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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 23 STAT. · Chapter 335

Chapter 335. making temporary provision for the naval serviceJuly 7, 1884. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Appropriations, temporary, for Naval service

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CHAP. 335.— An Act making temporary provision for the naval serviceJuly 7, 1884. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Appropriations, temporary, for Naval service. That for the purpose of providing for the expenses of the naval service for the six months ending December thirty first, eighteen hundred and eighty four, there is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated one half or fifty per centum of the sums of money (and for the like purposes and continuing the same provisions relating thereto) as were appropriated for the service of the fiscal year ending June 22 Stat., 472.thirtieth eighteen hundred and eighty four, by the act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth eighteen hundred and eighty four and for other purposes” approved March third eighteen hundred and eighty three (except as hereinafter declared), subject to all the limitations and conditions in respect to the disbursement of the appropriations hereby made that were imposed by said act and the other laws of the United States upon or in respect to the appropriations made by said act: *Provided,* Proviso.That nothing is appropriated by this act “ for special ocean surveys and the publication thereof” or “ for the purchase and manufacture after full investigation and test in the United States under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy of torpedoes adapted to naval warfare or of the right to manufacture the same and for the fixtures and machinery necessary for operating the same”;
That the clause under the heading “ Bureau of Yards and Docks ” commencing “ For general maintenance of yards and docks ” is amended so as to appropriate for the six months herein provided for the sum of one hundred and ten thousand dollars; That under the heading “ Increase of the Navy” in said act, in lieu of all the paragraphs thereunder and preceding the heading of “ Naval Academy” there is hereby substituted the following: New steel cruisers.22 Stat., 477.Chicago.For continuing work upon the three new steel cruisers and one dispatch-boat authorized by act of Congress approved March third eighteen hundred and eight three as follows:
Chicago three hundred and forty nine thousand one hundred and thirty three dollars and forty five cents; Boston.Atlanta.Boston, two hundred and thirty one thousand eight hundred and fifty three dollars and twenty eight cents; Atlanta two hundred and thirty one thousand eight hundred and fifty three dollars and twenty seven Dolphin.cents; Dolphin one hundred and eight thousand six hundred and sixty dollars, in all nine hundred and twenty one thousand five hundred dollars ; the four pivot-guns of the Chicago to be mounted on Clark’s deflective single-gun turrets or V shields, of the same weight as is now allowed for the mounting and armor protection of the guns: *Provided,* *Proviso.*That it shall not change the contract entered into by the Government for the construction of said vessels.
” Steam machinery and boilers, etc.“For completion of steam-machinery and boilers, with necessary fittings for sea-service, of steel cruisers and dispatch boat, under contract 263 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Oh. 335. 1884. with John Roach, as per act approved March third, eighteen hundred22 Stat. and eighty-three: United States steel cruiser Chicago, two hundred and twenty thousand dollars; United States steel cruiser Boston, one hundred and fifty five thousand dollars; United States steel cruiser Atlanta,, one hundred and fifty five thousand dollars;
United States dispatch-boat Dolphin, ninety thousand dollar’s; in all, six hundred and twenty thousand dollars. For completing equipment outfits of three new cruisers and oneEquipment outfits of cruisers and dispatch-boat. dispatch-boat, now in course of construction, seventy eight thousand six hundred dollars.” “ For navigation outfit of the four new steel cruisers thirty thousandNavigation outfit. dollars.” “For ordnance outfit of the three new steel cruisers and one dispatchOrdnance outfit. boat five hundred thousand dollars.
” Nothing herein contained shall be construed as appropriating money for or authorizing the continuation of work upon the double-turreted-monitors,Monadnock.Terror.Amphitrite.Puritan. Monadnock, Terror, Amphitrite and Puritan, and any unexpended balance now remaining of the appropriation contained in said act approved March third eighteen hundred and eighty three for engines and machinery for the said double turreted monitors shall be covered into the Treasury, except such part thereof as may be required under existing contracts made for the engines and machinery of the three last named monitors.
Approved, July 7, 1884. RESOLUTIONS. 1. : extending the time fixed for the Joint Commission appointed to consider the number and salaries of officers and employees of the two Houses, to submit their report. Public Resolution 1 23 Stat. 265 1883-12-12 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [1.] Joint resolution extending the time fixed for the Joint Commission appointed to consider the number and salaries of officers and employees of the two Houses, to submit their report.December 12, 1883. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Joint Commission on salaries of officers, etc., of Senate and House, time for making report extended.
That the Joint Commission, appointed under the act of Congress approved March third eighteen hundred and eighty-three to consider the question of the salaries and compensation of the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives respectively and also the number of such employees necessary tor the official transaction of the business of the two Houses, have until Thursday January tenth in which to prepare and submit their report to the two Houses. Approved, December twelfth, 1883. 2. : authorizing the payment of the salaries of the employés of the two houses of Congress on the twenty-second instant.
Public Resolution 2 23 Stat. 265 1883-12-21 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [2.] Joint resolution authorizing the payment of the salaries of the employés of the two houses of Congress on the twenty-second instant.December 21, 1883. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Time fixed for payment of certain employés of Senate and House.
