The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, June 25, 1870, Supplement, Image 6

OF THE TJNiySP -STATES .
tStD A aCCOMS SEseKS OF TBI FORTT-
i FIRST tOKES.
A BK80LCTIOK teHran aa approptiatieu for th
rubtrfi prlatina- , i
.SMotewf by fy"Sr Mo?pm-
o r.vW .Safes o America sn con-
greas MmiW.' V !
That th ItenuiT f b Treasury be an J.oj-
uinler "appropriation for BrlntlBsand .1,1
. imw Ih un' hnodrt-d boo
7lJiolZ,.7 b Ic'i-di..... .lx.,tnounu
wollar. . .
v Approved, Vsrch a. I VP- ,
JOINT RKSOLCTION la relation1 to tb cowatrBO
tko of th hock fslead brida
rlZZr?CnZl Stat,
Tnat. lu the eviction eftobrWi .?
BulMtxiMd bT QmriA eertH t Mls-ts-ippi
Id the plate, and Iu Is where agency
XsL the iocelau ill wlties un Ow -in
couul m whoeedlstrict Use wreck ey nav
hniH Buck lati
lnwtrj f War,
z.
4 .
uau - -w,W
krm'l
roajdTo
only.
to construct th
1 1 pl.ce ia
bftiow tn. railroad tr. r --umrt.d-
bf Ui CMaoi iaetu.er.: j-viiur- ...... ,
kn aa .hell th. expenditure on the part or tn
Colled Slaw, excee! o. m Won dollar.
Approved, March 45, 1870.
CONVENTION
BITWIIM Til ffriTCD STATE iSD BELGIUM.
! rSOCliMittON.
By ths fV.ioliofA Fnili State of America.
Where a ifloTwiilco Oeaotoe; in ilhte. imtnu
Btfe end prtvil,goronul, hwwi ttie United
Imwof Assartc. and ba Majesty the Kioaofthe
Belsi waa evaciwd4 and signed by ih-ir reepeo
site pa-B-p tentiarti", at Brus-wsl, the nttb da of
beo-mber, eighteen hundred aa sixt-e . .ituh
courMtioa, toeing in tha KntciUh and reBCB Uu
aaaa la word fur word aa ht lowa :
tt, Praatdant of lha TJnitad Biataaof Amarica and
Ma Majnty the Kia, of iba Belgians reogn log
lbs mil? of drfitiiog tba riabta, priTilagaa asd im.
Hnuntltas of eonaalar cfflcara tn tha two conn Irlea,
daani it asprdieat to-oondada a eonaalar ootiTantton
tor tba purpose.
Amordingl tbaj bava named : Tba Pna Jent of
tba Col tad 8 atea of Amarica, Benr? Sheoa lsnford,
m otiaai oT ths UnitaJ ettfaa. tbetr Aialatar raid nt
poar bla Msjwits the Kioa;of ba IWIa ; and hi
MJ-tj tb King of tba Blgiana, tha CWor Jnla
Vandar C'ttrbalen, grand cit off the ordrf f ifaa
Eotch lUm, Ac , Ac, bia n.inlatar of foreifca
aOatra; who, afur baaing eomnmn cataJ to sat h
oibar tbstx faU powara. f- aod to be In gocdand
prapar for, bare agreed upon ba fjliowlag article
) AjttiOLa Z.
Bach af tba blgb eontracUng par! la agree to ra
aaiaa froa tba other, con-sol, afae-cooral. and
aonaalar acanta, tn all Ita pom, cities and places,
akcepstboaa w here it may not ba con variant to
raoogniaaanch offloera. Tbi reaeiTattun, however,
abail no applf to onaoftba bleb contractu a pax
lias wllboatateo applying to aaary otber power.
Abticu II.
Oocaalar cfDeara, on tba preaentation of their
'' eomamiaeioBa in tba forma eslablisbad in their retoec
aiva oooauie. shall ba larniabad a lib tba necessary
a so oatnr free of charge, avrd on tha axblbltion of
thai test amaat, tbay ahall ba permitted to ei j y
th- rl rhta, prercgmUTaa nse lnniuun graaUo by
Uua CMlTantior .
Imcu IIC.
Oananlni offlosra, ci na of tha State by whicb
they am appointad, shail ba exempt ,fr an arreat x
aapt tn tha oasa of oOeusee whKb.tbe ocal leghiMitloa
qiMkliies as crimes, and pnnlabea it aa anno ; ttoia
kulUtnrr brlletinga, from aarsica in lha militia or in
tba anriunal gnard, or In tba rea.alr arnjy, a- d f om
nil "n-1 aMarai, State, or mane,piai ir now
eTer, tbay are at so of tb 8 a.te where ihey
reeKie. or own proverty. or engage to bnsiuasa there,
they abell bo tiabla to tba ame charges ot il
binda na other citixeos of lha oonntry, who are mat
chanta cr ownara o property.
AaiiCL iy.
Noconanlar officer a ho H aeitim of tba State
by wnich be waa appointed, nna who is not tn
geged in btninnss. abail ba eotnpeJled to appear aa n
naaa before) tha cunria of liia country m hera he
Stay raairta. w ban the teaiimony of such a consular
vAcar ia needed ha snail be touted in wilting to'
appear taconrt, and if n nab la to do so, hie les
timany ahall be reqoeauo in writing, or be taken or
ally, at his dwelling or office.
It ahall b the aaty of said eonaalar officer to com
ply with thai raqneet, without any delaj which can
dea not
tral of the
baveocrured.
and who shall Immediately b tntormed utttmoc
cnrret.ee, sb .11 take nil necesiary n.sares Ur the
.. i - i.r.,1 the i.rewTH of prop
erly roohZmi sotboiilies rhill vtberwiaa lo
l.rfetla . t.-r the a..!.. V" rJ;r ,b' pT,'Z
leouoa of loe loine-t of the eoreore. If Ibejr da not
beHwa to br crews lht h been wieche-J. snj to
carry mio . ff-t ihoa. iaucn. uls wade tor the en
try aod expi lauuu erf the, tnercbandtoa iad. li la
a de-rsleuu that eoeh a.icbudie u not to be sub
Jeotedto any caitom house cbaritea, uolos, it be In
tsode'd fjr o-ueua,ptK.B m the counny where toe
wrevk may bare takeu iloce.
. iTt'Ll XV.
In caaa of tha deaib of any cit c of the TJaited
X'eiea IB bvUiuni. or ol a cii ,n ot Ueiiuiu lu tl e
rjuiard eteuew, without haiiig auy k'.owa hens or
Lslameutwiy executor by btm appiutd, the com
peteut lucl aulhwiiliea shall iotrui tbecousulser
consu'ar sKents ol tta uaiiun to which tba deceased
oeloi ga of ihe circum uuuee iti order that necessary
iofuimatiun uiay bs luiiu.ataiely iorwarded to par
ties uiterested.
JlKTlCLV XVI.
The pre rati t oohvrn4iou shall remain in fjree for
ih j s-ace ol ten ears, couuting tram the day tf the
txcbaniee ef the rsliliaAtiO-s, which shell be made in
c,'Ule.Ta.tty with the respecure coostltutioiis t f (he
two coaoiriea, and excbued at Biu:aela wiihin tha
periud ot u nuitai, or ao nar llpe-ssible. la. c,
ueilb.r parly gives botice, twelve months alter the
exi'iretiun ot ihe ta-d pviiod if teo yeara, cf ttain
ten. ion act to renew i ii. s couvenuon, it snsll reaaaln
force one er le.oiee . aod so ud ft.m vwr lu tear
nnlil the expiration of a year frjm the day on which
oue oi io pa, tte aoaii iive aiveu sucli botice.
Ia faun wh&reuf the respective ptenrpotebtiarle
navesijued tbia cobvantion, and have heretmio af
fix d their eeta.
Dona at B. nxels. In duplicate, the 6f h day cf De-
vmuwk, uijwvu uuuuita ana sixty toluol .
Taeal 1
Ard whereas the amid convention has been dole
ral.fi iid ou both parts, and the respective rauhcatioiia
Mow, theiefoeet it known that I Ulysses 8.
G aut, -rmdotit of the United Sit es ot America,
uevv v-eei ,ej- said oetiiveutlem t'J be made public,
to 'MBi't.-a lhal Ibe suoe, aud every clause aud ar
ticle theree.1. may be obaerted aud fnlblled iu good
'tt by the United Sttas and the citlzena throI
I iim a hereof I have herc-auto set my haud
-rw.,1 Ilte v ailed Stales to be I IT xed
iHi iu tit. city oi aab.8ion, tuts (eveutb dey
, me jew oi our tL.rH one thou:
uu .e m umuuivu wit eeveoty, sag II Um u.
aepeaueace ol tne uaiiel HUM the ninety.
(.WW J lutuut.
. U. 8 GRANT.
B the PrtfiJnt :
U A. VISION FISTT.
I Secretary cf Stat
TREATY
BETWGkK tub
, UNITED STATES
AND TUB
KINGDOM OF WCRTTEMBERG.
In ail orimintvl c-nw, coQtnpUtd bj tbe sixth
wrticW of h nTsmeadOnwn to Um OoDstiiotloB ot tb
VHttcd 8i4s wabttCKby the rth im tsGurd to
pereuoe cik-ured with cxieses to uttaia wiine i in
their la.vort toe -u.ee iu C4Hrt .! m-k. coa-
knltf c-ficer ehail he oeaMoaeti, wnh mli p enibl
itpur! to the coeeuler dignity and to .ue dutie of
bbfj office. A etmlaar treniiiMrCtt null ie hrx euJ-
ed W Ualted Stcues cotisoia in Boluut iu th iiiio
Abiklx V.
Caioaol geoeraia. euutuit, ice-coivuls, and cos
alar ageeu majr pi-ee f -t ar ttae outer AmtA their
ol&cea, or their deli04-ho09ee, the arae of ibeir
. MtKia, with tltia ieoritMitt, euaautate, rvice
ouoaviawta, or arotiealar aeacy ol Ua Uaiv d 8ti,
or at Be.tiaBv c , ft . And ttoy y at-o rtuae
tho fli of liMsir cooairy om their efflcw. r dh-
' .iM.-h4oa, excep. I. tha capltoi of the Coaii'-Jjr,
vhas there ta a tioa thr
AmoLi XI.
The ec pea Tar cfllegre aod dwelllnge shall be at at
m 1 tlraee iw.vkabl. Th local MtborUiee eh.il a-t.
(BBntvf' any preox Invade Hw b ; la no c- tyh.l
thoeevffloee or dwelling be o-ed mm pUcam of my mu.
Vkhes, huwoeer. a cooeelar offloor ia agtgd ia
other basiacea, the paperj re atiog to the cooeulate
ahall be hep eeperata.
Amcx. TIL
In the ereot of tho death, incapacitr. or ahtence
mt eoaratvgaoaral. coeaala Ttoe euaaul't aad oooeair
mmtt9. their chaoee lota or aKret-atiea. woose ofii
ctat chatbcter may have prTioon.y ha made
fcaoern to tha lepartiBaaC o ftmxm at VtMbitLwa,
or to tha minieter lor fordga tt -re io Betgiam, oaky
temporarily exmci-w ibeir lutrCwtoae, attd bile tba
.-ttBf thflry ,n.UnJjy all tbe ribte, praroatiTige
mtom iianeQaiiico grkAjted tu th iicuiibut).
atUTXCLS VIU.
Ooorae general and cuaaol way. with the appro
bation of their rampecttave goTeromeote, apuiat viee
oooaale, and comuUr aKDta in mhcj ciUt. purta, sad
plmcmm within their eoaaalar juri-HJictiO j. Tbeaie vt
xere aay oe citiaeoe f the Uxitcd ttate. of fel
piaea or other foresgaere .Tby -bil be taratsbed
with a ooaamieeioa by tho ouaeal who appouite UHrtn
and noder whuae ordere they are to ace ihey shail
rjoy the priTUogea etipnlated for coBanlar o Ok era
la ibie eonfoouuu, subject' to tbe txtMp.Wtas epeci
ftedia Artie lea. Ail aad IV. p
, Amnci, IX. i
Cuula geuet al, ooewnls eice-cctala. and cooeo
lar aaiante. may com pi aria fr the anitavtirities oi the
renttveooeiatriee. wether fcderai or lucal, jod'cuvi
or local, jodlctai r tx eatieit, within their cwuaniar
die trie t. wtnay iofractio of the te-vtae and coo
entione between tho United btatee and Belgian, or t
tar tno pnrposo of ptotccitng the right aod tut- reets I
oi fhetr eonntryaaoa. If too ootnptaiat abunld aot .
