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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 20 STAT. · June 20, 1878 · Chapter 367

Chapter 367.

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CHAP. 367.— An act relating to claim agents and attorneys in pension cases June 20, 1878. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, It shall be unlawful for anyPension cases.Attorneys’ fees in. attorney, agent or other person to demand or receive for his services in a pension case a greater sum than ten dollars. No fee contract shall hereafter be filed with the Commissioner of Pensions in any case. In pending cases in which a fee contract has heretofore been filed, if the pension shall be allowed, the Commissioner of Pensions shall approve the same as to the amount of the fee to be paid at the amount specified in the contract.
Sections forty-seven hundred and sixty-eight forty-seven[R. S. 4768, p. 934](/us/rs/s4768/p934),[R. S. 4769, p. 934](/us/rs/s4769/p934),[R. S. 4786, p. 937](/us/rs/s4786/p937),Not to apply, etc. hundred and sixty-nine and forty-seven hundred and eighty-six of the Revised Statutes shall not apply to any case or claim hereafter filed, nor to any pending claim in which the claimant has not been represented by an agent or attorney prior to the passage of this act. Sec. 2. Section forty-seven hundred and eighty-five of the Revised[R.
S. 4785, p. 937](/us/rs/s4785/p437),Repealed. Statutes is hereby repealed. Approved, June 20, 1878. RESOLUTIONS. No. 1: in relation to the International Industrial Exposition to be held in Paris in eighteen hundred and seventy-eight. Resolution 1 1877-12-15 20 Stat. 245 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 1.] Joint resolution in relation to the International Industrial Exposition to be held in Paris in eighteen hundred and seventy-eight.
Dec. 15, 1877. Whereas, the United States have been invited by the Republic of France to take part, in a universal exposition of the productions of agriculture, manufactures, and the tine arts, to be held in Paris in eighteen hundred and seventy-eight: Therefore, *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That said invitation is accepted, andParis Exposition; invitation to, accepted. that the Governors of the several States and Territories be, and are hereby, requested to invite the people of their respective States and Territories to assist in the proper representation of the productions of our industry, and of the natural resources of the country, and to take such further measures as may be necessary in order to secure to their respective States and Territories the advantages to be derived from this beneficent undertaking.
Sec. 2. That the President by and with the advice and consent ofCommissioner-General ; appointment; powers. the Senate, shall appoint a Commissioner-General to represent the United States in the proposed exposition, and, under the general direction of the Secretary of State, to make all needful rules and regulations in reference to the contributions from this country, and to control the expenditures incident to the proper installation and exhibition thereof, and to the preparation of the reports on the exposition; and that the President may also appoint twenty additional commissioners, no two ofAdditional commissioners. whom shall be appointed from any one State of whom three shall be practical artisan experts, three shall be skilled representatives of commerce and manufactures, and four shall be practical agriculturalists, nine shall be scientific experts, corresponding to, and specifically assigned to report upon, the nine groups into which the exposition will, under the official regulations, be divided, and one who shall be assistantAssistant commissioner-general. commissioner-general, and shall perform the duties of commissioner-general in case of bis death or disability, and shall report upon the exhibition at large, and the general results thereof; that the allowanceAllowances to said commissioner-general for salary and personal expenses shall not exceed five thousand dollars for his whole term of office; and the allowance of the twenty additional commissioners for salary and personal expenses shall not exceed twelve hundred dollars each, not including such clerical service as may be allowedClerical service. by the commissioner-general, which shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars; and the Governors of the several States may nominate and the President appoint two honorary commissioners from each of the severalHonorary commissioners.
States, and the President may appoint twenty-four additional honorary commissioners, among whom there shall be at. least one resident of each of the Territories of the United States which said honorary Commissioners may report upon such special subjects as the commissioner-general may direct, and shall serve without pay or other expense to the United States. *And provided further,* That in case the authorities of any StateState commissioners. or Territory shall appoint a commissioner or commissioners to represent the interests of such State or Territory at said exhibition said commissioner or commissioners so appointed shall have the same status in the commission as the honorary commissioners provided for herein but shall not be entitled to either pay or compensation out of the money hereby appropriated: *Provided always,* That no person appointed by virtue ofNo pecuniary interest in exhibits. this resolution shall have any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in 245 246 FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Res. 1, 2, 3. 1877. any article exhibited for competition, or act as the agent for any exhibitor. And not more than one of the commissioners entitled to compensation, nor more than five of the honorary commissioners shall be appointed from any one State or Territory. Sec. 3. Use of public vessels. That the President be authorized, in his discretion, to assign one or more of the public vessels to transport to and from France, free of cost, under regulations to be prescribed by the commissioner-general, such articles as may be offered for exhibition by the citizens of the United States.
