1876.... Japan. Additional agreement between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan, modifying the provisions of the postal convention of the 6th August, 1873, and also of the agreement of April 26th, 1875, between the two countries. Signed February 8, 1876... Mexico. Convention between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic for extending the functions of the umpire under the convention of July 4, 1868. Concluded April 29, 1876; ratification advised by Senate May 24, 1876; ratified by the President June 27, 1876; ratified by the President of Mexico May 30, 1876; ratifications exchanged at Washington June 29, 1876; proclaimed June 29, 1876 . Bermuda. Postal convention between the United States of America and Bermuda. Signed August 9 and 29, 1876... Newfoundland. Additional article of agreement between the Post-Office Departments of the United States of America and Newfoundland. Signed September 26 and October 6, 1876.. Spain. Convention between the United States of America and His Majesty the King of Spain. Extradition. Concluded January 5, 1877; ratification advised by Senate February 9, 1877; ratified by the President February 14, 1877; ratified by the King January 12, 1877; ratifications exchanged at Washington February 21, 1877; proclaimed February 21, 1877 Spain. Protocol of Conference and Declarations by United States minister to Spain, and Spanish Minister of State, concerning judicial procedure. Signed January 12, 1877........ Page. 557 569 572 577 625 628 635 636 637 640 642 645 649 650 656 |