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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 36 STAT. · June 25, 1910 · Chapter 441

Chapter 441. Amendatory of the Act approved April twenty-third, nineteen hundred and six, entitled “An Act to authorize the Fayette Bridge Company to construct a bridge over the Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, from a point in the borough of Brownsville, Fayette County, to a point in the borough of West Brownsvi

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CHAP. 441.— An Act Amendatory of the Act approved April twenty-third, nineteen hundred and six, entitled “An Act to authorize the Fayette Bridge Company to construct a bridge over the Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, from a point in the borough of Brownsville, Fayette County, to a point in the borough of West Brownsville, Washington County.” June 25, 1910.[[S. 8668](/us/bill/61/s/8668).][[Public, No. 323](/us/pl/61/323).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Monongahela River.
Time extended for bridging, by Fayette Bridge Company, at Brownsville, Pa. Vol. 34, p. 128. *Post*, p. 909. That the time for commencing and completing the bridge authorized by the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the Fayette Bridge Company to construct a bridge over the Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, from a point in the borough of Brownsville, Fayette County, to a point in the borough of West Brownsville, Washington County,” approved April twenty-third, nineteen hundred and six, is hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from the date of the approval of this Act.
Sec. 2. Construction. That the bridge authorized to be constructed by said Act shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of the Act Vol. 34, p. 84. entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters,” approved March twenty-third, nineteen hundred and six. Sec. 3. Amendment. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, June 25, 1910. No. 1: To pay the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives their respective salaries for the month of December, nineteen hundred and nine, on the twentieth day of said month. 1909-12-20 1 Public Resolution 39 Stat. 871 61 2 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 2025-12-31 public [No. 1.] Joint Resolution To pay the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives their respective salaries for the month of December, nineteen hundred and nine, on the twentieth day of said month. December 20, 1909.[[H. J. Res. 84](/us/bill/61/hjres/84).][[Pub. Res., No. 7](/us/bill/61/pubres/7).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, 871That the Secretary of the Congressional officers, etc., to be paid December salaries December 20, 1909.
Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives be, and they are hereby, authorized and instructed to pay the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives, including the Capitol Police, their respective salaries for the month of December, nineteen hundred and nine, on the twentieth day of said month. Approved, December 20, 1909. No. 2: Authorizing a portion of the appropriation made for the improvement of Tennessee River to be applied to work at the Colbert and Bee Tree Shoals Canal. 1910-01-07 2 Public Resolution 39 Stat. 871 61 2 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 2025-12-31 public [No. 2.] Joint Resolution Authorizing a portion of the appropriation made for the improvement of Tennessee River to be applied to work at the Colbert and Bee Tree Shoals Canal. January 7, 1910.[[H. J. Res. 83](/us/bill/61/hjres/83).][[Pub. Res., No. 8](/us/bill/61/pubres/8).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the sum of fifteen Tennessee River. Use of balance for Colbert and Bee Tree Shoals Canal.
Vol. 34, p.1093. thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, of the unexpended balance of appropriations heretofore made for the improvement of Tennessee River between Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Riverton, Alabama, may, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be applied to work at the Colbert and Bee Tree Shoals Canal for the purpose of opening said canal to navigation. Approved, January 7, 1910. No. 3: Authorizing an investigation of the Department of the Interior and its several bureaus, officers, and employees, and of the Bureau of Forestry, in the Department of Agriculture, and its officers and employees. 1910-01-19 3 Public Resolution 39 Stat. 871 61 2 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 2025-12-31 public [No. 3.] Joint Resolution Authorizing an investigation of the Department of the Interior and its several bureaus, officers, and employees, and of the Bureau of Forestry, in the Department of Agriculture, and its officers and employees. January 19, 1910.[[H. J. Res. 103](/us/bill/61/hjres/103).][[Pub. Res., No. 9](/us/bill/61/pubres/9).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That a joint committee of Interior Department and Forest Service.
Joint Congressional Committee created to investigate disposal of public lands, etc. both Houses of Congress is hereby created, to be composed of six Members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President thereof, and six Members of the House of Representatives, to be elected by that body. Any vacancy occurring on the committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The said committee is hereby empowered and directed to make a thorough and complete investigation of the administration, action, and conduct of the Department of the Interior and its several bureaus, officers, and employees, and of the Bureau of Forestry, in the Department of Agriculture, and its officers and employees, touching, relating to, or bearing upon the reclamation, conservation, management, and disposal of the lands of the United States, or any lands held in trust by the United States for any purpose, including all the resources and appurtenances of such lands, and said committee is authorized and empowered to make any further investigation touching said Interior Department, 872 its bureaus, officers, and employees, and of said Bureau of Forestry, Powers. its officers, and employees as it may deem desirable.
Said committee or any subcommittee thereof is hereby empowered to sit and act during the session or recess of Congress, or of either House thereof; to require by subpoena, or otherwise, the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, documents, and papers; to take the testimony of witnesses under oath; to obtain documents, papers, and other information from the several departments of the Government, or any bureau thereof; to employ stenographers to take and make a record of all evidence taken and received by the committee, and to keep a record of its proceedings; to have such evidence, record, and other matter required by the committee printed and suitably bound; and to employ such Oaths. assistance as may be deemed necessary.
The chairman of the committee, or any member thereof, may administer oaths to witnesses. Attendance of witnesses. Subpoenas for witnesses shall be issued under the signature of the chairman of the committee or the chairman of any subcommittee thereof. And in case of disobedience to a subpoena this committee may invoke the aid of any court of the United States or of any of the Territories thereof or of the District of Columbia or the district of Alaska, within the jurisdiction of which any inquiry may be carried on by said committee in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents under the provisions of this resolution.
And any such court within the jurisdiction of which the inquiry under this resolution is being carried on may, in case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person under authority of this resolution issue an order requiring such person to appear before said committee and produce books and papers if so ordered and give evidence touching the matter in question, and any failure to obey such order of the court Criminating testimony. may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
The claim that any such testimony or evidence may tend to criminate the person giving such evidence shall not excuse such witness from testifying, but such evidence or testimony shall not be used against such person on the trial of any criminal proceeding except in prosecution for perjury Punishment for refusing to testify, etc. committed in giving such testimony. In addition to being subject to punishment for contempt, as hereinbefore provided, every person who, having been summoned as a witness by authority of said committee, or any subcommittee thereof, willfully makes default, or who, having appeared, refuses to answer any question pertinent to the investigation herein authorized, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars nor less than one hundred dollars, and imprisonment in a common jail for not more than one year not less than one month.