Sec. 4. Appropriation. That in order to defray the necessary expenses above authorized, and for the proper installation of the exhibition, and the expenditures of the commissioner general made under the direction of the Secretary of State, and with his approval, and not otherwise, there be, and hereby is, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purposes herein specified, which sum shall be expended under the direction Agricultural productions.of the Secretary of State; and out of such amount the Commissioner of Agriculture is hereby authorized to collect and prepare as far as practicable, and with as little delay as possible, suitable specimens of the agricultural productions of the several States and Territories of the Union for exhibition at the Paris exposition.
Sec. 5. Report to Congress. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to transmit to Congress a detailed statement of the expenditures which may have been incurred under the provisions of this resolution, together with all reports called for under section two of this resolution, which reports shall be prepared and arranged with a view to concise statement and convenient reference. Approved, December 15, 1877. No. 2: relative to reservoirs to promote the navigation of the Mississippi River.
Resolution 2 1877-12-15 20 Stat. 246 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 2.] Joint resolution relative to reservoirs to promote the navigation of the Mississippi River. Dec. 15, 1877. *Be it resolved by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Reservoirs on Saint Croix River, etc., examination for.
That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, requested to make such preliminary examination of the headwaters of the Saint Croix, Chippewa, and Wisconsin Rivers, in the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin, as is consistent with his service, to determine the extent and practicability of reservoirs upon the same, and report to this Congress the result of such examination, together with a compilation of all information and reports in his office bearing upon the subject of reservoirs, by February fifteenth proximo, or as early thereafter as practicable.
And that he also report the estimated amount and character of the lands which would be submerged by such reservoirs. Approved, December 15, 1877. No. 3: fixing the date on which the payment of the twenty-one clerks to committees of the House of Representatives, who are paid during the session only, shall begin. Resolution 3 1877-12-15 20 Stat. 246 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 3.] Joint resolution fixing the date on which the payment of the twenty-one clerks to committees of the House of Representatives, who are paid during the session only, shall begin. Dec. 15, 1877. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* House committee clerks; pay of. That the pay of the twenty-one clerks to committees of the House of Representatives, who are paid during the session only, shall begin on the day of the organization of the House, the fifteenth day of October, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven.
Approved, December 15, 1877. No. 4: authorizing payment of employees of the Honso of representatives their salaries for time served by them during the present session of Congress, without having taken the oath prescribed by law. Resolution 4 1877-12-15 20 Stat. 247 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Res. 4, 6, 8, 9. 1877–78. 247 [No. 4.] Joint resolution authorizing payment of employees of the Honso of representatives their salaries for time served by them during the present session of Congress, without having taken the oath prescribed by law. Dec. 15, 1877. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the employees of the House of Representatives who have served during the present session of Congress, and who have not taken the oath prescribed by law, shall be paid their respective salaries out of the fund already appropriated for such service.
Approved, December 15, 1877. No. 6: filling an existing vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Resolution 6 1878-01-26 20 Stat. 247 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 6.] Joint resolution filling an existing vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Jan. 26, 1878. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the existing vacancy in theNoah Porter appointed Regent of Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution of the class other than members of Congress shall be filled by the appointment of Noah Porter, of Connecticut, in place of James B. Dana, resigned. Approved, January 26, 1878. No. 8: accepting a painting tendered to Congress by Mrs.
Elizabeth Thompson. Resolution 8 1878-02-01 20 Stat. 247 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 8.] Joint resolution accepting a painting tendered to Congress by Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson. Feb. 1, 1878. Whereas, Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson of New York City, has tenderedPreamble. to Congress, Carpenter’s painting of President Lincoln and his cabinet at the time of his first reading of the Proclamation of Emancipation:
Therefore, *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That said painting is hereby acceptedLincoln and his Cabinet; picture accepted. in the name of the people of the United States; and the thanks of Congress are tendered to the donor for her generous and patriotic gift. *And be it further resolved,* That the joint Committee on the LibraryTo be placed in Capitol. are hereby instructed to make arrangements for the formal presentation of said painting to Congress, on Tuesday, the twelfth of February next; and said committee shall cause said painting to be placed in an appropriate and conspicuous place in the Capitol, and shall carefully provide for its preservation. *And be it further resolved,* That the President is requested to cause aCopy of resolutions to donor. copy of these resolutions to be forwarded to Mrs.
Thompson. Approved, February 1, 1878. No. 9: extending the thanks of Congress to Henry M. Stanley. Resolution 9 1878-02-07 20 Stat. 247 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 9.] Joint resolution extending the thanks of Congress to Henry M. Stanley. Dec. 15, 1877. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That regarding with just prideHenry M.
Stanley; vote of thanks to. the achievements of their countryman, Henry M. Stanley, the distinguished explorer of Central Africa, the thanks of the people of the United States, are eminently due and are hereby tendered to him, as a tribute to his extraordinary patience, prudence, fortitude, enterprise, courage and capacity, in solving, by his researches many of the most important geographical problems of our age and globe, problems of a continental scope, involving the progress of our kind in commerce, science-and civilization.