That the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives be and they are hereby authorized and directed to pay the employés of the two houses of Congress their salaries for the current month on the twenty-second instant. Approved, December twenty first, 1883. 3. : relating to the surrender by George Washington of his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the patriot forces of America Public Resolution 3 23 Stat. 625 1883-12-26 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [3.] Joint resolution relating to the surrender by George Washington of his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the patriot forces of AmericaDecember 26, 1883. Whereas, on the twenty-third day of December, anno Domini seventeenCentennial celebration of Washington’s surrender of his commission as Commander-in Chief, etc. hundred and eighty-three, at the city of Annapolis, in the State of Maryland, George Washington surrendered his commission as the Commander-in-Chief of the patriot forces of America ; and Whereas, that act of patriotic devotion to the principles of the Revolution, the success of which established the independence of the colonies and secured the liberties of the people of the United States, is deserving of special recognition upon the centennial return of that memorable event :
Therefore, *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*Proclamation, etc., That the President be, and he is hereby, requested to issue a proclamation recommending the people, either by appropriate exercises in connection with the religious services of the twenty-third instant, or by such public observances as they may deem proper on Monday the twenty-fourth instant, to commemorate this signal event in the history of American liberty.
(265)266 Sec. 2. That the President be, and he is hereby, requested to order the national salute to be fired from the various forts throughout the country on Monday, December twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three. Approved, December twenty-sixth, 1883. 4. : authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to detail from that department two clerks to act as assistant-clerks to certain House Committees Public Resolution 4 23 Stat. 266 1884-02-01 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [4.] Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to detail from that department two clerks to act as assistant-clerks to certain House CommitteesFebruary 1, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Detail of clerks from Department of Interior service on Committees of House. That the Secretary of the Interior, be, and is hereby authorized, if in his opinion the public interests will not suffer thereby, upon the request of either of the Committees hereinafter named, to detail from that department, one clerk to act as assistant-clerk to the House Committee on Pensions, and one clerk to act as assistant-clerk to the House Committee on Invalid Pensions. Approved, February first, 1884. 5. : authorizing the Secretary of War to receive for instruction at the Military Academy at West Point, Antonio Barrios of Guatemala and José Victor Zavala of Nicaragua. Public Resolution 5 23 Stat. 266 1884-02-02 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [5.] Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to receive for instruction at the Military Academy at West Point, Antonio Barrios of Guatemala and José Victor Zavala of Nicaragua.February 2, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Privileges of instruction at West Point granted to, etc. That the Secretary of War be and he hereby is authorized to permit Antonio Barrios of Guatemala and José Victor Zavala of Nicaragua to receive instruction at the Military Academy at West Point: *Provided*, That no expense shall be caused to the United States thereby: *And provided further*, That in the cases of R. S. 1320,227.the said Barrios and Zavala the provisions of sections thirteen hundred and twenty and thirteen hundred and twenty-one of the Revised Statutes shall be suspended. Approved, February 2d, 1884. 6. : to correct an error in the enrollment of an act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eightythre<. and for other years approved Marek third, eighteen hundred and eighty-three. Public Resolution 6 23 Stat. 266 1884-02-02 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [6.] Joint resolution to correct an error in the enrollment of an act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eightythre<. and for other years approved Marek third, eighteen hundred and eighty-three.February 2, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,J. J. McElhone payment to. That the sum of one thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to pay J. J. McElhone, chief of the corps of official reporters of the House of Representatives, for extra services and for clerk hire, paid out by him during the second session of the Forty-seventh Congress. Approved, February 2d, 1884. 7. : fixing the time when the pay of certain clerks to committees and other employees of the House of Representatives shall begin. Public Resolution 7 23 Stat. 266 1884-02-02 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [7.] Joint resolution fixing the time when the pay of certain clerks to committees and other employees of the House of Representatives shall begin.February 7, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Time fixed when pay of certain clerks, etc., of House shall begin. That the pay of the clerks to committees of the House of Representatives which have been or may be hereafter authorized by the House, who are paid during the session only, shall begin from the time such clerks entered upon the discharge of their duties, which shall be ascertained and evidenced by the certificate of the chairmen of the several committees employing clerks for the session only; and the pay of the assistant riding page and of the 267 FORTY EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 7–10. 1884. telephone page, heretofore authorized by the House to be employed shall begin on the third day of December, eighteen hundred and eighty-three Approved, February seventh, 1884. 8. : appropriating one hundred thousand dollars for the support “ of certain destitute Indians Public Resolution 8 23 Stat. 267 1884-02-08 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [8.] Joint resolution appropriating one hundred thousand dollars for the support “ of certain destitute IndiansFebruary 8, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Indians of Crow Agency, Fort Belknap, Fort Peck, and Blackfeet Agencies, Montana.Appropriation for support, etc., of. That the sum of one hundred thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the same to be immediately available, to be applied to the support and maintenance of the Indians at Crow Agency at Fort Belknap, Fort Peck and Blackfeet Agencies in Montana Territory; and out of this appropriation the sum of three thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be expended for telegraphing and making purchases of such supplies, including cost of advertising, which advertisement shall be made for ten days in at least four of the principal cities of the west. Approved, February 8th, 1884. 9. : authorizing the Secretary of War to use rations for the relief of destitute persons in the district overflowed by the Ohio River and its tributaries and making an appropriation to relieve the sufferers by said overflow. Public Resolution 9 23 Stat. 267 1884-02-12 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [9.] Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to use rations for the relief of destitute persons in the district overflowed by the Ohio River and its tributaries and making an appropriation to relieve the sufferers by said overflow. February 12, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Relief of destitute persona in districts overflowed by Ohio River.Appropriation. That the sum of three hundred thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended by and under the direction of the Secretary of War, in the purchase and distribution of subsistence stores, clothing and other necessary articles to such destitute persons as may require assistance in the district overflowed by the Ohio River and its tributaries, by the recent floods; and he is authorized to co-operate with the authorities of the several States and cities, of which such district is a part in making distribution of the same. And the Secretary of War, is also authorized, in his discretion, to use the hospital and other tents now possessed by the War Department, so far as may be necessary, to furnish temporary shelter to the destitute people who have been driven from their homes by said overflow; and he is authorized, to use the steamers and other boats and vessels belonging to or now employed by the Government, upon the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and their tributaries, in the transportation and distribution of the supplies furnished by the United States or individuals, to and among said destitute and suffering people, and he may employ such other means of transportation as he may deem necessary to carry the purpose of this Joint Resolution into effect. Approved, February 12th, 1884. 10. : making an appropriation for the relief of Lieutenant A. W. Greely and his party composing what is known as the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition to the Arctic Regions. Public Resolution 10 23 Stat. 267 1884-02-13 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [10.] Joint resolution making an appropriation for the relief of Lieutenant A. W. Greely and his party composing what is known as the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition to the Arctic Regions.February 13, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Relief for Lieutenant A. W. Greely and party.Appropriation. That the President be and is hereby authorized to prepare and dispatch an expedition to the coast of Greenland. Smiths Sound or Lady Franklin Bay, for the purpose of relieving and bringing home Lieutenant A. W. Greely and party; and that for 268 this purpose, the purchase of not exceeding three vessels, is authorized, and all expenditures necessary for manning, equipping and supplying them, and for any land journeys which may be required, and such sums as may be necessary, to effect the object of this resolution, • are hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated. The vessels purchased to be sold after their return and the money arising from such sale, covered into the Treasury. And the President shall submit to Congress on the first Monday of December, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, a full and detailed account of all expenditures and outlays made on account of this appropriation Approved, February 13th, 1884. 11. : authorizing the printing of two thousand five hundred extra copies of the report of the Health Officer of the District of Columbia Public Resolution 11 23 Stat. 268 1884-02-15 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [11.] Joint resolution authorizing the printing of two thousand five hundred extra copies of the report of the Health Officer of the District of ColumbiaFebruary 15, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Annual report of the Health Officer of the District of Columbia, printing, etc., of. That the Public Printer be, and he is hereby, authorized to print two thousand five hundred extra copies of the annual report of the Health Officer of the District of Columbia ; one hundred for the use of the Senate, three hundred and fifty for the use of the House of Representatives, and two thousand and fifty for the use of the said Health Officer of the District. Approved, February 15th, 1884. 12. : making further appropriations for the relief of destitute persons in the districts overflowed by the Ohio River and its tributaries Public Resolution 12 23 Stat. 268 1884-02-15 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [12.] Joint resolution making further appropriations for the relief of destitute persons in the districts overflowed by the Ohio River and its tributariesFebruary 15, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Relief of destitute persons in districts overflowed by Ohio River.Appropriation. That the further sum of two hundred thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War for the relief of such destitute persons as may require assistance in the districts overflowed by the Ohio River and its tributaries in the manner provided for in the Joint Resolution entitled a “Joint Resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to issue rations for the relief of destitute persons in the district overflowed by the Ohio River and its tributaries, and making an appropriation to relieve the sufferers by said overflow,” approved February, twelfth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, and in further aid of the purposes contemplated by said Joint Resolution. Approved, February 15, 1884. 14. : authorizing an expenditure of money for Indian educational purposes. Public Resolution 14 23 Stat. 268 1884-02-25 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [14.] Joint resolution authorizing an expenditure of money for Indian educational purposes.February 25, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Schools for Indians west of the Mississippi.Appropriation. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and hereby is, authorized to expend so much of the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars appropriated for the purpose of further instructing and civilizing Indian children dwelling west of the Missis sippi River, and so forth, in an act entitled “An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and for other purposes,” approved May seventeenth, eighteen hundred and 269 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 14,15,17,18,19. 1884. eighty-two (Statutes, twenty-two, page eighty-six), as he may deem necessary for the purpose of erecting furnishing and repairing such school buildings as are now in course of construction, or for which contracts have been made. Approved, February 25th, 1884. 15. : filling an existing vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Public Resolution 15 23 Stat. 269 1884-03-03 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [15.] Joint resolution filling an existing vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.March 3, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Board of Regen ts of Smithsonian Institution; appointment to fill vacancy in. 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 reappointment of Noah Porter, of Connecticut, whose term of service has expired. Approved, March 3d, 1884. 