Miscellaneous expenses. Health officer. Interest and sinking fund. 1878, ch. 180, Stat., 20, 105. Requisitions for sinking fund. Accounts. Proviso. Proviso. gas, repairs, and miscellaneous items, four thousand five hundred and fifty dollars; rent of market-site, Northeastern Market, now used for school purposes, eight hundred and seventy-five dollars; in all, ten thousand three hundred and seventy-five dollars. MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES. For hay-scales, two hundred dollars; for rent of District offices, three thousand six hundred dollars; for general advertising, seven thousand dollars; for purchase of police-court building, twenty thousand dollars; for removal of bodies from Holmead's cemetery (when requested by the relatives), two thousand dollars; to pay judgments against the District of Columbia, two thousand seven hundred and four dollars and twenty cents; for amounts due property-owners for ground condemned and used for alleys, streets, roads, and sewers, twenty-seven thousand four hundred and ninety-seven dollars and seventy-three cents; for books for register of wills, printing checks, damages, and miscellaneous items not otherwise provided for, six thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight dollars and seven cents; in all, sixty-nine thousand eight hundred dollars. HEALTH DEPARTMENT. For one health-officer, three thousand dollars; six sanitary inspectors, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; two food-inspectors, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; for clerks, seven thousand dollars; one messenger, five hundred and forty dollars; one poundmaster, one thousand two hundred dollars; and for contingent expenses, including books, stationery, fuel, rent, laborers under poundmaster, repairs to pound, and wagon and horse for poundmaster, meat for dogs, disinfectants, and miscellaneous items, three thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars; in all, twenty-five thousand two hundred dollars. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. For the sinking-fund and interest on the funded debt, exclusive of water-bonds, one million one hundred and fifty-five thousand five hundred and eighty-three dollars and fifty-five cents. For general contingent expenses of the District of Columbia not otherwise sufficiently provided for (including not exceeding seven thousand five hundred dollars for pay of temporary employees), twenty thousand dollars. SEC. 2. That all moneys appropriated by this act, together with all revenues of the District of Columbia from taxes or otherwise, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as required by the provisions of section four of an act approved June eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, and shall be drawn therefrom only on requisition of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia (except that the moneys appropriated for interest and the sinking fund shall be drawn therefrom only on the requisition of the Treasurer of the United States), such requisition specifying the appropriation upon which the same is drawn; and in no case shall such appropriation be exceeded either in requisition or expenditure, and the accounts for all disbursements of the Commissioners of said District shall be made monthly to the accounting officers of the Treasury by the auditor of the District of Columbia, on vouchers certified by the Commissioners as now required by law: Provided, That said Commissioners shall not make requisitions upon the appropriations from the Treasury of the United States for a larger amount during said fiscal year than they make on the appropriations arising from the revenues of said District: And provided further, That they shall submit their annual estimates to the Secretary of the Treasury by the first day of October of each year. Approved, June 4, 1880. CHAP. 124.—An act to carry into effect the resolution of Congress, adopted on the twenty-ninth day of October, seventeen hundred and eighty-one, in regard to a monumental column, at Yorktown, Virginia, and for other purposes Whereas, on Monday the twenty-ninth day of October, seventeen hundred and eighty-one, it was resolved, That the United States in Congress assembled, will cause to be erected at York, in Virginia, a marble column, adorned with emblems of the alliance between the United States and His Most Christian Majesty; and inscribed with a succinct narrative of the surrender of Earl Cornwallis to His Excellency, General Washington, Commander-in-Chief, of the combined Forces of America and France; to His Excellency Count De Rochambeau, commanding the Auxiliary troops, of his Most Christian Majesty in America; and His Excellency Count De Grasse, commanding-in-chief the Naval Army of France in Chesapeake; and Whereas, the said resolution of Congress has not yet been carried into effect, although nearly one hundred years have elapsed since it was adopted; Therefore, June 7, 1880. Preamble. Appropriation. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same, is, hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended, under the direction of the Secretary of War, in erecting at Yorktown, in Virginia, the monument re- va. ferred to in the aforesaid resolution of Congress: Provided, however, Proviso. That the material used may be such as the Secretary of War may deen most suitable and desirable. Monumental column, Yorktown, Commission to Joint select com SEC. 2. That a commission of three persons shall be appointed by the Secretary of War, whose duty it shall be, to recommend a suitable de- recommend design for said monument; to prepare a sketch of emblems of the alliance sign. between His Most Christian Majesty, and the United States; and a succinct narrative of the surrender of Earl Cornwallis, to be inscribed on the same; subject to the approval and adoption of the select committee of thirteen appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, mittee. on the nineteenth of December, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and