Counsel allowed officials. Any official, or ex-official, of the Department of the Interior, or of the Bureau of Forestry, in the Department of Agriculture, whose official conduct is in question, may appear and be heard before the said joint committee, or any subcommittee thereof, in person or by counsel. Hearings, etc. *Post*, p. 2136. All hearings by and before said joint committee or any subcommittee thereof shall be open to the public. The said joint committee shall conclude its investigation and report to this Congress all the evidence Appropriation. taken and received and their findings and conclusions thereon.
The sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the necessary expenses of said joint committee, the said sum to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate upon vouchers to be approved by the chairman of the committee. Approved, January 19, 1910. No. 4: To remove ice gorges in the Ohio River. 1910-01-19 4 Public Resolution 39 Stat. 873 61 2 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 2025-12-31 public 873 [No. 4.] Joint Resolution To remove ice gorges in the Ohio River. January 19, 1910.[[H. J. Res. 120](/us/bill/61/hjres/120).][[Pub. Res., No. 10](/us/bill/61/pubres/10).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That to enable the Secretary Ohio River. Appropriation for removing ice gorges in. of War to take such steps as he may deem to be necessary in the removal of ice gorges in the Ohio River, which are threatening the destruction of life and property, there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
Approved, January 19, 1910. No. 5: Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to pay to the Winnebago tribe of Indians interest accrued since June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine. 1910-01-20 5 Public Resolution 39 Stat. 873 61 2 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 2025-12-31 public [No. 5.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to pay to the Winnebago tribe of Indians interest accrued since June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine.
January 20, 1910.[[S. J. Res. 58](/us/bill/61/sjres/58).][[Pub. Res., No. 11](/us/bill/61/pubres/11).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of the Winnebago Indians. Nebr. and Wis. Appropriation for accrued interest to enrolled members. Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to advance from any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated a sufficient sum to pay to the members of the Winnebago tribe of Indians in Nebraska and Wisconsin, as hereinafter provided, their shares of the interest which has accrued since June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine, and which will accrue up to and including June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ten, on the capitalized fund of eight hundred and eighty-three thousand two hundred and forty-nine dollars and fifty-three cents placed to the credit of the tribe by a provision in the Indian appropriation Act approved March third, nineteen hundred and nine Vol. 35, p. 798.
(Thirty-fifth Statutes at Large, page seven hundred and eighty-one), and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby directed to pay immediately said shares of interest to the members of the tribe whose names appear on the latest annuity pay rolls in the Office of Indian Affairs, with such changes as may have been caused by subsequent births and deaths. That after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ten, any interest New enrollment to be basis of future payments. *Post*, p. 877. payments that may be made on the capitalized fund of the Winnebago tribe shall be made on the basis of the new enrollment provided for in the said Act of March third, nineteen hundred and nine.
Approved, January 20, 1910. No. 6: Authorizing the President of the United States to invite the States to participate in the Fifteenth International Congress on Hygiene and Demography. 1910-01-24 6 Public Resolution 39 Stat. 873 61 2 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 2025-12-31 public [No. 6.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the President of the United States to invite the States to participate in the Fifteenth International Congress on Hygiene and Demography.
January 24, 1910.[[S. J. Res. 56](/us/bill/61/sjres/56).][[Pub. Res., No. 12](/us/bill/61/pubres/12).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the President of the Hygiene and Demography. States invited to take part in International Congress on. *Ante*. p. 341. United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and requested to extend an invitation to the governor of each State to appoint a state committee of not more than five members to cooperate with the committee on organization in planning and preparing the exhibition of the Fifteenth International Congress on Hygiene and Demography.
Approved, January 24, 1910. No. 7: Authorizing the postponement of the Fifteenth International Congress on Hygiene and Demography. 1910-02-03 7 Public Resolution 39 Stat. 874 61 2 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 2025-12-31 public 874 [No. 7.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the postponement of the Fifteenth International Congress on Hygiene and Demography.
February 3, 1910.[[S. J. Res. 55](/us/bill/61/sjres/55).][[Pub. Res., No. 13](/us/bill/61/pubres/13).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Hygiene and Demography. Postponement of Fifteenth International Congress on. Vol. 34, p. 1422. That the invitation extended by the President of the United States to the Fourteenth International Congress on Hygiene and Demography, in accordance with the provisions of a joint resolution entitled a “ Joint Resolution authorizing the President to extend an invitation to the Twelfth International Congress of Hygiene and Demography to hold its thirteenth congress in the city of Washington,” approved February twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and seven, shall be modified and amended so that it shall *Ante*, p. 341. provide for the holding of the Fifteenth International Congress on Hygiene and Demography at some place in the United States, to be selected by the President, in the year nineteen hundred and eleven or nineteen hundred and twelve.
Approved, February 3, 1910. No. 8: Providing for the filling of vacancies, which occurred on January twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and ten, in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution of the class other than Members of Congress. 1910-02-11 8 Public Resolution 39 Stat. 874 61 2 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 2025-12-31 public [No. 8.] Joint Resolution Providing for the filling of vacancies, which occurred on January twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and ten, in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution of the class other than Members of Congress. February 11, 1910.[[S. J. Res. 59](/us/bill/61/sjres/59).][[Pub. Res., No. 14](/us/bill/61/pubres/14).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Smithsonian Institution.
John B. Henderson and Alexander Graham Bell reappointed Regents. That the vacancies which occurred on January twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and ten, in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution of the class other than Members of Congress, shall be filled by the reappointment of John B. Henderson and Alexander Graham Bell, residents of the city of Washington, whose terms of office expired on that date. Approved, February 11, 1910. No. 9: Amending Section Eighteen, of the Act of July second, nineteen hundred and nine, entitled “An Act to provide for the Thirteenth and subsequent decennial censuses.” 1910-02-15 9 Public Resolution 39 Stat. 874 61 2 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 2025-12-31 public [No. 9.] Joint Resolution Amending Section Eighteen, of the Act of July second, nineteen hundred and nine, entitled “An Act to provide for the Thirteenth and subsequent decennial censuses.” February 15, 1910.[[S. J. Res. 66](/us/bill/61/sjres/66).][[Pub. Res., No. 15](/us/bill/61/pubres/15).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Thirteenth Census. Special agents. *Ante*, p. 7, amended.
That Section Eighteen, of the Act of Congress approved July second, nineteen hundred and nine, providing for the Thirteenth and subsequent decennial censuses (Thirty sixth Statutes at Large, page seven), be amended by adding Basis of compensation. at the end of the section the words: “which may include a minimum and maximum rate of per diem compensation to be fixed by him, the maximum rate in such cases not to exceed an average of six dollars per diem for the period of employment, and actual necessary traveling expenses and an allowance in lieu of subsistence not exceeding three dollars per diem during necessary absence from their usual place of residence.