17. : for the printing of certain eulogies delivered in Congress upon the late Dudley C. Haskell. Public Resolution 17 23 Stat. 269 1884-03-13 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [17.] Joint resolution for the printing of certain eulogies delivered in Congress upon the late Dudley C. Haskell.March 13, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Dudley C. Haskell, printing of eulogies of the late. That there be printed of the eulogies delivered in Congress upon the late Dudley C. Haskell a Representative elect to the Forty-eighth Congress, from the State of Kansas, twelve thousand five hundred copies, of which three thousand shall be for the use of the Senate and nine thousand five hundred for the use of the House of Representatives. And the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is hereby directed to have printed a portrait of the said Dudley C.Portrait. Haskell to accompany said eulogies, and for the purpose of engraving or printing said portrait the sum of five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 13, 1884. 18. : reappropriating the sum of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars not expended for the relief of sufferers by the floods of the Mississippi River. Public Resolution 18 23 Stat. 269 1884-03-27 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [18.] Joint resolution reappropriating the sum of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars not expended for the relief of sufferers by the floods of the Mississippi River.March 27, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Appropriation for relief of sufferers from overflow of Ohio River transferred to persons suffering from overflow of Mississippi River. That so much of the appropriation for the relief of sufferers by the overflow in the Ohio River and its tributaries as remains unexpended, not exceeding the sum of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, may be used by the Secretary of War in the purchase and distribution of subsistence, stores, and payment for necessary transportation to aid in the relief of destitute persons in the district overflowed by the Mississippi River and its tributaries; and he is authorized to co-operate with the authorities of the several States of which such district is a part, in making distribution of supplies. Approved, March 27th, 1884. 19. : providing for the addition of ten thousand dollars to the contingent fund of the Senate. Public Resolution 19 23 Stat. 269 1884-03-31 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [19.] Joint resolution providing for the addition of ten thousand dollars to the contingent fund of the Senate.March 31, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Contingent fund of the Senate.Appropriation. That the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to be added to 270 the contingent fund of the Senate for the payment of the current expenses of special and select.committees for the fiscal year ending June the thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four. Approved, March 31st, 1884. 20. : to provide for printing certain documents relating to customs revenues and domestic exports for the use of Congress. Public Resolution 20 23 Stat. 270 1884-04-23 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [20.] Joint resolution to provide for printing certain documents relating to customs revenues and domestic exports for the use of Congress.April 23, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Documents relating to customs revenues and domestic exports; printing, distribution.Appropriation. That the Public Printer be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to print for the use of Congress four thousand seven hundred copies of Senate Miscellaneous Document Number Forty-six, first session Forty-sixth Congress, with additional data, to be furnished by the compiler of said document, showing the imports for the fiscal years ended June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine eighteen hundred and eighty, eighteen hundred and eighty-one. eighteen hundred and eighty-two, and eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and a compilation of exports of the growth, produce, and manufacture of the United States from seventeen hundred and eighty-nine to eighteen hundred aud eighty-three, inclusive (ninety four years), in which the quantity, value, and value per unit of quantity of each article are given by fiscal years and decades, also the value exported to each country and value from each State, with other additional data prepared by Charles H. Evans, of the Treasury Department. Sec. 2. That the documents described in the foregoing section be stitched and bound as one volume; that three thousand copies of the same be for the use of the House of Representatives and fif teen hundred copies for the use of the Senate one hundred for the Ways and Means Committee, and one hundred for the Senate Committee on Finance. Approved, April 23, 1884. 21. : granting certain publications to the Cincinnati Law Library. Public Resolution 21 23 Stat. 270 1884-04-28 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [21.] Joint resolution granting certain publications to the Cincinnati Law Library.April 28, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Cincinnati Law Library, books, etc., donated to the. That the Secretary of the Interior be and he is hereby authorized to furnish to the Cincinnati Law Library, if the same can be done without inconvenience from publications on hand belonging to the Government and without cost to the Government, two completesets of the Reports of the Supreme Court of the United States; two complete sets of the Revised Statutes of the United States and Statutes-at-Large; a complete set of the Annals aud Debates of Congress, of the Congressional Globe, and the Congressional Hecord, of the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives; and to enable him to comply with this resolution he is authorized to call upon and receive from any Department or office any of such books which can be supplied without inconvenience to the Government but no purchase of any of said books shall be made at the expense of the United States. Approved, April 28, 1884. 22. : relative to the ceremonies of the unvailing of the statue of Chief Justice Marshall. Public Resolution 22 23 Stat. 270 1884-04-29 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [22.] Joint resolution relative to the ceremonies of the unvailing of the statue of Chief Justice Marshall.April 29, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Unveiling of statue of Chief Justice Marshall; ceremonies, etc. That the two Houses will attend the ceremony of unvailing the Statue of Chief Justice Marshall on Saturday the tenth day of May eighteen hundred and eighty four at one o clock p. m. 271 FORTY EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 22–25. 1884. That the Joint Committee on the Library are hereby authorized to make all necessary arrangements for said ceremonial and that the sum of fifteen hundred dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to defray the expense thereof to be added to the contingent fund of the House of Representatives and disbursed on the order of said Committee. Approved, April 29, 1884. 23. : authorizing Secretary of War to loan to the mayor of Rich-mood, Virginia, a certain amount of flags and bunting for use at n Fair Public Resolution 23 23 Stat. 271 1884-05-03 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [23.] Joint resolution authorizing Secretary of War to loan to the mayor of Rich-mood, Virginia, a certain amount of flags and bunting for use at n FairMay 3, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Loan of flags to mayor of Richmond, Virginia, etc. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to loan to the mayor of the City of Richmond, Virginia, or to such committee as may be appointed by the R. E. Lee Camp, to receive the same, such flags and bunting as can be conveniently spared to be used in the decoration of the Armory of the First Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, on the occasion of a fair to be held there in May eighteen hundred and eighty four, to raise funds to build a house for maimed and disabled Confederate soldiers, with such security for their prompt and safe return as he may deem necessary: *Provided,**Proviso*. That the transportation of said flags and bunting to and from Richmond shall be without expense to the Government. Approved, May 3d, 1884. 24. : authorizing the Secretary of War to loan two hundred flags to the city of Charlotte North Carolina for the celebration of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. Public Resolution 24 23 Stat. 271 1884-05-03 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [24.] Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to loan two hundred flags to the city of Charlotte North Carolina for the celebration of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.May 3, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Loan of flags, etc., to mayor of Charlotte, North. Carolina. That the Secretary of War be and he is hereby authorized to loan to the mayor and aidermen of the city of Charlotte North Carolina, two hundred United States flags, or as many as can be conveniently spared, to be used in decorating said city at the approaching celebration of the one hundred and ninth anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence of May twentieth, seventeen hundred and seventy-five : *Provided*, That satisfactory security be*Proviso*. given for the safe return of said flags and that the Government be at no expense for transportation. Approved, May 3d, 1884. 25. : to print twelve thousand five hundred copies of eulogies on Thomas H. Herndon late a Representative in Congress. Public Resolution 25 23 Stat. 271 1884-05-03 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [25.] Joint resolution to print twelve thousand five hundred copies of eulogies on Thomas H. Herndon late a Representative in Congress.May 3, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Thomas H. Herndon, printing of eulogies on the late. That there be printed of the eulogies delivered in Congress upon the late Thomas H. Herndon, a Representative-elect in the Forty-eighth Congress from the State of Alabama, twelve thousand five hundred copies of which three thousand copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and nine thousand five hundred for the use of the House of Representatives. And the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is hereby directed to have printed a portrait of thePortrait. said Thomas H. Herndon to accompany said eulogies, and for the purpose of engraving and printing said portrait the sum of five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, May 3d, 1884. 26. : filling an existing vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Public Resolution 26 23 Stat. 272 1884-05-13 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public 272 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 26–28. 1884. [26.] Joint resolution filling an existing vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.May 13, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Board of Regents Smithsonian Institution, appointment to ffil vacancy, etc. That the existing vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, of the class “other than members of Congress”, occasioned by the resignation of Peter Parker, be filled by the appointment of James C. Welling of the city of Washington. Approved, May 13, 1884. 27. : in relation to ceremonies to be authorized upon the completion of the Washington Monument. Public Resolution 27 23 Stat. 272 1884-05-13 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [27.] Joint resolution in relation to ceremonies to be authorized upon the completion of the Washington Monument.May 13, 1884. Washington Monument, dedication ceremonies.Whereas the shaft of the Washington Monument is approaching completion, and it is proper that it should be dedicated with appropriate ceremonies, calculated to perpetuate the fame of the illustrious man who was “ first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen;” Therefore, *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*Joint Congressional Commission, etc., That a commission to consist of five Senators appointed by the President of the Senate, eight Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, three members of the Washington Monument Society, and the United States engineer in charge of the work, be, and the same is hereby, created, with full powers to make arrangements for— First. The dedication of the monument to the name and memory of George Washington, by the President of the United States, with appropriate ceremonies. Second. A procession from the monument to the Capitol, escorted by regular and volunteer corps, the Washington Monument Society, representatives of cities, States, and organizations which have contributed blocks of stone, and such bodies of citizens as may desire to appear. Third. An oration in the hall of the House of Representatives, on the twenty-second day of February, anno Domini eighteen hundred and eighty-five, by the Honorable Robert C. Winthrop, who delivered the oration at the laying of the cornerstone of the monument in eighteen hundred and forty-eight, with music by the Marine Band. Fourth. Salutes of one hundred guns from the navy-yard, the artillery headquarters, and such men-of-war as can be anchored in the Potomac. Appropriation.And such sum of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses incurred under the above provisions, not exceeding two* thousand five hundred dollars, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, May 13, 1884. 28. : providing for the distribution of the Congressional Globe Public Resolution 28 23 Stat. 272 1884-05-16 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [28.] Joint resolution providing for the distribution of the Congressional GlobeMay 16, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Congressional Globe; act providing for distribution of. That the public printer is hereby authorized and directed to deliver to the document-rooms of the Department of the Interior, the bound volumes of the Congressional Globe purchased from Messrs Rives, and such other bound volumes of the Globe and Record, prior to the Forty-eighth Congress, as are in his charge ; and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed, from said volumes to supply, as far as possible, existing deficiencies in the sets of these documents in the following libraries, in the order named: 273 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 28–30,32. 