Approved, February 7, 1878. No. 10: authorizing the printing and distribution of the memorial addresses on the life and character of the late Edward Young Parsons, a Representative from the State of Kentucky. Resolution 10 1878-02-18 20 Stat. 248 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public 248 FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Res. 10, 11, 13, 14. 1878. [No. 10.] Joint resolution authorizing the printing and distribution of the memorial addresses on the life and character of the late Edward Young Parsons, a Representative from the State of Kentucky. Feb. 18, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* E. Y. Parsons; memorial addresses on life of to be printed. That four thousand five hundred copies of the memorial addresses on the life and character of the late Edward Young Parsons, a Representative from the State of Kentucky, be printed, one thousand copies for the use of the Senate and three thousand five hundred copies for the use of the House of Representatives;Appropriation. and that the Secretary of the Treasury have printed a steel-engravingPortrait. of Mr.
Parsons, to accompany the same, to defray the cost of which, the sum of six hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, February 18, 1878. No. 11: declaring that a reduction of the tax on distilled spirits is inexpedient. Resolution 11 1878-02-18 20 Stat. 248 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 11.] Joint resolution declaring that a reduction of the tax on distilled spirits is inexpedient. Feb. 18, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Whisky tax; reduction of, inexpedient. That a reduction of the tax on distilled spirits is inexpedient. Approved, February 18, 1878. No. 13: providing for issuing anus and ammunition to the Territory of Idaho under the act approved July third, eighteen hundred and seventy-six.
Resolution 13 1878-03-09 20 Stat. 248 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 13.] Joint resolution providing for issuing anus and ammunition to the Territory of Idaho under the act approved July third, eighteen hundred and seventy-six. March 9, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Idaho; arms, etc., to be issued to.
That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, empowered to issue arms and ammunition to said Territory, upon the requisition of its governor, under provision of joint resolution approved July third, eighteen hundred and seventy-six. Approved, March 9, 1878. No. 14: to authorize the Secretary of War to issue certain arms to the Washington Light Infantry of Charleston, South Carolina. Resolution 14 1878-03-09 20 Stat. 248 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 14.] Joint resolution to authorize the Secretary of War to issue certain arms to the Washington Light Infantry of Charleston, South Carolina. March 9, 1878. Preamble.Whereas, by joint resolution of the Senate and House of representatives approved April twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, the Secretary of War was authorized to issue one hundred and sixty improved breech-loading rifles to the Washington Light Infantry of Charleston, South Carolina, to enable it to appear and participate in the International Centennial Exposition held at Philadelphia: and Whereas, the Governor of South Carolina has asked that one hundred and twenty of the said rifles and their accoutrements, now in use by the above-named organization, lie debited to the State of South Carolina on its quota, and that the bond given for the arms be discharged: and Whereas the President, Secretary of War, and Chief of Ordnance have approved of such disposition:
Therefore, *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Washington Light Infantry; arms issued to, charged to South Carolina. That one hundred and twenty improved breech-loading rifles, bayonets, scabbards, and cartridge-boxes be charged to the State of South Carolina, on its quota upon the written approval of the Governor of the said State, for the use of the Washington Light-Infantry of Charleston, and that the bond of It.
C. Gilchrist, George D. Bryan, R. D. Mure, J. J. Small, and G. A. Follin, given for the same, be discharged, upon the proper officer of the State of South Carolina receipting for the said arms and accoutrements. Approved, March 9, 1878. No. 15: filling an existing vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian institution. Resolution 15 1878-03-25 20 Stat. 249 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Res. 15, 16. 1878. 249 [No. 15.] Joint resolution filling an existing vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian institution. March 25, 1878. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the existing vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, of the class other than members of Congress, shall be filled by the appointment of William T.
Sherman, of the city of Washington, in place of George Bancroft, of said city, resigned. Approved, March 25, 1878. No. 16: to prescribe the time for the payment of the tax on distilled spirite, and for other purposes. Resolution 16 1878-03-28 20 Stat. 249 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 16.] Joint resolution to prescribe the time for the payment of the tax on distilled spirite, and for other purposes.
March 28, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the tax on all distilledTax on spirits, when payable. spirits hereafter entered for deposit in distillery warehouses shall be due and payable before and at the time the same are withdrawn therefrom, and within three years from the date of the entry for deposit therein; and warehousing bonds hereafter taken under the provisionsWarehousing bond.[R.
