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National banks, change of names, etc. An act to enable national banking associations to increase
their capital stock and to change their names or locations. May 1, 1886.,

Public building, Jackson, enn. An act making an appropriation to complete the public building

at Jackson, Tennessee, and to reappropriate an unexpended balance therefor. May 1, 1886.

Chattanooga, Tenn., street granted to. An act to grant for the use of the public a street across the

United States grounds in the city of Chattanooga, in the State of Tennessee. May 1, 1886..

Light-house, Seul Choix Point, Michigan. An act to establish a light-house at Seul Choix Point,

Michigan. May 1, 1886:

Nebraska land districts. An act to establish two additional land-districts in the State of Nebraska.

May 3, 1886.

Dubuque, Iowa, land to. An act to amend the act of June fifteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-

four, and for other purposes. May 3, 1886.

Public building, Rochester, N. Y. An act limiting the cost of the erection of a public building at

Rochester, New York. May 3, 1886....

Right of way, powder-depot, Dover, N. J. An act to grant the right of way for railroad purposes

through the lauds of the United States powder-depot near Dover, New Jersey, to the Morris

County Railroad Company. May 6, 1886..

Public lands, homestead settlers. An act to protect homestead settlers within railway limits and for
other purposes. May 6, 1886

Oscar Eastmond and James W. Atwill. An act for the relief of Oscar Eastmond and James W. Atwill.

May 11, 1886

Missouri Home Guards. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to furnish certificates of dis-

charge to certain members of the Missouri Home Guards. May 15, 1886...
Alley, square 635, Washington, D. C. An act authorizing the District of Columbia to convey the
alley, fifteen feet wide, running east and west between lots six and seven, in square six hun-
dred and thirty-five, comprising an area of three thousand four hundred and eighty square
feet of land, to the owner of said lots. May 15, 1886..
Bridge, Saint Croix River. Ap act to authorize the Chicago, Freeport and Saint Paul Railroad Com-
pany to construct a bridge across the Saint Croix River (or lake) at any accessible point be-
tween Prescott, Wisconsin, and Stillwater, Minnesota. May 15, 1886...
Bridge, Mississippi River. An act authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi
River at or near Keithsburg, in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. May 15, 1886..
Bridges, Illinois and Des Moines Rivers. An act authorizing the construction of bridges across the
Illinois River, in the State of Illinois, and the Des Moines River, in the State of Iowa, and for
other purposes. May 15, 1886....

Bridge, Red River. An act to authorize the Red River Bridge Company of Texas to maintain a

bridge across Red River. May 15, 1886..

Indian appropriations. An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of
the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for
the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and for other purposes.
May 15, 1886..
Bridge, Mississippi River. An act to authorize the construction of a railroad and wagon bridge across
the Mississippi River from Winona, Minnesota, to the opposite shore in Wisconsin. May 15,
1886...
Bridge, Yellowstone River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Yellowstone
River in Montana. May 15, 1886.....

Military Academy graduates. An act to regulate the promotion of graduates of the United States
Military Academy. May 17, 1886...

Port of entry, Mount Desert Ferry, Me. An act providing for the establishment of a port of entry
at Mount Desert Ferry, in the town of Hancock, in the State of Maine. May 17, 1886..
Right of way, arsenal grounds, Philadelphia, Pa. An act granting the right of way to the Kensington
and Tacony Railroad Company through the arsenal grounds at Bridesburg, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. May 17, 1886..
Charge of desertion removed. An act to remove the charge of desertion from the rolls and records
in the Office of the Adjutant-General of the Army against certain soldiers. May 17, 1886...
Statue of Maj. Gen. John A. Rawlins. An act authorizing the removal of the statue of Major-General
John A. Rawlins from its present location to a site to be selected by the Secretary of War.
May 17, 1886....

Public building, Belfast, Me. An act for the extension and repair of the public building at Belfast,
Maine. May 17, 1886...

Bridge, Missouri River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River
at some accessible point within ten miles below and five miles above the city of Kansas City,
Missouri. May 17, 1886
Bridge, Tennessee River. An act to give the assent of Congress to the construction of a bridge by
the Nashville, Jackson and Memphis Railroad Company over the Tennessee River. May 17,
1886.
Public building, Dallas, Tex. An act for the addition of a third story to the public building in
Dallas, Texas. May 17, 1886..