1884. First. The Library of the Executive Mansion, the library of each of the Executive Departments of the Governments, the library of the Supreme Court, and the library of the Court of Claims. Secondly. The State and Territorial libraries of the United States. Thirdly. Such other libraries in the United States as contain more than five thousand volumes each. And the Public Printer is hereby directed upon the requisition of the Secretary of the Interior, to deliver to him such volumes of the Globe now in bis charge in unbound form as may be desired by any of the above named libraries for the completion of the set of the same, which shall be forwarded to said library upon receiving its assurance that it will cause the volumes thus supplied to be bound and placed upon its shelves: Provided, That before such distribution is made, the PublicSecretary of Interior to report to Congress list of libraries, with number of Documents, etc., furnished. Printer shall deliver to the libraries of the Senate and House of Representatives such volumes as are required to complete fifty sets in each. Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior shall report to Congress the libraries to which these documents are forwarded, and the number of volumes delivered to each. Approved, May 16, 1884. 29. : to fill vacancies existing in the Board of Managers of the National Home for disabled volunteer soldiers Public Resolution 29 23 Stat. 273 1884-05-16 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [29.] Joint resolution to fill vacancies existing in the Board of Managers of the National Home for disabled volunteer soldiersMay 16, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Board of managers of National Ionic for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers; appointment, etc., to fill vacancies in. That William B. Franklin, of Connecticut, John C. Black, of Illinois, and Thomas W. Hyde, of Maine, be and are hereby, appointed managers of the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, to fill vacancies occasioned by the expiration of the terms of office, on the twenty-first day of April, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, of William B. Franklin, of Connecticut, John M. Palmer of Illinois, and Charles W. Roberts of Maine. Approved, May 16, 1884. 30. : authorizing the loan of certain flags to the Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association. Public Resolution 30 23 Stat. 273 1884-05-29 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [30.] Joint resolution authorizing the loan of certain flags to the Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association.May 29, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Loan of flags, etc., to Portland Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Association. That the Secretary of the Navy under such conditions as he may deem proper is hereby authorized to loan to the Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association for use at its fair at Portland, Maine, in June eighteen hundred and eighty-four, any flags or bunting which can be spared from Kittery Navy Yard, the Association paying expenses and making good any damage. Approved, May 29, 1884. 32. : reappropriating an unexpended balance for the relief of the sufferers by the overflow of the Mississippi River and tributaries. Public Resolution 32 23 Stat. 273 1884-06-07 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [32.] Joint resolution reappropriating an unexpended balance for the relief of the sufferers by the overflow of the Mississippi River and tributaries.June 7, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Transfer of appropriation, etc., to sufferers from overflow of Mississippi River. That so much of the appropriation for the relief of sufferers by the overflow in the Ohio River and its tributaries as remains unexpended may be used by the Secretary of War in the purchase and distribution of subsistence, stores, and payment for necessary transportation to aid in the relief of destitute persons in the district overflowed by the Mississippi River and its tributaries; and he is authorized to co-operate with the authorities of the several States of which such district is a part, in making distribution of supplies. Approved, June 7, 1884. 33. : providing for printing the proceedings relative to unveiling the statue of John Marshall, late Chief Justice of the United States, and for other purposes. Public Resolution 33 23 Stat. 274 1884-06-11 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public 274 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 33, 34, 36, 37. 1884. [33.] Joint resolution providing for printing the proceedings relative to unveiling the statue of John Marshall, late Chief Justice of the United States, and for other purposes.June 11, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Report of Joint Committee on the Library on erection of statue to Chief Justice John Marshall; printing; distribution. That there be printed and bound ten thousand five hundred extra copies of the Report of the Joint Committee on the Library respecting the erection of a statue to John Marshall, late Chief Justice of the United States, three thousand five hundred of which shall be for the use of the Senate and seven thousand for the use of the House of Representatives. And the Joint Committee on Public Printing be and is hereby directed to procure an engraving of the statue of Chief Justice Marshall to accompany the report aforesaid, and for the Engraving of statue authorized.purpose of engraving and printing said engraving, the sum of one thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, June 11, 1884. 34. : authorizing the President of the United States to appoint from the sergeants of the Signal Corps two second lieutenants Public Resolution 34 23 Stat. 274 1884-06-11 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [34.] Joint resolution authorizing the President of the United States to appoint from the sergeants of the Signal Corps two second lieutenantsJune 11, 1884. Whereas, the promotion of two sergeants of the Signal Corps to be second lieutenants not having been made for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, as authorized by law, because of a pending question as to the construction thereof: Therefore, *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*Appointment of sergeants from Signal Corps to be second lieutenants., That the President of the United States be, and hereby is, authorized to appoint from the sergeants of the Signal Corps the two second lieutenants for that year, to rank from the date of appointment, the same as if the power to appoint had not lapsed. Approved, June 11, 1884. 36. : to print additional copies of certain publications. Public Resolution 36 23 Stat. 274 1884-06-20 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [36.] Joint resolution to print additional copies of certain publications.June 20, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Tenth Census, Rebellion Record, etc., Public Printer authorized to print, etc., when. That whenever the Public Printer shall have received a sufficient number of orders for copies of the reports of the Tenth Census of the United States, or for the compendium of the Tenth Census; or for the “Medical and Surgical History of the Rebellion,” or for the “Rebellion Record,” or for the volumes already published or to be published hereafter of the Index Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General’s Office, accompanied in each case by the cost price thereof, with ten per cent additional, to warrant, in his opinion, the expense of putting the plates to press, he shall cause an edition or editions thereof to be printed: *Provided*, That the number of copies, thus at any time printed shall not exceed the number ordered and paid for in advance of publication. Approved, June 20, 1884. 