S. 3293, p. 640](/us/rs/s3293/p640). of section thirty-two hundred and ninety-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States shall be conditioned for the payment of the tax on the spirits as specified in the entry, and the interest on the tax, if any has accrued under the provisions of this resolution, before removal from the distillery warehouse, and within three years from the date of said bonds. Sec. 2. That the time within which distilled spirits heretofore enteredWithdrawal, time extended. for deposit in distillery warehouses are required to be withdrawn therefrom pursuant to the conditions of any warehousing bond, taken within one year prior to the passage of this resolution, upon the entry of such spirits into such warehouse under the provisions of section thirty-two hundred and ninety-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States, shall, on written request being made, as herein specified be extended for a period not exceeding three years from the date of the entry of such spirits into the warehouse; but such extension shall not be madeConditions of extension. in any case unless there shall be indorsed upon, or appended to, the warehousing bond a written request therefor, and an acknowledgment of their liability, under the terms of said bond, for the period for which the extension is granted, together with interest on the tax if any has accrued under the provisions of this resolution, as if the same were inserted in the body of said bond, to be duly executed by the principal and sureties in the bond, and acknowledged by each of them before a collector or deputy collector of internal revenue, or some other officer authorized by law to take the acknowledgment of deeds: *Provided,* ThatSureties. the sureties on said bond are, at the time of such request, satisfactory to the collector, and, if not satisfactory, or if the sureties shall refuse to make the request and acknowledgment aforesaid, that an additional or new warehousing bond, with sureties satisfactory to the collector, shallNew bond. be given.
Sec. 3. That in case of the nonpayment of the tax on any distilledInterest on tax. spirits within one year from the date of the original warehousing bond for such spirits, interest shall accrue upon said tax at the rate of five per centum per annum from and after the expiration of said year until the tax shall be paid. Such interest shall be collected with the tax in such manner as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with the approvalAmount payable on withdrawal. of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall prescribe: *Provided,* That the tax or duty paid on all distilled spirits when the same are withdrawn shall be the amount of duty and tax which would have been paid, if paid when such distilled spirits was placed in bond with such accrued interest thereon. 250 FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Res. 16, 17, 18, 19. 1878. Sec. 4. Grape-brandy.1877, ch. 114,[19 Stat., 393](/us/stat/19/393). That the provisions of this resolution shall not apply to grape-brandy warehoused under the provisions of an act entitled “An act relating to the production of fruit-brandy, and to punish frauds connected with the same”, approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven. Approved, March 28, 1878. No. 17: making an appropriation for filling up, draining, and placing in good sanitary condition the grounds south of the Capitol along the line of the old canal, and for other purposes.
Resolution 17 1878-04-04 20 Stat. 250 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 17.] Joint resolution making an appropriation for filling up, draining, and placing in good sanitary condition the grounds south of the Capitol along the line of the old canal, and for other purposes. April 4, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Appropriations.
That the sum of fifteen thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the purpose of employing the poor of the District in the work of filling up, draining, and placingGrounds south of Capitol. in good sanitary condition the grounds south of the Capitol, along the line of the old canal. The Commissioners of the District shall determine the plan of said work shall see that it is properly conducted and Medical treatment of poor.shall disburse the money: *Provided,* That a further appropriation be and is hereby made, of the sum of five thousand dollars, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of providing medical attendance, medicine and food for the sick and infirm poor of the District and that the same shall be disbursed under the direction of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia.
Approved, April 4, 1878. No. 18: providing for a place of deposit for the records and proceedings of the commission appointed under the act entitled “An act to provide for and regulate the counting of votes for President and Vice-President, and the decision of questions arising thereon, for the term commencing March fourth, anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy-seven”, approved January twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven. Resolution 18 1878-04-11 20 Stat. 250 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 18.] Joint resolution providing for a place of deposit for the records and proceedings of the commission appointed under the act entitled “An act to provide for and regulate the counting of votes for President and Vice-President, and the decision of questions arising thereon, for the term commencing March fourth, anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy-seven”, approved January twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven. April 11, 1878. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Records of Electoral Commission.
That the records and proceedings of the commission appointed under the act entitled “An act to provide for and regulate the counting of votes for President and Vice-President, 1877, ch. 37,[19 Stat., 227](/us/stat/19/227).and the decision of questions arising thereon, for the term commencing March fourth, anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy-seven”, approved January twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, shall be deposited by the secretary of the commission with the Secretary of State, who shall preserve the same among the archives of his office.
Approved, April 11, 1878. No. 19: for the erection of a monument over the grave of Thomas Jefferson Resolution 19 1878-05-03 20 Stat. 250 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 19.] Joint resolution for the erection of a monument over the grave of Thomas Jefferson May 3, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Thomas Jefferson, monument to.Appropriation.
That there be expended, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the erection of a suitable monument over the grave of Thomas Jefferson, at Monticello; and that said sum be expended under the direction of the *Proviso*Secretary of State: *Provided,* That the owners of the estate upon which said grave is situated shall first quit claim to the-United States all right of property to two rods square of the land surrounding and including the grave, and grant to the public the free right of access thereto.
