office as such collector during the quarter ending September thirtieth eighteen hundred and sixty six and for moneys paid by him for hire of clerks in his office in making out the accounts and returns thereof between October first, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and June thirtieth eighteen hundred and sixty seven said adjustment and settlement to be made upon the principles of equity, and whatever sums may be allowed thereon shall, together with interest from the date of disbursement, be credited upon two judgements obtained against said Hall and others by the district court of the United States for the district of Minnesota on the sixth day of June eighteen hundred and seventy two Approved, March 3, 1877. CHAP. 171.-An act to remove the political disabilities of George Watson Carr, a citizen of the State of Virginia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two thirds of each House concurring therein) That all the political disabilitie imposed by the third section of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States upon George Watson Carr a citizen of the State of Virginia, be, and the same are hereby removed. Approved, March 3, 1877. March 3, 1877. Political disabilities of George Watson Carr, removed. CHAP. 172.-An act for the relief of A. M. Garoutte, late captain and assistant quartermaster, United States Army. March 3, 1877. Payment to A. 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 ury be, and is hereby, directed, out of any money in the Treasury M. Garoutte. not otherwise appropriated, to pay to A. M. Garoutte, late captain and assistant quartermaster, United States Army, fifteen hundred and fortyfour dollars and fifteen cents, in full for the amount refunded by said Garoutte to H. Hurdle, by order of General Boyd, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and of hotel bills paid by him for clerks and auctioneer while making sale of personal property of the United States at various places in the State of North Carolina in eighteen hundred and sixty-five and eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and for amount of fine wrongfully imposed upon him by a court-martial in August, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and paid by him; and for all sums which would have been due to him for military services in his said capacity, if he had been honorably discharged on the fourteenth of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. To have honor SEC 2. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to cause to be issued to the said Garoutte, late captain able discharge. and assistant quartermaster, an honorable discharge, to take effect from the fourteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-six Approved, March 3, 1877. CHAP. 173.-An act for the relief of Edwin Morgan, late captain of Company G, March 3, 1877. 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 is hereby authorized and directed, out of any moneys in the Edwin Morgan. Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay Edwin Morgan, late captain of Company G. Seventy-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, the pay and allowances of a second lieutenant of Infantry in command of company, from the seventh day of July, Payment to eighteen hundred and sixty-four, to the first day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, together with three mon hs' pay proper allowed to certain officers of the volunteer service under section four of act of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, after deducting from the amount of said pay and allowances any sums of money heretofore paid said Morgan for his services for the time aforesaid. Approved, March 3, 1877. March 3, 1877. CHAP. 174.-An act for the relief of Chancy J. Poore, late a private in Battery G, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Record of dis- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be charge of Chancy directed to correct the entry made as the cause of the discharge from J. Poore, corrected. the service of the United States of Chancy J. Poore, late a private in Battery G, First New York Light Artillery, so as to show the cause of such discharge to have been "phlebitis" instead of "diabetes" as erroneously entered in said record. Approved, March 3, 1877. March 3, 1877. Payment to W. W. Van Antwerp. CHAP. 175.-An act for the relief of W. W. Van Antwerp, late Major of Fourth 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 he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to W. W. Van Antwerp, a citizen of Jackson, Michigan, the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, it being the value of a private horse, lost in action while said Van Antwerp was in the strict line of his duty as a soldier. Approved, March 3, 1877. March 3, 1877. cinda Starnes. CHAP. 176.-An act granting a pension to Lucinda Starnes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Pension to Lu- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte rior be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension-laws, the name of Lucinda Starnes, mother of Jefferson Starnes, late private of Company F, Fortieth Regiment of United States Colored Troops Volunteers. Approved, March 3, 1877. March 3, 1877. Johnston. CHAP. 177.-An act granting a pension to James Johnston. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Pension to James States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte rior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of James Johnston, late sergeant in Company C, Fifteenth regiment of Maine volunteers, if found disabled by reason of disease of the eyes and chills and fever. Approved, March 3, 1877. CHAP. 178.-An act for the relief of Marshal P. Thatcher. 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 he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Marshal P. Thatcher, late of the Second Michigan Cavalry, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars in full satisfaction for the loss of a horse, April fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, while in the military service of the United States. Approved, March 3, 1877. March 3, 1877. Payment to Marshal P. Thatcher. CHAP. 179.-An act to remove the political disabilities of Richard S. Kinney. March 3, 1877. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two thirds of each House thereof Political disabil concurring therein) That the political disabilities of Richard S. Kinney ities of Richard S. of San Antonio, Texas, imposed by the fourteenth amendment to the Kinney removed. Constitution of the United States, be and the same are hereby removed. Approved, March 3, 1877. CHAP. 180.