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Chapter CCXIII. *to Regulate the Carriage of Passengers in Steamships and other Vessels.* March 3, 1855. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That no master of any vessel Proportion of passengers to tonnage.owned in whole or in part by a c

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Chap. CCXIII.— An Act *to Regulate the Carriage of Passengers in Steamships and other Vessels.* March 3, 1855. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That no master of any vessel Proportion of passengers to tonnage.owned in whole or in part by a citizen of the United States, or by a citizen of any foreign country, shall take on board such vessel, at any foreign port or place other than foreign contiguous territory of the United States, a greater number of passengers than in proportion of one to every two tons of such vessel, not including children under the age of one year in the computation, and computing two children over one and under eight years of age as one passenger.
That the spaces appropriated for the use Space to be allowed.of such passengers, and which shall not be occupied by stores or other goods, not the personal baggage of such passengers, shall be in the following proportions, viz: On the main and poop decks or platforms, and in the deck houses, if there be any, one passenger for each sixteen clear superficial feet of deck, if the height or distance between the decks or platform shall not be less than six feet; and on the lower deck, (not being an orlop deck,) if any, one passenger for eighteen such clear superficial feet, if the height or distance between the decks or platforms shall not be less than six feet, but so as that no passenger shall be carried on any other deck or platform, nor upon any deck where the height or distance between decks is less than six feet, with intent to bring such passenger to the United States, and shall leave such port or place and bring 716the same, or any number thereof, within the jurisdiction of the United States; or if any such master of any vessel shall take on board his vessel, at any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States, any greater number of passengers than in the proportion aforesaid, to the Penalties.space aforesaid, or to the tonnage aforesaid, with intent to carry the same to any foreign port or place other than foreign contiguous territory as aforesaid, every such master shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, before any circuit or district court of the United States, shall, for each passenger taken on board beyond the limit aforesaid, or the space aforesaid, be fined in the sum of fifty dollars, and may also be imprisoned, at the discretion of the judge before whom the penalty shall be recovered, not exceeding six months; but should it be necessary, for the safety or convenience of the vessel, that any portion of her cargo, or any other articles or article, should be placed on, or stored in, any of the decks, cabins, or other places appropriated to the use of Lockers or inclosures allowed.passengers, the same may be placed in lockers or enclosures prepared for the purpose, on an exterior surface impervious to the wave, capable of being cleansed in like manner as the decks or platforms of the vessel.
In no case, however, shall the places thus provided be deemed to be a part of the space allowable for the use of passengers, but the same shall be deducted therefrom, and in all eases where prepared or used, the upper surface of said lockers on enclosed spaces, shall be deemed and taken to be the deck or platform from which measurement shall be made Hospital.for all the purposes of this act. It is also provided, that one hospital, in the spaces appropriated to passengers, and separate therefrom by an appropriate partition, and furnished as its purposes require, may be prepared, and, when used, may be included in the space allowable for passengers, but the same shall not occupy more than one hundred superficial Space in certain two-deck vessels.feet of deck or platform: *Provided,* That on board two-deck ships, where the height between the decks is seven and one half feet or more, fourteen clear superficial feet of deck shall be the proportion required for each passenger.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That no such vessel shall have Berths.more than two tiers of berths, and the interval, between the lowest part thereof and the deck or platform beneath, shall not be less than nine inches, and the berths shall be well constructed, parallel with the sides of the vessel, and separated from each other by partitions, as berths ordinarily are separated, and shall be at least six feet in length, and at least two feet in width, and each berth shall be occupied by no more than one passenger; but double berths of twice the above width may be constructed, each berth to be occupied by no more, and by no other, than two women, or by one woman and two children under the age of eight years, or by husband and wife, or by a man and two of his own children under the age of eight years, or by two men, members of the same family; and if there shall be any violation of this section in any of its provisions, then the master of the vessel, and the owners thereof, shall severally forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars for each passenger on board of said vessel on such voyage, to be recovered by the United States in any port where such vessel may arrive or depart.
House over passage-way. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That all vessels, whether of the United States or any foreign country, having sufficient capacity or space, according to law, for fifty or more passengers, (other than cabin passengers,) shall, when employed in transporting such passengers between the United States and Europe, have, on the upper deck, for the use of such passengers, a house over the passage-way leading to the apartments allotted to such passengers below deck, firmly secured to the deck or combings of the hatch, with two doors, the sills of which shall be at least one foot above the deck, so constructed, that one door or window in such house may at all times be left open for ventilation; and all vessels so employed, and 717having the capacity to carry one hundred and fifty such passengers or more, shall have two such houses; and the stairs or ladder, leading down Hand-rail.
Booby Hatches.to the aforesaid apartment, shall be furnished with a hand-rail of wood or strong rope; but booby hatches may be substituted for such houses. Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted,* That every such vessel so employed, Ventilators.and having the legal capacity for more than one hundred such passengers, shall have at least two ventilators to purify the apartment or apartments occupied by such passengers; one of which shall be inserted in the after part of the apartment or apartments, and the other shall be placed in the forward portion of the apartment or apartments, and one of them shall have an exhausting cap to carry off the foul air, and the other a receiving cap to carry down the fresh air; which said ventilators shall have a capacity proportioned to the size of the apartment or apartments to be purified, namely: if the apartment or apartments will lawfully authorize the reception of two hundred such passengers, the capacity of such ventilators shall each be equal to a tube of twelve inches diameter in the clear, and in proportion for larger or smaller apartments; and all said ventilators shall rise at least four feet six inches above the upper deck of any such vessel, and be of the most approved form and construction; but if it shall appear, from the report, to be made and approved, as hereinafter provided, that such vessel is equally well ventilated by any other means, such other means of ventilation shall be deemed and held to be a compliance with the provisions of this section.
Sec. 5. *And be it further enacted,* That every vessel carrying more Cambooso or cooking range.than fifty such passengers, shall have for their use on deck, housed and conveniently arranged, at least one camboose or cooking range, the dimensions of which shall be equal to four feet long and one foot six inches wide for every two hundred passengers; and provision shall be made in the manner aforesaid, in this ratio, for a greater or less number of passengers; but nothing herein contained shall take away the right to make such arrangements for cooking between decks, if that shall be deemed desirable.
Sec. 6. *And be it further enacted,* That all vessels employed as aforesaid, Provisions.shall have on board, for the use of such passengers, at the time of leaving the last port whence such vessel shall sail, well secured under deck, for each passenger, at least twenty pounds of good navy bread, fifteen pounds of rice, fifteen pounds of oatmeal, ten pounds of wheat flour, fifteen pounds of peas and beans, twenty pounds of potatoes, one pint of vinegar, sixty gallons of fresh water, ten pounds of salted pork, and ten pounds of salt beef, free of bone, all to be of good quality; but at places where either rice, oatmeal, wheat flour, or peas and beaus cannot be procured, of good quality and on reasonable terms, the quantity of either or any of the other last named articles may be increased and substituted therefor; and, in case potatoes cannot be procured on reasonable terms, one pound of either of said articles may be substituted in lieu of five pounds of potatoes; and the captains of such vessels shall deliver to each passenger at least one tenth part of the aforesaid provisions weekly, commencing on the day of sailing, and at least three quarts of water daily; and if the passengers on board of any such vessel in which the provisions and water herein required shall not have been provided as aforesaid, shall, at any time, be put on short allowance during any voyage, the master or owner of any such vessel shall pay to each and every passenger who shall have been Short allowances.put on short allowance, the sum of three dollars for each and every day they may have been put on short allowance, to be recovered in the circuit or district court of the United States; and it shall be the duty of the captain or master of every such ship or vessel to cause the food and provisions of all the passengers to be well and properly cooked daily, and to be served out and distributed to them at regular and stated hours, by messes, or in such other manner as shall be deemed best and most con-718ducivo to the health and comfort of such passengers, of which hours and manner of distribution, due and sufficient notice shall be given.
If the captain or master of any such ship or vessel, shall wilfully fail to furnish and distribute such provisions, cooked as aforesaid, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any circuit or district court of the United States, shall be lined not more than one thousand dollars, and shall be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year: *Provided,* That the enforcement of this penalty shall not affect the civil responsibility of the captain or master and owners, to such passengers as may have suffered from said default.
Discipline and cleanliness. Sec. 7. *And be it further enacted,* That the captain of any such vessel so employed, is hereby authorized to maintain good discipline and such habits of cleanliness among such passengers as will tend to the preservation and promotion of health; and to that end he shall cause such regulations as he may adopt for this purpose to be posted up, before sailing, on board such vessel, in a place accessible to such passengers,' and shall keep the same so posted up during the voyage; and it is hereby made the duty of said captain to cause the apartments occupied by such passengers to be kept at all times in a clean, healthy state; and the owners of every such vessel so employed, are required to construct the decks and all parts of said apartment so that it can be thoroughly cleansed; and Privies.they shall also provide a safe, convenient privy or water-closet for the exclusive use of every one hundred such passengers.
And when the weather is such that said passengers cannot be mustered on deck with their bedding, it shall be the duty of the captain of every such vessel to cause the deck, occupied by such passengers, to be cleansed with chloride of lime, or some other equally efficient disinfecting agent, and also at such other times as said captain may deem necessary. Penalty for deficiency in ventilators or cambooses. Sec. 8. *And be it further enacted,* That the master and owner or owners of any such vessel so employed, which shall not be provided with the house or houses over the passage-ways, as prescribed in the third section of this chapter, or with ventilators, as prescribed in the fourth section of this chapter, or with the cambooses or cooking ranges, with the houses over them, as prescribed in the fifth section of this chapter, shall severally forfeit and pay to the United States the sum of two hundred dollars for each and every violation of, or neglect to conform to, the provisions of each of said sections, and fifty dollars for each and every neglect or violation of any of the provisions of the seventh section of this chapter, to be recovered by suit in any circuit or district court of the United States within the jurisdiction of which the said vessel may arrive, or from which she may be about to depart, or at any place within the jurisdiction of such courts, wherever the owner or owners, or captain of such vessel may be found.
Inspectors of passenger vessels. Sec. 9. *And be it further enacted,* That the collector of the customs at any port of the United States, at which any vessel so employed shall arrive, or from which any such vessel shall be about to depart, shall appoint and direct one or more of the inspectors of the customs for such port, to examine such vessel, and report in writing to such collector, whether the requirements of law have been complied with in respect to such vessel; and if such report shall state such compliance, and shall be approved by such collector, it shall be deemed and held as *prima facie*evidence thereof.
This act to apply to space for steerage passengers in steamships. Sec. 10. *And be it further enacted,* That the provisions, requisitions, penalties, and liens of this act, relating to the space in vessels appropriated to the use of passengers, are hereby extended and made applicable to all spaces appropriated to the use of steerage passengers in vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam, and navigating from, to, and be-tween the ports, and in manner as in this act named, and to such vessels and to the masters thereof; and so much of the act entitled “An act to 719amend an act entitled an act to provide for the better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam, and for other purposes,” approved August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, as conflicts with this act, is hereby repealed; and the space appropriated to the use of steerage passengers in vessels so as above propelled and navigated, is hereby subject to the supervision and inspection of the collector of the customs at any port of the United States at which any such vessel shall arrive, or from which she shall be about to depart; and the same shall be examined and reported in the same manner and by the same officers by the next preceding section directed to examine and report.
Sec. 11. *And be it further enacted,* That the vessels bound from any Vessels bound to or from Pacific ports.port in the United States to any port or place in the Pacific Ocean, or on its tributaries, or from any such port or place to any port in the United States on the Atlantic or its tributaries, shall be subject to the foregoing provisions regulating the carriage of passengers in merchant vessels, except so much as relates to provisions and water; but the owners and masters of all such vessels shall in all cases furnish to each passenger the daily supply of water therein mentioned; and they shall furnish a sufficient supply of good and wholesome food, properly cooked; and in case they shall fail so to do, or shall provide unwholesome or unsuitable provisions, they shall be subject to the penalty provided in the sixth section of this chapter, in case the passengers are put on short allowance of water or provisions.
Sec. 12. *And be it further enacted,* That the captain or master of any List of passengers to be delivered on arrival.ship or vessel arriving in the United States, or any of the Territories thereof, from any foreign place whatever, at the same time that he delivers a manifest of the cargo, and if there be no cargo, then at the time of making report or entry of the ship or vessel, pursuant to law, shall also deliver and report to the collector of the district in which such ship or vessel shall arrive, a list or manifest of all the passengers taken on board of the said ship or vessel at any foreign port or place; in which list or manifest it shall be the duty of the said master to designate particularly the age, sex, and occupation of the said passengers respectively, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the voyage, the country to which they severally belong, and that of which it is their intention to become inhabitants; and shall further set forth whether any and what number have died on the voyage; which list or manifest shall be sworn to by the said master, in the same manner as directed by law in relation to the manifest of the cargo; and the refusal or neglect of the master aforesaid to comply with the provisions of this section, or any part thereof, shall incur the same penalties, disabilities, and forfeitures as are provided for a refusal or neglect to report and deliver a manifest of the cargo aforesaid.