” Approved, February 15, 1910. No. 10: Changing the title of the sealer of weights and measures of the District of Columbia to superintendent of weights, measures, and markets. 1910-02-19 10 Public Resolution 39 Stat. 874 61 2 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 2025-12-31 public [No. 10.] Joint Resolution Changing the title of the sealer of weights and measures of the District of Columbia to superintendent of weights, measures, and markets.
February 19, 1910.[[H. J. Res. 78](/us/bill/61/hr/78).][[Pub. Res., No. 16](/us/bill/61/pubres/16).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, District of Columbia. Superintendent of weights, measures, and markets. New designation. That the sealer of weights and measures of the District of Columbia shall hereafter be known and designated as the “superintendent of weights, measures, and markets.” Approved, February 19, 1910.
No. 11: To donate a brass cannon to the State of Georgia. 1910-02-24 11 Public Resolution 39 Stat. 875 61 2 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 2025-12-31 public 875 [No. 11.] Joint Resolution To donate a brass cannon to the State of Georgia. February 24, 1910.[[H. J. Res. 111](/us/bill/61/hrres/111).][[Pub.
Res., No. 17](/us/bill/61/pubres/17).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of War Obsolete ordnance. Donated to Georgia for cemetery at Marietta. be, and he is hereby, authorized to deliver, without expense to the United States, to the State of Georgia, at Atlanta, Georgia, if the same can be done without detriment to the public service, a small brass cannon once belonging to the Georgia Military Institute, to be used on a monument to be erected in the confederate cemetery at Marietta, Georgia.
Approved, February 24, 1910. No. 12: Authorizing an extension of the tracks of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway on the military reservation at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. 1910-02-24 12 Public Resolution 39 Stat. 875 61 2 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 2025-12-31 public [No. 12.] Joint Resolution Authorizing an extension of the tracks of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway on the military reservation at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
February 24, 1910.[[H. J. Res. 101](/us/bill/61/hrres/101).][[Pub. Res., No. 18](/us/bill/61/pubres/18).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of War Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company granted right of way on reservation. *Proviso*. No expense. be, and he is hereby, authorized to permit the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company to extend its tracks on the military reservation at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in such manner as he may deem expedient, for the purpose of connecting said tracks with the government terminal switch tracks on that reservation: *Provided*, That such extension shall be made without expense to the United States.
Approved, February 24, 1910. No. 13: Joint Resolution To continue in full force and effect an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the appropriate marking of the graves of the soldiers and sailors of the confederate army and navy who died in northern prisons and were buried near the prisons where they died, and for other purposes.” 1910-02-25 13 Public Resolution 39 Stat. 875 61 2 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 2025-12-31 public [No. 13.] Joint Resolution Joint Resolution To continue in full force and effect an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the appropriate marking of the graves of the soldiers and sailors of the confederate army and navy who died in northern prisons and were buried near the prisons where they died, and for other purposes.” February 25, 1910.[[H. J. Res. 137](/us/bill/61/hr/137).][[Pub. Res., No. 19](/us/bill/61/pubres/19).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act entitled “An Confederate soldiers and sailors.
Marking graves of, who died in northern prisons. Vol. 34, p. 56. *Post*, p. 1453. Act to provide for the appropriate marking of the graves of the soldiers and sailors of the confederate army and navy who died in northern prisons and were buried near the prisons where they died, and for other purposes,” approved March ninth, nineteen hundred and six, and continued in full force and effect for two years by a joint resolution approved February twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred Vol. 35, p. 567.
Time continued. *Provisos*. Exception. *Post*, p. 882. Civilian prisoners. and eight, be, and the same is hereby, continued in full force and effect for one year from this date: *Provided*, That said Act shall not be construed to apply to the Confederate Mound in Oakwood Cemetery at Chicago: *Provided further*, That the Secretary of War may cause to be erected at the head of each grave of a citizen or civilian prisoner of war who was buried among the soldiers a headstone of the size and dimensions of those placed at the head of the soldiers’ graves, but containing no inscription except the number of the grave, the name of the occupant, and the word “citizen” or “civilian” placed thereon, and at an expense for each no greater than that for each soldier: *And provided further*, That the compensation Compensation of commissioner. of the commissioner shall be fixed by the Secretary of War.
Approved, February 25, 1910. No. 14: Authorizing the President of the United States to convey thanks to the Government of Italy for certain gifts. Public Resolution 14 36 Stat. 875 1910-03-01 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 14.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the President of the United States to convey thanks to the Government of Italy for certain gifts.
March 1, 1910.[[H. J. Res. 93](/us/bill/61/hjres/93).][[Pub. Res., No. 20](/us/bill/61/pubres/20).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Whereas the Government of Italy, as an expression of its gratitude for the action of Congress and of the American people in behalf of the sufferers from the earthquake of December, nineteen hundred876and eight, has presented to the Library of Congress a copy of each engraving seen in the “Catalogue of the Best Prints and Engravings in Copper which Exist in the Royal Copperplate Collection Therefore be it Italy.*Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the President is hereby authorized to convey to the Thanks of the United States to, for gift of engravings.Government of Italy the thanks of the Government of the United States for the gift, valuable from the standpoint of art, and more valuable as an expression of the good will of the Government and people of Italy.
Approved, March 1, 1910. No. 15: For appointment of members of Board of Managers of National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Public Resolution 15 36 Stat. 876 1910-03-05 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 15.] Joint Resolution For appointment of members of Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.
March 5, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 142](/us/bill/36/hjres/1).] [Pub. Res., No.21.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That James W. Wadsworth, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Members of Board of Managers appointed. of New York; Henry E. Palmer, of Nebraska; John M. Holley, of Wisconsin: Henry II. Markham, of California; and Oscar M. Gottschall, of Ohio, be, and flic same are hereby appointed as members of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers of the United States;
Major James W. Wadsworth to succeed himself, his present term of service expiring April twenty-first, nineteen hundred and ten; Captain Henry E. Palmer to succeed himself, his present term of service expiring April twenty-first, nineteen hundred and ten; John M. Holley to succeed himself, his present term of service expiring April twenty-first, nineteen hundred and ten; Colonel Henry H. Markham to succeed himself, his present term of service expiring April twenty-first, nineteen hundred and ten; and Oscar M.