Bridge, Missouri River. An act authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at
or near the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and for other purposes. May 17, 1886..
Bridge, Kansas River. An act authorizing the Inter-State Rapid Transit Railway Company to build
a bridge across the Kansas River. May 17, 1886..

Public building, Fort Wayne, Ind. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase
an additional strip of ground on the east side of the United States court-house and post-
office building at Fort Wayne, Indiana, to be paid for out of the appropriation already
made. May 17, 1886 ..
Bridge Missouri River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River
at a point to be selected either in the counties of Clay and Jackson, in the State of Missouri,
or in the county of Clay or Platte, in said State, and the county of Wyandotte, in the State
of Kansas, and to make the same a post-ronte. May 17, 1886..
Bridge, Mississippi River. An act to authorize the construction of a pile and pontoon railway and
wagon bridge across the Mississippi River from the city of Red Wing, Minnesota, to the op-
posite shore, in the State of Wisconsin. May 17, 1886

Bridge, Missouri River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge over the Missouri River
at the most accessible point between the mouth of the Femme Osage Creek and a point two
miles above the city of Saint Charles, in the county of Saint Charles, in the State of Mis-
souri. May 17, 1886..........
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Bridge, Missouri River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge over the Missouri River
at the most accessible point in Saline City, or within five miles above or five miles below the
same, in the county of Saline, in the State of Missouri. May 17, 1886.
Bridge, Red River. An act granting to the Gainesville and Chickasaw Bridge Company the con-
sent of the United States to construct and maintain a bridge over Red River at or near
Brown's Ferry, in Cooke County, Texas. May 17, 1886.....
Bridge, Missouri River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River

at some accessible point within two miles north and two miles south of the city of Atchi- · son, in the county of Atchison, in the State of Kansas. May 17, 1886.. Bridge, Missouri River. An act to authorize the construction and maintenance of a bridge by the Dakota Central Railway Company across the Missouri River at Pierre, Dakota. May 17, 1886....

Bridge, Missouri River. An act to authorize the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway Company to construct, operate, and maintain a bridge across the Missouri River near or in the vicinity of Chamberlain, in the Territory of Dakota. May 17, 1886

Right of way, Fort Selden Military Reservation. An act granting the right of way through the Fort
Šelden Military Reservation, in New Mexico, to the Rio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Rail-
road Company. May 18, 1886...

Alcoholic drinks and narcotics. An act to provide for the study of the nature of alcoholic drinks
and narcotics, and of their effects upon the human system, in connection with the several
divisions of the subject of physiology and hygiene, by the pupils in the public schools of the
Territories and of the District of Columbia, and in the Military and Naval Academies, and
Indian and colored schools in the Territories of the United States. May 20, 1886...
Bridge, Ohio River. An act to authorize the Covington and Cincinnati Elevated Railway and Bridge
Company to erect a bridge across the Ohio River. May 20, 1886..

Public building, Wichita, Kas. An act for the completion of a public building at Wichita, Kansas,
May 24, 1886..

Mississippi River, South Pass. An act making appropriation to supply deficiency in amount required for expenditure to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, for examination and surveys required by acts of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, to ascertain depth of water and width of channel at South Pass of Mississippi River. May 26, 1885.....

Chicago, Ill., land in. An act to provide for the ascertainment of the market value of certain prop-
erty in the city of Chicago, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to sell and convey
said property. May 27, 1886..

Michigan. An act to authorize and direct the registry and enrollment of the barge Michigan, of
Alpena, Michigan. May 28, 1886..
Deficiency appropriations for public printing, pensions, and pay of drmy. An act making appropria-
tions to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for public printing, pensions, and pay of
the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six. May
28, 1886
Right of way, Indian Territory. An act to authorize the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway to
construct and operate a railway through the Indian Territory, and for other purposes. June
1, 1886

Port of entry. Cape Charles City, Va. An act to amend section twenty-five hundred and fifty-two of
the Revised Statutes of the United States. June 1, 1886.

Saint Louis and San Francisco Railroad. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to grant a right

of way for a railroad and telegraph line through the lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations of Indians to the Saint Louis and San Francisco Railway Company, and for other purposes." June 1, 1886 ...

Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims. An act to provide for closing up the business and pay-
ing the expenses of the Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims, and for other purposes.
June 2, 1886...

Bridge, Arthur Kill. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Staten Island Sound,
known as Arthur Kill, and to establish the same as a post-road. June 16, 1886..
Shipping act. An act to abolish certain fees for official services to American vessels, and to amend
the laws relating to shipping commissioners, seamen, and owners of vessels, and for other
purposes. June 19, 1886...

Arkansas, judicial districts. An act to detach the counties of Howard, Little River, and Sevier
from the western and add them to the eastern district of Arkansas. June 19, 1886..
Columbia County, Washington Territory. An act to authorize Columbia County, in Washington Ter-

ritory, to issue bonds for the construction of a court-house. June 19, 1886.... Life-saving stations. An act to establish additional life-saving stations. June 19, 1886.. Aqueduct Bridge, District of Columbia. An act to authorize the purchase of the Aqueduct Bridge or the construction of a bridge across the Potomac River at or near Georgetown, District of Columbia. June 21, 1886 National Trades Unions. An act to legalize the incorporation of National Trades Unions. June 29, 1886....

Money-orders. An act to reduce the fee on domestic money-orders for sums not exceeding five dol-
lare. June 29, 1886.

Clerk-hire, post-offices. An act to make the allowances for clerk-hire to postmasters of the first and
second-class post-offices cover the cost of clerical labor in the money-order business, and for
other purposes. June 29, 1836...
Military Academy appropriations. An act making appropriations for the support of the Military
Academy for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven.
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Leaves of absence, Government Printing Office. An act granting leave of absence to employés in the
Government Printing Office. June 30, 1886...
Postal service appropriations. An act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office De-
partment for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven. June
30, 1886..
Army appropriations. An act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and for other purposes. June 30,
Agricultural appropriations. Au act making an appropriation for the Department of Agriculture for
the fiscal year ending Jane 30, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and for other purposes.
June 30, 1886
Bight of way, Forts Russell and Laramie reservations. An act to authorize the Cheyenue and North-
orn Railway Company to build its road across the Fort Russell and Fort Laramie Military
Reservations. June 30, 1886....
Public building, Savannah, Ga. An act for the erection of a public building at Savannah, Georgia.
June 30, 1886
Public building, Hannibal, Mo. An act making an appropriation to complete the public building
at Hannibal, Missouri, in accordance with the original plan of the Supervising Architect of the
Treasury, to make the same fire-proof. June 30, 1866.

Public building, Peoria, Ill. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the erection of a public building in the city of Peoria, in the State of Illinois," approved May 9, 1882. June 30, 1886..

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Public building, Frankfort, Ky. An act appropriating money for the completion of the public building at Frankfort, Kentucky. June 30, 1886.

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Florida, terms of court. An act to change the time of holding United States circuit and district courts in the southern district of the State of Florida. June 30, 1886.....

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Public building, Des Moines, Iowa. An act making appropriation for the repairs and enlargement
of the post-office and court-house at Des Moines, Iowa, and fixing a limit therefor. June 30,
National Home, Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. An act making appropriations for additional barracks
at the Southern, Northwestern, and Western Branches of the National Home for Disabled Vol-
unteer Soldiers. June 30, 1886

Dakota, Laws of. An act to legalize and validate the general laws of the Territory of Dakota for
the incorporation of insurance companies and for other purposes. June 30, 1886...
Public building, El Paso, Tex. An act for the erection of a public building at El Paso, Texas. Jube
30, 186.

Fitz-John Porter. For the relief of Fitz John Porter. July 1, 1886.

Diplomatic and consular appropriations. An act making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and for other purposes. July 1, 1886.....

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Right of way, Indian Territory. An act to anthorize the Denison and Washita Valley Railway Company to construct and operate a railway through the Indian Territory, and for other purposes. July 1, 1886..

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-Cherokee Reservation, Ark. An act to provide for the sale of the Cherokee Reservation in the State of Arkansas. July 2, 1886..

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National Cemetery, Natchez, Miss. An act to construct a road to the national cemetery at Natchez,
Mississippi. July 2, 1886...