Sec. 13. *And be it further enacted,* That each and every collector of Collectors to return such lists quarterly to Secretary of State to be laid before Congress.the customs, to whom such manifest or list of passengers as aforesaid shall be delivered, shall quarter-yearly return copies thereof to the Secretary of State of the United States, by whom statements of the same shall be laid before Congress at each and every session. Sec. 14. *And be it further enacted,* That in case there shall have Payments for each death on board.occurred on board any ship or vessel arriving at any port or place within the United States or its Territories, any death or deaths among the passengers, (other than cabin passengers,) the master, or captain, or owner, or consignee of such ship or vessel, shall, within twenty-four hours after the time within which the report and list or manifest of passengers mentioned in section twelve of this act, is required to be delivered to the collector of the customs, pay to the said collector the sum of ten dollars for each and every passenger above the age of eight years, who shall have died on the voyage by natural disease; and the said collector shall pay the money thus received, at such times and in such manner as the Secre-720Application thereof.tary of the Treasury, by general rules, shall direct, to any board or commission appointed by and acting under the authority of the State within which the port where such ship or vessel arrived is situated, for the care and protection of sick, indigent, or destitute emigrants, to be applied to the objects of their appointment; and if there be more than one board or commission who shall claim such payment, the Secretary of the Treasury, for the time being, shall determine which is entitled to receive the same, and his decision in the premises shall be final and without appeal: *Provided,* That the payment shall, in no case, be awarded or made to any board, or commission, or association, formed for the protection or advancement of any particular class of emigrants, or emigrants of any particular nation or creed; and if the master, captain, owner, or consignee of any Penalty for refusing or neglecting to make such payment.ship or vessel, refuse or neglect to pay to the collector the sum and sums of money required, and within the time prescribed by this section, he or they shall severally forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars, in addition to such sum of ten dollars, for each and every passenger upon whose death the same has become payable, to be recovered by the United States, in any circuit or district court of the United States where such vessel may arrive, or such master, captain, owner, or consignee may reside; and when recovered, the said money shall be disposed of in the same manner as is directed with respect to the sum and sums required to be paid to the collector of customs.
How penalties are to be recovered. Sec. 15. *And be it further enacted,* That the amount of the several penalties imposed by the foregoing provisions regulating the carriage of passengers in merchant vessels, shall be liens on the vessel or vessels violating those provisions, and such vessel or vessels shall be libelled therefor in any circuit or district court of the United States, where such vessel or vessels shall arrive. Vessels of Colonization Societies subject to this act.
Sec. 16. *And be it further enacted,* That all and every vessel or vessels which shall or may be employed by the American Colonization Society or the Colonization Society of any State, to transport, and which shall actually transport, from any port or ports of the United States to any colony or colonies on the west coast of Africa, colored emigrants, to reside there, shall be, and the same are hereby, subjected to the operation of the foregoing provisions, regulating the carriage of passengers in merchant vessels.
Examination of emigrant ships on arrival, and report thereon to Secretary of Treasury. Sec. 17. *And be it further enacted,* That the collector of the customs shall examine each emigrant ship or vessel, on its arrival at his port, and ascertain and report to the Secretary of the Treasury the time of sailing, the length of the voyage, the ventilation, the number of passengers, their space on board, their food, the native country of the emigrants, the number of deaths, the age and sex of those who died during the voyage; together with his opinion of the cause of the mortality, if any, on board, and, if none, what precautionary measures, arrangements, or habits are supposed to have had any, and what agency in causing the exemption.
When this act shall take effect. Sec. 18. *And be it further enacted,* That this act shall take effect, with respect to vessels sailing from ports in the United States on the eastern side of the continent, within thirty days from the time of its approval; and with respect to vessels sailing from ports in the United States on the western side of the continent, and from ports in Europe, within sixty days from the time of its approval; and with respect to vessels sailing from ports in other parts of the world, within six months from the time of its approval.
Notice to be given. And it is hereby made the duty of the Secretary of State to give notice, in the ports of Europe, and elsewhere, of this act, in such manner as he shall deem proper. Sec. 19. *And be it further enacted,* That from and after the time that this act shall take effect with respect to any vessels, then, in respect to such vessels, the act of second March, eighteen hundred and nineteen, 721entitled “An act regulating passenger ships and vessels,” the act of Repeal of former acts of 1819, ch. 46. 1847, ch. 16. 1847, ch. 34. 1848, ch. 7. 1648, ch. 41. 1849, ch. 111.twenty-second of February, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, entitled “An act to regulate the carriage of passengers in merchant vessels;” the act of second March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, entitled “An act to amend an act entitled ‘An aet to regulate the carriage of passengers in merchant vessels,’ and to determine the time when said act shall take effect;” the act of thirty-first January, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, entitled “An act exempting vessels employed by the American Colonization Society in transporting colored emigrants from the United States to the coast of Africa from the provisions of the acts of the twenty-second February and second of March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, regulating the carriage of passengers in merchant vessels;” the act of seventeenth May, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, entitled “An act to pro vide for the ventilation of passenger vessels, and for other purposes;” and the act of third March, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, entitled “An act to extend the provisions of all laws now in force relating to the carriage of passengers in merchant vessels, and the regulation thereof,” Penalties saved from such repeal.are hereby repealed.
But nothing in this act contained shall in anywise obstruct or prevent the prosecution, recovery, distribution, or remission of any fines, penalties, or forfeitures, which may have been incurred in respect to any vessels prior to the day this act goes into effect, in respect to such vessels, under the laws hereby repealed, for which purpose the said laws shall continue in force. But the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, and upon such conditions as he shall think proper, discontinue any such prosecutions, or remit or modify such penalties.
Approved, March 3, 1855. 722 THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Res. 2, 4, 5. 1855. RESOLUTIONS. No. 2: to modify or change the original Plan of the Custom-House at New Orleans. Public Resolution 2 10 Stat. 722 1854-12-19 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 33 2 public [No. 2.] Joint Resolution *to modify or change the original Plan of the Custom-House at New Orleans.* Dec. 19, 1854. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the proviso attached to Construction of custom-house at New Orleans.the appropriations for the New Orleans custom-house of March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, August thirty-first, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, be so modified *Ante,* p. p. 87, 202.as to allow the substitution of wrought-iron beams with light segmental brick arches, instead of the present heavy groined ones in the upper story; and also that, instead of the marble roof contemplated by the original plan, authority be given to substitute such other suitable fireproof roof as shall be found best calculated to relieve the walls from superfluous weight.
Approved, December 19, 1854. No. 4: for the Appointment of Regents in the Smithsonian Institution. Public Resolution 4 10 Stat. 722 1854-12-27 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 33 2 public [No. 4.] A Resolution *for the Appointment of Regents in the Smithsonian Institution.* Dec. 27, 1854. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the vacancies in the Rufus Choate and Gideon Hawley appointed Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, of the class “other than members of Congress,” be filled by the reappointment of the late incumbents, viz:
Rufus Choate, of Massachusetts, and Gideon Hawley, of New York. Approved, December 27, 1854. No. 5: providing for the Engraving, Lithographing, and Publishing of Drawings, Maps, Charts, or other Papers for Congress. Public Resolution 5 10 Stat. 722 1855-01-18 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 33 2 public [No. 5.] A Resolution *providing for the Engraving, Lithographing, and Publishing of Drawings, Maps, Charts, or other Papers for Congress.* Jan. 18, 1855. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That hereafter, when any charts, Execution of charts, maps, engravings, &c., for Congress.maps, diagrams, views, or other engravings shall be required to illustrate any document ordered to be printed by either House of Congress, such engravings shall be procured by the Superintendent of the Public Printing, under the supervision and direction of such committee as the House ordering the printing of any such document shall direct.
Paper for same. Sec. 2. *And be it further resolved,* That the paper necessary for the execution of all such engraving shall be obtained in the same manner, and under the same regulations and restrictions, as are now provided by the act of August twenty-six, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, for the obtainment of other printing paper. Sec. 3. *And be it further resolved,* That all plates which have been Plates to be put in charge of Superintendent of Printing.engraved for any document ordered by either House of Congress, and now under the charge of the Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives, shall be placed in charge of the Superintendent of Public Printing.
Approved, January 18, 1855. No. 6: relative to the Construction of the Laws for the Allowance of additional Compensation to the Clerks tn the Census Bureau. Public Resolution 6 10 Stat. 723 1855-02-03 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 33 2 public THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Res. 6, 7, 9, 13. 1855. 723 [No. 6.] A Resolution *relative to the Construction of the Laws for the Allowance of additional Compensation to the Clerks tn the Census Bureau.* Feb. 3, 1855. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the sixth section of the Compensation of clerks in the census bureau.act entitled “An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, and for other purposes,” approved 1854, ch. 242.August fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, be so construed as to extend to the clerks employed in the Census Office the same additional compensation granted by the act of April twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-four.
Approved, February 3, 1855. No. 7: respecting the Arctic Expedition, commanded by Passed Assistant Surgeon E. K. Kane. Public Resolution 7 10 Stat. 723 1855-02-03 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 33 2 public [No. 7.] A Resolution *respecting the Arctic Expedition, commanded by Passed Assistant Surgeon E.
K. Kane.* Feb. 3, 1855. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of the Navy Despatch of vessels for relief of the Arctic Exploring Expedition.be and he is hereby, authorized to provide and despatch a suitable naval or other steamer, and, if necessary, a tender, to the Arctic Seas, for the purpose of rescuing or affording relief to Passed Assistant Surgeon E. K. Kane, of the United States Navy, and the officers and men under his command: *Provided,* That such steamer and tender shall be officered and manned by volunteers from the navy and others who may declare their willingness to be so engaged.
Approved, February 3, 1855. No. 9: authorising the President of the United States to confer the Title of Lieutenant-General by Brevet, far Eminent Services. Public Resolution 9 10 Stat. 723 1855-02-15 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 33 2 public [No. 9.] A Resolution *authorising the President of the United States to confer the Title of Lieutenant-General by Brevet, far Eminent Services.* Feb. 15, 1855. *Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the grade of lieutenant-general Grade of Lieutenant-general revived.be, and the same is hereby, revived in the army of the United States, in order that when, in the opinion of the President and Senate, it shall be deemed proper to acknowledge eminent services of a major-general of the army in the late war with Mexico, in the mode already provided for in subordinate grades, the grade of lieutenant-general may be specially conferred by brevet, and by brevet only, to take rank from the date of such service or services: *Provided, however,* That when the said Vacancy not to be filled.grade of lieutenant-general by brevet shall have once been filled, and have, become vacant, this joint resolution shall thereafter expire and be of no effect.
Approved, February 15, 1855. No. 13: accepting the Sword of General Andrew Jackson, and returning the Thanks of Congress to the family of the late General Robert Armstrong. Public Resolution 13 10 Stat. 723 1855-02-28 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 33 2 public [No. 13.] A Resolution *accepting the Sword of General Andrew Jackson, and returning the Thanks of Congress to the family of the late General Robert Armstrong.* Feb. 28, 1855. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the thanks of this Congress Thanks of Congress to family of Gen.
Armstrong for sword of Gen. Jackson.be presented to the family of the late General Robert Armstrong, for the present of the sword worn by General Andrew Jackson while in the military service of his country; and that this precious relic be hereby accepted in the name of the nation, and be deposited for safe-keeping in the Department of State; and that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the family of the late General Robert Armstrong. Approved, February 28, 1855. No. 14: in Relation to the New Orleans Custom-House.
Public Resolution 14 10 Stat. 724 1855-03-03 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 33 2 public 724 THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Res. 14, 23, 24, 25. 1855. [No. 14.] A Resolution *in Relation to the New Orleans Custom-House.* Jan. 20, 1855. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That authority be given to the Change in construction of New Orleans custom-house authorized.Secretary of the Treasury to make such change in the mode, of constructing the New Orleans custom-house as will best, in his judgment, lighten the foundations from the great weight of the superstructure.
