1872, c. 342, v. 17, "An act increasing the rates of pensions to certain persons therein p. 335. described," which last act was approved June eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, he having lost his right arm in the military service of the United States, having been employed as a steamboat-pilot and which pension has heretofore been paid to the said George A. Schreiner under à construction placed on the last named act, the said pension of eighteen dollars a month is hereby confirmed to the said George A. Schreiner, and that the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place his name upon the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws; said rate to commence from and after the passage of this act Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3, 1875. CHAP. 214.—An act for the relief of the Willow Springs Distilling Company, of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Credit to Willow States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary_of_the Springs Distilling Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to credit the Willow Springs Company. Distilling Company, of Omaha, Nebraska, with such amounts as he shall find, on investigation, to be assessed against them, and still remaining payable as taxes upon grain used in excess of the surveyed capacity of their distillery during the months of September, October, November, and December, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and January, February, March, and April, eighteen hundred and seventyfour: Provided, That the said Willow Springs Distilling Company shall prove, to the satisfaction of said Secretary, that the average production of spirits from each and every bushel of grain used and consumed in the production of spirits by them during the time above specified was at least three and one quarter gallons, and that they have paid the legal tax upon all spirits produced. Proviso. Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3, 1875. Clara Dolsen. CHAP. 215.-An act for the relief of the owners of the Steamer Clara Dolsen Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment to own- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas ers of steamer ury be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to the owners of the Steamer Clara Dolsen, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri ated, the sum of twenty two thousand and fifty dollars in full of all claims for the use of said vessel by the Navy Department, and for all claims for damages to said vessel and furniture while in the service of the Government. Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3, 1875. Pension to Davenport Downs. CHAP. 216.-An act granting a Pension to Davenport Downs 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 upon the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Davenport Downs, late a private in company C, fifth regiment Iowa volunteers, and to pay him a pension from and after the passage of this act. Approved, March 3, 1875. CHAP. 217.-An act for the relief of F. V. Hayden Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accountingofficers, in settling and adjusting the accounts of F. V. Hayden, geologist in charge of the survey of the Territories, are hereby directed to credit the said F. V. Hayden with the sum of three thousand eight hundred and twenty-five dollars, on account of loss of that amount, in eighteen hundred and seventy-two, by highway robbery, committed on his clerk while traveling on stage-coach between Virginia City, Montana, and Fort Hall, Idaho, bearing said sum of money from one division of said survey to the other; said amount having been lost without any fault or neglect of the said F. V. Hayden or said clerk. Approved, March 3, 1875. CHAP. 218.-An act to remove the political disabilities of Robert W. Johnson, formerly of Arkansas. March 3, 1875. Disabilities of 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 the political disabilities of Robert W. Johnson, Robert W. Johnson of Arkansas, incurred under the provisions of the third section of the fourteenth article of the Constitution of the United States, be, and the same are hereby, removed. Approved, March 3, 1875. removed. CHAP. 219.-An act for the relief of William N. Denny, major of the Fifty-first March 3, 1875. Payment to Wil Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Paymaster-General of the United States Army, be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed liam N. Denny. to pay, out of any money appropriated or hereafter to be appropriated for the payment of the Army, to William N. Denny, late major in the Fifty-first Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, the pay and emoluments of a major of infantry, from the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, the date his commission was received at the headquarters of the command to which he belonged, to the fifteenth day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, the date of his muster-in as lieutenant-colonel, as if he had been mustered in as major on the date of the receipt of his commission, first deducting whatever sum may have been paid said William N. Denny as captain during the period for which pay is hereby allowed as major. Approved, March 3, 1875. CHAP. 220.-An act for the relief of Alexander Minor, of West Virginia. March 3, 1875. Payment to Alex 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 directed to pay out of any money in the Treasury not ander Minor. otherwise appropriated, to Alexander Minor, late a private in Company B of the Twelfth Regiment of West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, United States Army, the sum of two hundred and thirty-four dollars, being the amount of bounty and pay improperly withheld from him on a charge of absence without leave. Approved, March 3, 1875. 43-2-PR 4 March 3, 1875. Services of Elijah Laws; how to be considered. CHAP. 221.—An act for the relief of E. Laws, chief engineer, United States Navy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the services of Elijah Laws as first assistant engineer of the United States Navy shall be considered in every respect except in that which may change his present rank as though he had received a warrant appointing him to that position on the seventeenth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, the date of the warrants as first assistant engineers of those who entered the service next after him; and as chief engineer shall be considered in every respect except in that which may change his present rank or position on the Navy Register as having commenced on the thirteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, the date of the completion of the two years' sea-service required for first assistant engineers before promotion after March seventh, eighteen hundred and sixtythree. Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3, 1875. CHAP. 222.-An act to relieve James Jackson, of Georgia of his political disabilities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Disabilities of States of America in Congress assembled, Two-thirds of each House concurJames Jackson re- ring therein) That James Jackson, of Bibb County, Georgia, be, and is hereby, relieved of all political disability imposed by third section of fourteenth article of amendments to the Constitution of the United States. moved. Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3, 1875. uel S. Potter. CHAP. 223.-An act for the relief of Samuel S. Potter. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment to Sam- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Samuel S. Potter, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars, the same being in full of all claims against the Government for expenses incurred by the said Potter by reason of the seizure of his seminary-building by J. F. Head, medical director of the District of Kentucky, for hospital-purposes. Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3, 1875. land. CHAP. 224.-An act for the relief of Washington Crosland. Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment to States of America in Congress assembled, That there be paid to WashWashington Cros- ington Crosland, of Saint Louis, Missouri, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of two thousand dollars, in satisfaction of all damages which accrued to him by reason of the construction of a railroad across his two lots of land in the city of Saint Louis by the United States for military purposes. Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3, 1875. CHAP. 225.-An act for the relief of the survivors of the Polaris. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment to sur- States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting vivors, &c., of the officers of the Treasury be authorized and directed to pay, out of any Polaris, and to Joe Eberbing and Hans money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the survivors of the Polaris engaged in the Arctic exploration under command of Cap Hendrick. tain Charles F. Hall, their widows, or minor children, and in the order named, a sum of money in addition to that already paid, equal in amount to one year's pay which each would have been entitled to respectively if continued in the service, under the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy for said exploring expedition; and that the sum of three hundred and sixty dollars each be paid to Joe Eberbing and Hans Hendrick, Esquimaux, who rendered valuable assistance to that part of the ship's crew rescued from the ice-floe on or about the thirtieth day of April, eighteen hundred and seventy-three; said payment to be made direct to each individual claimant upon satisfactory evidence of his identity: Provided, That if any sale, assignment, or transfer shall be made of any interest in the gratuity provided by this act, the amount so assigned shall revert to the Government of the United States. Approved, March 3, 1875. Proviso. CHAP. 226.-An act permitting Lieutenant Commander Frederick Pearson of the March 3, 1875. Lieutenant-Com Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Lieutenant Commander Frederick Pearson, of the Navy of the United States may accept a dec- mander Frederick oration of Companion of the Military Division of the Order of the Bath Pearson permitted to accept decoratendered to him by the Queen of Great Britain as a testimonial of the tion. appreciation of Her Majesty's government of the courage and conduct displayed by said Lieutenant Pearson in the attack upon the Japanese forts by the combined fleets of Great Britain, France, the Netherlands and the United States in September, eighteen hundred and sixty-four because of which said Pearson received the thanks of the British Admiral, the senior officer commanding. Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3, 1875. Disabilities of CHAP. 227.-An act to remove the political disabilities of Thomas T. Fountleroy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,. That all the political disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution of the United Thomas T. FountleStates on Thomas T. Fountleroy, a citizen of Virginia, be, and the same are hereby, removed. Approved, March 3, 1875. roy removed. CHAP. 228.-An act for the relief of Mrs Sarah B. Forest, widow of Lieutenant 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, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs Sarah B. Forest, widow of Lieutenant Dulaney A. Forest, late of the United States Navy, the sum of eight hundred and twenty dollars, which shall be in full discharge of all claims of said Sarah B. Forest against the United States, for balance due from an allotment of pay made by her late husband, being the amount due from April first to December sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, at the rate of one hundred dollars a month. Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3, 1875. Payment to Sarah B. Forest. March 3, 1875. beth Wolf. CHAP. 229.-An act granting a Pension to Elizabeth Wolf. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Pension to Eliza- 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 Elizabeth Wolf, widow of John F. Wolf, late of company D, third regiment of Maryland volunteers, and pay her a pension from and after the passage of this act. Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3, 1875. CHAP. 230.-An act for the relief of Montraville Patton of Buncombe County, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment to States of America in Congress assembled, That the QuartermasterMontraville Pat- General be, and he is hereby, instructed to pay Montraville Patton, of Buncombe County, North Carolina, the sum of one hundred and thirty dollars for supplies furnished the Army in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, as appears from proofs on file. ton. Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3, 1875. Pension to Stephen Weatherlow. CHAP. 231.-An act granting a Pension to Stephen Weatherlow. 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 Stephen Weatherlow, and to pay him a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month, from the date of this act, said pension to be in lieu of that now drawn by Stephen Weatherlow. Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3, 1875. CHAP. 232.-An act granting an increase of pension to Stephen Weatherlow. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Increased pen- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Intesion to Stephen rior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place upon the Weatherlow. pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Stephen Weatherlow, and to pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month from the date of this act; said pension to be in lieu of that now drawn by Stephen Weatherlow. Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3, 1875. Disabilities CHAP. 233.-An act relieving the political disabilities of Edward Booker, of Henry Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United of States of America in Congress assembled, (two thirds of each house concurEdward Booker re- ring therein,) That all the political disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution of the United States on Edward Booker, a citizen of Henry County in the State of Virginia, be, and the same are hereby removed. moved. Approved, March 3, 1875. |