RECENT TREATIES, POSTAL CONVENTIONS, AND EXECUTIVE PROCLAMATIONS. EDITED, PRINTED, AND PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. VOL. XXV. WASHINGTON: 1889. LIST OF THE PUBLIC ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF CONGRESS ACTS OF THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. (STATUTES I.—1887–1888.) Page. Fish Commissioner. An act to amend the law concerning the Commissioner of Fish and Fish eries. January 20, 1888.... Permissible marks on mail matter. An act relating to permissible marks, printing or writing. upon second, third, and fourth-class matter, and to amend the twenty-second and twentythird sections of an act entitled "An act making appropriations for the service of the PostOffice Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty, and for other purposes. January 20, 1888......... Bridge, Mississippi River. An act to authorize the construction of a railroad, wagon, and foot passenger bridge across the Mississippi River, at or near Burlington, Iowa. January 31, 1888 ................................................................................... Deficiencies appropriation, 1887. An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty seven, and for prior years, and for other purposes. February 1, 1888... .. Agricultural experimental stations. An act making an appropriation to carry into effect the provisions of an act approved March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, entitled "An act to establish agricultural experimental stations in connection with the colleges established in the several States under the provisions of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of acts supplementary thereto. February 1, 1888.. John A. Logan, eulogies. An act to make additional appropriation for the printing of the eulo gies delivered in Congress on the late John A. Logan. February 6, 1888....... “Nordstjernen.” An act to grant an American register to the foreign-built bark. “ Nordstjernen.” February 15, 1888 ........ Horse stealing, etc., Indian Territory. An act to punish robbery, burglary, and larceny, in the Indian Territory. February 15, 1888........ Bridge, Missouri River, Mo. An act authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Mis souri River at some accessible point in the County of Saint Charles in the State of Missouri, below the city of Saint Charles. February 17, 1888......... Right of way, Indian Territory. An act to authorize the Choctaw Coal and Railway Company to construct and operate a railway through the Indian Territory, and for other purposes. February 18, 1888... Bridge, Missouri River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge over the 'Missouri River, at or near the city of Lexington, Missouri. February 18, 1888.. Signing patents. An act to amend section four thousand eight hundred and eighty-three of the Revised Statutes to enable the Assistant Secretary of the Interior to sign patents. Febru ary 18, 1888 ....................................................... Public länds Kans. An act to relinquish the interest of the United States in certain lands in Kansas. February 20, 1888........ Protection of submarine cables. An act to carry into effect the International Convention of the fourteenth of March, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, for the protection of submarine cables. February 29, 1888......... mail superintendents. An act authorizing the appointment of two additional division superintendents of Railway Mail Service. February 29, 1888: .. (iii) Page. Public building, Newark, N. J. An act to authorize the purchase of additional ground in New. ark, New Jersey, adjoining the custom-house and post-office building, and for the improve ment of the building thereon, and the erection of additions thereto. March 1, 1888..., Quarantine, Ship Island, Miss. An act to authorize the removal of the quarantine station from Şhip Ísland, Mississippi. March 7, 1888. ..... Rockland, Me., soldiers' monument. An act granting to Edwin Libby Post, Grand Army of the Republic, permission to erect a soldiers' monument on vacant land adjoining custom-house at Rockland, Maine. March 5, 1888. .................................................. Arsenal Block, Austin, Tex. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to convey to the city of Austin, Texas, a tract of land in said city for educational purposes. March 5, 1888 ...... Signal Service building. An act for the purchase of a site, including the building thereon, also for the erection of the necessary store-houses, for the use of the office of the Chief Signal Officer of the Ariny, at the city of Washington, District of Columbia, March 5, 1888. ... Arsenal, Charleston, S. Č. An act authorizing the Secretary of War to transfer to the trustees of the Porter Academy certain property in the city of Charleston, South Carolina. March 8, 1888....... Foreign legations, D. 0. An act to amend an act to restrict the ownership of real estate in the Territories to American citizens, and so forth, approved March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven. March 9, 1888 ..................... .., Passport fees. An act to fix'the charge for passports at one dollar: March 28, 1888:.......... Funeral expenses, M. R. Waite.' An act to provide for payment of the funeral expenses of the late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. March 26, 1888...... Post-office, Washington, D. C. An act to provide for the leasing of premises for the Washington • City post-office. March 26, 1888 ............................ ............... ..... Public building, Springfield, Mo. An act for the erection of a public building at Springfield, Missouri. March 29, 1888 ............ cies in the appropriations for the service of the Government for the fiscal year ending .1888................................................... Georgia Pacific Railway Company. An act to corr ct an error in and to further amend "An act to authorize the Georgia Pacific Railroad Company to construct bridges across the hundred and eighty-seven. April 2, 1888.... .... Senate committees. An act appropriating twenty thousand dollars for expenses of special and select committees of the Senate. April 2, 1888 .. Rewards to Esquimaux. To reward the Esquimaux natives of the Asiatic coast of the Arctic Ocean for acts of humanity to shipwrecked seamen. April 2, 1888...... Alley, square 895, Washington, Þ. C. An act to change the location of a certain alley in the city of Washington. April 2, 1888. ...... National cemetery, Corinth, Miss. An act to construct a road to the national cemetery at Corinth, Mississippi. April 2, 1888........ Bridges, Muskingum River, Ohio. An act regulating the construction of bridges over the Musk ingum River, in Ohio. April 2, 1888...... Public lands, fees. 