Approved, May 3, 1878. No. 20: granting the use of artillery, tents, and so forth, at the national soldiers’ and sailors’ reunion, to be held at Marietta, Ohio. Resolution 20 1878-05-04 20 Stat. 251 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Res. 20, 22. 1878. 251 [No. 20.] Joint resolution granting the use of artillery, tents, and so forth, at the national soldiers’ and sailors’ reunion, to be held at Marietta, Ohio.
May 4, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of War be,Soldiers’ and sailors’ reunion at Marietta; artillery, etc., for. and he is hereby, authorized to send from some convenient government arsenal, to be used at the national soldiers’ and sailors’ reunion at Marietta, Ohio to be held in September, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, four pieces of artillery, and such tents, muskets, and blank cartridges a? can be conveniently spared; said cannon, tents, muskets, and so forth, to be returned after the holding of said reunion meeting in as like good condition as when received.
Approved, May 4, 1878. No. 22: providing for the distribution and sale of the new edition of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Resolution 22 1878-05-22 20 Stat. 251 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 22.] Joint resolution providing for the distribution and sale of the new edition of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
May 22, 1878. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the fifteen thousand copies ofRevised Statutes; distribution of new edition.1877, ch. 82.[19 Stat., 268](/us/stat/19/268) the new edition of the first volume of the Revised Statutes of the United States required by the fourth section of the “Act to provide for the preparation and publication of a new edition of the Revised Statutes of the United States”, approved March second, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, to be printed and bound, shall be disposed of by the Secretary of State as follows:
To the President of the United States, four copies, one of which shall be for the library of the Executive Mansion, and one copy for the use of the Commissioner of Public Buildings; to the Vice-President of the United States, two copies; to each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress, to the Secretary of the Senate and to the Clerk of the House of Representatives, one copy; to the librarian of the Seuate, for the use of Senators, one hundred and twenty copies; to the librarian of the House, for the use of Representatives and Delegates, four hundred and ten copies; to the Senate of the United States, for distribution, seven hundred and sixty copies; to the House of Representatives, for distribution, two thousand nine hundred and twenty copies; to the Library of Congress, fourteen copies, including four copies for the law library; to the Department of State, for the use of legations and consulates, three hundred and eighty copies; to the Treasury Department, including those for the use of officers of customs, two hundred and eighty copies; to the War Department, including five copies for the use of the Military Academy at West Point, fifty-five copies; to the Navy Department, including three copies for the library of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, a copy for the library of each navy-yard in the United States, a copy for the Brooklyn Naval Lyceum, and a copy for the library of the.
Naval Institute at Charlestown, Massachusetts, seventy copies; to the Department of the Interior, including those for the use of the surveyors-general and registers and receivers of land offices, two hundred and fifty-five copies; to the Department of Justice, including those for the use of the Chief and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, the judges and officers of the United States and Territorial courts, four hundred and fifty copies; to the Department of agriculture, five copies; to the Smithsonian Institution, two copies; to the Government Printing Office, two copies; and the Secretary of State shall supply deficiencies and offices newly created.
And that the residueSale of. of said fifteen thousand volumes, together with any further number thereafter printed and bound, shall, by the Secretary of State, be sold at the cost of paper, press-work, and binding, with ten per centum added thereto; and said Secretary is authorized to make arrangements with booksellers to keep on sale said Revised Statutes, to be sold as aforesaid, for such part of the ten per centum above actual cost as he may deem just and reasonable. And whenever the said residueAdditional copies. of said fifteen thousand copies shall be exhausted, said Secretary 252 FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Res. 22, 24, 25, 26. 1878. shall cause another five thousand copies to be printed and bound, at the expense of the United States, to be sold in like manner, unless otherwise disposed of by order of Congress; the cost of the same to be paid from the general appropriation for printing. Approved, May 22, 1878. No. 24: to pay the laborers known as cloakroom men and to place them on the Doorkeepers roll. Resolution 24 1878-05-31 20 Stat. 252 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 24.] Joint resolution to pay the laborers known as cloakroom men and to place them on the Doorkeepers roll. May 31, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Cloak-room men. That ten laborers known as cloak room men of the House of Representatives, who clean the ball of the Douse daily, are entitled to pay as laborers from the sixteenth day of December last, and that they be paid as such, to the close of the Appropriation.*Proviso*.present fiscal year, and the sum of three thousand nine hundred and thirteen dollars is hereby appropriated for that purpose: *Provided,* That hereafter eight laborers only be employed as session laborers on the roll of the Doorkeeper of the House, to perform said labor and that they be paid at the same rate as other session laborers.
Approved, May 31, 1878. No. 25: granting the use of tents at the soldiers’ reunion to be held at Des Moines, Iowa. Resolution 25 1878-05-31 20 Stat. 252 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 25.] Joint resolution granting the use of tents at the soldiers’ reunion to be held at Des Moines, Iowa.