UtatMietoril redreeeed, tao coiwaiar ffl :ere af
oreaalJ, in tho abaonro f a diptotnatlc agent of tbfttr
eoantry n ay apply directly to tha government cf
tna country where they remido
Akticui X.
Ooalvgece.a!, -otvrml), elce-oo-uraU, aod con
an ar ageteta may tana at th 4r othce-, at ttw reai
elenoa oi tha pertiea, nt their privtXa reeideoce. or
oa. board ahip. t4e depeitioue 4 the captalue and
cme of fim la nf their own otintry, o! peeaeafcere
. on board of thom aad of any otiwr ctiso of their
aTHn They may nieo receive at thetr effle at cuo
fiematilj to tho law aod realetiozn. of thei cooo
tryr ail ooatxacta between too citiaene- f tfaehr
aonntry and tUw ettissoa or otb-r iotiabtraota of tbe
eoantrr wnare snor iww -a.
PROCLAMATION.
By Vie President of Uus United State of America.
WaKBS.s a treaty ucf-raiug the ci.ia juahip of
tmtgrau a, oetwetn tbe Uuitra btatt4 America
and hie Mnjtwty the Kin if Wunt mbertf, waa
coocluded aud signed by ifaetr rraptcuve tb-nipo-teatariee,
at 6tut gart, tbe tui).-Ttiab day
ot July, eithtven huudrtxl aud s xcy eiath., wbicb
treaty, beiue; in the .hoglub aud Qcruaao Uuguagea,
is wurd f r wuU a follows :
The Prteideut of iht- Uutud Ptatts of America and
his Mjeeiv tbe Kto of VVitrttt-mberg, tea by the
awn to regulate the cit a u-hip wf tboee peraoue
afao eniigrttte from tbe Uuir a t-B of Ami-ncn tu
WiirtteUilMr, and frtm Wart mbergtothv terri
' tory of th United 8u.tei cl America.. ixnTe revived
-to treat on this subject atJ have for that purpose
apptiuted pieuipoteijiiriM, tucoclude a C"uou
' iku, iht to e.y: The Pre&ida t of the U.iittd
Btatee of America. Oe.rKe II ucroft, ar y j-itr
oruii ary rtua Aiuitt-r Pi nipt-te ti:arj. aua bm M j
aaty the Kiu: ot H a: t'e-i.tKrit, hu Miutster of tbe
r-al bouse and fureifiu affiret Cbi ltw. barot Vru
buier. mh hTeag:eerf to and aigued tbd tolly w
ing afttclea .
Asiiclk I.
Citato of WcrWiubvrar. who have brcjme or
shall becotue Bttlar.i s d ci! r.-i u t the U- iitd
Sttt ot Aiue ic, hi.u hll iiave resnjed UDtoter
ropteJly witbm tne t'uittnl Mates hryttrs, abail
be held bv Wurttemiherg to be Aaierjcn Ctli-ui
and -ball be trefed ae euch. awciprucutlly. ctt a tns
of the l3oieu St.us ot Aiieiica who have become or
bll bvouiue uaioratg-d ci. aos f vv art ml era.
and iiil b trracd a- atch tbe drciamtu n otau-
intebttun to btm niu a cirz-ti ol tb neor other
country ha Dot for either party tbe iJ7.ct of natcra-
. t 1UU.
AhllCLE II.
A natorel i d cit an of the one rartr on return
to the lrriuy of tu Ctber t'Arty remains liHblt to
trial w d inuubntf ut for e,u acti.jo puuiab-b.e by
the laws .t him oruinel conn try, mui coaimitted
brfe bia eoiitcrMti n ; s.Ting elw.yt.tbe lintHatiuu
-a,b'isbtd by the in-va ot hie x ik tnn.t ctooiry. or
bhjj umer lem-ssia n iiaxii y U uuuiiuuie'tt-
AETlCLe III
The convention for tbr moiaitl delivery of crimi
nale. fuuittv frctn juante, in err tarn ie. ciiclu
ded betweta w io-tumber g aal tb- Uutt-d hiates
1C JflLr?, 1S62.
Hoo ufaaid avenue. tvet.t chains: thence Borihatx I
tj tjreea aod fluy-tive njinatee east, at right aoKirie I
elib mhi sTeantL tu trie umtvea fiia'e ouuuuary
iijt mttiB B(. CMir river ; t hence noriherly along !
eatd b niuiiry iiue to a poiuta. whKb tbe oorttieriy
line of the beve dtec ued lice Urove far a t X'.eu-
dd in aright line taaterly would knttraect thai
aaiue ; ibt-oc weaUtriy aloug said exteaueO nortUir- !
ly line o the pla-e of befiiubiiig Gutaiuiug
rtsuty aud lAin-rty buttdretu acres ot ;aad, toaetber
itb tbe river frut hvlj i ut; tuectto.
Approved, Alarcb is,
AN ACT to confirm the apj oiioan eat aad smoid
CtMriaiu lawaaci i ie territory ol Art oni.
Be it mac ei by t v Senate and House of Repre-
ii-ntanre or ite cmie i &tai.9 oj America m Von.
presa assembled .
That ill aooor&ionotent of members of the leciala
tiveaastuiblua of the Tertitory ot Arixm-v, eWctd
and Ciuveud iu the years eiahteeu buudred aod
sixtj-j x, wbteen hwodied and sixty-seven, and
eibbteeu buudredaud ixtj-eiishte sum do by tbe gv
tjiur iu accordhvuee with the law of eid Territory,
oo, hdu ia urreoy. uec.atea iefeat and vaaa unoer
tia organic act.
etc -i, jkna oe it further enactea. Tut an eteo-
tiou for uicmbera ot tae next legislative asi-embly.
aud tor all Wwnabips, coooty, aud cltftrict cilicera.
ana ior delegate to ibe toity cecoud Congreas ot tbe
United 8taifcn, ehti beheld upimthe Tuesday after
the first idoudaj of hovember, iu the yeas eighteen
huudred and seventy, and the go vet nor shall order
sach election by proclauiati.n to be ueued not leas
i.xi -ut i wo mourns previou to stud day. in saia
proclamation he shall declare the number of mem
bers of each branch of the Kgialature to which each
county or uiatr ct ut said Territory shall bueutitled,
aud such apportionment shall Le based upon tbe
population aa shown by the ceuaua tt be tkeu la
the year eighteen huudred aud seventy, under the
law of the (Jutted Slates, and if such ceusus is tot
Completed in time, tben apportionment shall be
zua-Je accord r.g to the popatatioo ai Bbown by the
Daat infurmatt tu be ootamed. oaid eiecon suall
be couductoil in conformity to the laws of the Terri
tory -ind of Courcsa; and the term of office of
ail townabip, county, and diatrict nice re abalt ex
pire upon tbe thirty-lifat day of December, eiich-
teen huudred anusefcuty, aud tbatof atlofficers
elec ed as herein provided ebali bKtu uuou tbe first
uy i Jannarv itht-n bucdred i,.d si-vvmy-uue,
m.0 3. And be it furtlter enacted., Tvttbeter-
soua thus eievted l me uext i.ntiaUe assembly
ebatt met at the Citol on tbe eecoud Weduesday
in Jaauary, etifutfn nunared una sevtnty-one.
iSiC 4-And be it further enacted, Th-attbe gov
eriior shait hti bt appointaieiit all vacancies in
townships, couuly, or UtairKt offic? iu eaid Terri
tory, uutril the thirty first day ot iJ Comber, tiah
ten band red and seve-uty ; ud uutil the same
time b may remove towusbip, couny, aud ciatiict
t fli -er, and Ail tbeir piacea whenever in bi Judg
ment tbe pnrlc inter.-, will be promoted thereby.
tsiC. a AnebiitfurVtsr enacted. Ttiat justices
of tbe peace iu aa d l'eiiitur ol Ar tius shall oot
have ju: ifdiction otauy m-itter io cjuiro-Hsray where
the titie or bjuudaries ot land may be iu dipate,
or where tbe dbt or bum claimed shall xjeed
tureehuod.el dollar.
Appro. ed, Marcu V3, 1870.
AN ACT prescribing the duty of the Secretary cf
lha Treasury m coi tin Ciet therein named.
e it enacted by the Senate and Ho nee of Jlepre
mentatiue of the United State of America in Con
ffrcMt atmembUd.
j.tii wuLtavr auy State shall have baen, or
may be, iu doiau.t iu tha paymeut ot interest or
principal oa luveatmcbts iu atocaa or bonus i-iaued
i-r guaru.ecd by sucu ti.ate and held by tbe United
it,ee tu trust, it aUalt bo tne duty -t tbe iiwCre.ary
ol tbe Trensury to retain tbe vhuie, or so iuucb
tLereoi aa may ba ueceesary, cf auy mona due
-u any account irum tbe Uu;ted &i.atee to eucb
Stale, and to applj tbe muio to ibe pajmeut ot
aiicii piiucipU aud iiiteieac, or eitber, or to tbe
reiiuiruiwuieu, witb iuiereet thereon, oi moneys
advanced by tbe United Js.aus ou aecouut ot iuler
tttt iu ou bQilt atixksor t uua.
Approved, JUamrcU -, 70.
ISO-tcber, 1653,
lemains in foice eiii.bout chaDKe
Abticu. IV.
If a WQi-ttembcraer, ta'.urars din America, re
newa hU te-tducia Wurttemb rg witbout tue in
teut to return to Am ntct, he bbalt be beia to have
renounc d b s i aturai;z tt'on iu the Unitd tttee.
R c prally. if an Aueitcau Laturl s d iu Wurt
tembetg. ieii wa his vesideuce ia the United ats
without tbe intent to return to HurtemberK, be
ahall be held tor have renounced hie laiurwl aiiun
in Wurteaib-re. 1 he int-nt not to leturn my be
be d to ex st vThsu tha peta ju natural zi iu tie one
country resides more than two )ars in the otber
country 4
TAtlCLX V.
The orearnt conventiou abail tro info effect imme-
d te'y ou the txhanxeuf rat Ucationa. mud stall
contiaiuaio tore fur tei yeu. li neitber party
stiait bave uiweu tu the other aix montha previna
notice i.ff its iuteiitiun then to terminate tbe same.
it abail fortber remain iu lore until tbe end of
twelve mot: tu after eitber of tbe Lih ccutrsctifK
partus ahall have giv.u Uwtice to tbe .other if audi
luteal Hon.
AtT-ClsB VL
The pretnt convention shall te ratified bv hi
staea y tbe King of WurLUmberg with tbe couseut
ot LUd tBtmiMra uf toe Kitigdum. and by tbe Presi
dent b and itb tbe advice aud cue soot off th- 8m
ateof the Uaitrd tivatea, aud the ratitic atioue eball
be exchanged at a.utu:.rt as soo i as poeaible, with
in twelve itiouibt irotu the dte htrecf.
Iu ia tb mhoreof the pletaipoteatiaries havesigoed
and seated tbia eonveutiuu.
S.aittgtrt tne twenty seventh of July, one thous
and ei&ut hundred and eix-y-etatut.
tiAO BACKulrT.
.av.1.3
and wasfia the said treaty has brea duly ratified
en botn parts, mud tbe reapeuve raudcatiwaa have
be n exebanaed :
vW, tberelore, be it known that I, TJi.TSBt &
sast, Pre-tideut of the United States cf A u erica,
have caud tbe said treaty tu be uiade public, to
tbe end that tbe same and evry elause and article
thereof tuy be cberved and ininlled witb gwd faith
by -h Uuitel 8tact-e aod tba cttisus thei-iot-
lu witbasa whereof, I bave hereunto eot my baud
and canned tbe seal of tbe United etatca to te af
fixed. ijoe io tbe city of Washington this seventh day
of Mrcb, ia the year of our Lord oue thous
and eigbt hundred aud sveuiy, aud ol tue
Independence of the United States the oinety
seal j lonrth.