Approved, March 2, 1855. No. 23: making an Appropriation for the Purchase of Territorial Libraries. Public Resolution 23 10 Stat. 724 1855-03-03 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 33 2 public [No. 23.] Joint Resolution *making an Appropriation for the Purchase of Territorial Libraries.* March 3, 1855. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That five thousand dollars be, Appropriations for libraries of Kansas and Nebraska.and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purchase of Territorial libraries for each of the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
Approved, March 3, 1855. No. 24: explanatory of an Act passed August third, eighteen hundred and fifty-four. Public Resolution 24 10 Stat. 724 1855-03-03 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 33 2 public [No. 24.] A Resolution *explanatory of an Act passed August third, eighteen hundred and fifty-four.* March 3, 1855. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That it was the intention of Construction of act of 1854, ch. 200, respecting grant of land to Wisconsin.the act of Congress, approved August third, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and the same shall be construed, to give to Wisconsin in aid of the improvement of the navigation of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, a quantity of land, equal mile for mile of its improvement to that granted to Indiana, under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved May the ninth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved, March 3, 1855. No. 25: making Appropriation for the Payment of those entitled to the Benefits of the Resolution of the House of Representatives of the United States, passed March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, voting Extra Compensation to Pages, Folders, and Others. Public Resolution 25 10 Stat. 724 1855-03-03 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 33 2 public [No. 25.] Joint Resolution *making Appropriation for the Payment of those entitled to the Benefits of the Resolution of the House of Representatives of the United States, passed March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, voting Extra Compensation to Pages, Folders, and Others.* March 3, 1855. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the sum voted by the House of Whence appropriation for employees is to be paid.Representatives, March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, for the payment of pages, folders, and other employees, be paid out of any moneys in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, March 3, 1855. PRIVATE ACTS. LIST of the PRIVATE ACTS OF CONGRESS, contained in volume tenth. Acts of the Thirty-second Congress of the United States. STATUTE I.—1851–51. *Barque Etiwan, registry of.* An act to admit a vessel called the Etiwan to registry. Jan. 23, 1852, ch. 3 725 *Brig Ada, registry of.* An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a register to the Brig Ada. Jan. 23, 1852, ch. 4 725 *Edward Everett, payment to.* An act for the relief of Edward Everett.
Jan. 27, 1852, ch. 6 726 *Virginia Woollen Company, payment to the.* An act for the relief of the Virginia Woollen Company. Jan. 27, 1852, ch. 7 726 *Brig Sulphide, registry of the.* An act to admit the hermaphrodite brig Sylphide to registry. Feb. 27, 1852, ch. 10 726 *Kentucky Asylum, &c., sale of lands of.* An act to extend the time for selling the lands granted to the Kentucky Asylum for teaching the Deaf and Dumb. March 11, 1852, ch. 12 726 *Rufus Dwinel, payment to.* An act for the relief of Rufus Dwinel.
March 11, 1852, ch. 13 726 *Lt. Col. Mitchell, relief of from the suit of M. X. Harmony.* An act for the relief of Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell, of the State of Missouri. March 11, 1852, ch. 14 727 *James Ferguson, payment to.* An act for the relief of James Ferguson, surviving partner of the firm of Ferguson & Milhado. March 19, 1852, ch. 16 727 *Philip Miller, pension of.* An act for the relief of Philip Miller. March 19, 1852, ch. 17 727 *Williams, Staples, & Williams, duties to be refunded to.* An act for the relief of Williams, Staples, & Williams.
March 19, 1852, ch. 18 728 *Brig America, registry of.* An act to authorize the issuing of a register to the brig America. April 2, 1852, ch. 21 728 *Ship Kossuth, registry of.* An act to authorize the issuing of a register to the ship Kossuth. April 2, 1852, ch. 22 728 *Theodore Offut, payment to.* An act for the relief of Theodore Offut. April 14, 1852, ch. 23 729 *Munroe Railroad, duty bonds of, to be cancelled.* An act for the relief of the Munroe Railroad Company and their sureties.
May 4, 1852, ch. 26 729 *Joseph Johnston, pension of.* An act for the relief of Joseph Johnston. May 4, 1852, ch. 27 729 *Albra Tripp, pension of.* An act for the relief of Albra Tripp. May 4, 1852, ch. 28 729 *James Lewis, payment to.* An act for the relief of James Lewis. May 4, 1852, ch. 29 729 *Artemas Conant, arrears of pension of.* An act for the payment of arrears of pension to the guardian of Artemas Conant. May 4, 1852, ch. 30 729 *Charles G. Hunter, allowance to.* An act for the relief of Charles G.
Hunter. May 6, 1852, ch. 31 730ii *Jane Irwin, payment to.* An act for the relief of Jane Irwin. May 6, 1852, ch. 32 730 *A. Norton and L. Foskitt, payment to.* An act for the relief of Anna Norton and Louis Foskitt. May 10, 1852, ch. 34 730 *Syleanus Blodgett, pension of.* An act for the relief of Sylvanus Blodgett. May 10, 1852, ch. 38 730 *Robert Milligan, pension of.* An act for the further relief of Robert Milligan. May 26, 1852, ch. 39 730 *John W. Robinson, pension of.* An act for the relief of John W.
Robinson. May 26, 1852, ch. 40 731 *William Greer, payment to.* An act for the relief of William Greer. May 26, 1852, ch. 41 731 *Schooner Amelia, name changed to Harbinger,—registry of.* An act to change the name of the American built vessel named Amelia, and to grant a register in her name. June 10, 1852, ch. 47 731 *Schooner Caroline, registry of.* An act to authorize the issuing a register to the schooner Caroline, of Barnstable. June 10, 1852, ch. 48 731 *Steamboat Brilliant, name changed to Mary Hunt.* An act to change the name of the steamboat Brilliant.
June 15, 1852, ch. 50 731 *William S. Payne, payment to.* An act for the relief of William S. Payne. June 19, 1852, ch. 52 732 *John Jackson, payment to the heirs of.* An act for the relief of the heirs of John Jackson. July 3, 1852, ch. 56 732 *Amos Knapp, pension of.* An act for the relief of Amos Knapp. July 12, 1852, ch. 63 732 *Francis Tribou, pension of.* An act for the relief of Francis Tribou. July 12, 1852, ch. 64 732 *Ichabod Weymouth, pension of.* An oct for the relief of Ichabod Weymouth.
July 12, 1852, ch. 65 732 *Gustavus A. De Russy, payment to.* An act for the relief of Gustavus A. De Rttssy, late an acting purser in the Navy. July 21, 1852, ch. 69 733 *James W. Campbell, land entry of.* An act for the relief of James W. Campbell, of Pike County, Missouri. July 21, 1852, ch. 70 733 *Isaac Cobb, pension of.* An act for the relief of Isaac Cobb. July 21, 1852, ch. 71 733 *John McIntosh, pension of.* An act for the relief of John McIntosh. July 21, 1852, ch. 72 733 *Bond of Thomas Fletcher, discharged.* An act for the relief of the executors and heirs of Thomas Fletcher, deceased.
July 21, 1852, ch. 73 734 *Payment to the representatives of James C. Watson.* An act for the relief of the legal representatives of James C. Watson, of Georgia. July 30, 1852, ch. 76 734 *Washington Gas-light Company, amendment of charter of.* An act to amend an act entitled “An act to incorporate the Washington Gas-light Company,” approved July eighth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight. August 2, 1852, ch. 79 734 *Leonard Skinner, pay of—bounty land warrant of.* An act for the relief of Sergeant Leonard Skinner.
August 16, 1852, ch. 82 734 *Benjamin F. Hart, settlement of the accounts of.* An act for the relief of Monmouth B. Hart, Joel Kelly, and William Close, securities for the late Benjamin F. Hart, a purser in the United States Navy. August 16, 1852, ch. 83 735 *Semoice, land confirmed to heirs of.* An act for the relief of the heirs of Semoice, a friendly Creek Indian. August 16, 1852, ch. 84 735 *David Murphy, pension of.* An act for the relief of David Murphy. August 21, 1852, ch. 86 735 *William P.
Greene, allowance for services of.* An act for the relief of William P. Greene. August 25, 1852, ch. 88 735 *John A. McGaw payment to.* An act granting relief to John A. McGaw, of New York. August 25, 1852, ch. 89 736 *John Le Roy, pension of.* An act granting a pension to John Le Roy. August 25, 1852, ch. 90 736 *J. M. and M. R. Plummer, pension of.* An act for the relief of Joseph Morton Plummer and Mary Reynolds Plummer. August 26, 1852, ch. 93 736 *John M. White, payment to.* An act for the relief of John Moore White.
August 26, 1852, ch. 94 736 *Mrs. Hetzel payment to.* An act for the relief of Mrs. Margaret Hetzel, widow and administratrix of A R. Hetzel, late Assistant Quartermaster in the Army of the United States. August 30, 1852, ch. 99 736 *Mrs. Davis, payment to.* An act for the relief of Mrs. Mary A. Davis, widow of Daniel W. Davis August 30, 1852, ch. 100 737 *Z. F. Johnson, accounts of.* An act for the relief of Z. F. Johnson. August 31, 1852, ch. 116 737iii JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 7. *Elizabeth Prewitt, payment to.* Joint resolution for the relief of Elizabeth Prewitt, widow and executrix of Robert C.
Prewitt, deceased. March 19, 1852 738 10. *Right of way granted.* A resolution granting the right of way to the Fayetteville and Central Plank-road. May 13, 1852 738 11. *Exchange of land at Natchez, with C. Reynolds.* A resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to ratify and confirm an exchange of lands between the United States and Charles Reynolds, of the city of Natchez, and State of Mississippi. June 10, 1852 738 15. *Mrs. Thurston, postage of.* Joint resolution for the relief of Elizabeth F.
Thurston. July 17, 1852 739 STATUTE II.—1852–53. *Ship Queen of Dundee, Registry of the, and change of name to Kate Wheeler.* An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a register to the barque Queen of Dundee to be called Kate Wheeler. Dec. 16, 1852, ch. 2 741 *James A. Fawns, Settlement of Accounts of.* An act for the relief of James A. Fawns. Dec. 23, 1852, ch. 5 741 *Right of way at Sackett’s Harbor granted.* An act granting to the Sackett’s Harbor and Ellisburg Railroad Company the right of way through the Military Reservation at Sackett’s Harbor, New York.
Jan. 7, 1853, ch. 10 741 *Osborn Cross, Settlement of Accounts of.* An act for the relief of Osborn Cross, of the United States Army. Jan. 7, 1853, ch. 11 742 *Margaret L. Worth, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Margaret L. Worth. Jan. 7, 1853, ch. 12 742 *John T. Sullivan, Payment to.* An act for the relief of John T. Sullivan. Jan. 13, 1853, ch. 13 742 *Prentice, Registry of the, and change, name to the Leonie.* An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a new register to the ship Prentice and change her name to that of Leonie.
Jan. 13, 1853, ch. 14 742 *William Speiden, Allowance to.* An act for the relief of William Speiden. Jan. 13, 1853, ch. 15 742 *Sidney S. Alcott, Land, Entry of.* An act for the relief of Sidney S. Alcott. Jan. 13, 1853, ch. 16 743 *Elizabeth V. Lomax, Pension of.* An act granting a pension to Mrs. Elizabeth V. Lomax. Jan. 13, 1853, ch. 17 743 *Elizabeth Armistead, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Elizabeth Armistead. Jan. 20, 1853, ch. 21 743 *E. A. McNiel, to be paid Arrears of Pension.* An act for the relief of Mrs.
E. A. McNeil, widow of the late General John McNeil. Jan. 20, 1853, ch. 23 743 *Joseph Arnow, claim of heir, to be adjudicated upon and paid.* An act for the relief of the heirs or legal representatives of Joseph Arnow, deceased. Jan. 20, 1853, ch. 23 744 *Philo Smith, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Philo Smith. Jan. 22, 1853, ch. 25 744 *John J. Sikes, Payment to.* An act for the relief of John J. Sikes. Jan. 22, 1853, ch. 26 744 *Thomas P. Dudley, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Thomas P.
Dudley. Jan. 22, 1853, ch. 27 744 *William McFarland, Land Released to heirs of.* An act for the relief of William McFarland, deceased. Jan. 22, 1853, ch. 28 745 *Jacob J. Storer, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Jacob J. Storer. Jan. 25, 1853, ch. 32 745 *William R. McKee, Relief of Widow and Children of.* An act for the relief of the widow and orphan children of Colonel William R. McKee, late of Lexington, Kentucky. Jan. 25, 1853, ch. 33 745 *C. S. Mathews and others, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Charles S.