May 31, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Soldiers’ reunion at Des Moines; tents for. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to send from some convenient government arsenal, to be used at the soldiers’ reunion at or near Des Moines, Iowa, to be held during the fall of the year of eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, such tents as can be conveniently spared; said tents to be returned after the holding of said reunion meeting in as like good condition as when received.
Approved, May 31, 1878. No. 26: providing for issue of arms to Territories. Resolution 26 1878-06-07 20 Stat. 252 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 26.] Joint resolution providing for issue of arms to Territories. June 7, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United-States of America in Congress assembled,* Additional arms, etc., for Territories.
That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to cause to be issued to each of the Territories of the United States (in addition to arms and ammunition the issue of which has been heretofore provided for), such arms not to exceed one thousand in number as be may deem necessary, and ammunition for the same not *Proviso*.to exceed fifty ball cartridges for each arm: *Provided,* That such issue shall be only from arms owned by the Government of the United States *Proviso*.which have been superseded and no longer issued to the Army: *And provided further,* That said arms shall be issued only in the following manner, and upon the following conditions, namely, upon the requisition of the governors of said Territories showing the absolute necessity for arms for the protection of citizens and their property against hostile Indians*Proviso*. within or of Indian raids into such Territories: *And provided further,* That the said governor or governors of said Territories to whom the said arms may be issued shall give good and sufficient bond or bonds for the return of said arms, or payment therefor, at such time as the Secretary of War may designate, as now provided for by law.
Approved, June 7, 1878. No. 27: authorizing the Secretary of War to turn over to Governor Hubbard, of Texas, such tents, poles, and pins as he may require for the use of the volunteers of the State at their summer encampment. Resolution 27 1878-06-08 20 Stat. 253 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Res. 27, 28, 29, 30. 1878. 253 [No. 27.] Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to turn over to Governor Hubbard, of Texas, such tents, poles, and pins as he may require for the use of the volunteers of the State at their summer encampment. Feb. 18, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of War be,Texas volunteers.Tents, etc., for encampment of. and he is hereby, directed to turn over to Governor Hubbard, of Texas, such tents, poles, and pins and camp and garrison equipage as he may require, and as may be in the quartermaster’s department at San Antonio, Texas, for the use of the volunteers of said State at their summer encampment for eighteen hundred and seventy-eight.
The quartermaster at San Antonio, Texas, shall take a good and sufficient bond for the return of such property in good condition after said encampment: *Provided* the Secretary of War approve thereof. Approved, June 8, 1878. No. 28: granting the use of artillery, tents, and so forth, st the soldier’s reunion, to be held at Centreville, Iowa. Resolution 28 1878-06-14 20 Stat. 248 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 28.] Joint resolution granting the use of artillery, tents, and so forth, st the soldier’s reunion, to be held at Centreville, Iowa. June 14, 1878. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of War be, and heSoldiers’ reunion at Centreville, Iowa. is hereby, authorized to send from some convenient government arsenal, to be used at the soldier’s reunion at Centreville, Iowa, to be held in August, eighteen hundred and seventy eight, four pieces of artillery,Artillery, etc., for. and such tents, muskets, and blank cartridges as can be conveniently spared; said cannon, tents, muskets, and so forth, to be returned after the holding of said reunion meeting in as like good condition as when received: *Provided,* That all transportation of said articles to and fromTransportation. the place of the reunion to the arsenal shall be without expense to the government.
Approved, June 14, 1878. No. 29: for the benefit of the penny lunch-house of the city of Washington, District of Columbia Resolution 29 1878-06-14 20 Stat. 253 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 29.] Joint resolution for the benefit of the penny lunch-house of the city of Washington, District of Columbia June 14, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the sum of fifteen hundredPenny lunch, Washington.Appropriation. dollars is hereby appropriated for the benefit of the penny lunch-house in the city of Washington; and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the said sum of money to George Higgs, of Washington City, District of Columbia, to be by him, the said Riggs, paid over to Mrs Julia A.
Roberts, of said city of Washington, in sums not exceeding one hundred dollars in any one month, for the maintainance of said lunch-house. Approved, June 14, 1878. No. 30: to allow the Secretary of the Navy to purchase plate iron and other material used in the construction of steamboilers for the United States Navy. Resolution 30 1878-06-14 20 Stat. 253 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 30.] Joint resolution to allow the Secretary of the Navy to purchase plate iron and other material used in the construction of steamboilers for the United States Navy. June 14, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That on and after the passagePlate iron for steam-boilers, Navy.Purchase of. of this act, the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby authorized to purchase at the lowest market price, such plate iron and other material as may enter into the construction of steam boilers for the Navy, without advertising for bids to furnish the same: *Provided,* That heSpecifications. shall cause to be sent to the principal dealers and manufacturers of iron and such other materials as may be required specifications of the quality description and character of such iron and materials so required: *And provided further,*Tests and inspection.