37. : providing for the printing of the last annual report of the Commissioner of Education. Public Resolution 37 23 Stat. 274 1884-06-20 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [37.] Joint resolution providing for the printing of the last annual report of the Commissioner of Education.June 20, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Annual report of Commissioner of Education, printing and distribution of. That of the report of the Commissioner of Education for eighteen hundred and eighty-two and eighteen hundred and eighty-three there be printed six thousand copies for the use of the Senate, twelve thousand copies for the use of the House of Rep- 275 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 37–40. 1884. resentatives, and twenty thousand copies for distribution by the Commissioner. Approved, June 20, 1884. 38. : granting permission to exhibit to the Capitol a model of the pedestal of the Bartholdi statue of Liberty Enlightening the World. Public Resolution 38 23 Stat. 275 1884-06-23 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [38.] Joint resolution granting permission to exhibit to the Capitol a model of the pedestal of the Bartholdi statue of Liberty Enlightening the World.June 23, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Bartholdi statue, exhibition of model of, at the Capitol, Washington. That permission be and is hereby granted to the committee of which William M. Evarts is chairman, having in charge the erection of the Bartholdi statue of Liberty Enlightening the World,” on Bedloe’s Island, in theharbor of New York, to exhibit in the Capitol, under the direction and subject to the control of the Architect, a model of the pedestal now in process of construction: *Provided*, That the said model shall not occupy a floor-space of more than*Proviso*. ten feet square, and shall be removed without expense to the Government whenever required by the Architect of the Capitol. Approved, June 23, 1884. 39. : authorizing the Secretary of War to lease certain lands to the board of fish commissioners of the State of Michigan. Public Resolution 39 23 Stat. 275 1884-06-26 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [39.] Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to lease certain lands to the board of fish commissioners of the State of Michigan.June 26, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,State board, of fish commissioners of Michigan; lease of certain lands to. That the Secretary of Waris directed and hereby duly authorized to lease to the State board of fish Commissioners of the State of Michigan the parcel or strip of land lying north of and adjoining the Saint Mary’s Falls Ship Canal, and between said canal and the rapids of the Saint Mary’s River, in the county of Chipewa and State of Michigan, including such portion of the lands reserved for the use of the canal as are not now needed for canal purposes, upon condition that the premises so leased are to be used solely by said Commissioners for the culture and propagation of food-fishes and the residence of the employees of the commission, and that the use of said premises by them shall in no way interfere with the use of the same lands for canal purposes whenever required by the United States Government. The Secretary of War is requested to cause the removal of all persons now occupying any part of the said premises on or before July first, anno Domini eighteen hundred and eighty-four. The lease to said Commissioners shall be rent free, and the buildings to be erected by said commissioners shall be first approved by the engineer officer in charge of the canal. Approved, June 26, 1884. 40. : for printing the Annual Reports of the Bureau of Ethnology. Public Resolution 40 23 Stat. 275 1884-06-26 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [40.] Joint resolution for printing the Annual Reports of the Bureau of Ethnology.June 26, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Annual reports of Bureau of Ethnology, printing and distribution, of. That there be printed at the Government Printing Office fifteen thousand five hundred copies of each of the Fourth and Fifth Annual Reports of the Director of the Bureau of Ethnology, with accompanying papers and illustrations, and uniform with the preceding volumes of the series ; of which three thousand five hundred of each shall be for the use of the Senate, seven thousand for the use of the House of Representatives, and five thousand for distribution by the Bureau of Ethnology. Approved, June 26, 1884. 41. : for printing the Annual Reports of the United States Geological Survey. Public Resolution 41 23 Stat. 276 1884-06-27 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public 276 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. 1. Res. 41–43. 1884. [41.] Joint resolution for printing the Annual Reports of the United States Geological Survey.June 27, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Annual reports of Director of United States Geological Survey, printing arid distribution of. That there be printed at the Government Printing Office, in addition to the number already ordered by law, fifteen thousand five hundred copies of each of the Fourth and Fifth annual Reports of the Director of the United States Geological Survey, uniform with the preceding volumes of the series; of which three thousand five hundred of each shall be for the use of the Senate, seven thousand for the use of the House of Representatives, and five thousand for distribution by the Geological Survey. Approved, June 27, 1884. 42. : to amend a resolution approved August seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, providing for the publication of Report of Public Land Commieioner, and tor other purposes. Public Resolution 42 23 Stat. 276 1884-06-27 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [42.] Joint resolution to amend a resolution approved August seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, providing for the publication of Report of Public Land Commieioner, and tor other purposes.June 27, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Codified Land Laws and History of Public Domain of United States: extension of time in which copies, etc., may be sold. That joint resolution providing for the printing of additional copies of Codified Land Laws and History of the Public Domain of the United States, approved August seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, be amended by the substitution of the word three in the place of two in the proviso of said resolution, so that it shall read “That all copies not ordered to be distributed within three years after the passage of this act shall be sold by the Secretary of the Interior, as provided in said act; and also that the regulations for the Records of war of the Rebellion: provisions of act for distribution of copies of, amended.distribution of the official Records of the war of the Rebellion, in the act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, be amended by striking out the words “until July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four,” and substituting therefor “ until the expiration of their respective terms of congressional service. Approved, June 27, 1884. 