U. 8. GRANT.
By the President z
Bamilit- If FX3 ,
Secretary of State
AN AC? relating to nckuowledgenienta of d.ed cr
other inatruuients ot wii lLg iu tUe ltatnctvi CM
uatbaa. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofliepre
&enUit tetf oj Vie United States oj America tn Con
green a&ttmbUd ,
iliai iiuui riuu iaticr the passage of this act the
acb li.. WirUaeiiieitt ot nut d. cd. (.vitttatt, b -ml. or
poervl a.-utuey, coc r .iLg idwes iu tue District tf
Coinuibi, Leitvatier mwe b oie ona ju-.tieeoi ibe
leceuly, eaiier iu tad Uxatiict oi auy ottateor
Xexritury ot tbe United k-ti s, anali bo held aud
deemed aa at id aud etfCsUai ir ail purposed, aa
ttivUu aU(hd,cim'Wjed.;eawrUt ia.i beeu uiaae be
toretvroor uiorejt.Bt.vi e I tbeeuce.
Apptovcd. Mtucii i, I.0.
AN ACT tii X.eud the time f.r tbo completion oi
ibe lateral branch of tiie.Kalttinoie aud Potomac
a:UH-d, aulb ;i:s.j by ihd act approved February
Dith, etnteeu hundred and aixiy seveu, and to
change toe I Cfcaiou lu the city ot VasblgtOUaiuu3
tbe bcaak. ot the cabal.
Wbbrtas a cbarter was gracttd b an act of Cou
ureaa, ap moved euruarv cf h, eiubteeu huudtel
and niiiy-seven, gvi g to the B-nlLUuie ana Pvtu-
mc Haitijt-d Cjtii. aiij privile of coualructiua
a laX-mi braucb ( ibt.tr riin ai into tbe litict
ol tAiuusbiA aud iheny o Vvaabiugtuu ; and whreas
utiiivr me taid act tue time ftr the couiplotlon of
Mttd latera bia icb,aaa vitbiu tour yeara fiom the
paa-vio ot tb bact aud aa tbe wurlt uu the line -t tbe
r.al a i hiu tbe city ut n aabiugtou ia very heavy
aud win (.ULbuiuo a loutf tuie lu it couttrdcti-ju:
and wberv-ts the wik bait uaieaJ been deayt,-d iu
sub2iattng tue plains aud lucaticu to Ccngieas fur
tbetr appiuVal : ibei.ttMe,
Be it enacted by th Senate and House of lie pre
tftnuiiicte or tue t ittteu &Latem oj jkinertca- n von
g wa assembled,
iiit. .un xvA.iu eectin of the act to author.z
the exitiiitjo, cousii uc.ton, aud use t.f a lateral
braucb i tne Kiiuur aud Powmac lailrealiuio
at.d wiihiu tue itis tUt ol Columbia be, and tbe
caaie u bet-by, npeaied; aud tbe time for the
oiiiuotetiof ot tue said lateral brauch cf tbe B Alt i-
uuxe aud Pu mac rails oad be, and tbe same la bere
yy, extended tj lue tiistdyot leb.uaiy, uighieea
buuared nua neventy-ri vt.
btc. 2 And be it further enacted, Taat the
eaiucumpauy, o il a ao eiect. l iieieby author
ized to aiopi. a hue in the tiy oi Vv aabiugton liom
tome pciut weatof l!at Puutth ttieet, iu tha line
dtfegiaiediu tbe a itl Cougress approved March
eiUteeu, eibteeH nundrtd aud sixiy-oiue, as paaa
iugaiuLg eouib K s.i eet, tiieuce crAfig to ant
phutatuK a'xtiK the aoulb bauh ol the canal, to Souib
tpitol sueet, aud ibuce uor'kwest waruty to Vw
ginta aveuuo there iuierieeK iud paasmg along
tOetiuedericeu iii aiu i-f.aj j - yma ilrcb e gntedu.
eigted hundred aud a x -.., aa pamiug along
Virginia aveuue uurihwtiwaid y to tbe sn-eiaevUou
vl3 .arn U and vv est utii street.
Approved, Haich, 17 J.
tentative of the United State of America ia Con
grcss assembled, j
That tbe act tu incorporate the Mutant Fire Insur
ance Company tf the I.s rietof C-lutnbia, approved
January tea, eighteen hundred and fifty five, be to
amended as toauthctr Ei the interest on thj preoi
iutu note bld by e.td company to accumulate to
the extent vt oue hundred tboauad -dollars; and
alao tj authorize said o tupsuy to acquire and huld
reaeeiate, not exceeJiuit fifty thouaai.d Uollais,
cash value, at auy oue time.
Approved, IVlarch 25, lb70.
AM ACT to renew and continue in force the charter
cftbe Ptouuac Innura. ce Company, of Ueorge-
t vvn, aUistfict of Columbia.
e it enacted by Vie Senate and House ofRepre
senUttiite of tft United States of America in
Congress assembled,
That the act eutttlai "Aa act to incorporate a
flie Insurance Cmipaoy, in Georgetown, in the
liirstf ict cf Coiumpia," app. oved the aeco&d of March,
eighteen bunired aud thirty-one; and the act en
titled "Aa a;t to amend the charter of the Poto
mac Insurance Comtay, ol Gxrgetown approved
tue third oi Mavrch, eiabteen huudred and thltty
aevtu; acdtbeatit entitled 'An act to renew aud
couiluue ia force the barter of the Potomac Insur
ance Company, of tae rgetown," approted tbd
twduty-aeveuth of January, eighteen hundred and
fifty -one, be, avd the some are hereby, re-enacted
aud exteudtd from the date of tbe expiration of the
last tf.en.i n-d ,ant, until thn repeal of this ace.
li c. 2. And be it furUter enacted. That so
nmth of oectiuu eigbt ti tne original charter as re
st r.cts tbe company to bavins; ite office in George
town, Di.trict ofColnmhta, is hereby amended so
as to permit tue cjmpny to remove its place of
e;a to n asuington, isisr.net oi uoiumoia, u it so
elects.
Approved, March S5, 1S70.
ADDITtONAhi CONVENTION TO THE COISVBJf
TION AtirtKED UPON BMTVKEN THE POST
DtPlRTMfcN'tf OF TUB UNITED STATED OP
AMBtilCt AND THE KS1aL ADMlMiTRA-
' UXON Or TUB K1NGD. M OP ITALY.
HONED AT FLO ft EN CK THE EKiBTH DAY
ttr iso v km a. d. KiaaxEKN iiun-
DRfcD AND SlXiYfEVoN.
Aa Adlitioul O .uv ntion between the General
Fot Ofu eol he United tit tea of America Aid tbe
Ut-uerl Post omceuftbe United Kingdom of Oreat
jcriia n aud Ireland bavmg estabitsbe 1 a reduced
cbarga ot s x cents per ounce or per thirty gram-
mee, lor the sea conveyance across the Atlantic of
KHteraseat in closed mans tbroacb tbe United
Kingdom, the nndersfgued dnly aatbonsd by their
respective governments, xiare agreed upon the loi
lowing articles -
Art i cue I.
TLe single r:teof letter potaire on tha direct
correspondence exebarjged between the two admin-
iMrauona, by cltttei tuail, via England, shall be as
lui'owa :
For let'eis from (he United Spates, ten cents,
t or letters from Italy, lifts -five cecUsimi.
And for tbe iva wntt-jtneo ol letters, inclosed
mails, across t-s waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the
L,uit d btatcs UUtce. ahull receive six centa t er
lyuiive, or per iui tjr rammea.
Aet cxs II.
Tbe conditions cf Artie e 5 and 12 of the ron.
TenttcD agreed epQn betweo tbe P.st epartment
oi ioe ju leu ci nw m America and tue Postal Ad
mimatratiou ot tbe iviugdin of Italy, signed at
P lo; etice ibe eiubt day of November. A. I. eigh
teen buncrtd and sixty seven, so far aa they are con
trary io ins picci-uiug arucie, are repealed.
; Al-TICLE III.
The present conventlou, whleh sha l be crraetd
ered aa additional to L convention of the 8tb of
ivovejooer, ISO, tut .ume into ope-ation o- t:
ntieeutb day t i'dbi u , oue th.uaand eight hnn
uieu iuu scf my.
Uoue luduplcHle. u.d Bitroed in Plfw-pnr-A th.
si leeutn uay oi January, ona tnoustnd eight bun
dtod aud seventy, and m Waahlugtou the eigb.h
wb oa cbuiimuj, WO IUUUWU eialat. UUUUred anrtfl
t-teal 3 . JNO- A. J. CRSVUT,
Postmaster General ofjh United States
t AlitJ .A Vak a,
XH rector (imr-nl
I hereby approve t fc- af jregoing conveunoo, and
tu UoLtuitd y ibereuf I hve cauaed the s.alcfthe
ut. lieu iata to be ..lined.
' 3 U. S. GRAKT.
U tbe President:
Ham tm Pis Secretary of State.
rV-iSBiGTOS, February b, 167o.
ADHI IONAL CONVENTION TO THE CONVEN
TION BKTYt Kr.N TUB G IN KRAI. POST OK-
tvEorx r. tl 1 11. D STATED OP AMERICA
AftU THE t E N R, A Lt POiiT OF-UE Of THE
MatHEKLAaXDj, nlUNt AT THE HAG UK
1 UK 1 K V-MXtli IaY OF tiEPlEMBEii IN
An Additional Convention, between the General
f.et t'Li :e oi tbe United States off America and tba
u era foot ime olthe United Kinedomof Great
ISritalu andlreiaui. bavins esiablifthed a retina d
charge otsixcnTs per ounce, or per thirty grant mee,
lor tb sea conveyance acroas the Atlantic of letters
sent in ciuaed malls IbroUnrh the Uaited Kinird im
the uudenigned, duly au hor:Ejd by tbeir respec
tive Kovernmeuts, h.ve agreed upn the follow tng
a t.;uica .
Al-TlC.S I.
Tbo single rate of letter postage on tbe direct
corr spi-ud DC, txtb-nged between the two sdmin
iatratiuna by closed ma I, via En a laud, snH-.ct to
the reserve trntittonoa in Article 8 off ctmvention of
tbe twen )-six;h dey of fcepi ember, 190", eball be
a toll wa :
I. Oj Ut eta from the United States, ten cent
U )
Cnle'ters from the Netherlands, twenty-five
cents, (uutch.)
Aud or the aea conveyance of letter, in closed
mails acrrs the waters ol the Atlantic Oceto, the
Catted states tlu:e Khali receive six cents
oUa.ce. or Ler tbuty grammes.
AfcTTC-E II.
The conditions ff Art'cles 5 ard 14 of th coaveatf on
letwrenthe General Foat OfiiA of the Ual ed
f tatee of A merica and the G uerat pjat Ofiices of the
Netberlanda, aitine j at tha Hagne the twenty-sixtn
day of September, in the year It 67, so far as tbey
are coiitra.y to tho precediug article, are repealed.
AlTJCH III.
whoVy n paid, rec-irod lu the TJaited Kicgdom frcm
thnUut.ed atatesehtll, In a dvim to the deficient
postage, be su ject to ft lin of three ponce, to be
retaliTed bytbeUriish Poslefiice; and every iu erna
tionat letter lneu&i iently piid, or vtboll? or, paid;
receired iu the United States from the Um ed Kit g
dom sbaU, in addition to the deficient i ojtaKe, b
subject to a fine of six cent", such line to bo retained
by tne United biates fosu m:e.
AlTICLl 4
The charge for tbe sea ooaTevance acroes the
Atlantic oi letters sent in closed mails tbrough the
United Kingdom or tbnm.h tbe United Hiete. aca'i
e compnted at six cents per ounce or periuirty
grammes.
Aetich 5.
The condition of the Convention between the gen-
eral Ponufiiooof the United Kingdom and the k
eral Posh fli ;e of tfaeUoited State', sinod in London
the 7th tiny of IS j vent iter, and in Washington tha
twenty-'onrth day of November, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-etgbt, so far as they are contrary
o toe preceding articles, are repealed.
AkTICLX 6.
The pre ent Convention, which shall be considered
. adrift. nnt.1 to the Convention of 7 th lUth Novem
ber, 1863, heu come into operation on tue ai ui
January, iStU.
Done in duplicate, and signed In Washlnatnn the
third day rf December, one thousand eigbt hun
dred and sixty-nme, and la London tbe fourteenth
dy of the same month.
Seal. Johsi A. J. Cbesweix,
Postmaster General of the United States.
