Chapter CLXVII. making Appropriations for the Service of the Post-Office Department during the Fiscal Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine
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Chap. CLXVII.— An Act making Appropriations for the Service of the Post-Office Department during the Fiscal Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine.June 14, 1858. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, for the service of the Post-OfficeAppropriation. Department for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, out of any moneys in the treasury arising from the revenues of the said department, in conformity to the act of the second of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six:
For transportation of the mails, (inland) ten millions one hundred andTransportation of the mails. forty thousand five hundred and twenty dollars. For compensation to postmasters, two millions three hundred andCompensation of postmasters. twenty-five thousand dollars. For ship, steamboat, and way letters, twenty thousand dollars.Ship &c. letters. For wrapping-paper, fifty-five thousand dollars.Wrapping-paper. For office furniture in the post-offices, five thousand dollars.Office furniture.
For advertising, eighty-five thousand dollars.Advertising. For mail-bags, sixty-five thousand dollars.Mail-bags. For blanks, and paper for the same, one hundred and twenty-five thousandBlanks, &c. dollars. For mail-locks, keys, and stamps, fifteen thousand dollars.Mail-locks, &c. For mail depredations and special agents, seventy thousand dollars.Depredations and agents. For clerks in the offices of postmasters, eight hundred and fifty thousandClerks to postmasters. dollars. For postage stamps and stamped envelopes, one hundred thousandPostage stamps, &c. dollars.
For miscellaneous items, one hundred and eighty thousand dollars.Miscellaneous. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That if the revenues of the Post-OfficeIf the revenues of the department are insufficient, $3,500,000 are appropriated to supply deficiencies for the year. Department shall be insufficient to meet the appropriations of this act, then the sum of three millions five hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the revenue of the Post-Office Department for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine.
Approved, June 14, 1858. 367 THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 1, 2, 3. 1858. RESOLUTIONS. [No. 1.]: to amend the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the Compensation of Members of Congress,” approved August sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-six. Resolution 1 1857-12-23 11 Stat. 367 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 1.] Joint Resolution to amend the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the Compensation of Members of Congress,” approved August sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-six.Dec. 23, 1857.1856, ch. 123.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States*Ante*, p. 48. of America in Congress assembled, That the compensation allowed to members of Congress by an act entitled “An Act to regulate the Compensation of Members of Congress,” approved August sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, be paid in the following manner, to wit: on the firstEach member may receive, on first day of each session, mileage, and pay then due, at the rate of $250 a month, and at same rate during the session. day of the first session of each Congress, or as soon thereafter as he may be in attendance and apply, each senator, representative and delegate shall receive his mileage, as now provided by law, and all his compensation from the beginning of his term, to be computed at the rate of two hundred and fifty dollars per month, and during the session compensation at the same rate.
And on the first day of the second or any subsequent session, he shall receive his mileage as now allowed by law, and all compensation which has accrued during the adjournment, at the rate aforesaid, and during said session compensation at the same rate. Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That so much of said act, approvedRepealing clause. August sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, as conflicts with this joint resolution, and postpones the payment of said compensation until the close of each session, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
Approved, December 23, 1857. [No. 2.]: making an Appropriation for the payment of Expenses of Investigating Committees of the House of Representatives. Resolution 2 1858-02-18 11 Stat. 367 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 2.] Joint Resolution making an Appropriation for the payment of Expenses of Investigating Committees of the House of Representatives.Feb. 18, 1858.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of thirty-five thousand$35,000 appropriated for expenses of investigating committees of the House this session. dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any monies in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of expenses of the several investigating committees of the House of Representatives during the present session, and that the same shall be added to the miscellaneous item of the contingent fund of said House.
Approved, February 18, 1858. [No. 3.]: to extend and define the Authority of the President under the Act, approved January sixteen, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, entitled “An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act to Promote the Efficiency of the Navy,’” in Respect to dropped and retired Naval Officers. Resolution 3 1858-03-10 11 Stat. 367 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 3.] A Resolution to extend and define the Authority of the President under the Act, approved January sixteen, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, entitled “An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act to Promote the Efficiency of the Navy,’” in Respect to dropped and retired Naval Officers.March 10, 1858.1857, ch. 12.*Ante*, p. 153. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in case where the records of theWhen records make it advisable, President may, within six months, with consent of Senate, appoint dropped or retired officers to active or reserved list.1855, ch. 127.Vol. x. p. 616. courts of inquiry appointed under the act of January sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, may render it advisable, in the opinion of the President of the United States, to restore to the active or reserved list of the navy, or to transfer from furlough to leave of absence on the latter list, any officer who may have been dropped or retired by the operation of the act of February twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, entitled “An Act to Promote the Efficiency of the Navy,” he shall have authority, any existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, within six months from the 368THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Res. 4, 5, 6, 7. 1858. passage of this resolution, to nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint such officer to the active or reserved list,Sea *Post*, p. 369. and officers so nominated and confirmed shall occupy positions on the active and reserved lists, respectively, according to rank and seniority, when dropped or retired as aforesaid, and be entitled to all the benefits conferred by the act approved January sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, on officers restored, or transferred, to the active or reserved list under that act.