Gottschall to succeed General Charles M. Anderson, whose term of service would expire April twenty-first, nineteen hundred and twelve, but who died on December twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and eight. Approved, March 5, 1910. No. 16: Authorizing the Secretary of War to loan certain tents for the use of the Confederate Veterans’ Reunion, to be held at Mobile, Alabama, in April, nineteen hundred and ten. Public Resolution 16 36 Stat. 876 1910-03-15 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 16.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to loan certain tents for the use of the Confederate Veterans’ Reunion, to be held at Mobile, Alabama, in April, nineteen hundred and ten. March 15, 1910.[[S. J. Res. 63](/us/bill/36/sjres/63).][[[Pub. Res., No. 22.]](/us/pl/36/22).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Confederate Veterans’ Reunion, Mobile, Ala.That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorized to loan, at his discretion, to the executive Loan of tents to.committee Confederate Veterans’ Reunion, to be held at Mobile, Alabama, April twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh, and twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and ten, such tents, with necessary poles, ridges, and pins, as may be required at said reunion:Provisos.*Provided,* That no expenseNo expense, etc.shall be caused the United States Government by the delivery and return of such property, the same to be delivered to said committee designated at such time prior to the date of said reunion as may be agreed upon by the Secretary of War and Jacob D.
Bloch, general chairman of said executive committee: *And provided further,* That the Secretary of War shall, Bond required.before delivering such property, take from Jacob D. Bloch a good and sufficient bond for the safe return of said property in good order and condition, and the whole without expense to the United States. Approved, March 15, 1910. No. 17: Enlarging the scope of inquiry of the schedules relating to population for the Thirteenth Decennial Census. Public Resolution 17 36 Stat. 877 1910-03-24 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public 877 [No. 17.] Joint Resolution Enlarging the scope of inquiry of the schedules relating to population for the Thirteenth Decennial Census. March 24, 1910. [[S. J. Res. 172](/us/bill/36/sjres/172).] [Pub. Res., No. 23.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the schedules relating to population for the Thirteenth Decennial Census, Thirteenth Census.in addition to the inquiries required by the Act entitledSchedules to show nationality or mother tongue of foreign-born persons.“An Act to amend section eight of an Act to provide for the Thirteenth and subsequent decennial censuses, approved July second, nineteen hundred and nine,” approved February twenty-fifth,*Ante.* p, 227, amendednineteen hundred and ten, shall provide inquiries respecting the nationality or mother tongue of all persons born in foreign countries, and of the nationality or mother tongue of parents of foreign birth of persons enumerated.
Approved, March 24, 1910. No. 18: Authorizing the use of a United States Army transport for certain purposes. Public Resolution 18 36 Stat. 877 1910-03-30 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 18.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the use of a United States Army transport for certain purposes.
March 30, 1910. [[S. J. Res. 83](/us/bill/36/sjres/83).] [Pub. Res., No. 24.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of War bePan-American Conference., and he is hereby, authorized to employ a United States Army transport Use of transport for delegates, etc., to.to convey from New York to Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic, the delegates and their assistants appointed, under the authority of the urgent deficiency Act, approved February twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and ten, to represent the United States at the Fourth International Conference *Ante,* pp. 203, 775.of American States which is to convene in Buenos Aires on July ninth, nineteen hundred and ten: *Provided,**Proviso.*That the total expense thus incurred shall not exceed forty-five thousand dollars, said sum to be paid out of the appropriationMaximum expense.made for the commission in the urgent deficiency Act, approved February twentyfifth, nineteen hundred and ten.
Approved, March 30, 1910. No. 19: Fixing the terms of court in the Philippine Islands. 19 36 Stat. 877 1910-04-09 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 19.] Joint Resolution Fixing the terms of court in the Philippine Islands. April 9, 1910. [[S. J. Res. 38](/us/bill/36/sjres/38).] [Pub.
Res., No. 25.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the supreme court of the Philippine Islands is authorized to hold such special term or terms in each year at Baguio, in the Province of Benguet, or at any other suitable place in the Philippine Islands, as may be provided by order of the court, and to make such orders with reference to the transfer of records and the issuing of process as shall be necessary to make the orders, decrees, and judgments entered by the court in such special term or terms effective.
Philippine Islands. Terms of supreme court at Baguio, etc. Approved, April 9, 1910. No. 20: Amending a “Joint Resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to pay to the Winnebago tribe of Indians interest accrued since June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine,” approved January twentieth, nineteen hundred and ten (Senate Joint Resolution Numbered Fifty-eight). Public Resolution 20 36 Stat. 877 1910-04-12 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 20.] Joint Resolution Amending a “Joint Resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to pay to the Winnebago tribe of Indians interest accrued since June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine,” approved January twentieth, nineteen hundred and ten (Senate Joint Resolution Numbered Fifty-eight). April 12, 1910. [[S. J. Res. 91](/us/bill/36/sjres/91).] [Pub. Res., No. 26.] SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Res. 17-20. 1910. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the “Joint Resolution Numbered Fifty-eight, approved January twentieth, nineteen hundred and ten, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to pay to the Winnebago tribe of Indians interest accrued since June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine,” be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding after the last word thereof the following:
But the Secretary of the Winnebago Indians, Nebr. Payment of Omaha and Winnebago Agency from interest on. *Ante,* p.873, amended. 878Interior is hereby authorized to reserve from the interest of the Winnebagoes in Nebraska a sufficient amount to pay their proportion of the necessary expenses of the Omaha and Winnebago Agency, and to expend the same therefor. Approved, April 12, 1910. No. 22: Providing for a special election in the Territory of Hawaii. Public Resolution 22 36 Stat. 878 1910-04-26 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 22.] Joint Resolution Providing for a special election in the Territory of Hawaii. April 26, 1910. [[S. J. Res. 80](/us/bill/36/sjres/80).] [Pub. Res., No. 27.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the governor of the Territory of HawaiiHawaii.be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to call a special election by the legally qualified electors as now registered in that Territory for the purpose of submitting to the electors the question of prohibiting Prohibition of intoxicants submitted to electors.the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the Territory of Hawaii.
Said special election Special election.shall be held on Tuesday, the twenty-sixth day of July, nineteen hundred and ten, and said question shall be submitted to the electors in the following words: “Shall the legislature Question submitted.to be elected in November, nineteen hundred and ten, be requested to pass, at its first regular session, a law prohibiting the manufacture or sale within the Territory of intoxicating, spirituous, vinous, and malt liquors, except for medicinal and scientific purposes?” Said question shall be printed on the ballot Ballots.in the English language and immediately following it shall be a translation of the same in the Hawaiian language; below this, in large type, shall be printed the word “Yes,” with its Hawaiian translation, and opposite those two bracketed words shall be a square, ruled spaced for the marking of a cross; below that, in similar type, shall be the word “No,” with its Hawaiian translation, bracketed, and opposite to them a similar square, ruled space for marking.