'An act to amend section four hundred and sixty-one of the Revised Statutes. • regulating fees for exemplifications of land patents, and for other purposes. April 2, 1888.Breeding animals. An act for the relief of importers of animals for breeding purposes in certain cases. April 4, 1888..... Bridges, Ouachita and Suline Rivers, Ark. An act authorizing the Little Rock and Alexandrie Railway Company to build certain bridges in the State of Arkansas. April 4, 1888....... United States courts, Miss. An act to provide for holding terms of the United States courts at Mississippi City. April 4, 1888.... Pottawattomie Indians. An act to enable the Secretary of the Interior to pay certain creditors of the Pottawattomie Indians out of the funds of said Indians. April 4, 1888 .........7 Public lands, Mo. An act to confirm New Madrid location survey, numbered two thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, and to provide for issue of patent therefor. April 4, 1888. . Navigation, etc, laws. An act to amend the laws relating to navigation, and for other purposes. April 4, 1888 .......................................................................ria National cemetery, Pineville, La. An act making an appropriation to construct a road and ap proaches from Pineville, Louisiana, to the national military cemetery near that town. April 5, 1888 Public building, Buffalo, N. Y. An act to authorize the purchase of a site for a public building at Buffalo, New York. April 5, 1888 .. William G. Galloway. An act for the relief of William G. Galloway, late captain Fifteenth, United. States Army. April 5, 1888....... Bridges, Saint Mary's, Satilla, Little Satilla, and Crooked Rivers, Ga. and Fla. An act to au thorize the construction of bridges over the rivers Saint Mary's, Satilla, Little Satilla, and Crooked, in the States of Georgia and Florida. · April 9, 1888...... Public building, Lowell, Mass. An act for the erection of a public building at Lowell, Massa chusetts. April 9, 1888... Public building, Helena, Ark. An act for a public building at Helena, Arkansas. April 11, 1888. United States courts, Miss. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for holding Terms of United States courts at Vicksburg, Mississippi.” April 11, 1888 ..... James S. Jouett. An act authorizing the appointment of James S. Jouett to a first lieutenancy of cavalry in the United States Army. April 16, 1888..... ........... ............ Page, Right of way, Fort Crawford reservation. An act granting the right of way to the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad through the Fort Crawford military reservation, April 16, 1888... National Armory. April 17, 1888..... South Carolina, in maintenance of the service, to replace the United States revenue cutter McCulloch. April 19, 1888 ..........................: General James Shields certain swords. April 19, 1888......... ham, Alabama. April 19, 1888...... executed. April 19, 1888..... States courts in the northern district of Iowa. April 19, 1888........ arkana, situated on both sides of the line between the States of Arkansas and Texas. April 19, 1888....................................................................... United States courts, Missouri. An act to change the time of the sessions of the circuit and dis trict courts of the northern division of the eastern district of Missouri. April 19, 1888... Bridge, Tennessee River. An act authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tennessee. April 20, 1888....... of a public building at Chattanooga, Tennessee," approved February twenty-fifth, eight- first, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven. April 23, 1888............................... Signal Service building. An act to appropriate a sum of money sufficient to carry out the pro visions of the act approved March fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, entitled "An the city of Washington, District of Columbia.” April 24, 1888... River and Southwestern Railway Company through certain Indian lands in the State, of Minnesota. April 24, 1888 ................... sissippi River at Memphis, Tennessee. April 24, 1888... improvement of rivers and harb»rs. April 24. 1888............... Gambling, District of Columbia. An act to prevent any person or persons in the cities of Wash ington and Georgetown from making books and pools on the result of trotting or running' races or boat races. April 26, 1888.................................................... Great Sioux Reservation, Dak. An act to divide a portion of the reservation of the Sioux Nation of Indians in Dakota into separate reservations and to secure the relinquishment of the Indian title to the remainder. April 30, 1888 ...... Lights, Charlotte Harbor, Fla. An act for establishing a light or lights and other aids to navigation to guide into Charlotte Harbor. Florida. May 1, 1888...... 105 Beacon-lights, Illinois River. , An act to provide for protecting the navigation of the Illinois River by extending the system of beacon-lights to said river. May 1, 1888... 105 Public building, Greenville, S. C. An act for a public building at Greenville, South Carolina. May 1, 1888...... 107 Arsenal, Columbia, Tenn. An act to authorize the construction of an arsenal for the repair, storage, and distribution of ordnance and ordnance stores for the use of the Government of the United States, at Columbia, Tennessee. May 1, 1888....... 109 Military Academy appropriations. An act making appropriations for the support of the Mili. tary Academy for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine. May 1. 1888... ................................................ ..................... Piegan, Blood, Blackfeet, and River Crow Indians in Montana, and for other purposes. 113 Public building, Charleston, W. Va. An act appropriating the sum of fifty-two thousand dol lars for the enlargement and improvement of the United States Government building at 134 Customs districts, Minn. An act to amend sections twenty-five hundred and ninety-five and twenty-five hundred and ninety-six of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and to provide a collector at the port of Saint Paul, Minnesota, and for other purposes. May 12. 1888........ 184 “Albert M,” “Condor," and "Adelante." An act for the registry of the barges "Albert M," “Condor," and "Adelante.” May 9, 1888..... 134 Losses of postmasters. To amend an act entitled “An act authorizing the Postmaster-General to adjust certain claims of postmasters for loss by burglary, fire, or other unavoidable casualty," approved March seventeenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two. May 9, 1888. 135 :: 94 1, 1888........... |