Approved, March 10, 1858. [No. 4.]: to authorize certain Officers and Men, engaged in the Search for Sir John Franklin, to receive certain Medals presented to them by the Government of Great Britain. Resolution 4 1858-03-16 11 Stat. 368 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 4.] A Resolution to authorize certain Officers and Men, engaged in the Search for Sir John Franklin, to receive certain Medals presented to them by the Government of Great Britain.March 16, 1858.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the officers and men engaged inOfficers and men may accept medals sent by British government. the several expeditions which have been fitted out in the United States for the recovery of Sir John Franklin and his companions, be authorized to accept the medals recently transmitted to this government, for presentation to them, by the government of Great Britain. Approved, March 16, 1858. [No. 5.]: respecting the Distribution of certain Public Documents.
Resolution 5 1858-03-20 11 Stat. 368 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 5.] Joint Resolution respecting the Distribution of certain Public Documents.March 20, 1858.1857, Jan. 28. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the words “so many,” in the thirdChanges in 3d section of resolution of Jan. 28, 1857.*Ante*, p. 253. section of the joint resolution of the twenty-eighth January, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, “respecting the distribution of certain documents,” be, and the same are hereby, stricken out; and the words two hundred and fifty be, and the same are hereby, inserted in their place: and further,Repealed. 1859, ch. 22, § 5.*Post*, p. 380. that the words at the end of the section, “by him,” be, and the same are hereby, stricken out; and the words “to him, by the representative in Congress from each congressional district, and by the delegate from each Territory in the United States,” be, and are hereby, inserted.
Approved, March 20, 1858. [No. 6.]: authorizing Lieutenant William N. Jeffers to accept a Sword of Honor from her Majesty the Queen of Spain. Resolution 6 1858-04-07 11 Stat. 368 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 6.] A Resolution authorizing Lieutenant William N. Jeffers to accept a Sword of Honor from her Majesty the Queen of Spain.April 7, 1858.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the assent of Congress be, andLieutenant William N. Jeffers permitted to accept a sword from the Queen of Spain. the same is hereby, given, to allow Lieutenant William N. Jeffers, of the navy of the United States, to accept a sword of honor presented to him, through the Department of State, by her Majesty the Queen of Spain, “as an acknowledgment of the very efficient assistance which he gave, with the vessel under his command, to the Spanish schooner Catagenera, in the waters of the Parana,” on the twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh, and twenty-eighth of October, eighteen hundred and fifty-five.
Approved, April 7, 1858. [No. 7.]: providing for the Payment of certain Expenses of holding the United States Courts in the Territory of Utah. Resolution 7 1858-05-04 11 Stat. 368 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 7.] A Resolution providing for the Payment of certain Expenses of holding the United States Courts in the Territory of Utah.May 4, 1858.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the expenses of holding theExpenses of federal courts in Utah to be paid out of Judiciary fund.Proviso. United States courts in the Territory of Utah, during the continuance of the present disturbances therein, be paid out of the Judiciary fund, under the limitations contained in the existing laws in respect to fees: *Provided,* That, on the restoration of peace in said Territory, the expenses of said courts, when exercising jurisdiction under the territorial laws, shall be chargeable to the Territory, or to the counties, as in other Territories.
Approved, May 4, 1858. [No. 8.]: to extend the Operation of the Act, approved January sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, entitled “An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act to promote the Efficiency of the Navy.’” Resolution 8 1858-05-11 11 Stat. 369 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public 369 THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Res. 8, 9, 10. 1858. [No. 8.] A Resolution to extend the Operation of the Act, approved January sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, entitled “An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act to promote the Efficiency of the Navy.’”May 11, 1858.1857, ch. 12.*Ante*, p. 153. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the operation of the act entitledOperation of act of 1857, ch. 2, extended to April 16, 1859.Proviso.
“An act to amend an act entitled ‘An act to promote the efficiency of the navy,’” limiting the restoration of officers in certain cases, be extended to the sixteenth day of April, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine: *Provided,* That the time within which examinations by courts of inquiry may be made, as provided by the first section of said act, shall not be extended except as to any case pending and undetermined before any court of inquiry under the act of the sixteenth January, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, at the expiration thereof; and excepting, also, the case of any officer who was absent from the country at the time of the passage of said act, and had not returned previous to the sixteenth of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight.
