CHAP. 225.-An act to pension Thomas Gorham. February 14, 1891. Pension. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Thomas Gorham. of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll the name of Thomas Gorham, of Wallaceburgh, Hempstead County, Arkansas, who served as a private in Captain 3. F. Swaggerty's Company, Second Regiment Georgia Mounted Volunteers, Florida and Cherokee wars of eighteen hundred and thirty-seven and eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month. Approved, February 14, 1891. CHAP. 226.-An act to pension William A. Todd Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the February 14, 1891.. William A. Todd. CHAP. 227.—An act to pension Sarah Thomasson. February 14, 1891. Pension. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Sarah Thomasson of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension-roll the name of Sarah Thomasson, of Prescott, Arkansas, widow of Beverly D. Thomasson, deceased, who served as third lieutenant, Captain Green's company, Wood's battalion, Georgia Militia, Creek war, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, and as first lieutenant Captain Storey's company, First Georgia Infantry, Cherokee war, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and pay her a pension at the rate of seventeen dollars per month. Approved, February 14, 1891. CHAP. 228.-An act granting an increase of pension to John Moran. February 14, 1891. Pension increased.. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, "That the Secretary John Moran. of the Interior be, and he is hereby, directed to increase the pension of John Moran, late first lieutenant Company F, Fifty-fourth Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Volunteers, and allow him, in addition to his present pension, the legal rating for complete scrotal hernia of right side. Approved, February 14, 1891. February 14, 1891. Willis Sturgeon. Pension increased. CHAP. 229.-An act granting an increase of pension to Willis Sturgeon, of Hart County, Kentucky. pay Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to Willis Sturgeon (a soldier of the Mexican war and a private soldier of Company K, Twenty-sixth Regiment Kentucky Volunteers, in the late civil war),,a pension of twenty-five dollars per month, in lieu of the pension of eight dollars per month he is now receiving, subject to the pension laws of the United States. Approved, February 14, 1891. February 14, 1891. Robert Cullen. CHAP. 230.-An act granting increase of pension to Robert Cullen. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Pension increased. of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place the name of Robert Cullen, late captain Company I, Seventy-fourth Ohio Infantry, on the pension rolls, and pay him a pension at the rate of fifty dollars per month, in lieu of the sum now paid him. Approved, February, 14, 1891. February 14, 1891. Daniel King. CHAP. 231.—An act to increase the pension of Daniel King. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Pension increased. of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place upon the pension-roll, subject to the terms and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Daniel King, a private of Company E Third Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, of the war with Mexico, and pay to him the sum of twenty dollars per month, in lieu of the pension now paid to him. Approved, February 14, 1891. February 14, 1891. Rochie Brien Buell. February 14, 1891. Caroline E. Duryee. CHAP. 232.-An act increasing the pension of Mrs. Rochie Brien Buell. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior of the United States be, and he is hereby, directed to place on the pension-roll of the United States the name of Mrs. Rochi Brien Buell, widow of General George P. Buell, late of the Unite States Army, at the rate of fifty dollars per month, according to the rules and regulations governing pensions, which shall be in lieu o the pension which the said Mrs. Rochie Brien Buell is now drawing as such widow. Approved, February 14, 1891. CHAP. 233.—An act to place on the pension roll the name of Mrs. Caroline E. Duryee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Mrs. Caroline E. Duryee, widow of Abraham Duryee, late a brigadier-general, retired, of the United States Army, and pay her a pension at the rate of fifty dollars per month from and after the passage of this act. Approved, February 14, 1891. February 14, 1891. Pension restored. CHAP. 234.—Án act restoring Bethia White, late Bethia Pool, to the pension roll. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Bethia White. of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to restore to and place upon the pension-rolls the name of Bethia White, late Bethia Pool, widow of Nathaniel Pool, Company C, One hundred and fourth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, under pension claim numbered twenty-nine thousand two hundred and six, subject to the limitations and provisions of the pension laws. Approved, February 14, 1891. CHAP. 235.-An act authorizing an increase of invalid pension to William H. February 14, 1801. Pension increased. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary William H. Morse. of the Interior be, and he hereby is, directed to cause the name of William H. Morse, formerly employed in the Ordnance Department at the Washington navy-yard, and whose name is now borne on the invalid pension-rolls under pension certificate (naval) numbered fiftyfour hundred and twenty-nine, to be entered upon said pension-rolls for such increase of pension as may be recommended according to law for wounds and disabilities received by said William H. Morse while in the naval service of the United States of America, but not duly enlisted therein, on or about the twenty-fifth day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and subsequently thereto, and that said William H. Morse received such increase of pension as he would have received had he been duly enlisted in the naval service of the United States when he received said wounds and disabilities. Approved, February 14, 1891. CHAP. 236.