of thirteen Senators to be appointed by the presiding officer of the Senate, to enquire into the expediency of appropriating a suitable sum to be expended in erecting at Yorktown in Virginia, the monument referred to. Centennial anni SEC. 3. That it shall be the duty of said joint, committee to select the site for the location of said monument, to obtain the cession of the same from the State of Virginia, and to make all necessary arrangements for such a celebration by the American people, of the centennial anniversary of the battle of Yorktown, on the nineteenth of October, eighteen versary of the bat hundred and eighty-one as shall befit the historical significance of that event, and the present greatness of the Nation. tle of Yorktown. SEC. 4. That the sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof Appropriation. as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the bration. expenses incurred in the said centennial celebration, and to be disbursed, Centennial celeunder the direction of the said joint committee. Approved, June 7, 1880. CHAP. 127.-An act to consummate the resolution of the Continental Congress, of October fourth, seventeen hundred and seventy-seven, and erect a monument to the memory of Brigadier General Herkimer, as therein directed. June 8, 1880. Brigadier-Gen Monument. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- eral Herkimer. ury be authorized, and he is hereby directed, to pay to the Oneida Historical Society, of Utica, New York, out of the Treasury, from any moneys not otherwise appropriated, the sum of four thousand one hundred Continental Con- dollars, for the purpose, and to be used by said society in carrying out gress, 1777, res. and consummating the resolution of the Continental Congress of the United States of America, passed October fourth, seventeen hundred and seventy-seven, providing for the erection of a monument to the memory of Brigadier-General Herkimer, who commanded at the battle of Oriskany, and was there "killed fighting gallantly in defence of the liberties of these States". June 8, 1880. Meade. Approved, June 8, 1880. CHAP. 128.-An act to authorize the Secretary of War to transfer to the Fairmount Park Art Association thirty condemned bronze cannon, to be used in the erection of an equestrian statue to the late Major-General George Gordon Meade. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Major-General States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, George Gordon and he is hereby, authorized and directed to transfer to the Fairmount Park Art Association (a corporation created by the laws of Pennsylvania) Equestrian thirty condemned bronze cannon, to be used by the said association for the erection of a bronze equestrian statue of the late Major-General George Gordon Meade within the limits of the city of Philadelphia. Approved, June 8, 1880. statue. June 8, 1880. CHAP. 129.-An act to authorize the President to appoint an officer of the Navy or the Marine Corps to perform the duties of solicitor and judge-advocate-general, and so forth, and to fix the rank and pay of such officer. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Judge-Advocate- States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint, for the term Navy. of four years, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from the officers of the Navy or the Marine Corps, a judge-advocate-general of the Navy, with the rank, pay, and allowances of a captain in the Navy or a colonel in the Marine Corps, as the case may be. And the office of the said judge-advocate-general shall be in the Navy Department, where he shall, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, receive, revise, and have recorded the proceedings of all courts-martial, courts of inquiry, and boards for the examination of officers for retirement and promotion in the naval service, and perform such other duties as have heretofore been performed by the solicitor and naval judgeadvocate-general. June 8, 1880. Association. of Ma Approved, June 8, 1880. CHAP. 130.—An act to authorize the Secretary of War to furnish four pieces of cast iron condemned ordnance for the soldiers monument at Marietta, Ohio. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Soldiers and States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be Sailors' Monument authorized to furnish to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Association, rietta, Washington of Washington County, Ohio, from the condemned ordnance of the County, O. United States, four pieces of cast iron cannon for the soldiers' monument recently erected in the public park in the city of Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. June 8, 1880. Marion Artillery Approved, June 8, 1880. CHAP. 131.-An act to authorize the Secretary of War to turn over to the governor of South Carolina four pieces of condemned cannon for the use of the Marion Artillery. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Company, South States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to deliver to the governor of the State of Carolina. South Carolina four Napoleon guns, or other condemned cannon now in CHAP. 132.-An act donating condemned cannon and cannon-balls or field pieces to William L. Curry Post Number Eighteen, Grand Army of the Republic, for their place of burial. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, authorized to deliver, if the same can be done with out detriment to the government, to William L. Curry Post Number Eighteen, Grand Army of the Republic, six condemned cannon and cannon-balls, or six field-pieces, to be placed in their place of burial in the city of Philadelphia. Approved, June 8, 1880. CHAP. 133.