Mathews, Charles Wood, and James Hall. Jan. 25, 1853, ch. 34 745 *Abigail Stafford, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Abigail Stafford. Jan. 27, 1853, ch. 35 746 *Frances P. Gardiner, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Frances P. Gardiner. Jan. 27, 1853, ch. 36 746 *John W. Quinney, Relief of.* An act for the relief of John W. Quinney, a Stockbridge Indian. Jan. 27, 1853, ch. 37 746 *Ann C. Belknap, Pension of.* An act granting a pension to Mrs. Ann C. Belknap. Jan. 27, 1853, ch. 38 747iv *Nathan Weston, Jr., Payment to.* An act for the relief of Nathan Weston, junior, late additional Paymaster in the United States Army.
Jan. 27, 1833, ch. 39 747 *Jacob Young, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Jacob Young. Feb. 3, 1853, ch. 42 747 *Thomas Noel, Settlement of Accounts of.* An act for the relief of the heirs of the late Major Thomas Noel, United States Army. Feb. 3, 1853, ch. 43 747 *Thompson Hutchinson, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Thompson Hutchinson. Feb. 3, 1853, ch. 44 747 *Elizabeth Jones and others, to be paid Arrears of Pension.* An act for the relief of Elizabeth Jones and the other children (if any) of John Carr.
Feb. 3, 1853, ch. 45 748 *Mary B. Renner, Claim of, to be audited and paid.* An act for the relief of Mary B. Renner, Administratrix of Daniel Renner, deceased. Feb. 3, 1853, ch. 46 748 *Jim Capers, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Jim Capers. Feb. 3, 1853, ch. 47 748 *Relief of Officers and Crew of the brig Washington,* Art act for the relief of the widows and relatives of certain officers and seamen of the United States brig Washington, who were lost overboard in a hurricane.
Feb. 3, 1853, ch. 48 748 *James Glynn, Settlement of Accounts of.* An act for the relief of James Glynn. Feb. 3, 1853, ch. 49 749 *Payment to E. B. Guion, and B. McLaughlin.* An act for the relief of Guion, and McLaughlin. Feb. 3, 1853, ch. 50 749 *Sarah D. Mckay, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Sarah D. Mackay. Feb. 3, 1853, ch. 51 749 *James B. Creecy, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Colonel James R. Creecy. Feb. 3, 1853, ch. 52 749 *William Bedient, Pension of.* An act for the relief of William Bedient, late a sergeant in the Fourth Regiment of Artillery.
Feb. 3, 1853, ch. 53 750 *Margaret Farrar, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Margaret Farrar. Feb. 3, 1853, ch. 54 750 *Land title of Jeremiah Wingate.* An act for the relief of the heirs of Jeremiah Wingate. Feb. 5, 1853, ch. 55 750 *Bernard Todd, Payment to Representatives of.* An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Bernard Todd, deceased. Feb. 5, 1853, ch. 56 750 *Maurice K. Simons, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Maurice K. Simons. Feb. 5, 1853, ch. 57 751 *Settlement of Accounts of Brevet Brigadier-General Riley.* An act for the relief of Brevet Brigadier-General Bennett Riley, and to enable him to settle his accounts with the United States.
Feb. 5, 1853, ch. 58 751 *Barbara Reily, Arrears of Pension to be paid to.* An act for the relief of Barbara Reily. Feb. 9, 1853, ch. 60 752 *Location of C. L. Swayne, to be approved.* An act for the relief of C. L. Swayze in relation to the location of certain Choctaw Scrip. Feb. 9, 1853, ch. 61 752 *Land Entries of Joseph M. Wilcoxon, confirmed.* An act for the relief of Joseph M. Wilcoxon, of the State of Missouri. Feb. 9, 1853, ch. 62 752 *Mrs. Asenath M. Elliot, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Asenath M.
Elliot. Feb. 11, 1853, ch. 63 752 *John A. Lynch, Payment to Widow of.* An act for the relief of the widow of the late John A. Lynch. Feb. 11, 1853, ch. 64 752 *Registry of the Fanny, under the name of the Golden Mirror.* An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a register to the British barque Fanny, under the name of Golden Mirror. Feb. 11, 1853, ch. 65 753 *Grant of in Belleview, Burlington and Dubuque.* An act for the relief of the town of Belleview and the cities of Burlington and Dubuque, in the State of Iowa.
Feb. 14, 1853, ch. 67 753 *Grant of Rights of Way to Sundry Railroads.* An act granting the right of way to the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad Company, and for other purposes. Feb. 14, 1853, ch. 68 754 *John Millar, Registry of Vessels of.* An act for the relief of John Millar. Feb. 14, 1853, ch. 70 754 *Change of name of the Forest City.* An act to change the name of the steamboat Forest City. Feb. 14, 1853, ch. 71 755 *Captain George P. Smith, Relief of.* An act for the relief of Captain George P.
Smith. Feb. 14, 1853, ch. 72 755 *Payment of the Companies of Captains Bush, Price, and Suarez.* An act to provide for the payment of the companies of Captains Bush, Price and Suarez, for military services in Florida. Feb. 14, 1853, ch. 73 755v *Registry of the Albatross.* An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a register to the American built steamship Albatross. Feb. 14, 1853, ch. 74 756 *John Williams, Pension of.* An act for the relief of John Williams.
Feb. 14, 1853, ch. 75 756 *Rosanna Sowards, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Rosanna Sowards. Feb. 16, 1853, ch. 77 756 *Joseph Morehead, annual payment to guardians of.* An act for the relief of Joseph Morehead. Feb. 16, 1853, ch. 78 756 *Pension of Mrs. Thompson, Lomax, and Dade.* An act for the relief of Mary W. Thompson, and Mrs. Elizabeth V. Lomax, and Mrs. A. M. Dade. Feb. 26, 1853, ch. 83 756 *Payment to J. P. Pilcher, and Christine Barnard.* An act for the relief of Josiah P.
Pilcher, late a private in Company F. second Kentucky regiment volunteers, in the war with Mexico, and for other purposes. Feb. 26, 1853, ch. 84 757 *Pension of B. B. Bennett.* An act for the relief of B. B. Bennett. March 2, 1853, ch. 85 757 *Pension of Frances E. Baden.* An act for the relief of Frances E. Baden. March 2, 1853, ch. 86 757 *Pension of Edward Box.* An act for the relief of Edward Box. March 2, 1853, ch. 87 758 *Payment to B. S. Roberts.* An act for the relief of Benjamin S.
Roberts. March 2, 1853, ch. 88 753 *Right of way at Chelsea granted.* An act authorizing the Selectmen of the town of Chelsea, in the State of Massachusetts, to lay out and moke a way on lands of the United States, in said town. March 2, 1853, ch. 92 753 *Registry of the bark May.* An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a register to the bark May, of Baltimore. March 2, 1853, ch. 95 753 *Sisters of the Visitation incorporated.* An act to incorporate the Sisters of the Visitation, of Washington, in the District of Columbia.
March 3, 1853, ch. 99 759 *Payment to Catharine P. Hayden.* An act for the relief of Catharine Proctor Hayden, only child and heir of John White, deceased, late a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Fourth Georgia Battalion of the revolutionary army. March 3, 1853, ch. 100 759 *John C. Fremont to be indemnified.* An act for the relief of John Charles Fremont late Lieutenant-Colonel in the army of the United States. March 3, 1853, ch. 101 759 *Payment to L. M. Goldsborough, and others.* An act for the relief of L.
M. Goldsborough and others. March 3, 1853, ch. 105 760 *Payment to representatives of Walter Colton.* An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Walter Colton. March 3, 1853, ch. 106 760 *Pension of Jacob Shade, Jr.* An act for the relief of Jacob Shade, Jr. March 3, 1853, ch. 107 760 *Pension of James Wright, Jr.* An act for the relief of James Wright, Jr. March 3, 1853, ch. 108 760 *Pension of Gardner Herring.* An act for the relief of Gardner Herring. March 3, 1853, ch. 109 761 *Increase of Pension of Henry Click.* An act to increase the pension of Henry Click, of Cocke county, Tennessee.
March 3, 1853, ch. 110 761 *Land Warrant to issue to J. A. Maltby.* An act for the relief of Jasper A. Maltby. March 3, 1853, ch. 111 761 *Pension of Cornelius Hughes.* An act for the relief of Cornelius Hughes, of Tennessee. March 3, 1853, ch. 112 761 *Payment to Harlow Spaulding.* An act for the relief of Harlow Spaulding. March 3, 1853, ch. 113 762 *Payment to John Huffington.* An act for the relief of John Huffington. March 3, 1853, ch. 114 762 *Pension of Joseph Johnston.* An act to amend an act entitled “An act for the relief of Joseph Johnston,” approved May fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, by correcting a clerical error.
March 3, 1853, ch. 115 762 *Pension of Mary Baury.* An act for the relief of Mary Baury. March 3, 1853, ch. 116 762 *Pension of John Kerbaugh.* An act for the relief of John Kerbaugh. March 3, 1853, ch. 117 762 *Claims of L. H. Bates and W. Lacon to be audited.* An act for the relief of Lewis H. Bates and William Lacon. March 3, 1853, ch. 118 763 *Morris Wain, Duties to be refunded to.* An act for the relief of S. Morris Waln. March 3, 1853, ch. 119 763 *James H. Jenkins, Payment to.* An act for the relief of James H.
Jenkins. March 3, 1853, ch. 120 763 *Robert Gibson, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Robert Gibson. March 3, 1853, ch. 121 764 *Ursula E. Cobb, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Ursula E. Cobb. March 3, 1853, ch. 122 764 *Cornelius Covert, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Cornelius Covert, of Michigan. March 3, 1853, ch. 123 764vi *Moses Olmstead and Mrs. E. Craig, Pensions of.* An act for the relief of Moses Olmstead and Mrs. Elizabeth Craig. March 3, 1853, ch. 124 764 *George Poindexter, Settlement of claim of.* An act for the relief of George Poindexter.
March 3, 1853, ch. 125 765 *Mary Pearson, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Mary Pearson. March 3, 1853, ch. 126 765 *Henry Miller, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Henry Miller, a soldier of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve. March 3, 1853, ch. 127 765 *William J. Price, Land Title of confirmed.* An act for the relief of William J. Price. March 3, 1853, ch. 128 765 *Gilman Smith, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Gilman Smith, of Sycamore, in the State of Illinois.
March 3, 1853, ch. 129 766 *Elizabeth Monroe, Pension of.* An act granting a pension to Elizabeth Monroe. March 3, 1853, ch. 130 766 *Maria Taylor, Land Title of confirmed.* An act for the relief of Maria Taylor. March 3, 1853, ch. 131 766 *Betsey Norton, Pension of.* An oct for the relief of Betsey Norton. March 3, 1853, ch. 132 766 *Mary Woodward, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Mary Woodward. March 3, 1853, ch. 133 766 *John Ozias, Payment to.* An act for the benefit of John Ozias.
March 3, 1853, ch. 134 767 *Land Warrant to issue to W. H. Wells, E. Wells, and S. Wells.* An act for the relief of William H. Wells and others. March 3, 1853, ch. 135 767 *Nathan H. Darling, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Nathan H. Darling. March 3, 1853, ch. 136 767 *Brig Boundary, Registry of Change of name of the Roger Williams and the Ontario.* An act to authorize the issuing of a register to the brig Boundary, and to change the names of the steamers Roger Williams and propeller Ontario.
March 3, 1853, ch. 137 767 *Settlement of claims of the late William H. Wiqg.* An act authorizing the adjustment and payment of the claims of William Hazzard Wigg, deceased, for losses sustained by him during the war of the revolution. March 3, 1853, ch. 138 768 *Right of way granted in District of Columbia.* An act to incorporate the Georgetown and Catoctin Railroad Company. March 3, 1853, ch. 141 768 *Payment to the Southern Michigan Railroad.* An act for the relief of the Southern Michigan Railroad Company.
March 3, 1853, ch. 152 768 JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 2. *Settlement of certain accounts of the Public Printer.* Joint resolution authorizing the settlement of the account of the Public Printer, for paper used by him since the first of November, eighteen hundred and fifty-two. Dec. 23, 1852 769 7. *Surrender of Oglethorpe barracks to Savannah.* A resolution for surrendering the site of the old Oglethorpe barracks to the City Council of Savannah, Georgia. Jan. 20, 1853 769 9. *Payment to A.
Y. P. Garnett.* A resolution for the relief of Alexander Y. P. Garnett. Feb. 3, 1853 769 10. *Payment to William and Matthew Moss.* Joint resolution granting the petition of William and Matthew Moss. Feb. 5, 1853 769 11. *Payment to John P. Converse.* Joint resolution for the relief of J. P. Converse, of Ohio. Feb. 26, 1853 770 16. *Payment to Mrs. Anna C. De Neufville Evans.* A resolution for the relief of the heir of John De Neufville and son. March 3, 1853 770 17. *Payment to Mrs.