And any such officer shall be entitled to all the privileges conferred by said act, provided he applies for the benefit thereof at any time within sixty days after his return. Approved, May 11, 1858. [No. 9.]: to extend for a further Term the Provisions of the Joint Resolution approved March tenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, in Relation to certain Dropped and Retired Officers of the Navy. Resolution 9 1858-05-11 11 Stat. 369 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 9.] A Resolution to extend for a further Term the Provisions of the Joint Resolution approved March tenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, in Relation to certain Dropped and Retired Officers of the Navy.May 11, 1858.*Ante*, p. 367. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time limited by the joint resolutionTime extended to Jan. 1, 1859. approved March tenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, entitled a “Joint Resolution to extend and define the authority of the President, under the act approved January sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, entitled ‘An act to amend an act entitled “An act to promote the efficiency of the navy,” in respect to dropped and retired naval officers,’” be, and hereby is, extended to the first day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, in lieu of six months, as provided therein.
Approved, May 11, 1858. [No. 10.]: authorizing suitable Acknowledgments to be made by the President, to the British Naval Authorities at Jamaica, for the Relief extended to the Officers and Crew of the United States Ship “Susquehannah,” disabled by Yellow Fever. Resolution 10 1858-05-11 11 Stat. 369 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 10.] A Resolution authorizing suitable Acknowledgments to be made by the President, to the British Naval Authorities at Jamaica, for the Relief extended to the Officers and Crew of the United States Ship “Susquehannah,” disabled by Yellow Fever.May 11, 1858.*Ante*,p. 325.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, and he isAcknowledgments to be made to Admiral Sir Howston Stewart, of the British navy, and officers, for aid and hospitality to officers and crew of the United States ship Susquehannah attacked with yellow fever. hereby, authorized and requested to cause suitable acknowledgements to be made on the part of this Government to Admiral Sir Howston Stewart, of the British Majesty’s Navy, and the officers under his command, for their prompt and efficient aid, and generous hospitality, extended to the disabled officers and crew of the United States ship “Susquehannah,” on her late arrival at Port Royal, in the Island of Jamaica, with the yellow fever on board; on which occasion, besides placing the naval hospital, with adequate corps of medical officers, nurses, and attendants, at their service, eighty-five of the sick officers and crew of the “Susquehannah” were safely and promptly conveyed on shore with the aid of the boats of the British squadron, and the lives of the greater portion of them thereby probably saved.
And that the President be further requested to cause a gold medal, with appropriate devices, to be presented, on behalf of thisMedal to Assistant-Surgeon Frederick A. Rose. Government, to Assistant-Surgeon Frederick A. Rose, of the British navy, who volunteered, with the permission of his commanding officer, to join the “Susquehannah,” and, at imminent personal risk, devoted himself, on the voyage from Jamaica to New York, to the care of the sick remaining on board. And that the President cause suitable testimonials to be in likeTestimonial to British medical officers in hospital at Port Royal. manner presented to the medical officers, in the British service, in attend-370THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Res. 11, 12, 13, 15, 16. 1858.ance at the hospital, with appropriate rewards to the nurses and other attendants there, whilst occupied by the officers and crew of the “Susquehannah.” Approved, May 11, 1858. [No. 11.]: to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to audit and settle the Accounts of the Contractor for the Erection of the United States Marine Hospital at San Francisco, California. Resolution 11 1858-05-18 11 Stat. 370 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 11.] A Resolution to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to audit and settle the Accounts of the Contractor for the Erection of the United States Marine Hospital at San Francisco, California.May 18, 1858. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the TreasuryAccounts of contractor to erect marine hospital at San Francisco, Cal., to be settled. be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to settle and adjust the accounts of the contractor for the erection of the United States marine hospital at San Francisco, California, and to pay to said contractor, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the amount that may be found to be justly due to him under the contracts made between said contractor and the proper officers of the government in reference to said building.
Approved, May 18, 1858. [No. 12.]: for paying the Compensation of Stenographers employed by Committees of the House of Representatives. Resolution 12 1858-05-24 11 Stat. 370 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 12.] Joint Resolution for paying the Compensation of Stenographers employed by Committees of the House of Representatives.May 24, 1858.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the TreasuryStenographers employed by committees of House of Representatives to be paid. be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to allow and pay, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the compensation of stenographers employed by the committees of the House of Representatives, as audited under the direction of said House.
Approved, May 24, 1858. [No. 13.]: making Appropriation to pay the Expenses of the several Investigating Committees of the House of Representatives. Resolution 13 1858-05-29 11 Stat. 370 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 13.] Joint Resolution making Appropriation to pay the Expenses of the several Investigating Committees of the House of Representatives.May 29, 1858.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of twelve thousand dollars$12,000 appropriated for expenses of investigating committees and of Judiciary Committee of the House. be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of expenses of the several investigating committees, and of the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives, and that the same shall be added to the miscellaneous item of the contingent fund of said House.
