Chapter CLXXII. *for the Relief of Sherlock and Shirley.* June 14, 1858. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Postmaster-General be, The P
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Chap. CLXXII.— An Act *for the Relief of Sherlock and Shirley.* June 14, 1858. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Postmaster-General be, The P. M. General to examine the cases of fines charged against Sherlock and Shirley, and to remit what ought not to be enforced. Proviso.and [he] is hereby, authorized to examine the cases of fines charged against Sherlock and Shirley under their contract for carrying the mails on route number five thousand one hundred and three, from Louisville, Kentucky, to St.
Louis, Missouri, and to remit so much of such fines as, in his judgment, ought not to be enforced against the said contractors: *Provided,* That no case of any fine or deduction heretofore considered and decided by any former Postmaster-General, upon the application of the contractors, shall be reviewed under the provisions of this act, and the Postmaster-General shall be authorized to cause any persons to be cross-examined whose testimony may be offered for the purposes of such examination by him as aforesaid.
Approved, June 14, 1858. THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 14, 18, 19, 21. 1858. 553 RESOLUTIONS. No. 14: for the Relief of John Grayson. Private Resolution 14 11 Stat. 553 1858-06-01 Little and James Brown 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 private [No. 14.] A Resolution *for the Relief of John Grayson.* June 1, 1858. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the accounting officers of the treasury be, and they are hereby, directed, in adjusting the account $526.18 to be credited John Grayson in settlement of account.of John Grayson, pension agent at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, to place to the credit of the said John Grayson the amount of five hundred and twenty-six dollars and thirteen cents, paid by him to George De Camp, one of the surviving children and heirs of Susannah Stokely, deceased, widow of Nehemiah Stokely, a captain in the revolutionary war; the same having been paid in conformity with the directions of the Secretary of the Interior, as conveyed upon the face of a certificate of pension issued by the Commissioner of Pensions to said George De Camp.
Approved, June 1, 1858. No. 18: for the Benefit of the Widow of Commander William Lewis Herndon United States Navy. Private Resolution 18 11 Stat. 553 1858-06-03 Little and James Brown 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 private [No. 18.] A Resolution *for the Benefit of the Widow of Commander William Lewis Herndon United States Navy.* June 8, 1858. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That Congress entertain a high sense of the devotion to duty, the coolness, courage, and conduct of Commander A sum equal to a commander’s three years full sea-service pay is granted to the widow of Commander William Lewis Herndon.William Lewis Herndon, United States navy, in command of the steamer Central America, at sea during the prevalence of a hurricane on the twelfth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven; and that the widow of the said William Lewis Herndon be entitled to receive, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum equal to three years’ full sea-service pay of a commander in the navy.
Approved, June 3, 1858. No. 19: devolving upon the Secretary of War the Execution of the Act of Congress entitled “An Act supplemental to an Act therein mentioned,” approved December twenty-two, eighteen hundred and fifty-four. Private Resolution 19 11 Stat. 553 1858-06-03 Little and James Brown 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 private [No. 19.] A Resolution *devolving upon the Secretary of War the Execution of the Act of Congress entitled “An Act supplemental to an Act therein mentioned,” approved December twenty-two, eighteen hundred and fifty-four.* June 3, 1858. 1854, ch. 13. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the duties imposed, or required to be performed, by the act of Congress entitled “An act supplemental Secretary of War to settle claim of representatives of George Fisher. 1854, ch. 13.
Vol. x. p. 835. 1848, ch. 30. Vol. ix. p. 712. Proviso.to an act therein mentioned,” approved December twenty-two, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, including the act to which it is supplemental, be, and the same are hereby, transferred to the Secretary of War, who shall proceed *de novo* to execute the same in their plain and obvious meaning: *Provided, nevertheless,* That from any amount which may be found just and equitably due to the legal representatives of George Fisher, deceased, there shall be deducted all sums which may have been heretofore allowed and paid by the United States.
Approved, June 3, 1858. No. 21: for the Relief of General Sylvester Churchill. Private Resolution 21 11 Stat. 553 1858-06-05 Little and James Brown 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 private [No. 21.] Joint Resolution *for the Relief of General Sylvester Churchill.* June 5, 1858. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the proper disbursing officer be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to allow and pay to General Sylvester Churchill to receive pay, &c. of inspector-general, from April 29, 1845, to Jan. 21, 1846. 554 THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Res. 22, 24. 1858.General Sylvester Churchill, inspector-general, the pay and allowances of inspector-general, from the twenty-ninth of April, eighteen hundred and forty-five, the date of his discharge, to the twenty-first of January, eighteen hundred and forty-six, when he was reinstated in his office, according to the rates of pay then allowed, deducting from said pay and allowance any amounts which may have been paid to said Churchill for services performed between the time of his discharge and restoration to office.
Approved, June 5, 1858. No. 22: for the Relief of Henry Orndorf. Private Resolution 22 11 Stat. 554 1858-06-07 Little and James Brown 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 private [No. 22.] Joint Resolution *for the Relief of Henry Orndorf.* June 7, 1858. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Postmaster-General Postmaster-General to revise the account of Henry Orndorf.be, and [he] hereby is, authorized and instructed to revise and readjust the account of the department with Henry Orndorf, for mail service on route number nine thousand one hundred and fifty-seven, from Zanesville to Columbus, Ohio, and to allow to said Orndorf full pay for said service, the same as if his bid had been for service six times a week, as required by the advertisement, instead of daily service.
Approved, June 7, 1858. No. 24: to correct an Error in the “Act for the Relief of Stephen R. Rowan,” approved June first, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight. Private Resolution 24 11 Stat. 554 1858-06-14 Little and James Brown 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 private [No. 24.] A Resolution *to correct an Error in the “Act for the Relief of Stephen R.
Rowan,” approved June first, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight.* June 14, 1858. 1858, ch. 72. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the act for the relief of Stephen *Ante,* p. 536. The judgment bears date in 1857 and not in 1856.R. Rowan, approved June first, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, be so corrected as to read as follows: That the Attorney of the United States of America for the southern district of Illinois be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to enter satisfaction of a judgment entered by the District Court of the United States for the said southern district of Illinois, at its June term, anno Domini, eighteen hundred and fifty-*seven*, in favor of the United States of America against Stephen R.
Rowan, on his paying all the costs in said case. Approved, June 14, 1858. 35 2 1859 555 PRIVATE ACTS OF THE THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES, *Passed at the second session, which was begun and holden at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the sixth day of December,* 1858, *and ended Thursday, the third day of March,* 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 acted until February 10, 1859.
James L. Orr, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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