Anna C. De Neufville Evans.* A resolution for the relief of the heir of John De Neufville and son. March 3, 1853 770 18. *Payment to Thompson Barnett.* Joint resolution for the relief of Thompson Barnett. March 3, 1853 771 19. *Estate of Isaac L. Battle released from a judgment.* A resolution for the relief of the estate of Isaac L. Battle. March 3, 1853 771 20. *Payment to representatives of David Corderey.* A resolution for the relief of the heirs of David Corderey. March 3, 1853 771vii **Acts of the Thirty-third Congress of the United States.**STATUTE I.—1853–4. *Name of the Falcon changed.* An act changing the name of the American-built steamer “Falcon” to that of “Queen City.
” Jan. 18, 1854, ch. 3 773 *Name of the John Dutton changed.* An act to change the name of the American-built brig “John Dutton,” and to grant a register in her name. Jan. 18, 1854, ch. 4 773 *Pay of B. S. Roberts.* An act explanatory of an act entitled “An act for the relief of Benjamin S. Roberts.” Jan. 24, 1854, ch. 5 773 *Lewis B. Willis, payment to.* An act for the relief of Lewis B. Willis, late a Paymaster in the Army of the United States. Jan. 24, 1854, ch. 6 773 *William Blake, pension of.* An act for the relief of William Blake.
Feb. 23, 1854, ch. 15 774 *Dousman, Land confirmed to.* An act to confirm to Hercules L. Dousman his title to farm lot number Thirty-two, adjoining the town of Prairie du Chien, in the State of Wisconsin. Feb. 23, 1854, ch. 16 774 *A. D. Steuart, payment to.* An act for the relief of Adam D. Steuart, Paymaster of the United States Army. March 1, 1854, ch. 18 774 *Eliz. C. Smith, payment to.* An act for the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth C. Smith, of Missouri. March 1, 1854, ch. 19 774 *Allen G.
Johnson, payment to.* An act for the relief of Allen G. Johnson. March 1, 1854, ch. 20 775 *Mary C. Hamilton, pension of.* An act for the relief of Mary C. Hamilton. March 1, 1854, ch. 21 775 *John O. Means, adjustment of account of.* An act for the relief of John O. Means. March 1, 1854, ch. 22 775 *Mrs. Gunnison, pension of.* An act granting five years half-pay to the widow of Captain John W. Gunnison. March 1, 1854, ch. 23 775 *Wm. Mayo, increase of pension of.* An act for the relief of William Mayo, of the State of Maine.
March 27, 1854, ch. 27 776 *S. K. Rayburn, payment to.* And act for the relief of Samuel K. Raybum. March 27, 1854, ch. 28 776 *Gray, McMurdo, & Co., payment to.* An act for the relief of Gray, McMurdo, and Company. March 27, 1854, ch. 29 776 *Arnold & Bishop, extension of patent of.* An act for the relief of George G. Bishop, and the legal representatives of John Arnold, deceased. March 28, 1854, ch. 31 777 *Harriet Leavenworth, pension of.* An act for the relief of Harriet Leavenworth, widow of the late Brevet Brigadier-General Leavenworth.
April 8, 1854, ch. 34 777 *Aaron Stafford, pension of.* An act for the relief of Aaron Stafford. April 12, 1854, ch. 36 777 *Caleb J. Good, payment to.* An act for the relief of the executors of the late Lieutenant John E. Bispham. April 12, 1854, ch. 37 777 *Hezekiah Johnson, pension of.* An act for the relief of Hezekiah Johnson, of the town of Bridgewater, in the State of Vermont. April 12, 1854, ch. 38 777 *Alton Nelson, pension of.* An act for the relief of Alton Nelson.
April 12, 1854, ch. 39 778 *Lemuel Hudson, pension of.* An act for the relief of Lemuel Hudson. April 12, 1854, ch. 40 778 *Lyman N. Cook, pension of.* An act for the relief of Lyman N. Cook. April 12, 1854, ch. 41 778 *James F. Green, pension of.* An act for the relief of James F. Green, of Pennsylvania. April 12, 1854, ch. 42 778 *Silas Champion, pension of.* An act to provide a pension for Silas Champion, of Genesee County, State of New York. April 12, 1854, ch. 43 778 *Emelie Hooe, pension of.* An act for the relief of Emelie Hooe, widow of Captain Hooe.
April 12, 1854, ch. 44 778 *Madison Parton, payment to.* An act for the relief of Madison Parton. April 15, 1854, ch. 45 779 *John Gusman, Land claim of, confirmed.* An act for the relief of John Gusman, of Louisiana. April 20, 1854, ch. 48 779viii *Mary Deany, pension of.* An act for the relief of Mary Denny, widow of the late Lieutenant James A. Deany, of the United States Army. April 20, 1854, ch. 49 779 *Wm. B. Edwards, pension of.* An act for the relief of William B. Edwards.
April 20, 1854, ch. 50 780 *Isaac P. Simonton, payment to representatives of.* An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Isaac P. Simonton. April 20, 1854, ch. 51 780 *Grafton Baker, payment to.* An act for the relief of Grafton Baker. May 3, 1854, ch. 53 780 *Mauzy and Ward to be allowed certain credits.* An act for the relief of Fayette Mauzy and Robert G. Ward. May 10, 1854, ch. 55 780 *Name of the Abeona changed.* An act to change the name of the bark Abeona to Mount Vernon.
May 10, 1854, ch. 56 780 *Capt. Wm. Davis, payment to representatives of.* An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Captain William Davis, late commander of the United States transport schooner Eufaula. May 10, 1854, ch. 57 781 *A. G. Willis, payment to representatives of.* An act for the relief of the heirs of Anthony G. Willis, deceased. May 10, 1854, ch. 58 781 *Benj. Rowe, pension of.* An act for the relief of Benjamin Rowe. June 22, 1854, ch. 63 781 *Change of name of the El Paraguay.
Register to issue.* An act to authorize a register to be issued to the steamer “El Paraguay.” by a new name. June 22, 1854, ch. 64 781 *Elijah Beebe, payment to widow and heirs of.* An act for the relief of the widow and heirs of Elijah Beebe. June 22, 1854, ch. 65 781 *Thomas Fraser, increase of pension of.* An act for the relief of Thomas Frazer. June 22, 1854, ch. 66 782 *E. A. F. Lavallete, payment to.* An act for the relief of Captain E. A. F. Lavallette, of the United States Navy.
June 22, 1854, ch. 67 782 *Priscilla C. Simonds, payment to.* An act for the relief of Priscilla C. Simonds. June 29, 1854, ch. 73 782 *Zadoc C. Inghram, release of, from a judgment.* An act for the relief of Zadoc C. Inghram. June 29, 1854, ch. 74 782 *Moses Olmsted, pension of.* An act for the relief of Moses Olmsted. June 29, 1854, ch. 75 782 *Llewellyn Washington, payment to.* An act for the relief of Llewellyn Washington. June 29, 1854, ch. 76 783 *Ira Day, payment to him or his representatives.* An act for the relief of Ira Day, of Vermont.
June 29, 1854, ch. 77 783 *Jeffries & Smith, relieved from a certain penalty.* An act for the relief of James Jeffries and Jeremiah M. Smith. June 29, 1854, ch. 78 783 *Change of name of the Hallowell, Register to issue.* An act to change the name of the American-built brig “Hallowell” to that of “James Bose,” and to grant her a new register. July 17, 1854, ch. 88 783 *Utica Steam Wollen Co., Payment to.* An act for the relief of the Utica Steam Woillen Company. July 17, 1854, ch. 89 783 *Land claim of Wm.
H. Henderson and heirs of R. Henderson confirmed.* An act to confirm the claim of Wm. H. Henderson, and the heirs of Robert Henderson, to five hundred acres of land in the Bastrop Grant. July 17, 1854, ch. 90 784 *J. M. & J. L. Luco, allowed to file claim before California Land Commissioner.* An act for the relief of Juan M. Laco and Jose L. Luco. July 17, 1854, ch. 91 784 *C. H. Latham, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Cornelius H. Latham. July 17, 1854, ch. 92 784 *Geo.
W. Gibson, Pension of.* An act for the relief of George W. Gibson. July 17, 1854, ch. 93 784 *Samuel W. Brady, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Samuel W. Brady. July 17, 1854, ch. 94 785 *Change of name of the Amelia. Register to issue.* An act to authorize the issue of a register to the brig Amelia, by the name of Abby Frances. July 17, 1854, ch. 95 785 *A. B. Roman, Confirmation of Land claim of.* An act for the relief of A. B. Roman, of Louisiana. July 17, 1854, ch. 96 785 *G.
W. Torrence, Pension of.* An act to provide a pension for Sergeant G. W. Torrence. July 17, 1854, ch. 97 785 *Georgetown Gaslight Co. incorporated.* An act to incorporate the Georgetown Gaslight Company. July 20, 1854, ch. 98 786 *Thos. K. Glenn, Settlement of Accounts of.* An act for the relief of Thomas K. Glenn. July 20, 1854, ch 100 788ix *Charles Staples, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Charles Staples. July 20, 1854, ch. 101 788 *Dusuan de la Croix, Land Claim of, confirmed.* An act to confirm the claim of Dusuan de la Croix to a lot of land therein described.
July 24, 1854, ch. 104 788 *Glenwood Cemetery, Incorporation of.* An act to incorporate the proprietors of the Glenwood Cemetery. July 27, 1854, ch. 111 789 *Joseph Watson, Release of claim against.* An act for the relief of the representatives of Joseph Watson, deceased. July 27, 1854, ch. 112 790 *Harriet U. Read, Payment to.* An act for the relief of the executrix of the late Brevet Colonel A. C. W. Fanning, of the United States Army. July 27, 1854, ch. 113 790 *John W. Kelly, Settlement of Account of.* An act for the relief of John W.
Kelly. July 27, 1854, ch. 114 791 *Wm. S. Factor, Payment to.* An act for the relief of William Senna Factor. July 27, 1854, ch. 115 791 *John S. Wilson, Payment to.* An act for the relief of John S. Wilson. July 27, 1854, ch. 116 791 *Manuel Hernandez, permitted to locate certain lands.* An act for the relief of Manuel Hernandez. July 27, 1854, ch. 117 792 *Wm. C. Jones, Payment to.* An act for the relief of William Claude Jones. July 27, 1854, ch. 118 792 *Gonder and Duff, Suit against, to be discontinued.* An act for the relief of Joseph Gondor, junior, and John Duff.
July 27, 1854, ch. 119 792 *Robert Grignon, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Robert Grignon. July 27, 1854, ch. 120 792 *A. G. Bennett, Payment to.* An act for the relief of A. G. Bennett. July 27, 1854, ch. 121 793 *Lavinia Taylor, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Lavinia Taylor. July 27, 1854, ch. 122 793 *Samuel Prioleau, Payment to representatives of.* An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Samuel Prioleau, deceased. July 27, 1854, ch. 123 793 *Joshua Kennedy, Payment to representative of.* An act for the relief of the legal representative of Joshua Kennedy, deceased.
July 27, 1854, ch. 124 793 *Ira Baldwin, Land warrant to issue to.* An act for the relief of Ira Baldwin. July 27, 1854, ch. 125 794 *Thos. Chapman, Payment to representatives of.* An act for the relief the legal representatives of the late Thomas Chapman, formerly Collector of the port of Georgetown, South Carolina. July 27, 1854, ch. 126 794 *Wm. Miller, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Wm. Miller. July 27, 1854, ch. 127 794 *Sarah Crandall, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Sarah Crandall.
July 27, 1854, ch. 128 794 *Thomas Snodgrass, Payment to.* An Act for the relief of Thomas Snodgrass. July 27, 1854, ch. 129 794 *Mary Carlton, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Mary Carlton. July 27, 1854, ch. 130 795 *Thomas D. Jennings, Land entry of.* An act for the relief of Thomas D. Jennings. July 27, 1854, ch. 131 795 *Joseph Mitchell, Settlement of claims of.* An act for the relief Joseph Mitchell. July 27, 1854, ch. 132 795 *Chas. Cooper & Co., Payment to.* An act for the relief of Charles Cooper and Company.
July 27, 1854, ch. 133 795 *James Dunning, Payment to.* An act for the relief of James Dunning. July 27, 1854, ch. 134 796 *Richard King, Land title of, confirmed.* An act for the relief of Richard King. July 27, 1854, ch. 135 796 *John Phagan, Payment to.* An act for the relict of John Phagan. July 27, 1854, ch. 136 796 *G. P. Welsh and C. H. Wells, Payment to.* An act for the relief of passed Midshipman George P. Welsh and Clark H. Wells. July 27, 1854, ch. 137 796 *Thos. S.
