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CHAP. CLXIV. - An Act granting a Pension to Mary A. Davis, Widow of William March 3, 1869. P. Davis, a Private of the Eighteenth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, in the War of eighteen hundred and sixty-one.

Pension to

Mary A. Davis;

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 is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension rolls the name of Mary A. Davis, widow of William P. Davis, deceased, a private in the eighteenth regiment of the Indiana volunteers of the war of eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and that she be paid a pension allowed a private during her widowhood, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, to commence on the ninth day of September, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and in case of her death or marriage, then the to be paid to pension to be paid to the minor children of the said William P. Davis, of William P. deceased, under sixteen years of age, subject to the provisions and limita- Davis, in case of tions of the general pension laws. APPROVED, March 3, 1869.

minor children

her death or marriage.

CHAP. CLXV. — An Act for the Relief of Peter McGough, Collector of Internal March 3, 1869. Revenue and disbursing Agent, Twentieth District, Pennsylvania.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting officers of the treasury be, and they are hereby, authorized to allow to Peter McGough, collector and disbursing agent of the twentieth internal revenue district of Pennsylvania, a credit for the sum of four thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars and sixty-four cents, public money deposited in pursuance of law in the Venango National Bank, late a United States designated depository, and lost by the failure of said bank, without fault or neglect of the said collector and disbursing agent. APPROVED, March 3, 1869.

CHAP. CLXVI.— An Act granting a Pension to Sarah E. Haines.

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 pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Sarah E. Haines, widow of George H. Haines, late a private in company K, eighteenth regiment Missouri volunteers, and to pay her a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the eighteenth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and to continue during her widowhood.

APPROVED, March 3, 1869.

CHAP. CLXVII.

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Credit to be allowed to Peter McGough.

March 3, 1869.

Pension to

Sarah E. Haines.

· An Act granting a Pension to Horace Peck, of Charlton, Massa- March 3, 1869. chusetts.

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 pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Horace Peck, of Charlton, Massachusetts, and to pay him a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the twentyfourth day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and to continue during his natural life.

APPROVED, March 3, 1869.

CHAP. CLXVIII. — An Act granting a Pension to Benjamin T. Raines of Indiana.
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-

Pension to Horace Peck.

March 3, 1869.

Pension to Benjamin T. Ra.ues.

March 3, 1869.

Pension to Elizabeth Clarke.

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 Benjamin T. Raines, of Indiana, late a private in Captain Branham's company, one hundred and fifth regiment Indiana militia, and to pay him a pension at the rate of fifteen dollars per month, to commence on the fourteenth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. APPROVED, March 3, 1869.

CHAP. CLXIX.

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An Act granting a Pension to Elizabeth Clarke.

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 pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Elizabeth Clarke, widow of Newman S. Clarke, late colonel of the sixth regiment of infantry, United States army, and to pay her a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month, to commence from and after the passage of this act, and to continue during her widowhood. APPROVED, March 3, 1869.

March 3, 1869. CHAP. CLXX.

Pension to

the children of Martin N. Slo

-An Act granting a Pension to the Children of Martin N. Slocum, deceased.

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 is hereby authorized and directed to continue the pension allowed by cum, deceased. private act, approved February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixtyseven, to Mrs. Josephine Slocum, widow of Martin N. Slocum, late a second lieutenant in the sixty-fifth regiment United States colored infantry, who has remarried, and to pay the same to Ireton N. Slocum and Lucilla J. Slocum, children of the said Martin N. Slocum, or to their legally authorized guardian or guardians, from the third day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, until they severally attain the age of sixteen years.

March 3, 1869.

Pension to Benjamin C. Stone.

March 3, 1869.

Pension to

Ford.

APPROVED, March 3, 1869.

CHAP. CLXXI. - An Act granting a Pension to Benjamin C. Stone.

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 pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Benjamin C. Stone, late a private in company I, ninth regiment Vermont infantry volunteers, and to pay him a pension, to commence on the twenty-seventh day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-five. APPROVED, March 3, 1869.

CHAP. CLXXII.

- An Act granting a Pension to Mrs. Lydia W. Ford. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the InteMrs. Lydia W. 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 Mrs. Lydia W. Ford, widow of Jefferson Ford, late an acting master in the United States navy, and allow and pay her a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month, to commence on the eighteenth day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and to continue during her widowhood; said pension to be paid out of the naval pension fund. APPROVED, March 3, 1869.

CHAP. CLXXIII.

An Act for the Relief of Henry C. Noyes.

March 3, 1859.

New coupon

bond to be issued

lost.
1865, ch. 77.

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 to issue a new bond for one thousand to Henry C. dollars, with coupons from and including that of July first, eighteen hun- Noyes, for one dred and sixty-seven, to Henry C. Noyes, of Claremont, New Hampshire, in place of his coupon bond for a like amount, number fifty-five thousand Vol. xiii. p. 468. three hundred and thirty-seven, act of March third, eighteen and sixtyfive, July issue, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, destroyed: Provided, That before issuing a new bond the Secretary of the Treasury shall require a sufficient bond of indemnity securing the government against the presentation of the bond alleged to be lost.

APPROVED, March 3, 1869.

Bond of indemnity.

March 3, 1869.

Certain certificates of regis

Buel, for lost

CHAP. CLXXIV. — An Act for the Relief of Reverend D. Hillhouse Buel. 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 hereby is, directed to cause to be issued to the Reverend tered stock to be D. Hillhouse Buel, of Cooperstown, New York, proper certificates of the issued to Rev. registered stock of the United States of the consolidated debt under the D. Hillhouse act of March third, anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-five, to the certificates. amount of seven thousand dollars, in lieu and stead of certificates of said debt numbered sixteen thousand three hundred and thirty-one and sixteen thousand three hundred and thirty-two for one thousand dollars each, and certificate numbered four thousand nine hundred and eightyseven for five thousand dollars, belonging to him and lost while passing through the mails: Provided, That said Buel shall give bond with surety to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury, conditioned to indemnify the United States against all claim upon or in respect to said first-mentioned certificates.