—An act to provide additional accommodations for the Library of June 8, 1880. William L. Curry Post No. 18, June 8, 1880. Joint select com Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a joint select committee, consisting of three Senators and three Members of the House of Rep. mittee to provide resentatives, shall have power to employ, as soon as may be, at the modations for Liadditional accomexpense of the United States, three persons of suitable skill and attain- brary of Congress. ments, who, or a majority of whom, shall, with the approval of said committee, carefully examine and consider what practicable and beneficial changes can be made in and of the Capitol building in the District of Columbia, for the better accommodation of the Houses of Congress and of the Congressional Library, having in view especially the need of better ventilation, light, and exposure to the open air of the legislative halls, and the convenience of communication between them, and between them and the Library, and the need of greater space and better arrangement thereof for the Library. They shall, if they find any mode or modes of accomplishing the ends aforesaid practicable and beneficial, cause proper plans, designs, and estimates of cost to be made thereof, and submit the same to said committee, which shall report the same to Congress at the earliest practicable time. And said committee shall in any case make a full report on the subject, and especially whether such mode of providing for the Library is preferable to the erection of a separate building for that purpose. SEC. 2. That said joint select committee is also authorized and directed at the same time to examine the question of a site outside the Capitol for the Library of Congress, and report to Congress what locations would be most suitable for the Library and afford the highest advantages for its future growth and permanent accommodation, and also in the case of each site the probable cost of the same and of the building. Report. Site. SEC. 3. The sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as shall Appropriation. be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purposes named in this act, which shall be paid on vouchers approved by said committee. Approved, June 8, 1880. CHAP. 134.-An act to amend an act entitled "An act authorizing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to issue twenty-year five per centum bonds of the District of Columbia, to redeem certain funded indebtedness of said District", approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled "An act June 8, 1880. bonds of District of Columbia. 1879, ch. 17, Stat. I, sess. I. Issue of twenty- authorizing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to issue year five per cent. twenty-year five per centum bonds of the District of Columbia to redeem certain funded indebtedness of said District", approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, be, and the same is hereby, so amended as to authorize the Commissioners of said District to issue registered bonds as well as coupon bonds upon the terms and conditions and in the manner provided in said act; and the Secretary of the Treasury be, and hereby is, authorized to exchange registered bonds for coupon bonds already issued under the authority of the act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and to sell either the registered or coupon bonds, as may be most to the benefit of the said District, at not less than their par value, in the redemption of the said funded indebtedness of said District: Provided, That the amount of both Limit to issue of the registered and coupon bonds so issued or exchanged, with those already issued under said act, shall not exceed the amount of one million two hundred thousand dollars, as provided in said act of June tenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine. Approved, June 8, 1880. Proviso. bonds. June 8, 1880. CHAP. 135.-An act to authorize the Secretary of War to improve and repair the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Mullan wagon- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is road, Idaho. hereby authorized and empowered to have improved and repaired the military wagon-road, commonly known as the Mullan wagon-road, between Fort Missoula, in Montana Territory, and Fort Coeur d'Alene, in Idaho Territory, and, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Appropriation. same, the sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. June 8, 1880. Approved, June 8, 1880. CHAP. 136.—An act to provide for issuing patents for public lands claimed under the pre-emption and homestead laws in cases where the claimants have become insane. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Patents for pub- States of America in Congress assembled, That in all cases in which parlic lands in cases ties who regularly initiated claims to public lands as settlers thereon of insanity. June 8, 1880. Courts, District of Columbia. according to the provisions of the pre-emption or homestead laws, have become insane or shall hereafter become insane before the expiration of the time during which their residence, cultivation, or improvement of the land claimed by them is required by law to be continued in order to entitle them to make the proper proof and perfect their claims, it shall be lawful for the required proof and payment to be made for their benefit by any person who may be legally authorized to act for them during their disability, and thereupon their claims shall be confirmed and patented, provided it shall be shown by proof satisfactory to the Commissioner of the General Land Office that the parties complied in good faith with the legal requirements up to the time of their becoming insane, and the requirement in homestead entries of an affidavit of allegiance by the applicant in certain cases as a prerequisite to the issuing of the patents shall be dispensed with so far as regards such insane parties. Approved, June 8, 1880. CHAP. 137.-An act to further amend the act entitled "An act to reorganize the courts of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and to amend section eight hundred and sixtyone of chapter twenty-four of the Revised Statutes of the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any justice of the supreme |