Seal-! IlAMlNOTOM,
Vostmister General of the United Kingdom.
t itorhv ftnnr.)Vfl th afortiroies: Conveu ion. and
in testimony thereof I have earned the seal o the
United Btatee to m amxea.
tfy tuo l'rcsi'Acnt.
i . U. S. Grakt.
HamiitC! Fish Secretary of State.
rVa&hicgton, 1ecember 31, 186".
betaaea tba later, provided feey relate to t rope-ty ait
mainit or to bnatneaa to oe trans cteu in ba u rr tory
tahe tsatiow to which said couanlar officer m y be
lons;- Oopare ot ettco papers aud ffi imX doc cm eat a
of every kind, wecuar la tha original, copies or traoa-
fattioB euiy aoteaitcateu hw j -
sals seneral, oonsola, yax-con-mbj, aud oonsn ar '
MsnSt, and setled with their offish! smi, shall oa .
Teeeived aa legal ejocajsents In oaris of Juatice
tbrowght tae United fit-atae and lgiossu .
Aft'tai XI.
Goiivo-general, oonaala, v-ce-cocsuJa, and cotwn
lt angeats ahall have xciu-uve charvaot toe ioter
Kd order of tia merchaat veaeels of Arteir nattoo,
mmt shsdf ah take cogms ea of differences 1
whicb may arts, sitbor at sea or ia port, between ' -tn
cepta.ra, offl zmm. aad crews, without t-xcrt.
tioo patldcalarly te retaraace to tha adjustment of
sragas and tlwexetmtlom of contracts Mithor tho
federal, State, or mnaictpal antbontiao or coorts
tn tha United 8tatea, nor aoyeoort r autboritt in j
Bavtciom saw -I, on any pretext, interfere in these '
"" " 'AttncEEr XII."
Tba respect ve o.msaM.-gesreral, eon-u is, ier
soaaals. aad eotvaslar agents may arrest the 111 ms,
asattora, nod all other per-one snaking parx of tho
raw or ahipe of war or merchant veaaeuj of tbeir
' statin wb cay ba ratify, or be accused, ot having
dsosrtsd eaid ships aad vessels, for tba purpose of
aoadiag tbeca on board or back: to tbetr country.
To that end, tba eoonsol of the United fitataa ia
Balgiam may aply to aay f tbe competent anibor
iUes; aad tba cooeole of aWlgiam In the UMted
estate mav apply ta writiog to either the fodarl,
Ptato, or mnnictpial coarts r ao thorites, aid make
a reqnast ia writing far the ters . supporting it '
by the ex )bi-ion of the t agister of the vessel and
Itet of tba craw, or by other t fficist doew meats, ta
show that the prraone claimed belong to the said
eraw.
Upon such reqoest alone, thus supported, and
Witboeit the X actioti cf any oatli from tbe consular '
cf&jara, tba desexera, mt befog cit 9 -us of tbe coon
tty where the daman is smsdo at tha time of tbeir
efe.ppiag, ehaU be gives, ap. All tha nic.ii.iarj aid i
aad protvactiow a&alt ba furxiahed fur tha aaarcb.
tim taiit, aemara, arras of tbo dean ters, a bo ahall
vveei be pot aad kept ia tha prieona of iheeonntry,
at tbe leqaeet and exueose of tba eoaanlar ffl ers,
a4i there asay ba aa opoortaeity for evading tbom
away. If. however, aacb aa opportaofty anon id aot
pi aesiat Itastf witbia tba space cf threw months,
ooaotwiig from tba day of of tha arrest, tba d -a si tae
grisall be se at liberty, aor shall ba ba again arrested
trr theaamceoM.
AkTKJUB int. I
la tba abase oa ot au agrbemaat io tha contrary
between tba emmm Iretgtit arm, aad laanrora, all
dameree aeSTred at aa by tbe vasaeuof tbe two
aoaatriaa, a bather tkvey eater port Voinaferi'y or ar
1o9m4 by assess of weal her, shall be settled by tba
nans a Is i.sasirisl'i. aonaois, rina-e meals, aod coBvolar
off at tbo nwoaottve eooatHaa where they reside.
It; bowwrar, any Inhabitant t iheeonntry, or d ia a
w tbiast of a taiw newer, eball ba latere ted fa tue
mjMfixme9 aad tba partwa cannot agrea, gba aoarnataaf
Aacal s0JBortue saau aaotaa..
-.---. i imi X1T.
Jl3 weoeodiaga t aiaMew t tbe salve ge ef Amer
' foava Taa4a wreeked aaoa tba cwaeta of svelgiam, and
ef 4Vf -a-a rums ft wrecseo aaoa too oata of tne
flea ad tstataa. ahall ba dsreated by aoasa -Tieri,
eM-aaiatetl vie socanie f tha two oenuutts ttm
jjcacntTv.Jt and, ntM tbeir arrival, by tba iw
gkwa tewsiewam vbsxwTtr M fgCf tU,
AN AO T to sathor m ffi mv the executive de
partment a tu awrBniutoter oatba in certMtn
1 Be it enacted dyVte Senate and Hnue of Repre
' rt tativts oj Ute United States of America in
Congress assembled,
Tnat ny ffi -er, or clerk of aay of ths txecotive
depart men ts off tbe Korernment, who euali oe law
fully detailed to luveatigate lrands or attempts to do
frand on the government, or any irregularity or mi-
conduct ox any Cb-er or agent ut tbe United S aus,
shall haie power io admiuiater oaths to affiJazia
taken in the course of any such iuvestiga ion.
Approved, March 7, 1S7Q.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled " An act to
extend the time f jT the Iitttle Kock and Fort
Smith Raitroad Company to complete tbe first sec
tion of twenty miles of sala rad," approved Apt 11
tea, eigateea nt borea ana sixty ntue.
Be it euac ed bit the Senate and House of It?tre-
eentatives oj vie vmiea cuaies oj America tn
Congress assemoiea9
TLat the biovLbO of an act entitled "An act to ex
tend the time for tbe Little hock and For. Hmith
Kaiiroad Company to complete tna first section of
twenty mi lea of eaid road, approved April ten,
eighteen hundred aud sixty niue, be, and tne same
Dfeieby is, rpaea. .
Approved, mtrcn s, xo.o.
AN ACT tn authorise the geeretary ot War ta
p'aoe at tbe diepc-aal or tne ao'die'S' Monument
UVxnmictee of Kock Island C jonty, IllinclJ, certain
coitdtr-D d ordttaoee
Be it enactfd by the Senate and House of Repre
sentative of vie vmtea auttesojt. mtrtea m von-
grtms assemoiea
Thtt the geeretary of War be. and ha is hereby,
author sd and c ire cud t place at thedi-potal of tba
9ordters Moonment U mmltteeat ttca laaoo, lt i
noia twelve Dtecee of e tademttod ordnance from the
araeaalof Kock isiato, lor too purpose oioompie-
ting the soldiers' monument a&a appurtenances at
eal J city ot K ck j.iand.
Approved, Harcu V.D, JOu.
AM ACT to amad ao act entitled "Aft act pr- vi.
tna for tne aale of a tortton ot the rort urmiun mil
Itarv rea-M-vatl a In lit. Clair eoouty, iu the State
at M chlirvn," approved -inly twentieth. e4arhtveen
annorea ana sxt)-ignt,
Bs it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre
tentative of the United State of America in
. Congress assemoua,
That aa act entitled Aa act proeiding fcf tha
aataoi a portion ov toe rors uraurt tomtary reaer-
vatfon la it. Clair county. In tba State) of Michi
gan," approved July twentieth, eUhieu aoudred
aod six'y e ght, be. aod thesane m bereby, amend
ed by addi 'jt to fa end of tbetMbOftff d aecttoa there
of tbo following, to wit : 'Proid d, That there
snail oe. and ta aereoy. graa ed tu tbe city of Prt
Huron ia perpatnity, lor pub ie grounds, to be des
ignated aad known as - Pine Grove Park all that
porMt of said military reeerva kn -.wa aad deeerib
ad as followe, to wit : commoiiCina at a poiat on tba
&t- Clair river bauk, being north sixty degres aod
fltty -five minutes east, one chain aad eeventy five
linaa irwu -, vwnw vi vur uraiiot mtll
tare oesuetrv s thence sooth ixiv d- crrwa and nr..
five miaaee west, eleven chaiua arid fifteen Id ki
right angles witb and lo intera-et the eaest Una of
nafTUigua avwrn, o omimi ; tiiaaca soutn twen
ty aijiadrcasand ftramixjttaf east, along the atvat
f Pernio Bescloticm
JOINT RESOLUTION expreain the srmpathy of
C mrress at the deatnoi stmjyr uenerai ueorge
II. Thomas. .
7a itrpjtrilned bu the Senate and House of Rep
ve&rtUiiine nf Ui United, States of America tn
Congress Assemoua, iitat toe eeuaie auu uudw oi
Kepreaeutauves nave iictiaj win uc irKirvi
the sudden decease ot Major weucr-i ueurtte
Thomiu. nndeared to the country by a series of un
broken, patriotic services daring a period of thirty
Sic. 3. And be it further resolved. That his dis
tinguished career iu the defence of an country
agau st 'reign and domestic enemies, his never falrer
iuft faith and zeal In the maintenance of the Union
and the ioteeritv of the Government, and bis Btern
execution ot every trust confided to him, constitute
a record in til mde msmornwe in fleam.
Sic. 3. And be it furVier resolved. That the
President of the Senate and t he Speaker of the House
are herebv authwized to make bnch arra ntr entente
in connection wi.h his obsequies as will attest the
sympathy of Congress at Ibis national bereav.
ment.
Approvel, AprU 5lh 1370
tPuBLic Resolution No. 21 3
A RSSOlUnON directing the Librarian of Congrest
to return to tbe Executor ot Tbomaa Jenetsu
certain private papors
Rfsdred by the Senate and House of Repres&n
tatives of the United States of America in Congress
amenUHtu, mat tue Liorariau oi JomzrMs uu au
tborized to return to the Execnt r of Tbomis .'effVr-
son euch of the paptrsof said JttTrson now in posee
sion of the Gtivernment an upon ex-tmination ehaU be
deemed off a private character, reserving auch as may
be regarded public ia tbetr character, and report the
same to the Committee ou tbe x,;brary.
Approved, April Gtb, 1370.
Fublic RXSCX.CTI7V Ko. 22
A RESOLUTION relating to cffi:era of the Soldiers'
Home.
Resolred bv the Senate and House- of Renresfn-
tatives of Vie United States of America in Congress
assembled. That tbe law pushed January twenty
first, ttgbteeu hundred and sveuty, prrhibiting tbe
assignment of retired Army tinkers to duty, 6hil not
apply tot Bikers selected by tne Board of Com mission -era
of theS .IdierV Home, Biattict of Columbia, tor
duty at that institution, auch slectin H-ing appro
ved by the Secretary of War: Provided, TV at they
receive from the Government only tbe pay and cmol
omenta allowed t y law U retired tfilsers.
Approved, April Oib, 1S70.
i
Eiwin IT. Fetter. William H. Kero, ain8n tune,
Ro ertE RtudalU MirmadUK w xayior, omub
B Chew, aid their a-jociates, fiist having ob'a ni
..r. n ...r.r-,v-at7rfi h either the State of Peua-
tylvanl . or the S tate of N ew Jersey, to erect a bridge
with diverging roadways and double draws, over and
acmes the Delaware niver, uetweeu iue oi um
m l!.M thraA tanllllin
bidders, and Tor a som not '"
dollara" incmdlrg all sums alnady expended for that
aot tare, 1U . tl.a axnamditare
Snipoie eicrpt tb.t tortbe.ite, and tbee.penditore
Sr m Jao m of money in Tkaatlon of tul proviao snail
,,ff,e and .nb-lreasur, in Bn . MbtU. Ave
adflphia,in tbe State ol P-dpsyWania, and the city MJ??hlf. aT3 m. beyond tho mm of two hundred aad
of C linden, in the State off New Jersey, at any time gft thoa,Vud dollars, or any Other sum appropriated
ithin six years aner tne paseee o. . - i -tD- DOrpose. sbali do expanae. aum
mia .i fvi-irr. ufiaiii im win coniLrnciHO i ; . .l. u.i.in nftnaMiira nniiaiDK.