APPROVED, March 3, 1869.

CHAP. CLXXV. — An Act for the Relief of Alpheus C. Gallahue.

1865, ch. 77. Vol. xiii. p. 468.

Proviso.

March 3, 1869.

Alpheus C. Gallahue may apply for exten

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Alpheus C. Gallahue have leave to make application to the commissioner of patents for the extension of the letters-patent granted to him for an improvement in machines sion of patent. for pegging boots and shoes, on the sixteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, antedated eighteenth day of February, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, for fourteen years from the latter date, in the same manner as if the petition for said extension had been filed at least ninety days before the expiration of said patent, and that the commissioner of patents be authorized to consider and determine said application in the same manner as if it had been filed ninety days prior to the expiration of said patent, and with the same effect as if it had been regularly filed and acted upon under existing laws: Provided, That any such extension of said patent shall not affect the right to continue to use said machine of any person who since the eighteenth day of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and prior to the approval of this act, may have procured and at the time of such approval shall be using said machine.

APPROVED, March 3, 1869.

CHAP. CLXXVI. — An Act for the Relief of Celestia P. Hartt.

Proviso.

March 8, 1869.

Payment 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- Celestia P. ury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Celestia P. Hartt.

Hartt, widow of the late naval constructor, Samuel T. Hartt, the sum of three thousand dollars, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the same to be in full and complete compensation and satisfaction for the use of a gun-elevating screw invented by said Samuel T. Hartt, and which had been used on the iron gun-carriages of the United States navy.

APPROVED, March 3, 1869.

March 3, 1869. CHAP. CLXXVII.

trators of De Grasse Fowler may apply for extension of

patent.

An Act for the Relief of George Fowler, and the Estate of De
Grasse Fowler, deceased, or their Assigns.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United George Fowler States of America in Congress assembled, That George Fowler and the and the adminis administrators of the estate of De Grasse Fowler, or their assigns, have leave to make application to the commissioner of patents for an extension of the letters-patent for improvement in machine for punching metal, issued to the said George Fowler and De Grasse Fowler for the term of fourteen years from the seventeenth day of April, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, in the same manner as if the petition for said extension had been filed at least ninety days prior to the expiration of said patent, and that the commissioner be authorized to consider and determine said application in the same manner as if it had been filed ninety days before the expiration of the said patent.

APPROVED, March 3, 1869.

March 3, 1869. CHAP. CLXXVIII. — An Act confirming certain Purchases of Lands in the Ionia District, Michigan, made by Charles H. Rodd and Andrew J. Campeau.

tions and pur

and Andrew J. Campeau confirmed.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Certain loca- States of America in Congress assembled, That the locations and purchases chases of land by of land made by Charles H. Rodd and Andrew J. Campeau, under the Charles H. Rodd provisions of the treaty of August two, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, in the Ionia land district, Michigan, be, and the same are hereby, confirmed, so far as such purchases or locations were made prior to the instructions of the commissioner of the general land office to the register and receiver not to allow any further Indian locations or purchases in the Indian reservation: Provided, That such purchases were made regularly, according to the regulations and instructions of the general land office in force at the time: And provided, That this act shall not prejudice any adverse claims to such lands.

Vol. xi. p. 633.

Provisos.

APPROVED, March 3, 1869.

RESOLUTIONS.

[No. 4.] Joint Resolution for the Relief of George W. Lane, Superintendent of the Branch Mint at Denver, Colorado, and Assistunt Treasurer of the United States.

Feb. 4, 1869.

Credit to be

Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- allowed George ury be, and he is hereby, authorized to credit and allow to George W. W. Lane in setLane, superintendent of the United States branch mint at Denver, Col- tlement of acorado Territory, in the settlement of his accounts, the sum of four thou- counts for money sand four hundred and nineteen dollars and ninety cents, public money, which was stolen from the mint without fault or neglect on the part of said superintendent, and which has not been recovered. APPROVED, February 4, 1869.

stolen.

Feb. 9, 1869.

Payment in

[No. 6.] A Resolution relating to the Mileage of Charles Westmoreland. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, trust for Charles and is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to the secretary of the Westmoreland. Senate, out of the appropriation for payment of the messengers of the 1868, ch. 177. Ante, p. 111. respective States for conveying to the seat of government the votes of the electors of said States for President and Vice-President, (act of July twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight,) in trust for Charles Westmoreland, the only child of the late Charles Westmoreland, the person appointed by the electors of California to deliver to the president of the Senate a list of the votes of California for President and Vice-President for eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and who died at Panama, on his way to the seat of government with said list, the sum to which said Westmoreland would have been entitled had he reached the seat of government and delivered the same; and the receipt of the secretary of the Senate for said sum shall be a sufficient voucher therefor. APPROVED, February 9, 1869.

[No. 12.] Joint Resolution for the Relief of Leonard Pierce, junior, late United States Feb. 19, 1869.

Consul at Matamoras.

Payment to Leonard Pierce,

Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be paid to Leonard Pierce, junior, of Houlton, Maine, out of any money appropriated for the Jr. use of the State Department, the sum of eleven thousand eight hundred and forty-three dollars and eighty-nine cents in gold, in full for expenditures made by him out of his private funds while United States consul at Matamoras, Mexico, during the period from the twelfth of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, to the thirtieth of November, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, in aiding Union soldiers and refugees fleeing from Texas.

APPROVED, February 19, 1869.

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