That such plate iron and materials shall be subjected 254 FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Res. 30, 31, 32, 33, 34. 1878. to the same tests and inspection as now provided for and which inspection and tests shall be made publicly and in presence of such bidders or their authorized agents as may choose to attend at the making thereof. Approved, June 14, 1878. No. 31: to enable the joint commission to carry into effect the act of Congress providing for the completion of the Washington Monument Resolution 31 1878-06-14 20 Stat. 254 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 31.] Joint resolution to enable the joint commission to carry into effect the act of Congress providing for the completion of the Washington Monument June 14, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Washington Monument.Use of appropriation.1876, ch. 250,[19 Stat. 123](/us/stat/19/123). That the joint commission created by the act of Congress entitled “An act providing for the completion of the Washington Monument”, approved August second, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, be, and they are hereby, authorized to apply a portion of the money appropriated by said act not exceeding thirty-six thousand dollars to give greater stability to the foundation, if they deem it advisable.
Approved, June 14, 1878. No. 32: asking for investigation in the case of Edward O. M. Condon. Resolution 32 1878-06-15 20 Stat. 254 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 32.] Joint resolution asking for investigation in the case of Edward O. M. Condon. June 15, 1878. Preamble.Whereas, Edward O.
M. Condon, an officer in Company K, one hundred and sixty fourth Regiment, New York volunteers of the late Union Army, who was wounded in the battle before Petersburg!! is incarcerated in England under sentence of felony, in having conspired to liberate certain Fenian prisoners; and Whereas, further, it is alleged that said Condon is guiltless of the crime charged against him, and upon a new trial would be able to establish beyond question the falsity thereof: Therefore, *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* E.
O’M. Condon.Case of, to be investigated, etc. That the President be requested to cause an investigation to be made in the premises, and if deemed expedient, to take such action as may secure to said Condon an opportunity for bis complete exoneration from the alleged crimes by a speedy, fair, and impartial trial. Approved, June 15, 1878. No. 33: authorizing the Secretary of War to deliver to the city of Winterset, Madison County, Iowa, four cannon and carriages for the soldiers’ monument in said city.
Resolution 33 1878-06-17 20 Stat. 254 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 33.] Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to deliver to the city of Winterset, Madison County, Iowa, four cannon and carriages for the soldiers’ monument in said city. June 17, 1878. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Winterset, Iowa.Condemned cannon to.
That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, if the same can be done without prejudice to the public service, to deliver to the authorities of the city of Winterset, county of Madison, and State of Iowa, four of the abandoned cannon belonging to the government, either six or twelve pounder cannon, with their carriages, as said authorities may select, to be placed at the corners of the soldiers’ monument erected in the Monumental Park in said city. Approved, June 17, 1878.
No. 34: authorizing the Secretary of War to turn over to the Governor of North Carolina such tents, poles, and pins as be may require for the nee of the militia and volunteer organizations of the State at their summer and fall encampment. Resolution 34 1878-06-17 20 Stat. 254 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 34.] Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to turn over to the Governor of North Carolina such tents, poles, and pins as be may require for the nee of the militia and volunteer organizations of the State at their summer and fall encampment.
June 17, 1878. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* North Carolina.Tents, etc., for encampment of militia. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to deliver to the governor of North Carolina such tents, poles, and pins, and camp and garrison equipage, as be may FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Res. 34, 35, 36, 38, 39. 1878. 255 require, and as may be in the Quartermaster’s Department, and can, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, be spared for such purpose.
TheBond for return. quartermaster shall take a good and sufficient bond for the return of such property in good condition after such use of the same: *Provided, **Proviso*.The Secretary of War approve thereof. Approved, June 17, 1878. No. 35: authorizing the Secretary of War to turn over to the governor of Alabama, such tents, poles and pins as he way require for the nee of the volunteers of the State at their summer encampment. Resolution 35 1878-06-18 20 Stat. 255 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 35.] Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to turn over to the governor of Alabama, such tents, poles and pins as he way require for the nee of the volunteers of the State at their summer encampment. June 18, 1878. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of War be and heAlabama.Tents, etc., for encampment of volunteers. is hereby directed to turn over to the governor of Alabama such tents poles and pins as he may require for the use of the volunteers of said State at their summer encampment for eighteen hundred and seventy-eight providing the same can be spared without detriment to the public service.
The Secretary of War shall take a good and sufficient bondBond for return. for the return of such property in good condition after such encampment. Approved, June 18, 1878. No. 36: in relation to committee clerks and other employees of the Senate and House of Representatives. Resolution 36 1878-06-18 20 Stat. 255 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 36.] Joint resolution in relation to committee clerks and other employees of the Senate and House of Representatives. June 18, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the twenty-seven clerksCommittee-clerks, etc., Senate and House.Payment to. to Senate committees and the twenty-one clerks to House committees authorized by the act approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, and all other committee-clerks and experts, messengers, pages, and other employees of the Senate or House of Representatives, be paid their full salaries to June thirtieth, inclusive, out of the respective funds from which they have heretofore been paid, or from any other unexpended funds; and that the Clerk of the House and the disbursing officer of the Senate, are hereby authorized and directed to make the payments for June as soon as practicable after the adjournment of Congress.