The ballot shall also contain the following instructions in both the English and Hawaiian languages: “Vote by marking a cross
(X)after the word ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’ ” Said special election shall be carried on under the Conduct of election.general election laws of the Territory of Hawaii; but the territorial committees or chairmen and their local committees and chairmen in charge of the campaign for and against the proposition herein submitted may each appoint two electors as challengers and watchers for each voting precinct, who shall have such powers and be subject to such limitations as are conferred by the existing territorial election laws upon similar representatives of political parties or candidates. And for defraying the necessary expenses Appropriation. of such special election the sum of ten thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the same to be paid out upon vouchers duly approved by the secretary of Hawaii. Approved, April 26, 1910. No. 23: Providing for certain printing and binding for the International Bureau of American Republics. Public Resolution 23 36 Stat. 878 1910-05-07 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 23.] Joint Resolution Providing for certain printing and binding for the International Bureau of American Republics. May 7, 1910. [[S. J. Res. 89](/us/bill/36/sjres/89).] [Pub. Res., No. 28.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the allotment for printing and binding for CongressBureau of American Republics.for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ten, be, and the same is hereby, made available for the printingPrinting allotment increased.and binding of the International Bureau of American Republics in the sum of three thousand four hundred and seventyeight dollars and eighty-three cents.Vol. 35, p. 1023. Approved, May 7, 1910. No. 24: Disapproving certain laws of the territorial legislative assembly of New Mexico. Public Resolution 24 36 Stat. 879 1910-05-10 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 24.] 879 Joint Resolution Disapproving certain laws of the territorial legislative assembly of New Mexico. May 10, 1910. [[S. J. Res. 92](/us/bill/36/sjres/92).] [Pub. Res., No. 29.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the act of the thirty-eighth legislative assembly of the Territory of New MexicoNew Mexico.entitled “An act to abolish the county of Sierra, created by the legislative assembly Legislative act relating to Sierra County disapproved.of eighteen hundred and eighty-four, chapter one hundred and nine, approved April third, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, and creating a new county with different boundaries with the name of Sierra, and for other purposes,” approved March seventeenth, nineteen hundred*Infra.*and nine, and is known as chapter sixty-one of the acts passed by said thirty-eighth legislative assembly of the Territory of New Mexico, is hereby disapproved and declared null and of no effect. Approved, May 10, 1910. No. 25: Disapproving certain laws of the territorial legislative assembly of New Mexico. Public Resolution 25 36 Stat. 879 1910-05-10 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 25.] Joint Resolution Disapproving certain laws of the territorial legislative assembly of New Mexico. May 10, 1910. [[S. J. Res. 93](/us/bill/36/sjres/93).] [Pub. Res., No. 30.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the act of the thirty-eighth legislative assembly of the Territory of New MexicoNew Mexico.entitled “An act to amend an act of the thirty-eighth legislative assembly entitled ‘An act to abolish the county of Sierra Legislative act relating to Sierra County disapproved.created by the legislative assembly of eighteen hundred and eighty-four, chapter one hundred and nine, approved April the third, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, and creating a new county with differentSupra.boundaries with the name of Sierra, and for other purposes,’” approved March seventeenth, nineteen hundred and nine, and known as chapter seventyeight of the acts passed by said thirty-eighth legislative assembly of the Territory of New Mexico, is hereby disapproved and declared null and of no effect. Approved, May 10, 1910. No. 26: To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for printing and binding for the Treasury Department for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and ten, and for other purposes. Public Resolution 26 36 Stat. 879 1910-05-11 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 26.] Joint Resolution To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for printing and binding for the Treasury Department for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and ten, and for other purposes. May 11, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 206](/us/bill/36/hjres/206).] [Pub. Res., No. 31.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That there is hereby appropriatedDeficiency appropriations., out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following sums: PRINTING AND BINDING, TREASURY DEPARTMENT.Treasury Department. For printing and binding,Printing and binding.to be done at the Government Printing Office, for the Treasury Department for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and ten, sixty-five thousand dollars. senate.Senate. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby authorized and directed to pay to Hancock RobinsonHancock Robinson Service*., clerk to the Honorable Le Roy Percy, of Mississippi, from February the twenty-sixth to March the fourteenth, nineteen hundred and ten, for clerical services rendered, from the appropriation for salaries of officers, clerks, messengers and others in the service of the Senate, for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and ten. For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, including compensation to stenographers to committees, at such rate as may be fixed by the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent 880Expenses of the Senate, Inquiries and investigations. but not exceeding one dollar and twenty-five cents per printed page, to be available until expended, fifty thousand dollars. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.House of Representatives. For folding speeches, four thousand dollars.Folding speeches. INDIAN AFFAIRS.Indian Department. Yuma and Colorado River reservations, Cal. and Ariz.The appropriation of five thousand dollars, contained in the Act approved April thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, appearing on page seventy-seven of Volume Thirty-five, United States Statutes at Large, for townsite Townsite expenses.purposes in the Yuma Indian Reservation, California,Vol. 35, p. 77.and the Colorado Indian Reservation, in California and Arizona, and to survey, plat and sell the tracts set apart, in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, is hereby made availableRepayments made available., when reimbursed, for the purpose specified in the said Act of April thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, and if not reimbursed by the time of the approval of this resolution, the sum of five thousand dollars Additional appropriation.is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available, which shall be reimbursed out of the funds arising from the sale of said lands, for the said purpose specified in the foregoing Act of April thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, to be continuously available, when reimbursed, until the provisions of the said Act have been carried into effect: *Provided,* *Proviso.*That this appropriation may be advanced to such disbursing agentsAdvances.already designated or as may be hereafter designated by the Secretary of the Interior to pay the expenses properly arising thereunder. Approved, May 11, 1910. No. 27: To provide for the printing as a House document of five hundred thousand copies of Farmers’ Bulletin Numbered Three hundred and ninety-one. Public Resolution 27 36 Stat. 880 1910-05-18 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 27.] Joint Resolution To provide for the printing as a House document of five hundred thousand copies of Farmers’ Bulletin Numbered Three hundred and ninety-one. May 18, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 191](/us/bill/36/hjres/191).] [Pub. Res., No. 32.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That there be printed as a House document five hundred thousand copies of Farmers’ Bulletin Numbered Three hundred and ninety-one, entitled “Economical Use of Meats in the Home,” four hundred thousand copies thereof for the use of the House of Representatives and one hundred thousand copies thereof for the use of the Senate. Farmers’ Bulletin No. 391. Printing as House document ordered. Distribution. Approved, May 18, 1910. No. 29: Authorizing the construction and maintenance of wharves, piers, and other structures in Lake Michigan, adjoining certain lands in Lake County, Indiana. Public Resolution 29 36 Stat. 880 1910-05-19 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 29.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the construction and maintenance of wharves, piers, and other structures in Lake Michigan, adjoining certain lands in Lake County, Indiana. May 19, 1910. [[S. J. Res. 97](/us/bill/36/sjres/97).] [Pub. Res., No. 33.