W. H..Tibbits. May make new time required by existing statutes, and improved and cultivated the same; and Whereas it further appears that the said tract of land was patented to the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad at a time subsequent to said homestead entry, and sold by said railroad company to other parties: Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the said W. H. homestead location. Tibbits, or his legal representatives, is hereby authorized to locate one hundred and sixty acres of any of the public lands, subject to private entry at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, of the United States; and patent shall issue to him or his assignees as in other cases of a like nature. Approved, August 8, 1888. August 8, 1888. Payment to. CHAP. 796.-An act for the relief of Caroline T. Cockle. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Caroline T. Cockle. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of one hundred and ninety-nine dollars and eighty cents be, and hereby is, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to reimburse Caroline T. Cockle, executrix of Washington Cockle, late postmaster at Peoria, Illinois, for money expended for lighting the Peoria post-office during the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-four. Approved, August 8, 1888. August 8, 1888. James O'Brien. CHAP. 797.-An act for the relief of James O'Brien. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and is hereby, authorized and directed, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to pay to James O'Brien, late a deputy collector of the first Tennessee district, the sum of two hundred and ten dollars and ten cents, the amount paid by him under the direction of the collector in suppressing illicit distilleries in said district, as is fully shown by the records in the Internal Revenue Office. Approved, August 8, 1888. August 8, 1888. CHAP. 798.-An act for the relief of C. L. Wilson. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the PostmasterGeneral be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit the account of C. L. Wilson, postmaster at Meilford, Ellis County, Texas, with the sum of fifty dollars, for money lost in transit. Approved, August 8, 1888. CHAP. 799.—An act for the relief of the Southern Illinois Normal University. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Southern Illinois United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to relieve the Southern Illinois Normal, University, at Carbondale, Illinois, from ll money responsibility for so much of the ordnance and ordnance Normal University. Relief of. stores issued to said University under bond dated August twenty-first, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, as was destroyed by fire on November twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three. Approved, August 8, 1888. August 8, 1888. Pension increased. CHAP. 800.-An act granting an increase of pension to William M. Whaley. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary William M. Whaley. of the Interior be, and, is hereby, authorized and directed to place the name of William M. Whaley, late of Company C. Sixth Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers, and of Company C. Forty-eighth Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers, on the pension-roll, and cause to be paid to him a pension of forty dollars per month, in lieu of the pension now received by him. Approved, August 8, 1888 CHAP. 801.—An act granting a pension to Samuel F. C. Garrison. August 8, 1888. Pension Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Samuel F. C. Garriof the Interior be directed to place the name of Samuel F. C. Garrison, late chaplain Fortieth Regiment Iowa Volunteers, now a resident of El Dorado, Kansas, on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions. and limitations of the pension laws. Approved, August 8, 1888. CHAP. 802.—An act granting a pension to Lydia Calhoun. August 8, 1888. Pension. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Lydia Calhoun. of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Lydia Calhoun, widow of William Calhoun, of Company I, Twelfth Michigan Volunteers, subject to the laws, rules, and restriction of the pension law. Approved, August 8, 1888. CHAP. 803.-An act granting a pension to Joseph Peve. August 8, 1888. Pension. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Joseph Peve. of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Joseph Peve, late a private in Company H, Fifty-first Regiment Illinois Volunteers. Approved, August 8, 1888. CHAP. 804.-An act granting a pension to Mary Foster. August 8, 1888. Pension. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Mary Foster. of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place upon the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Mary Foster, mother of Ezra P Foster late a private of Company A. Eighth Maine Volunteers. Approved, August 8, 1888.. August 8, 1888. George E. Wells. CHAP. 805.-An act granting a pension to George E. Wells. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the name of George E. Wells, late a member of the Sixth Ohio Independent Battery, be placed on the pension-roll of the United States, by the Secretary of the Interior, and that he be paid a pension of eight dollars per month from the date of the passage and approval of this act. Approved, August 8, 1888. August 8, 1888. Pension. CHAP. 806.-An act granting a pension to Mrs Catharine Peterson. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Catharine Peterson. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Mrs Catharine Peterson, widow of Anthony Peterson late first lieutenant Company F, Thirty-seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteers. August 8, 1888. William C. Tilly. Approved, August 8, 1888. CHAP. 807.