Tided, That tbo said bridg-i ehaU be so construe led
.n.i r.fiiit - to not obstruct, impair, or irjariously
modify tho navigation oi tne river; ano id oraer
to secure a compliance with these conditions, the
c mpany, previous to commencing the cod struct Ion
of tbe bridge shall sobmit to the Secretary of War a
p'ao of the bridge, with a detailed mop ot the river
at the proposed site of the bridga, together with all
other information touching said bridge and river as
may be deemed rcqnisit by the Secretary of War to
determine whether the sd bridge, when built, will
conform to the prescribed conditions of the act, not
to obstruct. Impair, or injuriously modify the taviirtv
tion off the -river : inti provided als?. That the
conaent of the said States of Pennsylvania aod New
Jersey shall be first tai and obtained by act of incor
poration or otherwise
Sec 2. And be it fnrther enacted That tho
Secretary of War ia hereby authorize ! and directed,
upon receiving said plan and map and other informa
tion, and noon beintr satiafiod that a bridce bnilt on
such plan and at said locality will conform to the
prescribed cor di wens or tnis act, not to ooazruc.,
imnair. or inlnwionslr modify the navigation of said
river, to notify the said company that he approves
the same; and upon receiving auch not fi cation, the
said comnaov mav oroceed to tbe erection of etid
b.-idtte, conforming strictly to the approved plan and
location. Bat until the Secretary of War approve
the plan and location ot said bridge, and notify said
company or tne same, me oriuge enajt not oe oniic.
Approved, April Cth, 1870.
Pcbuc No. 3.
AN ACT authorising ihe corporation of the City of
Washington to set apart portions of Bisects and
avenues as parks lor trees and walks.
Be it enacted by Vie Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of Vie United States of America in
Congress assembled. That tbo corporation of the
City ol Washington be, aud hereby is, authored to
sot apart from time to time, as parts, to be a.orned
with shade tree, walks, and enclosed with curb-
Stones, not exceeding one-half ths width of any and
all avenues and streets in tbe said city of Washing
ton, leaving a roadway of aot leas than thtrty.fle
feet in width inthecentreof said avenues aud streets.
or two such roadways on each. sid of the patk in the
centre of the same; and t ad corporation ia bereby
author id and empowered to levy and collect special
taxes In such equal and jaat manner as said corpora
tion may determine, in particular wards, parts or
sections of the city, or upon all property bordering
nuou avenues, streets and alleys, which shail have
been so improved, st fli ient in amount to pav the
actual" cost thereof: Provided, That nothing herein
contained bail bo held to apply to Pennsylvania,
Louisiana aud Iadiananveunes, uorto Fjnr-and-a-half
street between the City 14 all and Pennsylvania
avenue: And J rovidea furtier, lhat nothing ia
thiB act shall author zt the cccupancy of any portion
of the public streets or avenues lor private pur
poses
Approved, April Gtb, 1670.
Public No. 34
AN ACT declaring the consent of Conzrrss to the
ejection of a crib in Like Brie by the city of
Cleveland. Otilo, for tbe protection - oi an inlet
lor a water works tunnel about to be construe ted
by said city.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the United iitate of America tn Can
gress assembled, Tbat the consent of C ngrs ts
b-reby K'vau to the City of Cleveland, in tbe county
cf Cuyahoca aud Sla'eof Ohio, to erect and maintain
iu L ike Erie, at such distance from the shore thereof
as mav be nrceasarv. a crib for the protection of an
inlet shaft for an undertake water works tunnel about
to be constructed for the purpose of rupplyins said
city with pure water: Provided. That sad crib
shall be fnrniobed witb a becon litcht, which beacon
ligbt eh-U bt kept lighted at ail auch seasons and
hours a the light on the pier at the ent auce of
CuVribora liiver.
Approved, Apri'13:h, 1870.
per
Tcblic Resolxtio!? No. 23.
JOIST RESOLUTION dtracting an ioquirr into the
los3 of the United States steamer ''Oneida.'
Whereat, on the 24th day of January lat, tbe
United States steamer Oneida," when leaving tbe
port of Yokohama, Japan, came in collision vttb the
Britirh Peninsular and Oriental mail steamer, Bom
bay, ' and sunk almost instantly, with tbe loss of
neailyallher edx-ra and the greater part of her
men ; and whereas the Navy Department ban been
unable, in answer to a request ot the tlooseof Kfp
reaentatives, tocemmunicateany dcirfmtlt! or aatitttao
tory inforuaiioo touching the c.rvUt:?s:an ea of the
Ice, beyond i:s extent and the nuu.Le' li cr-snaltiet;
and whereas it appears tht no full and impartial aud
satisfactory investigation baa hnn toiae mtn tbe
cause of the disaster, or into the ccuduct cf the
parties implicated in it : Therf.re.
B-Sm it resolve! by the Senate and House of Repre
senUttives of Vie United States of America in Con
gress assemotext, Tbat t-ue -ortry or the XNavy
she 1, win the least practicab'eJeay,crder an inquiry
to be mate into the particulars of the loss of atd
United but tea steamer." unetav and ot uer cm reis
and men, including the subsequent conduct ot the
Captain of the steamer "lianibay," with a View io
ascertain the responsibility for the collision by wbtch
she was destroi ed. and fer tht destruction of life
which attended the catastrophe, and make report tf
tbe same to ittngress. '
Apprcved, April itn, la.u.
AN ACT to iccrpotate tLe a.hiagtou Mail
aj.eaiuo-ja jtuauy.
Be it enacted by the-S nate and House of Repre-
wCiMuitrev vj t nuw om nj inericl tn con
gress aeutUled9
ibat vnajitia tipear. Pul Surds. W. II. Ton
ney, William L Wail, William II. Ph-'p, George
a. rinui, f . 14. savakce, if rjrum, il. Kit
bourne, o- f. Diowa, Alxntr lvi , A. 11
tie r, Jdn I'ear, atd their aeaociatts aad sue
ceet:rs, or a mt jcui y of tbem, a e hereby creattd
and cou t tot d a booy to.itic aud crpjrate, by the
name aud tty ie of ,be V aOaicKtoa Alail bteevtuboat
Coit.pHuy.
cec JLna oe it farmer enacted. That the
capital stock, of said c uipuy shii not be leas thn
obundrrd and iiity tuuand dollars iior more
tuau live huudced tiiouanud d Jiara, to be divided
into aharea of one hundred dollaia tuh. And each
criri-0! mU r shall be tbdiv.du.lly liable, during tbe
time be is a a ctUboluer, tor alldebtdot thecmpany,
to tbe aj.cuut ot bia slock threiu, aud lor obey ear
after auy trans ar of th Mine.
bic 3 And be itfarUier enacted, That said
company ia author -a aud empowered to establisb
and run a iiue or ituea or stemeis between the
CKieaof WaxbiuKtati and Noitutk ar.d other pot ta.
8.o. 4. Ana bet further enacted. Tbat said
empany iealao atUui:iaod to buy, DuilJ, charter,
or run sieatueis. and to purcnaae, bold, and grant
such isaI, personal, or ujix1 estate as ma bt-
ueceesai y to cwry into ettct tbe ourooaea of tbia
act, and to build oil necea-aiy docke, whrvts, aud
buiiOiups luereon ior tneirowu ue ; may tiaus
oort uasaeOKeis aud freight of ever uescrintioB.
subject to tbe rules and regulations and laws oi the
United giaira ; inaj sue sou oe sued ; may have a
commonaeal; and generally may have and po iom
the rtbta and pnvi.ees uioatiy pvasesed by siuii
iar cot pora ions, or granted uuuer this act, aal
may ttuue boucs ol tue denomiaattou cf uot lens ibaa
one huuured dohvs. in au amount not exceeding
UUtruai j wtio i -a,!-, sji Biftiu OHUuaoy.
mcc ft. And be it further enacted Tbat the af
t -tie of aaict c:mpan riil be managed by mch cf
ncers im tne stocxhoder mgtntai meetmg sbali
wtct. wl tcclt a,ttit. ui be appointed by the
boaid tf cirectore. Tne pcr,La named iu the fir,
a.ctlou of itiM a;t, or auajoiity of tbem, may call
a meeting i t t.e stuckboluere lor tbe purpoae of cr
giu a ug naid company at auch time ad place iu the
ui y vi H'asblt guu as tbey may delei mine upu,
after advcraiaiuK the time end j i. ee tit ai;ch meeting
lor teu oava iu one or more uewap.pers published in
the city of Waa button. The olbcers of said com
pany, ones eiectej, ahall hold ibeir ofhoea f jT ooe
year. Or until their, s.irre-ora are cho-eu.
r ec o. juiaoe tijurmer enactea, Thst the
b aid ot directors may mane all ueceeaar-y ruha and
by-l-iwafor the issuing and transfer oi the stock and
general management ot tbe buaiuess of said company.
tue. 7. Ana os tz further enactea, Tbat tuts
act aba.1 be rt-?oMed fr in tne fa-a: tnereof.
tuo 8 And be it furthei enacted, ThatCon-
gieaa may hi any tune bercaiter alter, amend, or
epeal tbis act.
ApptoveJ, March 2, 1ST0.
The present conventicn, which shall be consid
ered as additional to the convention of the tw entr
ant b ol September, 18G7, shall come into operation
oo the fiiat day ot February next.
Done In duplicate, aud sigued at tha Haenetbe
truth d y of January, ot.e thousand eight hundred
and seventy, and i Waahiogton the tenty-ninth
dty of the same month.
tai 1 JNO A- J CRWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States.
J. f HO HTfcUaS.
Chief Director of Post of the XeVicrland.
1 hereby apMove tbv aloregui. g convention, and
In testimony thereof I hve caused the seal cf she
United feta es to be affixed.
By the Frrfaident :
U. S. GRAT.
Hamilton Fih,
Secretary of State.
WASflixGTiH. January 1S0.
AMTTI0NAL C0NVKNT10H TO THE CONVEN
TION KOR Tfllt REGULATION OP THE POSTAL
INl'Ktt'JOUhSK iiEL'WKKM TBE UNITED
rTAtEU'F AMERICA AND BELGIUM, SIGNED
AT BKUiSELS THE 3 -at Of AUGUST, A. D,
1867. -'v-V.j ,
An Additional CosrVontiun between (he General
Poet tffl :e of tbe United states of America and the
General Pont Offi -eot the United Kingdom of Great
tftittatuand Ireland hating eataulisued a reduced
caarxe ol six cents per ounce, or per thirty
grammes, fur tbe so conveyance across the Atlantic
t letters sut in c osed mails through the United
Kingdom, Ihe underpinned, duly authorized by
tbe r ro-pecttve governments, bave agreed upon
the lolicw.Dg articles :
ARTICLE I.
The single rate of poatsge on the iJIrect corres
prndence txmaugid tetueeu the United States and
ITeUiuni aeatl be aa fallows :
1. On prepaid letters from tLe Uuittd States,
ten cent.
2- On prepaid letters from Belgium, fifty cen,
teem.
And. for the sea conveyance of letters, inclosed
mails, across tbe waters of '.he Atlantic Ocean, the
Uai ed frtate Office ahU receive six cents per
ounce, cr per tbuty gnims
Article II,
Tbe conditions of Articles 5 and 14 of the conven
tlou between the Uuit -d St -tts and Ileleinm. si ned
in hrusaels the aiat day of Angvst, in the year of '
our l ord one tbou.and eight hundred and sixty
seven, so far as they are contrary to tho proceeding
article, are repealed.
Artics III.
The prevent Convention, which shvll be considered
a additional to the Convent loo of the 2lt of August,
1SG7, ah-r.lt come iuto operation on thd fifteenth
day of March, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
Done in duplira e, au 1 signed In Washington this
1st day ot March, oue thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
3-jal Jso A. J. Cbeswcll,
t'o -.t master Ganercl of the United States.
S-al Maukics Dkutoub
I hereby approve the foregoing convention, and In
.esVhiony thereof X have tauaed the seal of the
Uoif' d States to be amxed.
3alJ U. S. Gnimr.
By the Presidpt.
natfiLTja lna, recretarv of State. .
Washiug'on, March 1st, 1870.