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the consent of Congress is hereby given that the owners of the property known as sections numbered thirty two and twenty-nine, township thirty-seven north, range eight west of the second principal meridian, Lake County, Indiana, may till the whole, or such portions thereof as they may elect, of the bed of Lake Michigan adjacent to such property and within the boundary established by the extension north of the east line of said section thirty-two and the west line of said section twenty- nine, out to a depth of water not exceeding twenty-five feet as now Lake Michigan. Wharves, etc., in, authorized in Lake County, Ind. Provisos. Approval. Conditions for main tenance, etc. Limitation. 881existing, and that such owners may build wharves, piers, and such other structures as may be useful for occupancy, or to promote navigation, inside of and out to said twenty-five-foot line: *Provided,* That the work of constitution shall be according to plans approved by the Secretary of War and Chief of Engineers: *Provided further,* That the Secretary of War and Chief of Engineers may impose such conditions as in their judgment are proper as to the construction and supervision of the work and as to the maintenance and management of the work when completed, and on the failure at any time to comply with such conditions the consent hereby given shall be deemed to be revoked without further action of Congress: *And provided further,* That nothing herein contained shall be construed as conferring any right, power, or privilege in conflict with any law or statute of the State of Indiana, in which said property is located, or to authorize any injury to private property or invasion of private rights. Approved, May 19, 1910. No. 30: Making an appropriation to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for contingent expenses of the House of Representatives. Public Resolution 30 36 Stat. 881 1910-06-06 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 30.] Joint Resolution Making an appropriation to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for contingent expenses of the House of Representatives. June 6, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 221](/us/bill/36/hjres/221).] [Pub. Res., No. 34.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for miscellaneous items and expenses of special and select committees of the House of Representatives for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and ten, exclusive of salaries and labor unless specifically ordered by the House, there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars. House of Representatives. Deficiency appropriation for contingent expensen. Approved, June 6, 1910. No. 31: To enable the States of Missouri and Kansas to agree upon a boundary line and to determine the jurisdiction of crimes committed on the Missouri River and adjacent territories. Public Resolution 31 36 Stat. 881 1910-06-07 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 31.] Joint Resolution To enable the States of Missouri and Kansas to agree upon a boundary line and to determine the jurisdiction of crimes committed on the Missouri River and adjacent territories. June 7, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 160](/us/bill/36/hjres/160).] [Pub. Res., No. 35.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the consent of the Congress of the United States is hereby given to the States of Missouri and Kansas to enter into such agreement or compact as they may deem desirable or necessary, not in conflict with the Constitution of the United States or of any law thereof, to agree upon and fix the boundary line between said States, and to cede, respectively, each to the other, such tracts or parcels of the territory of each State as may now or hereafter be separated from the main body thereof by the waters of the Missouri River, and also to adjudge and settle the jurisdiction to be exercised by said States, respectively, over offenses arising out of the violation of the laws of said States upon the waters of the Missouri River, and in such portions of each of said States as may be separated from the main body thereof by the waters of the Missouri River as aforesaid. Missouri and Kansas. May fix their boundary lines and determine jurisdiction of crimes committed on Missouri River, etc. Approved, June 7, 1910. No. 32: To enable the States of Oregon and Washington to agree upon a boundary line between said States where the Columbia River forms said boundary. Public Resolution 32 36 Stat. 881 1910-06-10 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 32.] Joint Resolution To enable the States of Oregon and Washington to agree upon a boundary line between said States where the Columbia River forms said boundary. June 10, 1910. [[S. J. Res. 88](/us/bill/36/sjres/88).] [Pub. Res., No. 36.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the consent of the Congress is hereby given to the States of Oregon and Washington to enter into such agreement or contract as they may deem desirable or necessary, not in conflict with the Constitution of the United States, or Oregon and Washington. Authorized to fix the boundary line in the Columbia River. 882any law thereof, to fix the boundary line between said States where the Columbia River now forms said boundary, and to cede, respectively, each to the other, such islands, sands, tracts, or parcels of land, title to which has heretofore been in dispute; that is to say, consent is hereby given to the State of Oregon to cede all such islands, sands, tracts, or parcels of land lying on the Washington side of the line so fixed and determined to be the boundary line between said States, and consent is given to the State of Washington to cede to the State of Oregon all such islands, sands, tracts, or parcels of land lying on the Oregon side of the line so fixed as the boundary line between said States. And thereafter said line so fixed shall become and be recognized as the true boundary line between said States. Approved, June 10, 1910. No. 33: Making the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the appropriate marking of the graves of the soldiers and sailors of the confederate army and navy who died in northern prisons and were buried near the prisons where they died, and for other purposes,” apply to the confederate mound in Oakwood Cemetery, at Chicago. Public Resolution 33 36 Stat. 882 1910-06-11 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 33.] Joint Resolution Making the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the appropriate marking of the graves of the soldiers and sailors of the confederate army and navy who died in northern prisons and were buried near the prisons where they died, and for other purposes,” apply to the confederate mound in Oakwood Cemetery, at Chicago. June 11, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 188](/us/bill/36/hjres/188).] [Pub. Res., No. 37.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the appropriate marking of the graves of the soldiers and sailors of the confederate army and navy who died in northern prisons and were buried near the prisons where they died, and for other purposes,” approved March ninth, nineteen hundred and six, as heretofore continued in full force and effect, shall hereafter be construed to apply to the confederate mound in Oakwood Cemetery, at Chicago, anything in joint resolutions heretofore passed by Congress to the contrary notwithstanding. Graves of confederate soldiers, etc. June 11, 1910. Marking in Oakwood Cemetery, Ill. Vol. 34, p. 56; Vol. 35, p. 567. *Ante,* p. 875. Approved, June 11, 1910. No. 34: To enable the States of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan to determine the jurisdiction of crimes committed on Lake Michigan. Public Resolution 34 36 Stat. 882 1910-06-22 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 34.] Joint Resolution To enable the States of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan to determine the jurisdiction of crimes committed on Lake Michigan. June 22, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 232](/us/bill/36/hjres/232).] [Pub. Res., No. 39.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the consent of the Congress of the United States is hereby given to the States of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, or any two or more of them, by such agreement or compact as they may deem desirable or necessary or otherwise, not in conflict with the Constitution of the United States or any law thereof, to determine and settle the jurisdiction to be exercised by said States, respectively, over offenses arising out of the violation of the laws of any of said States upon the waters of Lake Michigan. Lake Michigan. Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan may settle jurisdiction of crimes committed on. Approved, June 22, 1910. No. 35: Creating a commission to represent the United States at the celebration of the first centennial of the Republic of Mexico. Public Resolution 35 36 Stat. 882 1910-06-24 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 35.] Joint Resolution Creating a commission to represent the United States at the celebration of the first centennial of the Republic of Mexico. June 24, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 232](/us/bill/36/hjres/232).] [Pub. Res., No. 39.