National Cemetery, Chalmette, La. An act making an appropriation to construct a road or wagon
roadway from the United States barracks in Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana, to the national
military cemetery at Chalmette, in said parish. July 2, 1886..

Pensions appropriations, An act making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pen-
sions of the United States for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
eight-seven, and for other purposes. July 2, 1886...

Right of way, Fort Leavenworth Reservation. An act granting the right of way to the Leavenworth,
Northern and Southern Railway Company through the military reservation at Fort Leaven-
worth. July 3, 1886.
Mississippi River, dams, etc., at Little Falls, Minn. An act to authorize the improvement of the
water-power in the Mississippi River at Little Falls, Minnesota. July 3, 1886.
Eulogies, John F. Miller. An act to authorize the printing of the eulogies delivered in Congress upon
the late John F. Miller. July 6, 1886...

Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company, forfeiture of land grants. An act to forfeit the lands granted
to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company to aid in the construction of a railroad and
telegraph line from the States of Missouri and Arkansas to the Pacific coast, and to restore
the same to settlement and for other purposes. July 6, 1886.
Right of way, Indian Territory. An act to authorize the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railway
Company to construct and operate a railway through the Indian Territory, and for other
purposes. July 6, 1886...

Mississippi, judicial districts. An act to amend chapter two hundred and eighteen of the acts of the
first session of the Forty-seventh Congress, approved June fifteenth, eighteen hundred and
eighty-two. July 8, 1886..

Joseph C. Irwin & Co., C. A. Perry & Co. An act referring to the Court of Claims the claims for property seized by General Johnston, on the Utah expedition for examination and report. July 8, 1886...

San Antonio, Tex., and Fort Brady, Mich. An act to authorize the purchase of a certain tract of land near San Antonio, Texas, and to provide for the sale of the old site of Fort Brady, Michigan, and for a new site and the construction of suitable buildings thereon. July 8,

1886

Towing and excursion vessels. An act relating to the licensing of vessels engaged in towing to carry
persons in addition to their crews. July 9, 1886....

National Home, disabled volunteer soldiers. An act to reimburse the National Home for Disabled
Volunteer Soldiers for losses incurred through the failure of the Exchange National Bank of
Norfolk, Virginia, and for other purposes. July 9, 1886....

District of Columbia appropriations. An act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of
the government of the District of Columbia forthe fiscal year ending June thirtieth eighteen
hundred and eighty-seven, and for other purposes. July 9, 1896....

Montana, supreme court. An act relating to the supreme court of Montana Territory, and providing
for the establishment of judicial districts in said Territory. July 10, 1886...
Bridge, Missouri River, An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River

at or near the city of Saint Joseph, in the State of Missouri, and to establish it as a post-road.
July 10, 1886...

Forfeiture of land grants. An act declaring forfeited certain grants of land made to certain
States in aid of the construction of railroads. July 10, 1886
Publie building, Williamsport, Pa. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide a building
for the use of the United States circuit and district courts of the United States, the post
office, and other Government offices at Williamsport, Pennsylvania," and making an additional
appropriation therefor. July 10, 1886.
Public building, Keokuk, Iowa. An act authorizing an additional appropriation of twenty-five thou
sand dollars for the court-house at Keokuk, Iowa, to make the same.fire-proof July, 10,
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Light-houses and Fog-signals. An act providing for the establishment of certain light-houses and fog-signals and for other purposes. July 10, 1886

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Taxation, railroad-grant lands. An act to provide for taxation of railroad-grant lands, and for other purposes. July 10, 1586

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Barracks, Baton Rouge, La., Park, Marquette, Mich. Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to transfer the United States Barracks at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, at said place, for educational purposes, and granting to the city of Marquette, Michigan, certain lands for park purposes. July 12, 1886. Bridgi, Mississippi River. An aot to authorize the construction of a railroad, wagon, and footpassenger bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Dubuque, in the State of Iowa. July 19, 1886.

Thomas Sampson An act for the relief of Thomas Sampson. July 19, 1886

Bridge, Detroit River. An act to provide for the construction of a bridge across the west channel
of the Detroit River to connect Belle Isle Park with the mainland. July 20, 1886..
Light-house districts. An act authorizing the construction of additional light-house districts. July
26, 1886...