Pcblic No. 35
AX ACT to supply deficient t-s In the appropriations
fur salaries o United S'ates Mtnialers for tbe
fiscal year ending Jane thirty, eighteen hundred
ana seventy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatitee of the United States of America in
Conaress assembled : Tut the aum of one hun led
aad aix thousand three hundred atd seveuty-five
dotiara be. and hereby is, appropriated to sonp'y
dffiMency in tee appropriations for salaries nf United
States Miniaters, tor the fiscal year ending Jane thir
tieth, e gbteen nnnnrea end seventy.
Approve April 13:h, 1870.
4w th. rmnlAtion of the entire building.
rdconformirfwith plans to be approve by tba Hao
riSfZ the Tfeasury and Postn-aster General, and
m times nnder taeir utrecnuu,
into with tba lowest responsible bjder or Mder
and Ibr a sum not exceeding one million five hundred
thousand dollars, including allrana already Pnded
fur that purpose, except that for thej !
penaiiure ot any sum
prcv.ao iball be deemed nnUwfal. .
For cootinuiDK the work, aud for granite and free.
tone work on tbe bhlldiog for branch mint at Can
Francisco California, Calilorcio, one hundred and
fifty thousand dollar.
ior construction and repair of enstotE-nonse at
Charleston Booth C Molina, and of the wbarve adja
cent thereto, and for employment of so ch labor as
may be necessary to protect from Injury and deterior
ation the marble and other building material of laid
custom house, twenty -five thousand dollar.
Pjt repairing Damage none uy svoriu iu oepteiuuer,
eighteen hundred aud sixty-nine, to tne marine hos
pital at Portland, Maine, ten thousand dollars.
For continuing tbe woik on the marina hospital
building at Chiiaeo, Illinois, one hundred thousand
dollars: Provided, That no part of the money shall
be expanded until a contract or contract shall be
entered iot-i by the proper authorities with tbe lowest
responsible Didder or oiajers ior me cuinpieiiuu 01
ttae emir building at a sum, Including all money
already expended in it construction, not exceeding
three hundred thousand dollar ; and the expenditure
of any ann of money in violation cf this proviso shall
be deemed uniawrui.
For continuing the construction of the appraisers
tore at Philadelphia, forty thousand dollars.
For stone work 01 tne west o ntre stairs or tne
treasury buildine, Washington, District of Columbia,
seven thousand five hundred do'lar.
For puuing files rooms under the porticos In tba
Treasury building, cine thousand fir hundred
dollar.
For balconies to widen the passage about tbe eut--tom
house building in Bangor, tlains, five thousand
dollar.
For furniture for tbe custom bouse and the cST ce
therein at Bangor, Maine, twelve thousand dcllar.
For furniture for tbe custom heune and tbe office
therein, at Ogdeosburg New York, fifteen thousand
dollars.
For furniture for the court bouse and office therein,
at Desm'iint-s, Iowa, twelve thousand dollar.
For rnruttnre lir tns court house ana cnice
therein, at gpriogfirld, Illinois, fifteen thousand
dollars.
Fur furniture fur the enstom bouse at wiicsasett,
Maine, three thousand live hundred dollars.
For casual and nece.ary repairs of the various
public buildinm in tbe Un'ted rtate. under tbe ex
trot of the Treasury Department, f rty bout
ami dollars
F jr fuel and ltghtH and miscellaneous item for tbe
various piiblio buildings, nnd'r tbe control of the
Tietsury Department, twenty-five throsand dollar.
For retail of tne custom nouse at isew uneaua,
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For continninz tbe work on tbe Capita1 ground.
and repairing the C ipltol building, twenty thousand
dollars.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
To t)T for conies of the Congressional Globe and
Anreodix furnished to members and deleft tea of the
third session of tbe fortieth ConKrer, four thousand
eight hundred and eighty-five dollars and o:ghtyone
cents.
Tj niv for reportiofr and printing In ths Dally
Globe debate t f tbe House of Kepreseti tatives ot the
same session, three tb usuttd and seventeen dollar
and live oeors.
For ths usual additional compensation to the
renorters of the Senate for the Congressional Globe
for rporting the proceeding of the Senate f T tb.
second session oi tao lortj-ursi vangress, e,gnt nnn
dred dollars each, four ibuuscnd dollars.
For the usual additions! compeutation to the
reporters of the House t'r the Congressional Globe
r,r renortioe tne proceedings or tue nouse ior tn.
second session of the furt -first Congress, eight hun
dred dollars each, four thousand dollar.
To defray the expenses of the Committee on the
Po&to&ice and Pot Knd, Incurred Inuheir recent
iuvestfu anions in New York and Be-ton. On tbe order
of the llousecl nubresentstivee. twothousanddollsrs.
to be p.td into tbe cottmgent land ot the Mouse.
Tod fray theexpenseeot the Committee on Military
Affilrs, incurred in the recent investigations on the
order of the House of Representatives, to be paid into
the contingent fund of tbe House, such sum aa may
be necessary, not exceeding four thourard dollar.
Fcr contingent and uracellaneoos expense of tbe
House of Re, resentalives, to defray outstanding in
debtedness, incurred by investigating committees.
and In the r-ntce ot tne eergt ant-at-Arma of tna
House, lUreo thousand eight hundred and twenty-fir
dollars.
aNffriduKtiral purpose, thirty-Mvan thowandl
lbres hundred and ninety threw dollar.
To enable the BecreUry of tbe Interior to
provide neceuary food for the Siawatoa aad
Wnrpeton Santee Sioux Indiana, on Late Trav
verse and Pevil'f Lake reservation, in Dakota?
Territory, daring tbe spring aad aommer, aad
to furnish them witb implements and seed, far
cultivating tbeir fields, ten tbettatad dollars.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For defraying tbe preliminary expenses of
taking tbe niotb eensos of tbe United Statea,
two hundred thousand dollars.
For expenses incurred during; the year eight
een hundred and sixty-nine, in taking the first
ceusns of Wyoming Territory, one thousand
five bund red -dollars. '
To enable the Secretary of tba Treaaory to
close tbe accounts of B. B. French, late Com.
missioner of Public Bnildings, there is bereby
appropriated the sum ot fifteen thousand an,
seventy-six dollars and eight cents, or so much
thereof as may be found necessary for tba
purpose j but no greater anm shall be paid from
the treasury out of tbis appropriation than
eight hundred and seventy-three dollar and
eighty-three cents, the balance due to aaid
French on the aggregate of the acTam .
aCForthe amount dne H. Hamlin , lata collector
of tha port of Boston and Cbarleatown. and
superintendent of lights at Borten, two thous
and two hondred and thirty-eight dollars
sixty cents, tho same to be earned to his credit
on the books of tbe Treasury Department on
account of surplus official emoluments, ana on,
account of expenses of collecting the revenue
from customs.
To yay Joseph Miller. M.KeUey,
:. C. TJrown, John Cummin. J. ,f
M
Charles U. Keny on, M . Storms. vi a. -i
James Carr, B. Crossed, M.i. Tooney, H. B.
t tii n frwltt.nnd A. B. Farnesworth,
as officer.
i ' JnA , K Am vMTventiv.W.
-,... ol.rlr. and amnlovelels for per diem.
mileage, and services in the egislature of the
Territory of Idaho, to be paid only upon Tonct
ers to be approved by the proper acwuntipg
officers of tbe Treasury, in in v...
aud twenty-three dollars and I Bityrs owu,
and to Crawiord, Blocom Company .George
M. Thompson, Emil Lombard, l Downey,
and Archibald McBoraly. the d"'
them, respectively, for rent and uonry1f1!
the same service, in a l one thousand gh
hundred and thirty one aoiiarsanaeiaujr---F,--cents
, to Allen & Maxwell tor wood and other
enpplies for the same service, one t00"""0"
hundred and twenty-nine dollars ; and to Starr
At finmniiil. Wilt lOUUg. W . il. ,
FCBLIC PBINTIS0.
Pcsiio Eibo.itios No. 24.
A BESOLUflON In relation to the printing for the
nse ot the Department t fi'a'e, ot ad j:ti?oa
copies of documents emanatiog fiom the iepit
ment.
Reaotced bv the Senate and Iome of Benrtnen-
Uitivee of the VniUd States of America in i'ongtetis
aesemhUd That bereufier, in sdditlon to th number
ot copiei of documents emanating from the Depart
ment ol state wnicn may nc oraerea to do priutea oy
either bt use ol Congress, It shall be tbe dnty of tne
Congressional Printer to cause tote priotvd tor the
nse of that department firo hundred copiee of evsry
u:h document, when r quested to do so by tho tiac-
retary of State : 'rom(tia. Ilwl the expense or the
same shall iu no single case exceed the srxn of five
hundred dollars i
Apprcved, April 16th, 1870.
ADTilTIONAT, CONVENTION TO THB CONTEN
TION CillCLUDKD Of THB 7TH 24th N0VKM
BfcR. 1868. BRrvtE'N T K UKNKUAI, POST
OFrlCM OF 111B UNITED STAT (SB OF AMER
ICA AND TrlE OpNKllAL POST OIF PICK OF
THB UNITKD hU.NGDOll OF GESAT BRITAIN
AND1K1SLAND.
The general Poatcfiie of the Cnited Btataa ef
Amrrics and the geueial Pnetofffce or the United
Kingdom of Oreat B: itain and Ireland, being de-irons
of iff -cling by means of an additional Convention,
a reduction in ths ra:eof postage cbargeabl. upon
letter conveyed between tbe United Kingdom and
the United etatea. the nnderslgned, dnly authorised
for thst purp se ny tneir respcetiv. Uovernments,
uave agreea upon tne loiiowiog articles z
' ' ASTICLV 1.
AH ACT to Incorporate the Wanbiogtin General
Hoepital and As lutn of the District of Colamb
eif enacted oy the Senate and House of Repre
tentative zy the United Slates of America in Con-
ares attemoiea, tl,t
That eilaa L. Loomls. Bobert Re burn, Harvey
Lindaly, Bjron Snudertand, O O. H iwaid, eale
u n w Aadeison. Lewis Clenfaatie. Oeo.
A. BtUvcb, LaiayetteC. lieonuis, Josepk T. John
son, S. F. Bust, and Ibarlta, S E g lh, tbeir
auciat-s aud succeesor, arub.reby m da, d.c'artd,
AiMMtitnied s corDjisitoB aud dodv politic, in
law nd in nsct, under the nam. and stl. of th.
Washington Genual Hospital and Asylum of the
Dts rlttof Coinmbis; and by tbat name they ahall
be and are btrebs, made cabibla In law tj prose
cute aod defend sui beioreall .roper courts and
tribanala; ta bave a common stal, tn awe j I The nostaee to beeolUeud in lbs United Kingdom
bieak,alur, and renew at pleasure; to purdiaje, j npaa peta tetters posted In the Uuited Kingdom
leise. receive, hoW, inrove, possess, and etj y, addressed to the United State, at well a noon nnoaid
ud ibe mi t - sell, grant, demise, ana aup. e oi I Ktim peed in thrUaittd Bute nddiessed to ths
p.r asial aud real property " they mav deem for the I (jolt,,! Kingdom, shall be tbrte pence per naif ounce
B.atmwt and welfare of the bospit'; ta hsv f dU I tnctton of half an ounce. . Reciprocally, tb
pow.r end tight to scakeaUd oriain all by law for ., ptagc to bs collected in ths United 8tae upon paid
th governmtnt tf sail corporatiou and hospital , lrtter. p-med in the Uuited State addressed to the
flot Inconsistent witb tba laws of th United at"e. ; United Kingdom, as wall aa noon unpaid letters
aud to kav aod enjay foil power and all tha right oT . poeted In the United Kingdsm addressed to tbe United
opening and keel ing a hospital and asylum in ths j gtates, shall bs six ceut per fifteen grammes or frao-
ituxTHi oi vwtuuiv, - - - - - won ot uttoeu gramme.
aad invalid peraons aod chtlnren : ProvULd That I . .
k. rrnn.l ir.o,,n.of said eorooratlon shall not f x- ; 1 Atmcx i-
eeed thirty tbousacd dot are, and lhat all th. real " The British Pjstcfil ia shall aceosnt te tha United
and personal property of said hospital and aay i States VoetoUtce for ten cents an ounce on alt paid
lam shall be held aie.1, and oVv ved exe.iniel to I International letters sent t llio United Butte, and
n. hn,MM luitM . smd : And nrovided further, t far tea cents an ounce on all nnuaid international
Tbat tbia act may be altered, aoieuded, or repealed 1 letters received from tbe United State; and th
at the pleasure ofCngrr.s. United Btataa Postrfnc shall account to th. Britlab
Approved, alarcb 26, 187U. t Postofflce for ten cents ounce ou all paid Interna-
' tional letters smt to the Ualted Kingdom, and for tea
AN ACT amendatory of ths chtrter of tha Mutual 4 cant an ounce fer all unoa'.d Inter nstivnal letter
fcBUC Ko. 31.