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That commission is hereby created, consisting of three Senators, to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and three Members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and three persons, to be appointed by the President of the United States, to represent the United States at the celebration of the first centennial of the Republic of Mexico, at the City of Mexico, in said Republic of Mexico, during the month of September, nineteen hundred and ten. Mexican centennial. Commission authorized to represent United States at. *Ante,* p. 775. Approved, June 24, 1910. No. 36: Limiting the editions of the publications of the Bureau of Mines. Public Resolution 36 36 Stat. 883 1910-06-25 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 36.] 883 Joint Resolution Limiting the editions of the publications of the Bureau of Mines. June 25, 1910. [[S. J. Res. 107](/us/bill/36/sjres/116).] [Pub. Res., No. 40.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the publications of the Bureau of Mines shall be published in such editions as recommended by the Secretary of the Interior, but not to exceed ten thousand copies for the first edition. Sec. 2. That whenever the edition of any of the publications of the Bureau of Mines shall have become exhausted and the demand for it continues, there shall be published, on the requisition of the Secretary of the Interior, as many additional copies as the Secretary of the Interior may deem necessary to meet the demand. Bureau of Mines. Editions of publications limited. *Ante*, p. 742. Additional copies to meet demands. Approved, June 25, 1910. No. 37: Authorizing the Secretary of War to loan certain tents to the Appalachian Exposition Company. Public Resolution 37 36 Stat. 883 1910-06-25 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 37.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to loan certain tenta to the Appalachian Exposition Company. June 25, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 116](/us/bill/36/hjres/116).] [Pub. Res., No. 41.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized, at his discretion and under such restrictions as are usual in such cases, to loan to the Appalachian Exposition Company, at Knoxville, Tennessee, two hundred wall tents, with flies, poles, and pins, for the use of said company at the exposition to be held in Knoxville, September twelfth to October twelfth, nineteen hundred and ten, and to deliver the said property to the Appalachian Exposition Company at such time prior to the date of said exposition as may be agreed upon between the Secretary of War and said company: *Provided,* That the Secretary of War shall, before delivering sudi property, take from the Appalachian Exposition Company a good and sufficient bond for the safe return of said property in good order and condition, the whole transaction to be without expense to the Government of the United States. Appalachian Exposition Company. Loan of tents, etc., for exposition at Knoxville, Tenn. *Proviso*. Indemnity bond. Approved, June 25, 1910. No. 38: Extending the time for the filing of claims under the provisions of the Act of February twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and two. Public Resolution 38 36 Stat. 883 1910-06-25 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 38.] Joint Resolution Joint Resolution Extending the time for the filing of claims under the provisions of the Act of February twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and two. June 25, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 117](/us/bill/36/hjres/117).] [Pub. Res., No. 42.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the time for filing claims under the provisions of the Act of February twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and two, and amendments thereto, for horses, saddles, and bridles taken from confederate soldiers in violation of terms of surrender and for the payment thereof, is extended for two years from the passage of this joint resolution; and all claims not presented within this time shall be forever barred. Property of confederate soldiers. Time for tiling claims for, extended. Vol. 32, p. 43; Vol. 35, p. 499. Approved, June 25, 1910. No. 39: Making an appropriation to permit the President to protect lands and property in Imperial Valley, California. Public Resolution 39 36 Stat. 883 1910-06-25 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 39.] Joint Resolution Making an appropriation to permit the President to protect lands and property in Imperial Valley, California. June 25, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 120](/us/bill/36/hjres/120).] [Pub. Res., No. 43.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the sum of one million dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended by the President for the purpose of protecting the lands and property in the Imperial Valley and elsewhere along the Colorado River, within the limits of the United States, against injury or destruction by reason of the changes in the channels of the Colo- Imperial Valley, Cal. Appropriation to protect, from overflow of Colorado River.884rado River, and the President is authorized to expend any portion of such money within the limits of the Republic of Mexico as he may deem proper in accordance with such agreements for the purpose as he may make with the Republic of Mexico. Expenditure in Mexico. Approved, June 25, 1910. No. 40: To amend and correct chapter two hundred and seventy-one of volume thirty-five, United States Statutes at Large. Public Resolution 40 36 Stat. 884 1910-06-25 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 40.] Joint Resolution To amend and correct chapter two hundred and seventy-one of volume thirty-five, United States Statutes at Large. June 25, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 116](/us/bill/36/hjres/116).] [Pub. Res., No. 44.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the words “five per centum” in the last proviso of chapter two hundred and seventy-one of volume thirty-five of the United States Statutes at Large be changed to read “twenty per centum,” so that the said chapter when so changed shall read as follows: “That the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, cause to be made, as he may deem wise under the rectangular system now provided by law, such resurveys or retracements or the surveys of public lands as, after full investigation, he may deem essential to properly mark the boundaries of the public lands remaining undisposed of: *Provided,* That no such resurvey or retracement shall be so executed as to impair the bona tide rights or claims of any claimant, entryman, or owner of lands affected by such resurvey or retracement: *Provided farther,* That not to exceed twenty per centum of the total annual appropriation for surveys and resurveys of the public lands shall be used for the resurveys and retracements authorized hereby.” Public lands. Vol. 35, p. 845, amended. Necessary resurveys authorized. Experts, etc. Recommendations. *Proviso.* Bona fide rights not impaired. Amount for, increased to 20 per cent. Approved, June 25, 1910. No. 41: For appointment of commission to investigate the matter of employer’s liability and workman’s compensation. Public Resolution 41 36 Stat. 884 1910-06-25 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 41.] Joint Resolution For appointment of commission to investigate the matter of employer’s liability and workman’s compensation. June 25, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 127](/us/bill/36/hjres/127).] [Pub. Res., No. 45.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That a commission be, and it is hereby, created, consisting of two members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and two members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker thereof, together with two persons to be selected by the President of the United States, for the purpose of making a thorough investigation of the subject of employer’s liability and workman’s compensation, said commission to submit a report through the President to the Congress of the United States not later than the first Monday in December, nineteen hundred and eleven; and any vacancy occurring on said commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. To carry out the purpose of this resolution the commission hereby created is authorized to employ persons who are familiar with the subject, and take such other steps as are necessary to make a thorough examination in the matter. In submitting its report the commission shall recommend to Congress such legislation as to the commission seems advisable. All expenses of said commission, together with compensation to be fixed by the President for the two members of the commission to be appointed by the President, for all time in which said commission shall be actually engaged in this investigation, shall be paid out of any funds in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriateci, on a certificate of the chairman of said commission, who shall be selected from the membership of the commission named under this resolution, and the sum necessary for carrying out the provisions of this resolution is hereby appropriated: *Provided,* That the total expense authorized by this resolution shall not exceed the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, which shall include the compensation herein authorized. Employer’s liability and workman’s compensation. Commission to investigate, authorized. Report. Experts, etc. Recommendations. Appropriation for expenses. *Proviso.