CHAP. 151.—An act granting a pension to Thomas F. Wildes, late lieutenant colonel June 26, 1876. Peusion to Thom Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the as F. Wildes. pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Thomas F. Wildes, late lieutenant-colonel of the One hundred and sixteenth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers. SAMUEL S. COX, Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tempore. President of the Senate pro tempore. Received by the President June 14, 1876. [NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.-The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.] CHAP. 152.-An act to release any title of the United States to a certain tract of land in Braxton County West Virginia, to Sarah Wilson. June 26, 1876. Title of United land released to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whatever title the United States may have in a tract of land of about one hundred acres in Brax- States in certain ton County, West Virginia, which was conveyed by George Wilson to Sarah Wilson. Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, by George Wilson by deed dated September tenth eighteen hundred and thirty-six, be, and hereby is, released to Sarah Wilson, her heirs and assigns. MICHAEL C. KERR Speaker of the House of Representatives. Received by the President June 14, 1876. [NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.-The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.] CHAP. 153.-An act for the relief of Kendrick and Avis, Kuner Zisemann and Zott, June 28, 1876. Remission of in low wines to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- ternal-revenue tax ury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to remit so much of on the following internal revenue taxes upon low wines produced in the Kendrick & Avis; manufacture of vinegar, to-wit nine thousand seven hundred and ninety- Kuner, Zisemann two dollars, assessed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue on the Zott; and Nachtwenty first day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy trieb & Co & Zott; Kuner & five, against Crawford M. Kendrick and William H. Avis, doing business at said Saint Louis, in the State of Missouri, under the firm, name, and style of Kendrick and Avis, and entered upon the August list of said year for the first district of Missouri; two thousand and seven dollars, Proviso. assessed by said Commissioner on the second day of August, one thou- Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tempore Received by the President June 16, 1876. [NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.-The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.] June 29, 1876. order account of William Rule. CHAP. 155-An act for the relief of William Rule, postmaster at Knoxville, Ten nessee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Credit in money States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, directed, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to place to the credit of the fund for the PostOffice Department on money-order account, the sum of six hundred dollars; and the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department is directed to place the like sum to the credit of William Rule in his account as post-master at Knoxville, Tennessee, it being the amount of surplus money-order funds mailed by said postmaster August first, eighteen hundred and seventy-four for deposit with the postmaster at Cincinnati; said money having been burned and destroyed with the steamboat "Pat Rodgers" while en route to Cincinnati. Approved, June 29, 1876. July 1, 1876. Son S. Post. CHAP. 161.-An act for the relief of Judson S. Post, of Missouri, late disbursingofficer of the United States Navy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment to Jud- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to refund to Judson S. Post, late a disbursing-officer of the United States Navy, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, the sum of two hundred and two dollars and fifty-nine cents, the said sum being the amount of interest on a principal amounting to four hundred and fifty dollars and twenty-four cents, and which latter amount was a portion of seven hundred and eighty-four dollars and fourteen cents, claimed to have been due from him to the United States, and paid by him upon the final settlement of his accounts as a disbursingofficer of the United States Navy; and upon said sum of four hundred and fifty dollars and twenty-four cents he also paid interest to the United States, amounting to two hundred and two dollars and fifty-nine cents; and as said sum of four hundred and fifty dollars and twentyfour cents, the same being a portion of the principal claimed to be due the United States as aforesaid, was refunded and paid to him by the Secretary of the Treasury, he prays that the interest he paid upon said four hundred and fifty dollars and twenty-four cents, amounting to two hundred and two dollars and fifty-nine cents, may be refunded him by act of Congress authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to him said amount out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, July 1, 1876. July 6, 1876. Payment to Jo. CHAP. 170.—An act for the relief of Joseph Wilson, of Bourbon county, Kentucky, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Joseph Wil- eph Wilson. son, of Bourbon county, in the State of Kentucky, the sum of fifteen thousand three hundred dollars, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated; which sum shall be in full compensation for ninety mules captured from him by rebels at Beltsville, in the State of Maryland, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four, which mules were presented at the picket-lines of the defenses around Washington, District of Columbia, in part fulfilment of a contract to deliver in said city five hundred mules. Approved, July 6, 1876. CHAP. 171.-An act for the relief of Ariel K. Eaton and James D. Jenkins. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to allow and pay to Ariel K. Eaton, of Osage, Iowa, late receiver of the United States landoffice at Decorah and Osage, in the State of Iowa, the sum of three thousand six hundred dollars, on account of money paid out and expended by said Ariel K. Eaton as such receiver, for clerks in his said office, during the time he was the incumbent thereof. SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to allow and pay to James D. Jenkins, of Osage, Iowa, late register of the United States land-office at Decorah and Osage, Iowa, aforesaid, the sum of three thousand six hundred dollars, on account of money paid out and expended by said James D. Jenkins as such register for clerks in his said office, during the time he was the incumbent thereof. SEO. 3. That to enable the Secretary of the Interior to make the payments hereinbefore required, there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of seven thousand two hundred dollars; and the amounts herein before allowed to said Ariel K. Eaton and James D. Jenkins respectively shall be received by them in full satisfaction and settlement of all claims or demands against the Government for the clerical or other expenses of their said offices. Approved, July 7, 1876. July 7, 1876. Payment to Ariel K. Eaton aud James D. Jenkins. July 8, 1876. West & Co. CHAP. 173.-An act to reimburse B. F. West and Company of Martin's Ferry, Ohio, for internal-revenue stamps stolen from Cambridge, Ohio, post-office. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment to B. F. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and is hereby, authorized to pay to B. F. West and Company, of Martin's Ferry, Ohio, out of any money not otherwise appropriated, the sum of three hundred and fifty-seven dollars, to reimburse said B. F. West and Company for revenue stamps purchased by them of the collector of internal revenue of the sixteenth district of Ohio, on the fourth of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and stolen from the post-office at Cambridge, Ohio, on the night of said fourth of May, eigh een hundred and seventy-one. July 8, 1876. Pension to Robert Cavanaugh. July 8, 1876. Pension to Martha R. Robinson. SAMUEL S. COX. Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tempore. Received by the President June 27, 1876. [NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.-The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.] CHAP. 174.--An act granting a pension to Robert Cavanaugh. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place upon the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Robert Cavanaugh, late a private in Company D, Ninety-eighth regiment Ohio Infantry Volunteers. SAMUEL S. COX. Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tempore. Received by the President June 27, 1876. [NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.-The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.] CHAP. 175.-An act granting a pension to Mrs. Martha R. Robinson, of Portsmouth, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place upon the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Martha R. Robinson, widow of Major Joshua V. Robinson, late of the Thirty-third Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. SAMUEL S. COX. Speaker of the House of Representatives pro tempore Received by the President June 27, 1876. [NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.-The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.] CHAP. 176.-An act for the relief of the mail-contractors on route No 19319, in Ten nessee. July 8, 1876. Mail-service on McMinnville and Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster General is hereby authorized to put mail-service on the McMinnville and Manches- Manchester Raiiter Rail Road from Tullahoma to McMinnville in the State of Tennessee, road. in the same manner as now provided by law for railroad-mail transportation, and that the earnings for said service shall not be withheld on account of any claim due or alleged to be due, from the old corporation of the McMinnville and Manchester Rail Road Company to the United States; but the provisions of this act shall in no wise interfere with, impair, or destroy or affect any claim, lien, or right, legal or equitable, the United States may have against said McMinnville and Manchester Railroad or its property, or the property purchased by the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company; nor shall it in any wise affect, embarrass, or interfere with any suit the United States may have commenced, or may hereafter commence, to enforce any contract, right, or lien they have against said railroad-companies, or either of them, or their property, or that of either. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved, July 8, 1876. CHAP. 178.-An act to fix the retired pay of Surgeon-General Clement A. Finley, retired. July 10, 1876. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the retired-pay of Surgeon- Retired - pay of General Clement A. Finley, on the retired-list of the Army, shall, from Surgeon-Genera and after the passage of this act, be the retired pay now allowed by law Clement A. Finley. for the grade of the Surgeon-General of the Army as fixed by the act of June twenty third, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, re-organizing the several staff corps of the Army. Approved, July 10, 1876. 1874, ch. 458, 18 Stat., 244. CHAP. 188.—An act for the relief of the sureties of J. W. P. Huntington, deceased, late superintendent of Indian affairs in Oregon. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the settlement of the accounts of J. W. P. Huntington, deceased, late superintendent of Indian affairs in Oregon, the proper accounting-officers of the Treasury be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to allow a credit of ten thousand dollars, Indian funds, charged to him and lost by the wreck of the steamer Brother Jonathan, off the coast of California, on the thirtieth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-five; also a credit of five hundred dollars, for that sum transmitted by said Huntington, on or about the fifteenth day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, to William Logan, deceased, late Indian agent, in charge of the Warm Spring Indian Agency in Oregon, for which no vouchers were returned before the death of the said Logan: Provided, That no credit shall be allowed for the said sums until satisfactory proof shall be made of the loss of said ten thousand dollars by the wreck of the said steamer Brother Jonathan and of the transmission of said five hundred dollars to the said William Logan. Approved, July 12, 1876. July 12, 1876. Allowance in ac counts of J. W. P. Huntington. |