AN ACT to admit tbe State of Texas to represent.
: tion tu the lunres ol the untied sceita.
TThereaa the people of Texas have framed and
adopted a Constitution cf State Government which is
republican; and whereas the legislature ot Texas
elected under said constitution bas rat tied tbe four
teenth and niteenth amendments to the Coo-ititufion
of the United Sla'es; and whereas the performance
of tnese stvaral acts iu good taith is a condition pre
cedent to to ttie representation of the State in C ju-gr-es
: Therefore.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatires of the Vntted States of America in Con
gress assetnoletZ, Tbat tbe raid ctnie cf Tixim is
entitled to rt pi eentitlon in the Congress cf the
United Statea: Provided, lhat berore any member
of the Lrgiilature of asid State stta 1 take or resume
bis seat, or any fti-er of said State shall enter upon
the duties of his , fa" ie he shall take and aubscribe
and Hid In theefhseof IheSecrerary of State of Ttx is,
for permanent preservation, an oath or efiirmation in
tha form following: I, , dosjl- mn y
wear (or sSirm) that 1 have mvr taken an oath aa
a member of Congress, or a an cflicer cf the Uuited
States, or as a member of any 8tat Legislature, or
as executive or judicial ofH:er of eny Stale, to support
the Cot.srttutiou of the Uuited. frtate and f el Ward
engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the
same, or gven ail or comfort to the enemies thereut.
o help me Gjd;" or under the fains and penalties
of perjnry,-(4 the case may he:) or such person
snail, in iiae nui',r, nuke, iu jkiiiuv hiiu uid iui
followingoatb or tffi maMon: I, ,do
solemnly saca- (-r sDI'm) that I bare, by act of
Congress of the United State, been rel ived from ths
di-abilitiea. imposed upon me by the fourteenth
ame tdment of the Constitution if the liuUed b'ates,
so hilp me God;" or nnder the paiua and penaltiia
of perjury, (as tha case may be;) which oaths or
affirmation shall be taken before, and certified by
any officer lawfully author! d to administer oaths.
And any person who shall knowirgly awea- or affirm
taleely in taking eithor of such oatns or effi matiuns,
shall be deemed guilty cf perju'y, and thai! be puu-
tshea tueretor oy tmpnsoBment not lis man one
year, aud not more than ten years, and ahall be fined
not less than one tnoasana dollars ane not more than
ten thousand dollars. And In all trials for any viola
tion ot tbhuct, tbece-tiScate tf ths takiugof either
of ca!d oatba or fGrma:ions, witb proof of the
signature of the party accused ahall bs taken and
hold as conclusive . evidence that such oath
affirmation was reeularly and lawtullv ad
ministered by crm patent autbotity: And pro
vided further. That every auch person who shall
negtect it ine periou oi thirty oava next
after the passage of this act to take, subscribe, and
file such oath or f ffirmation at af jresaid, shall ba
deemed and takea to all intents and purposes to have
vacated hi rfflce: And provided further. Tnat
he State of TiXis Is admitted to reoresentation in
Congress aa one of the States of the Uuion, npon tbe
louowing rasa, mental conditions : First, That the
Constitution of Texas ahall never be so amended or
changed as to deprive any citizen or class of cit smt
of tbe Uaited State of the right to vote who are
entitled to vote Dy tne constitution herein recoirn aid.
except as a punishment for such crimes aa are now
felonies at common law, whereof they shall have
been dnly convicted nnder laa equally apnlicab' to
all the inhabitants ot said Stata: Provided, That
any alteration of aaid constitution prospective tn It
enacts, may n maae lu regard to ibe time and place
of residence of voter. Second. That it ahall never
be lawful for the aaid State to deprive any citisio of
ine united state on accennt or nis race, color, or
previous condition of servitude or th right to hold
om? nnde. the constitution aud law of said Stata,
or upon any inch around to reanire of him anv otber
qualiQcationa for effice than aueb aa are required of
all other citizen. Thlrr, Tbat the constitution of
Texts shall never be so amended or changed aa to
deprive any citizm or class of citisms of tb Uaited
State of the school rijhr and privilege secured
Dy tne constitution or said scat.
Approved, March 30th, 1870.
Pernio No. 06. j
AN ACT matins appropriations to supply deficien
cies in the appropriations for th service of the
(Government for the fiscal year ending June
thirty, eighteen hundred and aeventy, and for
other ptirpcsoa.
He it enacted by Vie Senate and ITouse of Pep
resentativet of the Cnited states of America in
Conaress assembled : That the fotiowina snnis or so
n.uch thereof as may be necessary, be, and the ssme
are hereby, appropriated out of any money in the
treasury ior otnerwise appropriated, to supply de
ficiencies iu ths at propriations for the service of tbe
Government for the fiscal year ending June thirty.
e-ghteen bundred aod seventy, for tue olj ecta bere-
jnalter cxjiressea, via:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
F r additional pay of twelve watchmen, at two
hundred aod twenty dollars each, and eleven labon ra
employed in tbe Treasnry Department buildings, at
one hundred and twenty dol'ars each for the year end
ing Jr.ne thirty, eighteen km dred sndaevenfr, three
th"Usaud nine nnnorea era sixty collar.
For" additional pay of thirty laborers, at one hun
dred and tweuty dellar each, for tbe year ending
June thirty, eighteen bundred and seventy : Pro
vided, That the par abail not exceed seven huudted
and twenty dollars each for said year three thousand
six hundred dollars.
To one oi the watchmen acting as lieutenant of tha
watcM, tb:?st:ni of two bundred and eighty collars,
iu "duition to bla ray a watchman.
For additional pay of three watchmen anil two
laborers In the Navy Department, eight bundred and
tbtrty dol'ars. '
For additional pay of forty laborers in tbe Pitent
Cfltse. at one hundred aud twenty dollars ech, four
thousand eight bnndred doHars: Pro&ded, Tbat
their pay shall not exceed seven hundred aud twenty
dollars each per annum.
For cirtage for the House of Ilepresent&tlvo, thieo
thousand dollars.
Foriatattes of cfllcers, clerks, and other employes
In tberfilfecf the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
thirty thousand dollars.
P' r pay of Aseiilant engineer from January first
to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy,
five hundred dollars.
F.ir additional pay of fifteen laborers employed in
the Post, fliie Department, atone hundred aud twenty
dollars each, one thousand eight hundred dollars.
Fr additional pay of eleven laborer in tha c Jh -e
of tLe Auditor of the Treasury tor tbe PoetoUice
I?epat !icei t, at one hundred and twenty dollars each,
c-nd thooAud three hundred and twenty dollars.
F.r additional cirapensatton of nine watchmen In
the P st, lTieDeparimi nt, atone hundred and twenty
dollars each, one thousand and eighty dollar.
F r c 'Dtingent xjense copying, binding;, reeling
shins' re.rii.trrs. translating foreign languages, auver.
tieiug, and mi4iellaneons items for the Treasury
Department acd Its soveial bureau, twelve thousand
To supply tl-ficiency In the fund for the relief of
sick and disabled eeamcn, one nnnoreu tnousana
dollars.
COMPTROLLER OF TBS Cl'RBISCT.
Fr pay of one clerk of class two, one clerk of class j
rne. and tbtee female clerk, at nice hundred dollars
ea; h, in his i ffi ;s seventeen bundled and sixty-six
dollars acd slxtjilx cents.
INTERNAL BEVENUE BUREAU.
For rent dTes. paper ; for stamp and Incidental
expenses, imlniiug the cost of subscription for such
number of cot ie f the 11 Internal Beveuue Becord
and Customs J.turnal" as the S-cretsry of tbe Treas
ury niay deem necessary tosupply to revenue officers,
three uunareo tnousanu uoiia' s.
printing, ninety-five thousand
binding, one hundred and five
For tho nubile
do tare. .
F.ir tbe public
thousand dollars.
For litbt'irraDhiuK and engraving for the Senate and
House ci ftopreentativea, tiiteen thousand dollars.
Fire Insurance Company cf the Uiitrict of Col
; BmDia ,
Awsvwowaiov M Senate ana Moms of Repr
received from the Uaited Kingdom.
A.Ticua 8.
Xrery InternsUonal mttsr iavnfadently paid, 0,
- IPcbuc No. 82 .
AN ACT giving the consent of the Ualted fttate to
the erection of a bridge across tbe Dsiawar
, Kirer, between Fhllaaelpnia ana vMBaen.
s- it . i, th CMurfx nrtrl. TJouss of Ren
resentative of the Untied States of America in
Congress assembled s Tnat th jonseut of the United
Btatea ia herebv given James P. 1 O k, M wton Mc
Michael Thoina S. gpakmn. Alexander O Oattell,
u,uh. O'V-ill William Moore. Eiward B ttl.
Henry L. Bnisall, Osorge 8. Woodhntl. Simon Cam-
ron. P. O Brink, James Page, H. M. Palilip. John
O. ' um. Hector Orr, Charles Ojx, Taom s Shiw,
WlVisat Nicholson, Kystll Cjeter, Jsme li. u.ne.
ABANDONED AND CAPTURED PROPERTY.
For the necessary expense cf defending nita in
the Court of Culo against the United Sta'ea, for the
proceeds of abandoned and csptured property nnder
tte direction of the Secretary of the Treaenry. pur
suant to the Jjint resolution ef March thirty, eighteen
hundred aud sixty-eight, twenty thoossnd dollar;
aod ior the necessary expense iocnrred in defending
suit against the Secretary of tbe the treasnry or his
subordinates and agents, in respect to or growingout
of tbe seizure ci socn pioperty, sua in proeesuilog
suits for tbe recovery ot property claimed to have
accrued or belonged to the United State, growing
out c-f tbe rebellion or tbe suppression thereof, and
for settling the accounts of s gents empt " ed in
recovering such property, twenty thousand dollars.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
For roofing and continuing th work on ths custom
house at Cairo. Illinois, ten thousand dollars.
Fir reodng and continuing the work on thecoetooa-bou-e
at Detroit, Michigan, one thousand five hun
dred djllars
For general repair of castcm-hOBM at Uoblle.
Alabama, llfteen thousand dollars.
For gtnwal repair ol custom bouse at Savannah,
3oreia- fifteen thousand dolUrs.
For plastering, iron work, and carpentry on th
custom-honaa at Portland, Maine, thirty thousand
dollara.
For icpairing tbe eustom-bonve at Kichtnoud, Vit-
.inia. twentc-five thonsacd doll ITS.
For paving, grading, aod fencing about cue torn -
hoose at Ogdeaaburg, New a org, live tnousanu
dollar. '
For paving, enrbing, grading, tewerage, and otter
work about tbe court boase and post : ffie at Spring
field Illinois, the om of twelve thou land dollars.
For th purehsae of additional land for the custom
house at Castlne, Maine, eix hundred dol ars.
For continuing construction, g.anit and limestone
work, fjtenitom-honseat St Pnl. Minnesota, twenty
five thousand dollars : Provided, That no part of th
mony (ball be expended until a contract or contracts
sbali be entered into by ths proper autloritie. with
the lowest responsible bidder or bidden lor theoom
. pletioo of tbe entire bnilding at a un, including all
money already expended In Ita construction, not
exceeding three hundred thoosand dollar ; and tb
expenditure of any um of money In violation
of tbi pro iso b b. dtemed unlawful.
For completing the wcrk oa th eonr-lhooe and
post-onic at Desmoinea, Iowa, teenlj-foar thousand
five bnndred and eventy-tt.re dollsrs.
For roofing, interior brick work, and plastering of
the court-house at ktadaroB, Wisconsin, thirty thous
and dollar.