Approved, May 29, 1858. [No. 15.]: for the Adjustment of Difficulties with the Republic of Paraguay. Resolution 15 1858-06-02 11 Stat. 370 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 15.] A Resolution for the Adjustment of Difficulties with the Republic of Paraguay.June 2, 1858. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of adjusting thePresident authorized to use force, if necessary and advisable, to adjust difficulties with Paraguay.*Ante*, p. 319.*Post*, p. 405. differences between the United States and the republic of Paraguay, in connection with the attack on the United States steamer Water Witch, and with other matters referred to in the annual message of the President, he be, and is hereby, authorized to adopt such measures and use such force as, in his judgment, may be necessary and advisable, in the event of a refusal of just satisfaction by the government of Paraguay.
Approved, June 2, 1858. [No. 16.]: to correct an Error in a certain Act approved May eleventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight. Resolution 16 1858-06-02 11 Stat. 370 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 16.] A Resolution to correct an Error in a certain Act approved May eleventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight.June 2, 1858.1858, ch. 33.*Ante*, p. 286.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That an error in the act approved May eleventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, entitled “An act to enlarge the Detroit and Saginaw land districts in the State of Michigan,” 371THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 17, 20, 23. 1858. be corrected, by extending the limits of that portion of the Cheboygan districtTrue western boundary of Detroit district. which has been attached to the Detroit district, to the line dividing ranges two and three west, instead of one and two west, the former being the line intended by the department as the western boundary of the addition to the Detroit district.
Approved, June 2, 1858. [No. 17.]: authorizing the Arrangement and Disposal of Public Buildings in the City of Philadelphia. Resolution 17 1858-06-03 11 Stat. 371 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 17.] Joint Resolution authorizing the Arrangement and Disposal of Public Buildings in the City of Philadelphia.June 3, 1858.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury, theSecretary of the Treasury, the Postmaster-General, and Attorney General to decide as to arrangement and disposal of custom house, post-office, and court rooms.1854, ch. 188.Vol. x. p. 333. Postmaster-General, and the Attorney-General be, and [they] are hereby, authorized to decide whether the custom-house at Philadelphia shall remain in its present location, or whether public convenience and interests require that the location of the custom-house be changed to the ground and building purchased of the Bank of Pennsylvania, by authority of the law of the second of August, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, for the purposes of a post-office, and the post-office be removed to the present custom-house; and also, to decide whether it is best to sell the building and lot of ground now used for the purposes of the United States court, and establish courtrooms in the building of the present custom-house, and [that] they be further authorized and empowered to so arrange the buildings for said offices and purpose[s] as may, in their judgment, best promote the public convenience: *Provided,* That the expenses incident to such change and arrangementProviso. of the buildings shall not exceed the sum already appropriated for any or all of such purposes, and any additional sum that may be received for the building and ground herein authorized to be sold: *And provided further,*Further proviso.
That should it be deemed best to sell the said court-building and lot of ground, the President of the United States may cause the same to be sold after due public notice. Approved, June 3, 1858. [No. 20.]: authorizing Commander M. F. Maury to accept a Gold Medal awarded to him by the Emperor of Austria. Resolution 20 1858-06-05 11 Stat. 371 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 20.] Joint Resolution authorizing Commander M. F. Maury to accept a Gold Medal awarded to him by the Emperor of Austria.June 5, 1858. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Commander M. F. Maury, of theCommander M. F. Maury may accept great gold medal from Emperor of Austria. United States navy, be, and he is hereby, authorized to accept the great gold medal of the arts and sciences recently presented to him by his Majesty the Emperor of Austria.
Approved, June 5, 1858. [No. 23.]: authorizing the Secretary of War to expend the Appropriation made July eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, upon such Channel of the St. Mary’s River as he may select. Resolution 23 1858-06-09 11 Stat. 371 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 2026-01-11 35 1 public [No. 23.] A Resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to expend the Appropriation made July eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, upon such Channel of the St.
Mary’s River as he may select.June 9, 1858.1856, ch. 55.*Ante*, p. 25. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the appropriation of July eighth,The appropriation may be expended in excavating channel. eighteen hundred and fifty-six, made for the improvement of St. Mary’s River, in the State of Michigan, may be expended in excavating the channel as, from the evidence which he may obtain, the Secretary of War shall deem best.
Approved, June 9, 1858. 35 2 1858 1859 373 PUBLIC ACTS OF THE THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES. *Passed at the second session, which was begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the sixth day of December, A. D.* 1858, *and ended on Thursday, the third day of March, A. D.* 1859. James Buchanan, President. John C. Breckinridge, Vice-President, and President of the Senate. Benjamin Fitzpatrick was appointed President of the Senate, *pro tempore*, January 24, 1859, and so continued until February 10, 1859.
James L. Orr, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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