-An act granting a pension to William C. Tilly. 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 inscribe on the pension-rolls the name of William C. Tilly, late a private of Company B, Fourth Tennessee Infantry Volunteers, at the rate of eight dollars per month from and after the passage of this act. Approved, August 8, 1888. August 8, 1888. John Taaffe. CHAP. 808.-An act granting a pension to John Taaffe. 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 place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of John Taaffe, late a member of Company F, Sixth Kentucky Infantry, and pay him a pension of eight dollars a month. Approved, August 8, 1888. August 8, 1888. William C. Lord. August 8, 1888. Anna M. Arnold. CHAP. 809.—An act granting a pension to William C. Lord. 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 is hereby, directed to place on the pension-rolls the name of William C. Lord, of Portland, Maine, at the rate of twelve dollars per month. Approved, August 8, 1888. CHAP. 810.—An act granting a pension to Anna M. Arnold, widow of John Arnold. 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 authorized and directed to place upon the pension rolls the name of Anna M. Arnold, widow of John Arnold, late of Approved, August 8, 1888. CHAP. 811.-An act granting a pension to Susan F. Scott. August 8, 1888. Pension. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Susan F. Scott. 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 Susan F. Scott, mother of John B. Scott, late of Company G, Eighteenth Connecticut Infantry. Approved, August 8, 1888. CHAP ́812.—An act granting a pension to Levi Little. 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 place on the pension-rolls, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Levi Little, late of Company E. Fourth Regiment of Delaware Volunteers. Approved, August 8, 1888. August 8, 1888. Levi Little. Pension. CHAP. 813.-An act granting a pension to Eliza Mathews. 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 place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Eliza Mathews, dependent mother of John Mathews, late a private in Company F, Thirty-second Maine Vol unteers. Approved, August 8, 1888. CHAP. 814.-An act granting a pension to George C. Chase. August 8, 1888. Eliza Mathews. August 8, 1888. Pension. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary George C. Chase. of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of George C. Chase, late of Company F, Third Regiment Vermont Volunteers. Approved, August 8, 1888. CHAP. 815.—An act restoring the right of pre-emption to Jesse A. Corn. Whereas Jesse A. Corn, in eighteen hundred and seventy-four, filed a pre-emption claim upon a tract of public land in Colorado, which said land in eighteen hundred and seventy-five became worthless for agricultural purposes by reason of an overflow of the Arkansas River, and thereupon he relinquished the same to the United States; and Whereas said Corn, in eighteen hundred and eighty-four, settled and filed upon another tract of public land in Colorado, believing August 8, 1888. Preamble. Jesse A. Corn. May pre empt cer that he had the legal right so to do, and has since resided upon, improved, and cultivated the same in good faith, and now has a claim for entry thereof pending in the Land Department, which the said department has refused to approve for patent, and to which there is no adverse claimant: Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the said Jesse tain land in Colorado. A. Corn be, and he is hereby, authorized to pre-empt the said land now claimed by him on making the proofs required by the provisions of the pre-emption law. Approved, August 8, 1888. August 9, 1888. M. F. Vance. CHAP. 825.—An act to restore the homestead right of M. F. Vance of Akron, Colorado. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the homestead right of M. F. Vance, of Akron, Colorado, be restored, and that he R. S., Title XXXII, be entitled to all the privileges accruing under sections twenty-two May make home. stead entry. ch. 5, p. 419. hundred and eighty-nine to twenty-three hundred and seventeen, chapter five, title thirty-two of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Approved, August 9, 1888. August 9, 1888. Pension restored. CHAP. 826.—An act restoring to the pension-roll the name of Cynthia J. Carlton. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Cynthia J. Carlton. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be authorized and directed to restore to the pensionroll the name of Mrs Cynthia J. Carlton, widow of Henry Carlton, late captain in the Twenty-second Regiment of Michigan Volunteers, and pay her a pension, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, from and after the passage of this act. Approved, August 9, 1888. August 9, 1888. Minerva Eagle: Pension increased. CHAP. 827.-An act to increase the pension of Mrs. Minerva Eagle. 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 is hereby, authorized to increase the pension to thirty dollars per month of Mrs. Minerva Eagle, widow of Commodore Henry Eagle, who was an officer of the Navy of the United States from eighteen hundred and eighteen to eighteen hundred and eighty-two. Approved, August 9, 1888. August 9, 1888. William J. Heady. CHAP. 828.-An act increasing the pension of William J. Heady. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the pension of William J. Heady, who was pensioned by act of Congress, approved July sixth, anno Domini eighteen hundred and eighty-six, be increased to the sum of fifty dollars a month, from and after the passage of this act, owing to increased disability. Approved, August 9, 1888. |