-An act to remove the political disabilities of Samuel V. Turner of March 3, 1877. Political disabil Turner removed. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two thirds of each House concurring therein) That all political disabilities imposed by the fourteenth ities of Samuel V. amendment of the Constitution of the United States by reason of participation in the late rebellion be, and they are hereby, removed from Samuel V. Turner, now resident of the city of Norfolk in the State of Virginia. Approved, March 3, 1877. CHAP. 181.—An act to remove the political disabilities of William A Webb of March 3, 1877. Political disabi' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all political disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution on William ities of William A. A. Webb of Virginia be and they are hereby removed. Approved, March 3, 1877. Webb removed. CHAP. 182.-An act for the relief of Col. Frank L. Woolford late of the First March 3, 1877. Frank L. Wool missal. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Col. Frank L. Woolford, late of the First Kentucky Cavalry Volunteers be, and he is hereby, ford relieved from relieved from all the penalties and effects of general order No. one hun. dishonorable dis dred and seventeen dated at Washington, March twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, signed E. D. Townsend, Asst. Adjutant General, dishonorably dismissing said Woolford from the service of the United States and he is restored to all the rights and privileges he would be entitled to, had said order not been issued and enforced, but nothing herein shall entitle him to any additional pay or allowances Approved, March 3, 1877. XIX- -35 546 FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. March 3, 1877. Payment to Will iam L. Scruggs. March 3, 1877. Political disabil ities of Joel S. Ken nard removed. March 3, 1877. tin R. Mills. CHAP. 183.-An act to pay William L. Scruggs, late minister at Bogota, from Approved, March 3, 1877. Savannah Georgia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United CHAP. 185.-An act granting a pension to Austin R. Mills. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Pension to Aus- 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 pensionlaws, the name of Austin R. Mills, late a member of the First Regiment of Kansas Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month: Provided, That no payment shall be made for any time for which payment may have already been made on his pension certificate. Approved, March 3, 1877. March 3, 1877. CHAP. 186.-An act for the benefit of the Louisville Baptist Orphans' Home. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment to States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas Louisville Baptist ury pay to the Louisville Baptist Orphans' Home the sum of one hundred Orphans' Home. and twenty-six dollars, being the amount of two United States five-twenty coupons of three dollars each, numbers forty-nine thousand six hundred and ninety-nine and three hundred and sixteen, due first January, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and also, four Louisville and Portland Canal coupons of thirty dollars each, numbers one thousand three hundred and ninety-eight, one thousand three hundred and ninety-nine, and one thousand four hundred, and one thousand four hundred and one, due first January, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, belonging to the said Louisville Baptist Orphans' Home, and which were inclosed in a letter and mailed by George W. Norton and Company, bankers in Louisville, Kentucky, to Messrs. Nolan, Slaughter and Company, New York, which letter was registered in the Louisville post-office on the fifth of January, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and which was destroyed by fire at some point between Baltimore and Washington on the seventh of January, eighteen hundred and seventy-five. Provided always, That the Secretary of the Treasury take from the claimant before payment bond, with good security, for the protection of the United States. Approved, March 3, 1877. Proviso. CHAP. 187.-An act for the relief of Virginia E. White, of Ohio County, West Virginia. March 3, 1877. Payment to Vir 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 he is hereby, authorized and required to pay, out of any ginia E. White. money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Virginia E. White, widow and executrix of Andrew White, deceased, who was the administrator, with the will annexed, of Daniel Steenrod, deceased, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; said sum being the amount of tax erroneously and improperly assessed on income of the estate of Daniel Steenrod, deceased, and paid by the said Andrew White as the administrator of said estate, and since his death recovered of the said Virginia E White as the executrix of said Andrew White by the residuary legatees of the said Daniel Steenrod. Approved, March 3, 1877. CHAP. 188.-An act granting a pension to Daniel Houlihan. March 3, 1877. Pension to Dan 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 iel Houlihan. pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension-laws, the name of Daniel Houlihan, late sergeant Company I, Eighty-second Regiment New York Volunteers. Approved, March 3, 1877. CHAP. 189.-An act for the relief of Eli Teegarden. March 3, 1877. Payment to Eli 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 is hereby authorized and directed to pay to Eli Teegarden, of Cali- Teegarden. fornia, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of fifty dollars and thirty-four cents, being the amount of a balance due him thirty-first March, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, on his account as receiver of public moneys at the land-office at Marysville, California. Approved, March 3, 1877. CHAP. 190.-An act granting a pension to Harriet Moss. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte rior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension-roll, subject to provisions and limitations of the pension-laws, the name of Harriet Moss, widow of Samuel I. Moss, late private in Company E, Eighteenth Missouri Infantry Volunteers. Approved, March 3, 1877. March 3, 1877. Pension to Harriet Moss. CHAP. 191.—An act for the relief of H. H. Mathis, of Arkansas. March 3, 1877. Payment to H. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby appropria ted to H. H. Mathis, of Saint Francis County, Arkansas, the sum of six H. Mathis thousand six hundred and twenty-eight dollars and fifty cents, out of |