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FJRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS .
Sass. U.
RFs. 39, 40, 41, 42. 1878M
tee of Accounts upon proper certification by the chairmen of the
respective committees named in said resolutions, whether said clerks
were sworn or not, at the time they were respectively employed .
Approved, June 19, 1878.
June 19,187'8 .
[No. 40.] Joint resolution to pay certain contested election expenses.
Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of
presentatives of as United
Secretary of the Tress0 on tested-oleo- cry be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to pay out of any_
tion expenses.
money in the Treasury of the United Mates not' otherwise appropriated
the following sums to the parties herein named on account and in part
of the amounts due them for expenses of contest for seats in the House
of Representatives, Forty fifth Congress of the United States
J. J Finley, second district Florida, one thousand dollars.
Jere Haralson, fourth district Alabama, one thousand dollars .
John S. Richardson first district South Carolina one thousand dollars .
G. D. Tilman fifth district South Carolina, one thousand dollars .
Peter D. Wiggiuton, fourth district California, one thousand dollars .
E Pacheco, fourth district California) one thousand dollars .
Thomas M. Patterson, Colorado, one thousand dollars.
James B. Belford Colorado, one thousand dollars.
J: H. Aeklen third district Louisiana one thousand dollars .
Chester B . Darrall third district Louisiana one 'thousand dollars .
John R. Lynch sixth district Mississippi, five hundred dollars ;
and to M. P. OConnor sixth district booth Carolina the sum of five
hundred dollars in fall for all his expenses of contest
Approved, June 19,1878.
Appropriations. States of Americ a in Congress assembled, ThatBM
June 20 1878.
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Joint resolution
a authorizing the Secretary of War to turn over to the Gov.
of West Virginia
tents, poles, and plus as he may require for the tide ofthe
militia and volunteer organisations of the State at their summer and fall encampment.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of .
the United States
assemble3, That the Secretary of War be, and he
Tents, etc, for is hereby directed to deliver to the Governor of West Virginia suchh
ercampmeatofmitents, poles, and pins, and Quartermasters
camp suit garrison equipage, as he may
Brie
require, and as maybe in the
Departnt, aadean,in the
opinion of the Secretary of War, be spared for such purpose. The QaarBond for return. termaster shall take a good and sufficient bond for the •return of snob
Prouiea
property in ; i i ' condition after snob use of the same : Provideai, The
Secretary of " ar approve thereof.
Approved, June 20,1878 .
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West Virginia.
of America, to O
June 2o,1878.
[No.42.] Joint resalatton to amend the act entitled* •An apt making a
above for
the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government or the decal year
ending •Jnnet'hirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy nine, and for other purposes."
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives o the United
Assistant Stag of America in Congress assembled, That "An wit making appropriGeneu118
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ations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the govern .
Correctionofap- meat for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth eighteen hundred and
propriation for of- seventy-nine, and for other purposes, approved June nineteenth eighteen
lice of.
hundred and seventy-eight, be amended so as to make the footing of the
paragraph making appropriations for the office of the First Assistant
l SIs, P.•
dn~' >> ~'
Postmaster-General read seventy thousand one hundred and forty dollars
instead of seventeen thousand one hundred and forty dollars :
Approved, June P, 1878.
First
PUBLIC ACTS OF THE FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS
OF %W
UNITED STATES,
Passed at the thi,4_ session, which was begs and held at tile, city of . Washington, in the
District of Columbia, on Monday, the third day of December, 1878, and was adjourned
without day on 2 ueaday, the fourth day of March, 1879 .
RUTHHS,PoRD B. HAYlis. President. Wru.w t A. W
, Vice-President and
President of the Senate , qHoxAS W . FERRY was elected President of the Senate
pro tempore on the fourth o. March, 1879. SAxuzL J. RANDALL, Speaker of the House
of Representatives.
CS" . 2.-An act eatablisbing the rank of the senior inspeotoz-general .
nee. ]2,1878
Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United
States of Am**& in Congress assembled, That from and after the passage Iaspeotor..Oenof this act the rank of the senior inspector-general of the United States 9
army shall be brigadier-general • but no pay or allowances shall be made
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to said officer other than,from t le date of appointment under this act :
And provided, That nothing herein enacted shall authorize any increase
in the number or the rank of the other officers of the Inspector-General's
Department as fixed by the first section of the act of June twentythird,
eighteen hundred and seventy-four.
Approved, December 12,1878
CHAP. 3.-An set for the relief of WW,l lam Gibson
Des 12,1878
Be it enacted- by theme and D
a R
esentatives of the united
states of America in C
ess assembi
at the President of the United W. Giban.
.States bbe, and he is hereby, authorized to restore William Gibson, now Restored to so.
five fiat of Navy.
a commander, from the retired to the active list of the Navy :
hotoever, In case of such restoration, the mid'Gibson shall be entitled to
no higher rank on said active list than that held by him as a lieutenant .
commander at the time of Ids transfer to the retired list
: And provided
further, That no claim for arrearages of #say shall accrae to said Gibson
by reason of restoration under the provisions of this act
Approved, December 12, 1878
CHAP. 4.-An set to aid in the protection of the public buildings and property
against less and damage by are
Dee.13,1878
Be it enacted by the Senate and Douse
Representatives of the United
Protection of
-States of America in Congress assembled, That a commission com
the Commissioner of Patents, the Supervising Architect of the ;=o nbho buildings
-Department, and the Secretary of the Smitlisonian Institution is hereby
-constituted and authorized to examine such automatic signal telegraph
systems as may be submitted to them by the owners and agents thereof,
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