-An act granting a pension to Henry A. Hoar. February 14, 1891. Pension. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Henry A. Hoar. of the Interior be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, the name of Henry A. Hoar, a member of the Indiana Legion, and pay him a pension at the rate of fifty dollars per month. Approved, February 14, 1891. CHAP. 241-An act for the relief of Sarah E. E. Perine, widow and adminis- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the STAT L-VOL XXVI- -86 Provisos. tion. change of plans, etc. clad monitor Naubac and the iron tug-boats Maria and Triana may be submitted by said claimant within six months after the passage of this act to the Court of Claims, under and in compliance with the rules and regulations of said court; and said court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine and render judgment upon the same: Provided, however, That the investigation of said claim shall be Basis of investiga- made upon the following basis: The said court shall ascertain the additional cost which was necessarily incurred by the contractor for building the light-draught monitor Naubac and the iron tug-boats Maria and Triana in the completion of the same, by reason of any changes or alterations in the plans and specifications required, and Allowance for addi- delays in the prosecution of the work: Provided, That such additional cost from tional cost in completing the same, and such changes or alterations in the plans and specifications required, and delays in the prosecu tion of the work, were occasioned by the Government of the United States; but no allowance for any advance in the price of labor or material shall be considered unless such advance occurred during the prolonged term for completing the work rendered necessary by delay resulting from the action of the Government aforesaid, and then only when such advance could not have been avoided by the exercise of ordinary prudence and diligence on the part of the conAgreed alterations. tractors: And provided further, That the compensation fixed by the contractors and the Government for specific alterations in advance of such alterations shall be conclusive as to the compensation to be made therefor: Provided, That such alterations, when made, comAlterations comply. plied with the specifications of the same as furnished by the Govern ing with specifica- ment aforesaid: And provided further, That all moneys paid to said contractors by the Government over and above the original contract Payments deducted. price for building said vessel shall be deducted from any amounts allowed by said court by reason of the matters hereinbefore stated: Deductions for de- And provided further, That if any such changes caused less work and expenses to the contractor than the original plan and specifica tions, a corresponding deduction shall be made from the contract price, and the amount thereof be deducted from any allowance which may be made by said court to said claimants. tions. creased cost. Approved, February 16, 1891. February 16, 1891. bond released. CHAP. 242.-An act for the relief of M. A. Fulton, Silas Staples, and the other sureties upon the official bond of James D. Reymert, executed to the United States on the seventh of February, eighteen hundred and sixty, as receiver of public moneys. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the James D. Reyniert. United States of America in Congress assembled, That Albert B. Sureties on official Harris, D. C. Ketchum, O. P. Brown, Duncan McGregor, John O. Henning, Daniel Mears, James Keefe, Byron Brown, Heman Dodge, Inglebeth Svendson, Silas Staples, M. A. Fulton, Peter Olson, Patrick Moore, Andrew Olson, William Wood, and the estates of John Dore, L. P. Wetherby, Samuel W. Fuller, S. P. Thornhill, Joel Foster, William Dailey, John Shaseby, James B. Gray, Sidney S. Starr, Philip S. Brady, Lorenzo Hendee, Peter F. Bouchea, Robert Henry, Allen Dawson, Andrew Spellacy, J. M. Whaley, John Comstock, William Ryan, John Welch, Louis Massey, and John B. Page, be, and they are hereby, released from any and all liability to the United States as sureties upon the bond executed by them on the seventh of February, eighteen hundred and sixty, for the sum of two hundred thousand dollars, by James D. Reymert as principal, as receiver of public moneys for the district of lands subject to sale at Hudson, Wisconsin, and from the lien of the judgment entered against said sureties in behalf of the United States on said bond on the second of June, anno Domini, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, Proviso. CHAP. 243.-An act for the relief of Duncan D. Cameron, late first lieutenant ninth United States Colored Troops. February 16, 1891. Military record cor Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Duncan D. Cameron. of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to amend the rected. military record of Duncan D. Cameron, late first lieutenant Ninth United States Colored Troops, by removing therefrom the entry of dismissal from the United States service March twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, for absence without leave, and granting him an honorable discharge as of that date; but nothing herein contained shall in any way entitle him to additional pay or allowance No pay, etc. on account of such service. Approved, February 16, 1891. CHAP. 245.—An act to grant a pension to General Nathaniel Prentiss Banks. February 18, 1891. Nathaniel Prentiss Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the CHAP. 246.-An act for the relief of John Hollins McBlair. February 19, 1891. Whereas John Hollins McBlair, late a first lieutenant in the Fif- Preamble. John Hollins Mc Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions Blair." of law regulating appointments in the Army by promotion in the May be appointed line are hereby suspended for the purposes of this act only, and only tired. first lieutenant, re |