* Limit 885To carry out and give effect to the provisions of this resolution, the commission hereby created shall have power to issue subpoenas, administer oaths, summon witnesses, require the production of books and papers, and receive testimony taken before any proper officer in any State or Territory of the United States. Power of commission. Approved, June 25, 1910. No. 42: Construing section six of the Act of May twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred and eight, entitled “An Act authorizing a resurvey of certain townships in the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes.” Public Resolution 42 36 Stat. 885 1910-06-25 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 42.] Joint Resolution Construing section six of the Act of May twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred and eight, entitled “An Act authorizing a resurvey of certain townships in the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes.” June 25, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 164](/us/bill/36/hjres/164).] [Pub. Res., No. 46.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That in computing the time for which credit shall be given to the homestead settlers, their widows or minor heirs, under the provisions of. section six of the Act of May twenty ninth, nineteen hundred and eight, entitled “An Act authorizing the resurvey of certain townships in the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes,” credit shall be given for the full period of actual residence upon the lands to which they were unable to complete title: *Provided,* That such credit shall not extend beyond the date of judgments in ejectment against such settlers rendered by the courts. Sec. 2. That the limitation of time in which second entries may be made under section six of the Act aforesaid shall be extended for the period of twelve months from the date of the passage of this resolution. Wisconsin Central Railroad grants. Time of residence allowedejected homestead settlers on. Vol. 35. p. 466. *Proviso.* Limited. Extension of time for second entries. Approved, June 25, 1910. No. 43: To authorize the appointment of a commission in relation to universal peace. Public Resolution 43 36 Stat. 885 1910-06-25 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 43.] Joint Resolution To authorize the appointment of a commission in relation to universal peace. June 25, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 223](/us/bill/36/hjres/223).] [Pub. Res., No. 47.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That a commission of five members be appointed by the President of the United States to consider the expediency of utilizing existing international agencies for the purpose of limiting the armaments of the nations of the world by international agreement, and of constituting the combined navies of the world an international force for the preservation of universal peace, and to consider and report upon any other means to diminish the expenditures of government for military purposes and to lessen the probabilities of war: *Provided,* That the total expense authorized by this Joint Resolution shall not exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars and that the said commission shall be required to make final report within two years from the date of the passage of this resolution. Universal peace. Commission authorized to consider means for. *Proviso.* Restriction of expense. Approved, June 25, 1910. No. 44: Authorizing the Secretary of War to loan certain tents, cots and stretchers for the use of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, at Detroit, Michigan, in July, nineteen hundred and ten. Public Resolution 44 36 Stat. 885 1910-06-25 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 44.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to loan certain tents, cots and stretchers for the use of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, at Detroit, Michigan, in July, nineteen hundred and ten. June 25, 1910.[[H. J. Res. 229](/us/bill/36/hjres/229).][[[Pub. Res., No. 48](/us/pl/61/154).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of War Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Detroit, Mich. be, and he is hereby, authorized to loan, at his discretion, to the Board of Trustees of Detroit Lodge number thirty-four of the Benevolent Loan of tents, etc., to.and Protective Order of Elks, for the use of the Grand Lodge Reunion of said order, to be held at Detroit, Michigan, July eleventh to July seventeenth, nineteen hundred and ten, twenty wall tents, with poles, ridges, and pins for each, four hundred cots, and forty stretchers : *Provided,* *Provisos.*That no expense shall be caused the United States Government No expense.by the delivery and return of such property, the same to be 886delivered to said committee designated at such time prior to the date of said reunion as may be agreed upon by the Secretary of War and Vincent Field, chairman of said Board of Trustees: *And provided further,* That the Secretary of War shall, before delivering such propertyIndemnity bond., take from Vincent Field a good and sufficient bond for the safe return of said property in good order and condition, and the whole without expense to the United States. Approved, June 25, 1910. No. 45: To pay the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives their respective salaries for the month of June, nineteen hundred and ten, on the day of adjournment of the present session. Public Resolution 45 36 Stat. 886 1910-06-25 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 45.] Joint Resolution To pay the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives their respective salaries for the month of June, nineteen hundred and ten, on the day of adjournment of the present session. June 25, 1910.[[H. J. Res. 238](/us/bill/36/hjres/238).][[Pub. Res., No. 49](/us/pl/61/154).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the, House of Representatives be, and they are hereby, authorized and instructed to pay Congressional officers to be paid June, 1910, salaries on day of adjournment.the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives, including the Capitol police, their respective salaries for the month of June, nineteen hundred and ten, on the day of adjournment of the present session; and the Clerk of the House of Representatives Clerk hire to Members and Delegates.is authorized to pay, on the said day, to Members and Delegates their allowance for clerk hire for the said month of June. Approved, June 25, 1910. No. 46: To carry out the provisions of an Act to present a replica of the statue of General Von Steuben to the German Emperor and to the German Nation. Public Resolution 46 36 Stat. 886 1910-06-25 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 46.] Joint Resolution To carry out the provisions of an Act to present a replica of the statue of General Von Steuben to the German Emperor and to the German Nation. . June 25, 1910. [[H. J. Res. 240](/us/bill/36/hjres/240).] [Pub. Res., No. 50.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That there is hereby appropriated, Appropriation for republic a of Von Steuben statue.*Ante,* p. 605. out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five thousand dollars to enable the Secretary of State, pursuant to an Act passed at the present session of Congress, to present to the German Emperor and to the German people a replica of the statue of General Von Steuben that is to be erected in Washington, District of Columbia. Approved, June 25, 1910. No. 47: Authorizing the President of the United States to invite the International Congress of Refrigeration to hold its third meeting in the United States of America. Public Resolution 47 36 Stat. 886 1910-06-25 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 2025-02-24 61 2 public [No. 47.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the President of the United States to invite the International Congress of Refrigeration to hold its third meeting in the United States of America. June 25, 1910. [[[S. J. Res, 119.]](/us/bill/36/hjres/1).] [Pub. Res., No.51.] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the President of the United States be, International Con gress of Refrigeration. Invited to meet in United States. *Proviso.* No appropriation for expense. and is hereby, authorized to invite the International Congress of Refrigeration, now about to assemble in the city of V ienna, to hold its third meeting in the United States of America: *Provided, however,* That no appropriation shall be asked or granted for any expense connected with said congress. Approved, June 25, 1910. To repeal an Act authorizing the issuance of a patent to James F. Rowell. Chapter 3 36 Stat. 887 1910-12-19 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 2025-02-24 61 3 public 887
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