Approved, June 18, 1878. No. 38: authorizing payment to W. W. Wilshire his expenses in the contest of the third Congressional district of Arkansas, Forty-third Congress. Resolution 38 1878-06-19 20 Stat. 255 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 38.] Joint resolution authorizing payment to W.
W. Wilshire his expenses in the contest of the third Congressional district of Arkansas, Forty-third Congress. June 19, 1878. *Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That there be paid to W. W.W. W. Wilshire.Payment to. Wilshire, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of two thousand two hundred and seven dollars and seventy-five cents for his expenses in the contest of Thomas M.
Gunter against W. W. Wilshire, from the third Congressional district of Arkansas, in the Forty-third Congress Approved, June 19, 1878. No. 39: authorizing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to pay certain clerks out of the contingent fund of the House. Resolution 39 1878-06-19 20 Stat. 255 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 39.] Joint resolution authorizing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to pay certain clerks out of the contingent fund of the House. June 19, 1878. *Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Clerk of the House ofCommittee-clerks, House.Payment to. Representatives be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay out of the contingent fund to the clerks authorized to be employed by the resolutions adopted by the House March seventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, such compensation as may be fixed by the Commit 256 FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Res. 39, 40, 41, 42. 1878. tee of Accounts upon proper certification by the chairmen of the respective committees named in said resolutions, whether said clerks were sworn or not, at the time they were respectively employed. Approved, June 19, 1878. No. 40: to pay certain contested election expenses. Resolution 40 1878-06-19 20 Stat. 256 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 40.] Joint resolution to pay certain contested election expenses. June 19, 1878. *Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Appropriations.Contested-election expenses. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to pay out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated the following sums to the parties herein named on account and in part of the amounts due them for expenses of contest for seats in the House of Representatives, Forty fifth Congress of the United States:
J. J. Finley, second district Florida, one thousand dollars. Jere Haralson, fourth district Alabama, one thousand dollars. John S. Richardson, first district South Carolina one thousand dollars. G. D. Tilman fifth district South Carolina, one thousand dollars. Peter D. Wigginton, fourth district California, one thousand dollars. R. Pacheco, fourth district California, one thousand dollars. Thomas M, Patterson, Colorado, one thousand dollars. James B. Belford Colorado, one thousand dollars.
J. H. Acklen third district Louisiana one thousand dollars. Chester B. Darrall third district Louisiana one thousand dollars. John R. Lynch sixth district Mississippi, five hundred dollars; and to M. P. O’Connor sixth district South Carolina the sum of five hundred dollars in full for all his expenses of contest Approved, June 19, 1878. No. 41: authorizing the Secretary of War to turn over to the Governor of West Virginia such tents, poles, and pine as he may require for the use of the militia and volunteer organizations of the State at their summer and fall encampment.
Resolution 41 1878-06-20 20 Stat. 256 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 41.] Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to turn over to the Governor of West Virginia such tents, poles, and pine as he may require for the use of the militia and volunteer organizations of the State at their summer and fall encampment.
June 20, 1878. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* West Virginia.Tents, etc., for encampment of militia. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to deliver to the Governor of West Virginia such tents, poles, and pins, and camp and garrison equipage, as he may require, and as may be in t he Quartermaster’s Department, and can, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, be spared for such purpose.
The QuartermasterBond for return.*Proviso*. shall take a good and sufficient bond for the return of such property in good condition after such use of the same: *Provided,* The Secretary of War approve thereof. Approved, June 20, 1878. No. 42: to amend the act entitled “An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy nine, and for other purposes.” Resolution 42 1878-06-20 20 Stat. 256 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public [No. 42.] Joint resolution to amend the act entitled “An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy nine, and for other purposes.” June 20, 1878. *Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* First Assistant Postmaster-General.Correction of appropriation for office of.1878, ch. 329,*Ante*, p. 202.
That “An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and for other purposes, approved June nineteenth eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, be amended so as to make the footing of the paragraph making appropriations for the office of the First Assistant Postmaster-General read seventy thousand one hundred and forty dollars instead of seventeen thousand one hundred and forty dollars.
Approved, June 20, 1878. 45 3 1877 1879 PUBLIC ACTS OF THE FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES, *Passed at the third session, which was begun and held at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the third day of December,* 1878, *and was adjourned without day on Tuesday, the fourth day of March,* 1879. Rutherford B. Hayes, President. William A. Wheeler, Vice-President and President of the Senate. Thomas W. Ferry was elected President of the Senate pro tempore on the fourth of March, 1879.
Samuel J. Randall, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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