Pensacola, Fla., aids to navigation. An act to provide for the establishment of additional aids to
navigation to guide vessels through the channels leading to Pensacola, Fla. July 26, 1886.
Navy appropriations. An act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year end-
ing June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and for other purposes. July 26, 1886.
Public building, Greensborough, N. C. An act appropriating money for the completion of the pub-
lic building at Greensborough, North Carolina, July 26, 1886
Public building, Öshkosh, Wis. An act for the erection of & public building at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
July 28, 1886..

Fourth Brigade South Carolina State Troops. An act for the relief of the board of field officers of the
Fourth Brigade of South Carolina Volunteer State Troops. July 28, 1886..
Kansas. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to credit the State of Kansas with certain sums

of money on its ordnance account with the General Government. July 28, 1886.... National cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. An act to construct a road to the National Cemetery at Knoxville, Tennessee. July 28, 1886...

Light-house supply-steamer, light-ships. An act providing for the construction of a light-house sup-
ply-steamer for the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and for other purposes. July 28, 1886...
Bridges, Washington Territory. An act to authorize the Bellingham Bay Railway and Navigation

Company to build certain bridges in the Territory of Washington. July 29, 1886....
Public building, Jacksonville, Fla. An act for the erection of a public building at Jacksonville,
Florida. July 29, 1886..

Bridges, Oregon. An act to grant the Astoria and Winnemucca Railroad Company the right to
construct bridges over navigable water-courses. July 29, 1886..
Bridge, Willamette River. An act authorizing the city of Salem to construct a bridge across the
Willamette River, in the State of Oregon. July 29, 1886....

Bridge, Willamette River. An act granting to the Oregonian Railway Bridge Company of Oregon
the right to construct a bridge over the Willamette River in the vicinity of Ray's Landing,
Oregon. July 29, 1886....

Bridges, Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. An act to authorize the construction of bridges across the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers by the Ohio Valley Railway Company. July 29, 1886.. Public building, Reading, Pa. An act to increase the appropriation for the erection of the public building at Reading, Pennsylvania. July 29, 1886..

Bridge, Young's Bay, Oreg. An act granting to the county of Clatsop, in the State of Oregon, the

right to construct a bridge across Young's Bay, a navigable stream in said county and State. July 29, 1886.. General-service clerks and messengers. An act for the enlistment and pay and to define the duties and liabilities of "general-service clerks" and "general-service messengers" in the Army. July 29, 1886.. Bridge, Menominee River. An act to give the assent of Congress to the construction of a bridge by the municipalities of Menominee, Michigan, and Marinette, Wisconsin, over Menominee River. July 29, 1886.

Bottlers' Protective Association Exhibition. An act to permit the entry free of duty of foreign goods for exhibition at the fourth biennial exhibition of the United States Bottlers' Protective Association. July 29, 1886...

Public building, Galveston, Tex. An act to amend an act approved May twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, entitled "An act for the construction of a public building at Galveston, Texas." July 30, 1886

Public building, Clarksburg, W. Va. An act making an appropriation to continue the construction
of the public building at Clarksburg, West Virginia, and changing the limit of cost thereof.
July 30, 1886...

Territorial laws. An act to prohibit the passage of local or special laws in the Territories of the
United States, to limit Territorial indebtedness, and for other purposes. July 30, 1886..
Legislative, executive, and judicial appropriations. An act making appropriations for the legislative,
executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and for other purposes. July 31, 1886.
Oleomargarine. An act defining butter, also imposing a tax upon and regulating the manufacture,
sale, importation, and exportation of oleomargarine. August 2, 1886..
Public building, Orford, Miss. An act to amend an act entitled "An act for the erection and con-
struction of a public building at Oxford, Mississippi," approved July twelfth, eighteen
hundred and eighty-two. August 2, 1886.

Alabama, additional judge. An act to provide for the appointment and compensation of a district
judge for the southern district of Alabama. August 2, 1886.

Right of way, Look No. 1, Kentucky River. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to permit the
Carrollton and Lock Number One Turnpike Road Company to locate and construct its road
on land belonging to the United States at Lock Number One, on the Kentucky River, in the
State of Kentucky. August 2, 1886 ....

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