Russell, Settlement of Account of.* An act for the relief of Thomas S. Russell. July 27, 1854, ch. 138 796 *David Towle, Pension of.* An act to create and provide a pension for David Towle. July 27, 1854, ch. 139 797 *Mrs. Cochrane, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Mrs. Sally T. B. Cochrane, widow of the late Lieutenant R. E. Cochrane, United States Army. July 27, 1854, ch. 140 797 *Victor Morass, Land entry of.* An act authorizing Victor Morass to relinquish certain lands, and to enter the same quantity elsewhere.
July 27, 1854, ch. 141 797 *Rebecca Freeman, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Rebecca Freeman. July 27, 1854, ch. 142 797x *Chas. L. Jones, Settlement of Claims of.* An act for the relief of Charles Lee Jones. July 27, 1854, ch. 143 798 *Peter Poncin, Land patent to issue to.* An act authorizing a patent to be issued to Peter Ponein for certain lands therein described. July 27, 1854, ch. 144 798 *Ezra Williams, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Ezra Williams. July 27, 1854, ch. 145 798 *Conrad Wheat, Jr.’s, Land location confirmed.* An act for the relief of Conrad Wheat, Jr., or his legal representatives.
July 27, 1854, ch. 146 798 *R. M. Bouton, G. Wright, and H. F. Fisher, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Richard M. Bouton, George Wright, and the widow of Marvin W. Fisher. July 27, 1854, ch. 147 799 *Andrew J. Dickerhoff, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Andrew J. Dickerhoff. July 27, 1854, ch. 148 799 *Sch. Grampus, Relief of Widows and Orphans of crew of.* An act for the relief of the widows and orphans of the officers and seamen of the United States schooner Grampus, who were lost in that vessel in March, eighteen hundred and forty-three, near the coast of the United States.
July 27, 1854, ch. 149 799 *George Simpton, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Captain George Simpton, of Galveston. July 27, 1854, ch. 150 799 *Pamela Brown, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Pamela Brown, the widow of Major-General Jacob Brown, late of the United States Army, deceased. July 27, 1854, ch. 151 800 *William Harris, Settlement of claim of.* An act for the relief of William Harris, of Georgia. July 27, 1854, ch. 152 800 *James M. Goggin, Settlement of claim of.* An act for the relief of James M.
Goggin. July 27, 1854, ch. 153 800 *Fleuriau Land claim confirmed.* An act confirming a certain land claim in Louisiana, known as the Fleuriau claim July 27, 1854, ch. 154 800 *J. Edwards, E. M. Wanton and N. Brush, Payment to.* An act for the relief of James Edwards and others. July 27, 1854, ch. 155 801 *Sylvester T. Jerauld, Land location confirmed to.* An act for the relief of Sylvester T. Jerauld, assignee of the interest of Henry Richard. July 27, 1854, ch. 156 801 *James Wormsley, Pension of.* An act for the relief of James Wormsley.
July 27, 1854, ch. 157 801 *Samuel H. Hempstead, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Samuel H. Hempstead. July 27, 1854, ch. 158 801 *J. S. Jones and W. H. Russell, Settlement of claims of.* An act for the relief of John S. Jones and William H. Russell, surviving partners of the firm of Brown, Russell, and Company. July 29, 1854, ch. 160 802 *Pine Grove Academy, Land title of, confirmed.* An act for the relief of Pine Grove Academy, in Louisiana. July 29, 1854, ch. 161 802 *Reward for Capture of the Ann.* An act for the compensation of James W.
Low, and others, for the capture of the British private armed schooner Ann, during the late war with Great Britain July 29, 1854, ch. 162 803 *T. P. McBlair, to be credited certain sums.* An act for the relief of Purser T. P. McBlair. July 29, 1854, ch. 163 803 *Allowance to J. Frazer, and Administrator of J. G. Clendenin.* An act for the relief of John Frazer and the administrator of the estate of John G. Clendenin, deceased. July 29, 1854, ch. 164 803 *John C. Fremont, Payment to.* An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay John Charles Fremont for beef furnished the California Indians.
July 29, 1854, ch. 165 804 *Lewis E. Simonds, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Captain Lewis E. Simonds. July 29, 1854, ch. 166 804 *Asa Andrews, Settlement of Accounts of.* An act for the relief of Asa Andrews. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 168 804 *S. R. Addison, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Dr. S. R. Addison, passed Assistant Surgeon in the United States Navy. Aug. 1, 1854, ch, 169 805 *William Darby, Payment to.* An act for the relief of William Darby. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 170 805 *L.
Pierce and A. Hodge, discharged from a bond.* An act for the relief of Levi Pierce and Andrew Hodge, Junior. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 171 805 *Jean Baptiste Beaubien, Land Patents to issue to.* An act for the relief of Jean Baptiste Beaubien. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 172 805 *Urban Stoll, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Urban Stoll. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 173 806xi *Gaston T. Raoul, to enter certain Land.* An act for the relief of Gaston T. Raoul. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 174 806 *A. G. Penn, to enter certain Land.* An act for the relief of A.
G. Penn. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 175 806 *W. P. Buckner and P. Crosby, Settlement of Claims of.* An Act for the settlement of the claims of W. P. Buckner and Pierce Crosby, passed Midshipmen in the United States Navy. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 176 806 *William G. Smith, Payment to.* An act for the relief of William G. Smith. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 177 807 *Caleb Swan, Payment to representatives of.* An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Major Caleb Swan, deceased. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 178 807 *H.
La Reintrie, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Henry La Reintrie. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 179 807 *George Morell, Payment to.* An act to provide compensation for the services of George Morell, in adjusting titles to land in Michigan. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 180 807 *C. G. Merchant, Settlement of Account of.* An act for the relief of Captain Charles G. Merchant. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 181 808 *Sylvester Pettibone, released from a judgment.* An act for the relief of Sylvester Pettibone. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 182 808 *P.
M. Nightingale, Adm., Payment to.* An act for the relief of Phineas M. Nightingale, administrator of the estate of General Nathaniel Greene, deceased. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 183 809 *A. G. Morgan, Settlement of Accounts of.* An act for the relief of the heirs and representatives of Colonel Alexander G. Morgan. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 184 809 *Wm. Brown, Pension of.* An act for the relief of William Brown. Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 185 809 *Pensions to sundry persons.* An act to authorize the payment of invalid pensions to the heirs of Lieutenant Robert White, and others.
Aug. 1, 1854, ch. 186 809 *Thos. H Sumner, Purchase of Copyright of.* An act for the purchase of the Copyright of a work published by Thomas H. Sumner, wherein he describes his new method of ascertaining a ship’s position at sea. Aug. 2, 1854, ch. 187 810 *Chas. G. Gunter, Release of a Reversion to.* An act to relinquish the reversionary interest of the United States to a certain reservation therein mentioned, and to confirm the title of Charles G. Gunter thereto. Aug. 2, 1854, ch. 190 810 *Extension of R.
R. into District of Columbia.* An act authorizing the extension of the Alexandria and Washington Railroad into the District of Columbia, and conferring certain privileges on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 197 810 *National Hotel Co., Incorporation of.* An act to incorporate the National Hotel Company of Washington City. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 203 812 *W. J. McElhiney, E. P. Matthews, and L. Cribben to enter certain Lands.* An oct for the relief of William J.
McElhiney, E. P. Matthews, and Lawrence Cribben. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 205 813 *Mrs. Mackay, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Mrs. Helen Mackay, widow of the late Colonel Æncas Mackay, Deputy Quartermaster-General, United States Army. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 206 813 *Sylvanus Culver, Land Warrant to issue to.* An act for the relief of Sylvanus Culver. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 207 814 *Daniel Steenrod, Settlement of Claim of.* An act for the relief of Daniel Steenrod. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 208 814 *J.
P. Levy and J. M. Jarrero, Settlement of Claims of.* An act for the relief of Jonas P. Levy and Jose Maria Jarrero. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 209 814 *W. D. Porter, Settlement of Accounts of.* An act for the relief of W. D. Porter, of the United States Navy. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 210 814 *J. McVea and J. F. McKneely, to enter certain Lands.* An act for the relief of John McVea and John F. McKneely, of Louisiana. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 211 814 *Charlotte S. Westcott, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Charlotte S.
Westcott. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 212 815 *Wm. H. Weirick, Payment to.* An act for the relief of William H. Weirick. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 213 815 *John Frink, Payment to.* An act for the relief of John Frink. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 214 815 *Mary H. Cushing, Land Warrant to issue to.* An act for the relief of Mary H. Cushing. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 215 816 *Rebecca Baggerly, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Rebecca Baggeriy, widow of David Baggerly, deceased. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 216 816 *Geo.
Mattingly, Conveyance to.* An act for the relief of George Mattingly. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 217 816xii *Joseph McMinn, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Joseph McMinn. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 218 816 *J. R. Faukner, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Jesse R. Faulkner, of Missouri. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 219 816 *Henry N. Halsted, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Henry N. Halsted. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 220 817 *James Walsh, Pension of.* An act for the relief of James Walsh. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 221 817 *James M.
Lewis, Pension of.* An act for the relief of James M. Lewis. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 222 817 *Henry J. Snow, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Henry J. Snow, of Rome, in the State of New York. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 223 817 *James K. Welch, Pension of.* An act to provide a pension for James K. Welch. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 224 817 *Albro Tripp, Pension of.* An act for the further relief of Albro Tripp. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 225 817 *Benjamin Hammond, pension of.* An act for the relief of Benjamin Hammond, of the State of New York.
Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 226 818 *Marion Township, to select certain Lands.* An act for the relief of the civil township of Marion, in the County of Mercer, Ohio. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 228 818 *Right of way at Port Gratiot, granted.* An act granting the right of way over, and depot grounds on, the military reserve at Fort Gratiot, in the State of Michigan, to the Port Huron and Lake Michigan Railroad Company. Aug. 3, 1854, ch. 229 818 *Name of the Glamorgan changed.* An act to change the name of the American-built brig “Glamorgan,” to that of “Wizard.
” Aug. 4, 1854, ch. 231 819 *Jacob Baker, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Jacob Baker, of Sandusky City, Ohio. Aug. 4, 1854, ch. 232 819 *J. C. Buckles, Payment to.* An act for the relief of J. C. Buckles, of Louisville, Kentucky. Aug. 4, 1854, ch. 233 819 *Jonathan Pearce, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Jonathan Pearce. Aug. 4, 1854, ch. 234 819 *D. C. Cash and G. U. Ellis, Payments to.* An act for the relief of David C. Cash, and Giles U. Ellis. Aug. 4, 1854, ch. 235 819 *Thos.
C. Green, Land Patent to issue to.* An act for the relief of Thomas C. Green. Aug. 4, 1854, ch. 236 820 *Patrick Gass, Land Warrant to issue to.* An act for the relief of Patrick Gass. Aug. 4, 1854, ch. 237 820 *Thos. Jordan, Settlement of Accounts of.* An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to settle the accounts of Thomas Jordan, Assistant Quartermaster in the United States Army. Aug. 4, 1854, ch. 238 820 *J. R. Jones, Representatives of, authorized to locate certain Lands.* An act for the relief of the legal representatives of John Rice Jones, deceased.
Aug. 4, 1854, ch. 239 820 *Rosalie Carillo to surrender a Lot, and enter another.* An act for the relief of Rosalie Caxillo. Aug. 4, 1854, ch. 240 821 *Ira Call, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Ira Call, of Huron County, Ohio. Aug. 4, 1854, ch. 241 821 *Pioneer Manufacturing Co., Incorporation of.* An act to incorporate the Pioneer Manufacturing Company of Georgetown, D. C. Aug. 4, 1854, ch. 243 821 *Thomas Bronaugh, Pension of. Repeal of Minnesota Land Bill.* An act for the relief of Thomas Bronaugh, and for the repeal of the “Act to aid the Territory of Minnesota in the construction of a railroad therein,” approved the twenty-ninth June, eighteen hundred end fifty-four.
Aug. 4, 1854, ch. 246 823 *Thos. Porter, Pension of.* An act to provide a pension for Captain Thomas Porter. Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 250 823 *Julia Aiken, Payment to.* An act for the relief of Julia Aiken. Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 251 823 *Judgment against T. Ap C. Jones and D. Robertson, released. Payment to Jones.* An act for the relief of Thomas Ap Cutesby Jones, surety for a former Postmaster at Norfolk, Virginia. Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 252 823 *A. S. Laughery, Land Warrant to issue to.* An act for the relief of A.