For. plsstsrmg, iron work and carpentry for the
court-honso at PorUand, Maine, twenty taonaaad
''oreonunnlnK tb oonatruction of th building fur
eenrf-honae and nosti ff.ee in New York city, on
in- e.i are- Pnmided. lhat no Dart of this turn
beyond the ram of ft v. hundred thousand dollars or
any other sen appropriated for this purpose,
.'hall - be expended nntll - a contract or
coniiBTt fa- tb. coip!tion of iki entire
I uildlcg ia eontormtty with plan to be approved
t the Heeretarv of tbe Treasorv and Postmaster
General, and at all time nnder tbeusdirection, shail
1 eatercd into with tbe lowed rwrponiltl b:d ier or
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTd,
UTAH.
For additional ea'try of chief lattice and two
associates, at one thousand dollars each, three thou- j
an 1 dollars.
For compensation and mileage ot th member
or tae legislative assembly of tne xorntory
of t; tan, and tor coicer, clerk and contingent ex
penses of ine a.senioiy, fifteen thousand dollar.
WASniNGTOS TERRITORY.
F r c03itoaiion aud mUeng of th member
of the leg ie nine aammbly of ths Territory of Waah
iugton, and for oHicera, clerk and contingent expen
ses o! the assembly, eight thousand tlx hundred and
eroutj-iix dollars.
For paper, printing, binding and folding th bill.
Itagand Journals ol the legislative assembly of tba
T.-rritory of Washington, lor tbe cession begun and
bold ou the first Monday in October, eighteen hnn-I
area aca sixtj-ntne, six mousana uoliars.
To pay claim of T.F. McKirov. for balance due him
for public priutit g doring fiscsl year ending June
thirty, eignteen r.unarea sua atxty-teven, three
thonstnd et;bt huudred and fortj-four dollars and
tort -3? or cent .
DAKOTA TERRITORY.
To pay f.ir rrinting and binding the law and
lorarait a of the lust session of the Inrinlsttve imi mt-il w
of Dakota Territory, aud for mcldental expenaea of
tbe oU'ce ot ttie ctjeretary of aaid Territory, five
tuoueua aoliars.
PUBLIC LANDS.
For Balarr of nrveror ffenoral of JsoniBirjc. two
thoniDd aod eTnty-two do'lars, aid for clerk in
Uii c ff.ee, one tbou:.ii(l fi ie baadrcd dollara.
F. r calary of surveyor general of Mm tan, fiva
hundred and niniefndoH-raand twenty-tbreeeeota;
for rent of hiaclT-ce, fuel, books, ttattoaery. and
othr incidental expenses, nine banured dollars; and
fjr cUrks iu hi-, tjflice five hundred riOfllini
For salary of surTeyor general of Florida, one hira-
dred and fortv-elfiht dollars and tbtriy-fTa cents.
V r salaries of clerks in th office of ths surveyor
genera' of Minnesota, thirteen bnndred d liars.
or saiary oi cieras in me on ice oi ine surveyor
general of Dakota, two tbtmsandtwa ban dred and
twntT-aix dollars.
For sa'arie. t clerks in ths effice of thesurr.y r
general of California acd Arixjna, four thoosand
(io liars.
For ralariea cf clerks in tbe off ce of tho snrreTor
general of Ktofia, oao thousand four hundred and
twwtatj- ivedollarri.
Far salariei o cit rks in the office of the surreyor
general of Nevada, and contingent expenses, three
nanorea aoiiars.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
" PENSION OFF1CH.
For navy pensions to widows aud others,
eiiriity thousand aoiiars. t
For contingent cxpensos of tbe Pension
Oilico, ten tbouaud dollars.
For pay of laborers and messengers, five
moueaud collars.
For rent of bniMimr on Q street, corner of
Eighth street, lroin the sixteenth day of April,
eiK'Heen bundred and sixty nine, nntil the
hrftday of June.eichteen hundred and seveuty,
at an annual rental not exceeding ten thousand
dollars, to be determined by the Secretary of
the Interior, such sum as may be necessary is
Hereby appropriated.
ISDIAX DEPARTMENT.
' For pay cf interpreter, nine thousand five
hundred and twenty-five dollars.
PTKST OFFICE.
For difference of pay to fifty-three female
cop vista in the Pateut Office, for tho year
I ending Jane thirty, eighteen bnndred and
seventy, nt two nu-'ieircu uuusni eiiuo, ten
tlionxand six bnndred dollars : Provided, That
aid snm does not increase tbeir compensation
beyond nine bnndred dollars each for aaid
year. ,
Borsa OF CORRECTION.
For tbe rturpose mentioned in the fonrteenth
section of the act of Jnly twenty -five, eighteen
bnndred and sixty six, entitled, "An Actio
establish in the District ot Columbia a house
of correction for boys," and to be paid in tha
same manner a the appropriation therein made
is directed to be levied and paid, tbe payment
of the several portions to be paid by the cities
of Georgetown aod Washington, and the count y
of wasnington, respectively, to be enforced in
trie same manner aa therein provided, twelve
tnousana aoiiars.
To enable tha Secretary of the Interior to
oav sncb snm as on examination he m.-v find
justly due, and incarred in a survey of the
grounds ana river near tba aqedact bridge in
tbe District of Columbia, nnder a ioint resolu
tion of Congress approved March two, eighteen
nnnareet ana sixty-seven, out or. any monev in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated, but
not exceeumg tue sum oi toree tnousanu nine
bundred and sixty dollars. .
tue amouuia uu. immi fr ,, ' ;
supplies for tbe same service, in all four bundred j
ana ninety-eight dollars and stxty-aix cent i ;
Provided, 'iuat no aavri or vno ,
bereby appropriated to defray the outstanding i
indebtedness of tbe Territory of Idaho tone
speciBed shall be paid, unless upon voncnera j
' ... . l. . . uli.loMIAI, Itf Sll. r
venhea npon oatu w in.
proper accounting officers of tba treasury.
SENATE DEFICIKNUX.
Vnr elerks to committees, pag-s, horses, and ;
carryalU, twenty thousand dollars. I
bor miscellaneous item, uu suuiuwuu
dollars. . . .. ., ,
For furniture and tepairs, three tnoasana
dollars.
For Congressional Globe and Appendix,
seven thousand six bundred and ninety so von
dollars and seventy -three cents.
For delraying tne expenses oi a. vui
Select Committee on Retrenchment, five thous
and dollars ; Provided, That this appropriation
shall be drawn from tbe treasury on tbe order
of the Secretary of the Senate, and disbursed
nnder ana subiect in an respects to pre
visions of the joint resolution of January
twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty- '
seveu. i
; WAR DEPARTMENT.
ITnr rent, watchmen, aud laborers for tha
building on the corner of Fifteenth and F
streets, occupied by tbe Paymaster General, '
six thousand dollars.
RECOXBTaTJCTIOX ACTS. ;
To defray expenses In carrying into effect
the ' Act to provide for the more efficient gov
ernment of the rebel States," for various sup
plies and service, viz: In the first military'
riiar.rirr.. sflventv five thousand dollara : in tba
fourth military district two hundred thousand
dollars ; in tbe nun military district, one nun- -A
ril and ten thousand dollartw Provided,
That no portion of said sums shall b paid
except npon vouchers f nrnisnea ana verniea
npon oatu oy tue party iurnisniug amiu supplies
or nerformino snch service, to the satisfaction.
of the proper acconnting officers of tha treas
ury : And provtaea, aiso, tnat in tue nitn
military district there ahall not ba paid mora "
than five dollars per day to any registrar or
sheriff, and four dollars per day to any clerk or ,
depnty sheriff, for tha time actually employed.
To enable the Surgeon General of the army
to pay the balance due under contract executed
by him with tbe Providenoe Hospital, in th
District of Columbia, for the care, support, and
medical treatment of aixty transient paapara,
six thousand dollars.
For secret service fund, being - required to
settle tbe accounts of disbursing officers anil . .
to euable tha Secretary of tho Treasury to
settle the accounts of disbursing officers for
expenditures already made and not in vol ring
any actual disbursements, but merely requiring
a transieroutnenooaaoi tue ucssurj , -vouAy-
five thousand dollars. - r
For contingencies of tbe army, any tFisaita
dollars. .
For expenses of tha recroitiog semes) of tha
regular army, fifty thousand dollara. -
t or lour watchmen ana two laoorers ior in.
bnilding on tbe corner of V. and Seventeenth
streets, seven nunarea ana twenty aoiiars.
For fuel. cemDensation of firemen, and mis
cellaneous items for tbe building, five thousand
dollars.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
To supply tbe deficiency in tha appropriation
for blank books, stationery, fuel and lights lor
tbe General Poatofiiee bnilding, including th
Sixth Auditor Office i repairs of tba bnilding,
furniture, papering, painting, fitting op per
manent cases for filing papers; for pay of
engineer, fireman, and laoorers; for library
nurnoaea. teleirranis. and for miscellaneous
items, twenty-seven thousand dollara.
NORTHERN LAKES AND SEABOARD.
For expenses ot tba observation and report
of storms, by telegraph and signal, for tha
benefit of the commerce of the northern lakes
and seaboard, fifteen thousand dollara.
COAST SURVEY.
For supply of new vessels for tb service of
the Coast Survey, sixty thousand dollars.
JUDICIAL, j
For nine circuit Judges of the United States,
to reside in circuit, from the date ot tbeir
respective commissions to June thirtieth, eight
een hundred and seventy, both inclusive,
twenty five thousand six hundred and eighty
six dollars.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
For repairing and furnishing tbe President'
house, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For salary of surveyor general of the Terri
tory of Wyoming, eleven hundred aad ninety-
two dollars.
For the clerks In hit otfioe, fifteen bundred
and eighty-nine dollars.
For lighting tbe .President's house, tba Cap
itol and public grounds, eight thousand
dollara.
For repair of greetv-housa at President'
house, and purchase of plants, on thousand
dollars.
For pay of lamp-lighters, plumbing, gss fit
ting, and tbe like, one thousand dollars.
To pay five watchmen employed in th. reser
vation number two, one bundred and twenty
dollars each sin order to make tbeir entire pay
for the current year seven hundred and twenty
dollars each, six bnndred dollara.
To pay John S. Wii lard and Company th
amonnt due tbem for furnitur for treasury
building, four thousand two hundred mat sev
enty five dollara, t
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
To supply deficiencies in appropriations for
fuel for th Marine Corps, ten thousand
dollars.
To supply deficiency in contingent appropri
ation, twenty on thousand aix hundred and
ninety-one dollar. -'
NAVAL ACADEMY.
Ji.ll. IS TBS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
To pay salary of the warden of be jail In
the District of Columbia, for portion ot the
current Tear, seven hundred dollars.
To pay J ames B. Hubbell for the construction
of Fort W. T. Sherman, and other buildings
attached .thereto', for the Blackfeet, Blood, and
negau tnoesoi tue uiacaieei nation oi Indians,
in Houtana Territory, as per contract with W
J. Cullen, Cnited States special agent, dated
October seven, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight, balance due on settlement, eleven thous
and seven hundred and ninety two dollars and
fifty-oae cents.
To enable tbe Secretary of th Interior to
pay balance dne for surveying Kavajoe Indian
reservation nnder contract, preparatory to
making allotments for tbeir new homes for
For furnishing additional quarters for mid
shipmen, now in course of construction, as par
contract entered into Jnly thirteenth, eighteen
bnndred and sixty-seven, thirty thousand
dollars. . , .
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That
there is bereby appropriated out of any money
In the treasary not otherwise appropriated, tb
sum of forty-seven thoosand seven hundred
and eigbty-six dollars and seventy-threw cent,
for expenses of the following eommitUe of
tbe House of Representative of the forty-first
Congress while engaged on investigations, via
Committee of Elections, twenty-six thousand
four hundred and sixteen dollars and Bvsewnt;
Committee or Waya and Mean, fiv. tbeuaand
seven hundred aad savanty-two dollara and
fifty two cent i Commit aa Foreign Affairs,
six thoosand eight hundred andssvsuty dollara
and thirty cents ; Committee ou tb Judiciary,
three thousand fiv hundred and eighty four
dollara and eigbt cent-. Committee on to
decline of American Commerce, two thousand
dollara; Committee on tb Ninth Census, thrw
thousand ou hundred and forty-thrw dollara
and seventy -eight cants i being tb amount
reported by tb Committ on eoonnta to thw
House of Representative, on tb first of afar
eighteen hundred and seventy, and ordered to -b.
audited and approved, tb same to b added
to th misctllaneoo item of tb oonllagent -fund
of ths lioaa of Bepremotatlves.
Appr6rd, April 3Dtb, 1870.