43. : to provide temporarily for the expenditures of the government. Public Resolution 43 23 Stat. 276 1884-06-27 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [43.] Joint resolution to provide temporarily for the expenditures of the government.June 30, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Provision for temporary expenditures of the Government. That all appropriations for the necessary operations of the government under existing laws which shall remain unprovided toron the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and eighty-four be, and they are hereby continued and made available for a period of five days from and after that date, unless the regular appropriations therefor provided for in bills now pending in Congress, shall have been previously made for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five ; and in case the appropriations, or any of them, hereby continued, are or is, insufficient to carry on the said necessary operations, a sufficient amount is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry on the same: *Provided*, That no greater amount shall be expended therefor than will be in the same proportion to the appropriations of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-four, as five days time bears to the whole of said fiscal year: *Provided further*, That authority is also granted for continuing during the same period the necessary work required for public printing and binding, and for all other miscellaneous objects embodied in the Sundry Civil and Naval appropriation acts, in advance of appropriations to be hereafter made for said objects: *And provided further*, All sums expended under this 277 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. 1. Res. 43-47. 1884. act shall be charged to and be deducted from the appropriations for like service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth eighteen hundred and eighty-five. Approved, June 30, 1884. 44. : providing for printing the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the year eighteen hundred and eighty four. Public Resolution 44 23 Stat. 277 1884-07-01 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [44.] Joint resolution providing for printing the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the year eighteen hundred and eighty four.July 1, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Annual Report of Commissioner of Agriculture.Printing and distribution of. That there be printed four hundred thousand copies of the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the year eighteen hundred and eighty-four; three hundred thousand copies for use of members of the House of Representatives, seventy thousand copies for use of members of the Senate, and thirty thousand copies for the use of the Department of Agriculture. Sec. 2. That the sum of two hundred thousand dollars or so muchAppropriation. thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to defray the cost of the publication of said Report. Approved, July 1, 1884. 45. : authorizing the printing and binding of additional copies of the reports of the National Board of Health. Public Resolution 45 23 Stat. 277 1884-07-05 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [45.] Joint resolution authorizing the printing and binding of additional copies of the reports of the National Board of Health.July 5, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Reports of National Board of Health, printing of additional copies of. That the Public Printer be, and he is hereby, authorized to print and bind, for the use of the National Board of Health one thousand copies of each of its annual reports beginning with the year eighteen hundred and eighty. Approved, July 5, 1884. 46. : providing for the printing of fifty thousand copies of the first annual report of the Bureau of Animal Industry. Public Resolution 46 23 Stat. 277 1884-07-01 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [46.] Joint resolution providing for the printing of fifty thousand copies of the first annual report of the Bureau of Animal Industry.July 5, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Annual report of the Bureau of Animal Industry, printing and distribution of. That there be printed fifty thousand copies of the first annual report of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture, of which ten thousand shall be for the use of members of the Senate, thirty-five thousand for the use of members of the House of Representatives, and five thousand for the use of the Commissioner of Agriculture; the illustrations to be executed underIllustrations. the supervision of the Public Printer, in accordance with directions of the Joint Committee on Printing, the work to be subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Agriculture. Approved, July 5, 1884. 47. : for the payment of certain persons therein named for clerical services rendered the District of Columbia in making numerical and "assess" books Public Resolution 47 23 Stat. 277 1884-07-07 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [47.] Joint resolution for the payment of certain persons therein named for clerical services rendered the District of Columbia in making numerical and "assess" booksJuly 7, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,F. G. Cowie.G. A. Hall. That the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is hereby authorized to pay the following named persons for clerical services in making numerical and "assess" books, namely: To F G. Cowie, one hundred and thirty eight dollars; to G. A. Hall, four 278 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. 1. Res. 47, 48. 1884.W, E. Morgan.Geo. S. Bell.Thomas B. Shoemaker.William Griffin.E.W.W. Griffin.R. A. Fish.Frank Wilson.J. F. Thompson.Charles D. Merwin.Payment to.hundred and thirty five dollars ; to W. E M organ, five hundred and five dollars ; to Geo S. Bell, one hundred and eighty dollars ; to Thomas B. Shoemaker, forty-five dollars; to William Griffin, nine hundred dollars; to E. W. W. Griffin, nine hundred dollars; to R. A. Fish, nine hundred dollars; to Frank Wilson, nine hundred dollars; to J F Thompson, one hundred and seventy one dollars ; to Charles I). Merwin, thirty dollars ; in all, five thousand one hundred and four dollars, out of any money appropriated for the District of Columbia not otherwise specifically set apart for special purposes. Approved, July 7, 1884. 48. : authorizing the immediate payment of the officers and employees of the Senate and of the House for the month of July. Public Resolution 48 23 Stat. 278 1884-07-07 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 2026-02-28 48 1 public [48.] Joint resolution authorizing the immediate payment of the officers and employees of the Senate and of the House for the month of July.July 7, 1884. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Compensation to employees of Senate and. House, etc., made immediately available. That the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to pay to the officers and employees of the Senate and the House borne upon the annual roll their respective compensations including the Capitol Police for the month of July eighteen hundred and eighty four as soon as practicable after the adjournment of this session of Congress. Approved, July 7, 1884. 48 2 1884 1885 PUBLIC ACTS OF THE FORTY-EIGHTH 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 first day of December*, 1884, *and teas adjourned without day on Tuesday, the third day of March*, 1885. Chester A. Arthur, President; George F. Edmunds, President of the Senate *pro tempore*; John G. Carlisle, Speaker of the House of Representatives; Joseph C. S. Blackburn was elected Speaker *pro tempore* on the thirty-first day of January, 1885.
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