S. Laughery. Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 253 824 *Charles Pavie, Error in Land Claim of, to be corrected.* An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Charles Pavie. Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 254 824 *Captain M. Jack, Payment to Heirs of.* An act for the relief of the heirs of Captain Matthew Jack, deceased. Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 255 824xiii *Benjamin Metayer, Land Entry of.* An act for the relief of the legal heirs of Benjamin Metoyer. Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 256 825 *James Capen, Pension of.* An act for the relief of James Capen.
Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 257 825 *Lloyd Dorsey to enter certain Lands.* An act for the relief of Lloyd Dorsey, and others. Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 258 825 *William Curran, Assignment to, of a Bounty Land Warrant, Confirmed.* An act for the relief of William Curran. Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 259 825 *R. F. and L. McGuire, Land confirmed to.* An act for the relief of Robert F. McGuire and Louisa, his wife, late Louisa Lamy. Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 260 825 *Warren Raymond, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Warren Raymond.
Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 261 826 *John S. King, Pension of.* An act for the relief of John S. King, of Virginia. Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 262 826 *Henry Lewis and M. Petel to enter certain Lands.* An act for the relief of Henry Lewis and Moses Petet, of Clinton County, Indiana. Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 263 826 *Geo. McGirk, Representatives of, to enter certain Lands.* An act for the relief of the legal representatives of George McGirk. Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 264 826 *Asa Leach, Pension of.* An act for the relief of Asa Leach.
Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 265 826 *George M. Bentley, Pension of.* An act for the relief of George M. Bentley, of the State of Indiana. Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 266 827 *Right of Way at, and near Benicia granted.* An act granting the right of way to the Marysville and Benicia Railroad Company through and over the grounds of the United States at Benicia, in California. Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 272 827 *Township Forty-five, Mo., School Lands of.* An act for the relief of the inhabitants of Township Forty-five, range one, in Warren County, Missouri.
Aug. 5, 1854, ch. 275 827 *Joseph Campau, Patent for Land to issue to.* An act for the relief of Joseph Campau. July 27, 1854, ch. 277 828 JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 2. *Alexander P. Field, Relief of.* Joint resolution for the relief of Alexander P. Field, late Secretary of Wisconsin Territory, and sureties. Jan. 24, 1854 829 9. *A. Boyd Hamilton, Settlement of Accounts of.* Joint Resolution for settling the accounts of A. Boyd Hamilton. March 27, 1854 829 14. *Assent to the acceptance by Lieut.
Maury, of Medal.* A resolution giving the consent of Congress to the acceptance by Lieutenant M. F. Maury, of the Navy, of a gold medal from His Majesty the King of Sweden. June 29, 1854 830 15. *Error in Act of* 1854, *ch.* 64, *corrected.* Joint resolution to correct a clerical error in the act approved June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-four,” to authorize a register to be issued to the steamer ‘El Paraguay,’ by a new name.” July 17, 1854 830 19. *Error in Payment to sundry persons in New Mexico.* A resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico to adjust and pay to Juan C.
Armijo, Jose L. Perea, and James L. Collins, the amount by them loaned to the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico, under authority of a joint resolution of that body, approved the seventeenth June, eight [eighteen] hundred and fifty-one. July 27, 1854 830 20. *Francis M. Gwin, Land Warrant to issue to.* Joint resolution giving one hundred and sixty acres of land to Francis M. Gwin, of Indiana. Aug. 1, 1854 830 21. *John A. Bryan, Account of to be credited and paid.* Joint resolution for the relief of John A.
Bryan. Aug. 1, 1854 831 22. *J. H. Lendrum, Audit of Accounts of.* Joint resolution for the relief of Brevet Captain J. H. Lendrum, United States Army. Aug. 3, 1854 831 23. *Wm. Woodbury, Audit of Accounts of.* A joint resolution directing the accounting officers of the treasury to adjust the account of William Woodbury, lute pension agent at Portland, Maine. Aug. 3, 1854 831 STATUTE II.—1854–55. *Jacob McLellan, penalty to be refunded to.* An act for the relief of Jacob McLellan.
Dec. 14, 1854, ch. 2 833 *Isaac M. Sigler, pension of.* An act for the relief of Isaac M. Sigler, of Putnam County, Indiana. Dec. 14, 1854, ch. 3 833xiv *Enoch S. More, relief of.* An act for the relief of Enoch S. More. Dec. 15, 1854, ch. 4 833 *Thomas Ellis, pension of.* An act for the relief of Thomas Ellis. Dec. 19, 1854, ch. 8 834 *J.S. Graham and W. H. Finnall, payment to.* An act for the relief of James S. Graham and Walter H. Finnall. Dec. 21, 1854, ch. 9 834 *Gen. Woll, allowances to.* An act for the relief of Brigadier-General John E.
Wool. Dec. 22, 1854, ch. 11 834 *Como, The, name changed to Jehossee.* An act to change the name of the American-built brig Como to that of Jehossee, and to grant her a new register. Dec. 22, 1854, ch. 12 834 *George Fisher, re-examination of claim of.* An act supplemental to an act therein mentioned. Dec. 22, 1854, ch. 13 835 *The Sarah, register to issue to.* An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a register to the schooner “Sarah.” Dec. 22, 1854, ch. 14 835 *Mary Rutherford, pension of.* An act for the relief of Mary Rutherford, widow of Samuel Rutherford.
Dec. 27, 1854, ch. 16 835 *James Butler, pension of.* An act for the relief of James Butler. Dec. 27, 1854, ch. 17 835 *Washington Gas Light Co., increase of capital stock of.* An act authorizing the Washington Gas Light Company to increase the capital stock of said company. Jan. 3, 1855, ch. 22 835 *Hermann Chittenden, pension of.* An act for the relief of Herman Chittenden. Jan. 3, 1855, ch. 24 836 *Mutual Fire Ins. Co. incorporated.* An act to incorporate the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of the District of Columbia.
Jan. 10, 1855, ch. 26 836 *A. Vasguez and others, entry of land by.* An act authorizing the legal representatives of Antoine Vasguez, Hypolite Vasguez, Joseph Vasquez, and John Colligan to enter certain lands in Missouri. Jan. 12, 1855, ch. 27 838 *Uriah Prewitt, location of land by heirs, &c. of.* An act for the relief of the heirs and representatives of Uriah Prewitt, deceased. Jan. 12, 1855, ch. 28 839 *William Weeks, land claim of confirmed.* An act for the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of William Weeks.
Jan. 12, 1855, ch. 29 839 *F. B. Stockton, payment to.* An act for the relief of Purser Francis B. Stockton. Jan. 12, 1855, Ch. 30 839 *E. Greneaux, settlement of claim of.* An act for the relief of C. E. Greneaux. Jan. 12, 1855, ch. 31 840 *Ann W. Angus, pension of.* An act for the relief of Mrs. Ann W. Angus. Jan. 12, 1855, ch. 32 840 *Thos. B. Parsons, payment to.* An act for the relief of Thomas B. Parsons. Jan. 12, 1855, ch. 33 840 *Thos. Butler, payment to.* An act for the relief of Thomas Butler.
Jan. 12, 1855, ch. 34 840 *Charles J. Porcher, payment to.* An act for the benefit of Charles J. Porcher, acting purser of the sloop-of-war Falmouth. Jan. 12, 1855, ch. 35 841 *William Duer, settlement of account of.* An act for the relief of William Duer. Jan. 12, 1855, ch. 36 841 *Francois Cousin, payment to.* An act for the relief of Francois Cousin. Jan. 12, 1855, ch. 37 841 *J. Erwin and D. Greathouse, payment to.* An act for the relief of James Erwin, of Arkansas, and others.
Jan. 12, 1855, ch. 38 842 *Susan Coody, payment to.* An act for the relief of Susan Coody, and others. Jan. 12, 1855, ch. 39 842 *Thos. D. Anderson, settlement of accounts of.* An act for the relief of the representatives of Thomas Anderson, deceased, late consul of the United States at Tripoli. Jan. 12, 1855, ch. 40 842 *Thos. Wishart, payment to representatives of.* An act for the relief of the administrator of Thomas Wishart. Jan. 18, 1855, ch. 41 843 *Moses D. Hogan, payment to.* An act to indemnify Moses D.
Hogan for cattle destroyed by the Indians in eighteen hundred and forty-two. Jan. 18, 1855, ch. 42 843 *Col. J. H. Stone, payment to representatives of.* An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Colonel John H. Stone. Jan. 18, 1855, ch. 43 843 *David B. Sears, land entry of.* An act for the relief of David B. Sears. Jan. 24, 1855, ch. 44 843 *Register to issue to The Aquatic under the name of Martha.* An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a register to the barque Martha.
Jan. 25, 1855, ch. 45 844 *The Foundling, register to issue to.* An act to authorize the issue of a register to “the barque Foundling, of Boston.” Jan. 25, 1655, ch. 46 844xv *Gen. DeKalb, payment to children and heirs of.* An act for the relief of the children and heirs of Major-General Baron DeKalb. Jan. 25, 1855, ch. 47 844 *S. & A. Humphrey, payment to.* An act for the relief of Sylvester Humphrey and the heirs of Alexander Humphrey, deceased. Jan. 25, 1855, ch. 48 845 *Joseph Webb, pension of.* An act for the relief of Joseph Webb.
Jan. 31, 1855, ch. 49 845 *Samuel Prioleau, repeal of act for relief of.* An act to repeal an act for the relief of the legal representatives of Samuel Prioleau, deceased. Jan. 31, 1855, ch. 50 845 *Zebina Rawson, pension of.* An act for the relief of Zebina Rawson. Jan. 31, 1855, ch. 51 845 *James Wright, Jr., increase of pension of.* An act for the relief of James Wright, Jr., of the State of Tennessee. Jan. 31, 1855, ch. 52 845 *William Hankins, payment to.* An act for the relief of William Hankins.
Jan. 31, 1855, ch. 53 846 *Register to issue to The Colonist under the name of The Lily.* An act to authorize the issue of a register to the barque Colonist, by the name of The Lily. Jan. 31, 1855, ch. 54 846 *Change of names of The J. H. Holmes and The Franklin Pierce.* An act to change the names of the American-built vessels “J. H. Holmes” and “Franklin Pierce.” Feb. 6, 1855, ch. 56 846 *St. Joseph’s Male Orphan Asylum, incorporation of.* An act to incorporate St. Joseph’s Male Orphan Asylum, in the District of Columbia.
Feb. 6, 1855, ch. 57 846 *Thos. M. Taylor, settlement of accounts of.* An act for the relief of Thomas Marston Taylor. Feb. 6, 1855, ch. 58 847 *Patrick C. Miles, increase of Pension of.* An act to increase the pension of Patrick C. Miles. Feb. 10, 1855, ch. 59 847 *S. A. Belden & Co., settlement of accounts of.* An act for the relief of Samuel A. Belden and Co. Feb. 10, 1855, ch. 60 847 *Elijah White, land claim of confirmed.* An act confirming a land claim to Elijah White, of the Territory of Washington.
Feb. 10, 1855, ch. 61 848 *Oliver Lee, payment to representatives of.* An act for the relief of the administrators of Oliver Lee, deceased. Feb. 10, 1855, ch. 62 848 *George Bush, land claim confirmed to him and his wife.* An act for the relief of George Bush, of Thurston county, Washington territory. Feb. 10, 1855, ch. 63 848 *John Steene, pension of.* An act for the relief of John Steene. Feb. 10, 1855, ch. 64 849 *Catharine B. Arnold, pension of.* An act for the relief of Catharine B.
Arnold. Feb. 10, 1855, ch. 65 849 *Wm. Van Wart, payment to children of.* An act for the relief of the heirs-at-law of William Van Wart, deceased. Feb. 10, 1855, ch. 66 849 *E. J. McLane, payment to.* An act for the relief of E. J. McLane. Feb. 10, 1855, ch. 67 849 *Joseph Gerard, heirs of, authorized to enter certain land.* An act for the relief of the heirs of Joseph Gerard. Feb. 10, 1855, ch. 68 849 *Daniel Morse, pension of.* An act for the relief of Daniel Morse, of Essex, county of Chittenden, in the State of Vermont.
Feb. 10, 1855, ch. 69 850 *West Feliciana R. R. and Georgia R. R. and Banking Co., duties to be refunded to.* An act for the relief of the West Feliciana Railroad and the Georgia Railroad and Banking Companies. Feb. 10, 1855, ch. 72 850 *Polly Carver, payment to.* An act for the relief of Polly Carver, widow and executrix of Nathan Carver, deceased. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 74 850 *Samuel McKnight, payment to.* An act for the relief of Samuel McKnight, of the State of Kentucky. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 75 851 *George Lynch, increase of pension of.* An act for the relief of George Lynch.
Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 76 851 *Abraham Ausman, increase of pension of.* An act for the relief of Abraham Ausman. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 77 851 *Lincoln Bates, payment to.* An act for the relief Lincoln Bates. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 78 851 *John Cole, pension of.* An act for the relief of John Cole. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 79 851 *Eleanor Hoople, payment to.* An act for the relief of Eleanor Hoople, of the Province of Canada. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 80 852 *William Wallace, pension of.* An act for the relief of William Wallace, of Illinois.
Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 81 852xvi *John Putnam, payment to representatives of.* An act for the relief of the legal representatives of John Putnam. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 82 852 *William Gove, pension of.* An act for the relief of William Gove. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 83 852 *Cornelius Coffey, bounty land warrant to issue to.* An act granting bounty land to Cornelius Coffey. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 84 852 *John Brown, pension of.* An act for the relief of John Brown, second, of New Hampshire. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 85 853 *William Parker, increase of pension of.* An act for the relief of William Parker.
Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 86 853 *Gilbert C. Russell, payment to.* An act for the relief of Gilbert C. Russell. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 87 853 *Wm. Case and H. Gould, released from a judgment.* An oct for the relief of William Case. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 88 853 *Sidney P. Pool, pension of.* An act for the relief of Sidney P. Pool, of the State of Maine. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 89 853 *George Elliott, increase of pension of.* An act for the relief of George Elliott. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 90 854 *Lt.
Geo. H. Paige, settlement of account of.* An act for the relief of Lieutenant George H. Paige, of die United States army. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 91 854 *John H. Hicks, pension of.* An act for the relief of John H. Hicks, of Indiana. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 92 854 *Oliver Brown, pension of.* An act to provide a pension for Oliver Brown, of Chemung County, New York. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 93 854 *Edmund Mitchell, pension of.* An act to provide a pension for Edmund Mitchell, of Carroll County, in the State of Kentucky.
Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 94 854 *George J. Rallston, pension of.* An act for the relief of George J. Rallston. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 95 854 *Larkin Smith, payment to representatives of.* An act for the relief of the heirs of Larkin Smith. Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 99 855 *Name of the Henry Plantagenet changed to the A. G. Brown.* An act to change the name of the schooner “Henry Plantagenet” to that of “A. G. Brown.” Feb. 13, 1855, ch. 100 855 *Chapman, Ezra, payment to representatives of.* An act for the relief of the widow and children of Ezra Chapman, deceased.
Feb. 14, 1855, ch. 101 855 *Don B. Juan Domerap settlement of claim of.* An act for the relief of Don B. Juan Domereq, a Spanish subject. Feb. 14, 1855, ch. 102 855 *Medford Coffey, payment to.* An act for the relief of Medford Caffey, of the State of Tennessee. Feb. 17, 1855, ch. 113 856 *Zachariah Lawrence, payment to.* An act for the relief of Zachariah Lawrence, of Ohio. Feb. 17, 1855, ch. 114 856 *Wm. Hagerty, payment to.* An act for the relief of William Hagerty. Feb. 17, 1855, ch. 115 856 *Register to issue to The Aina, under the name of The St.
Andrew.* An act authorizing the issue of a register to the Russian-built ship “Aina.” Feb. 21, 1855, ch. 116 856 *Henry H. Marsh, land claim of.* An act for the relief of Henry H. Marsh. Feb. 21, 1855, ch. 119 857 *Timothy Winn, adjustment of accounts of.* An act for the relief of Rebecca Winn, widow and executrix of the last will and testament of Timothy Winn, deceased, late a purser in the navy of the United States. Feb. 21, 1855, ch. 120 857 *Anthony W. Bayard, increase of pension of.* An act increasing the pension of Anthony W.
Bayard, of Bellefont, in the State of Pennsylvania. Feb. 24, 1855, ch. 121 857 *Lt. Col. Æneas Mackay, settlement of accounts of.* An act for the relief of Mrs. Helen Mackay, administratrix of Lieutenant-Colonel Æneas Mackay, late a Deputy Quartermaster in the United States Army. Feb. 28, 1855, ch. 130 857 *Susan Palmer, bounty land warrant to issue to.* An act granting bounty land to Susan Palmer. Feb. 28, 1855, ch. 131 858 *Lot Davis, pension of.* An act for the relief of Lot Davis.
Feb. 28, 1855, ch. 132 858 *Brig. Gen. R. B. Mason, settlement of accounts of.* An act for the relief of the heirs of Brigadier-General Richard B Mason. March 2, 1855, ch. 148 858 *John R. Bowes and I. S. Smith, payment to.* An act for the relief of John R. Bowes, agent in charge of the property of the United States at Michigan City, in die State of Indiana, and of Isaac S. Smith, of the City of Buffalo, New York. March 2, 1855, ch. 149 858 *Joseph Savage, payment to representatives of.* An act for the relief of the heirs and legal representatives of Joseph Savage, deceased.
March 2, 1855, ch. 150 859xvii *Daniel Searle & Co., settlement of accounts of.* An act for the relief of Daniel Searle and Company, for extra service rendered the Post-Office Department of the United States. March 2, 1855, ch. 151 859 *Charles W. Carroll, payment to.* An act for the relief of Charles W. Carroll. March 2, 1855, ch. 152 859 *Henry S. Sanford, payment to.* An act for the relief of Henry S. Sanford. March 2, 1855, ch. 153 859 *Thos. Morris, payment to children and grandchildren of.* An act for the relief of the children and grandchildren of Thomas Morris.
March 2, 1855, ch. 154 860 *Philip R. Rice, payment to heirs of.* An act for the benefit of the heirs of Philip R. Rice, deceased. March 2, 1855, ch. 155 860 *Charles H. Pointer, pension of.* An act for the relief of Charles H. Pointer. March 2, 1855, ch. 156 860 *Parmelia Slavin, pension of.* An act for the relief of Parmelia Slavin, late the wife of John Blue, deceased. March 2, 1855, ch. 157 860 *Amos Knawn, payment to and increase of pension of.* An act for the relief of Amos Knapp.
March 2, 1855, ch. 158 861 *Wm. Howison, allowance to.* An act for the relief of William G. Howison. March 2, 1855, ch. 159 861 *Wm. G. Preston, payment to.* An act for the relief of William G. Preston. March 2, 1855, ch. 160 861 *Sarah Morriss, payment to.* An act for the relief of Sarah Morriss, only heir of Robert Mitchell, deceased. March 2, 1855, ch. 161 861 *Mrs. J. J. McClellan, payment to.* An act for the relief of Mrs. J. Josephine McClellan. March 2, 1855, ch. 162 861 *Anna E.
Cook, pension of.* An act for the relief of Anna E. Cook. March 2, 1855, ch. 163 862 *Peter Amey, pension of.* An act for the relief of Peter Amey, (colored man.) March 2, 1855, ch. 164 862 *George W. Torrence, payment to.* An act for the relief of George W. Torrence. March 2, 1855, ch. 165 862 *Andrew H. Patterson, payment to.* An act for the relief of Andrew H. Patterson. March 3, 1855, ch. 176 862 *Joseph McCormick, pension of.* An act granting a pension to Joseph McCormick.
March 3, 1855, ch. 177 862 *Stephen Lutz, payment to.* An act for the relief of Stephen Lutz, of New York. March 3, 1855, ch. 178 863 *T. C. Ramsey and others, pensions of.* An act for the relief of Thomas C. Ramsey, and Ananias O. Richardson, and James McLaughlin. March 3, 1855, ch. 179 863 *Frances E. Baden, pension of.* An act to continue the pension of Frances E. Baden. March 3, 1855, ch. 180 863 *Lt. Andrew Finly, payment to heirs of.* An act for the relief of the heirs of Lieutenant Andrew Finly.
March 3, 1855, ch. 181 863 *Ferdinand Clark, duties to be refunded to.* An act for the relief of Ferdinand Clark. March 3, 1855, ch. 182 864 *Thos. S. Johnson, payment to.* An act for the relief of Thomas S. Johnson, of the Territory of New Mexico. March 3, 1855, ch. 183 864 *Titian R. Peale, payment to.* An act for the relief of Titian R. Peale. March 3, 1855, ch. 184 864 *Thos. Park, payment to representatives of.* An act for the relief of the heirs of Thomas Park, deceased.
March 3, 1855, ch. 185 864 *Jeptha L. Heminger, pension of.* An act for the relief of Jeptha L. Heminger. March 3, 1855, ch. 186 864 *Franklin Chase, settlement of account of.* An act for the relief of Franklin Chase. March 3, 1855, ch. 187 865 *Paul S. Ridgway, pension of.* An act for the relief of Paul S. Ridgway, of Ohio. March 3, 1855, ch. 188 865 *Wm. A. Christian, allowance in accounts of.* An act for the relief of the legal representatives of William A. Christian. March 3, 1855, ch. 189 865 *Jesse French, pension of.* An act for the relief of Jesse French, of Braintree, Massachusetts March 3, 1855, ch. 190 866xviii *George M.
Bentley, pension of.* An act to amend an act entitled “An act for the relief of George M. Bentley, of the State of Indiana,” approved August five, eighteen hundred and fifty four. March 3, 1855, ch. 191 866 *Mrs. I. G. Scarritt, payment to.* An act for the relief of Mrs. Irene G. Scarritt. March 3, 1855, ch. 192 866 *Mrs. M. Van Ness, payment to.* An act for the relief of Madalena Van Ness, widow of Cornelius P. Van Ness, deceased. March 3, 1855, ch. 193 866 *James Holstin authorized to enter certain land.* An act for the relief of James Holstin.
March 3, 1855, ch. 194 867 *Sarah Irving, payment to.* An act for the relief of the widow of W. Irving, deceased. March 3, 1855, ch. 195 867 *Nancy Weatherford, payment to.* An act for the relief of Mrs. Nancy Weatherford, widow of Colonel William Weatherford, of the First Regiment Illinois Volunteers in the Mexican war. March 3, 1855, ch. 196 867 *Lyon and Howard, payment to.* An act for the relief of L. R. Lyon and Dean S. Howard, of the State of New York. March 3, 1855, ch. 197 867 *Frederic Vincent, payment to.* An act for the relief of Frederic Vincent, administrator of James le Caze, survivor of Le Cace and Mallet.
Jan. 31, 1855, ch. 205 868 JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 1. *Capt. Thos. Porter, payment to administrator of.* Joint resolution for the relief of the children of Captain Thomas Porter, deceased. Dec. 14, 1854 869 3. *Don J. J. Vigil, settlement of claim of.* Joint resolution for the settlement of the claim of Don Juan Jesus Vigil, of New Mexico. Dec. 19, 1854 869 8. *Lieut. J. C. Carter, settlement of accounts of.* Joint resolution for the relief of Lieutenant J. C. Carter. Feb. 13, 1855 869 10. *Judges Woodbridge and Chipman, compensation of.* Joint resolution explanatory of the act giving compensation to Judges Woodbridge and Chipman.
Feb. 17, 1855 869 11. *Settlement of suit against bail of Otho Hinton.* A resolution for the relief of Rebecca Hinton. Feb. 24, 1855 870 12. *Wm. Monagan, payment to.* Joint resolution in favor of William Monagan. Feb. 24, 1855 870 14. *George W. McCerren, settlement of claim of.* Joint resolution for the relief of George W. McCerren. March 3, 1855 870 15. *James Capen, payment of pension of.* Joint resolution to pay the pension the James Capen to his administrator. March 3, 1855 870 16. *Abigail Stafford, payment to.* A resolution explanatory of an act entitled “An act for the relief of Abigail Stafford.
” March 3, 1855 871 17. *John D. Colmesnil, reëxamination of accounts for carrying mail.* Joint resolution for the final adjustment of the account of John D. Colmesnil. March 3, 1855 871 18. *James Hughes, settlement of claim of.* Joint resolution for the relief of James Hughes. March 3, 1855 871 19. *Joel H. Dyer, payment to.* Joint resolution for the relief of Joel Henry Dyer. March 3, 1855 871 20. *John Dugan, pay and bounty land of.* Joint resolution for the relief of John Dugan.
March 3, 1855 871 21. *Clark Mills, advance of money to.* Joint resolution for the relief of Clark Mills. March 3, 1855 872 32 32 1 1851 1852 725 PRIVATE ACTS OF THE THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES, *Passed at the first Session, which was begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the* 1*st day of December,* 1851, *and ended Tuesday, the* 31*st day of August,* 1852. Millard Fillmore, President; William R. King, President of the Senate;
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