Act authorizing the President to place Captain and Brevet Colonel Joseph Conrad, of the 11th Infantry, on the, of the Army, as a colonel, with the pay and emoluments of a retired officer of that grade Places the name of Major General Irvin McDowell on the, of the Army. RETIRED OFFICERS.
Respecting the ten per centum increase of pay to, (See DECISION) (See SUBSISTENCE STORES) -
(See ANNUAL RETURNS OF MUSKETRY PRACTICE) REVISED STATUTES.
Publishes table which exhibits the sections of the, relating to the military service which are altered, affected, or repealed by legislation of the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses
Act to amend section 4702, title 57, of the, respecting pensions, marriages, &c_
Act to amend section 5254, title 63, of the, of the United States, concerning the use of piers and cribs in the Mississippi River, by adding the words "Saint Croix River" after the words "Mississippi River" Act to amend section 4702, title 57, of the, of the United States, respecting pensions
Prescribes the manner in which the, prescribed by G. 0. No. 56, current series, as part of the equipment of company sergeants, and the, and saber for cavalry (and mounted batteries of artillery), will be worn, &c. REVOLVER PISTOL.
(See EQUIPMENT).
RIFLE TEAMS.
Publishes substitute for G. O. No. 44, of 1881, for the purpose of securing uniformity in selecting the, and in conducting the competitions prescribed therein.
Act reserving, to the United States for postal telegraph across a bridge to be built over the Missouri River by the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Company
Act to grant the, for railroad purposes through the lands of the United States powder depot near Dover, New Jersey. -(I) 110 Act granting to the St. Tammany Water Works Company the, to lay con- duits, pipes, arches, and aqueducts under the waters of Lake Pontchar- train, to connect its northern shores with the city of New Orleans, and over and under any of the public waters or lands of the United States between New Orleans and said shore of said lake
Respecting the acquiring of sites and the erection of suitable posts for the protection of the,
Act to authorize the construction of a street-railway and wagon-road bridge over the, between the city of El Paso, Texas, and Paso del Norte, Mexico
Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain works on, and harbors.......
Act to construct a, and approaches from Mound City, Illinois, to the Mound City National Cemetery
--(V) 82 Appropriation for the, from Fort Scott, Kansas, to the national cemetery near that place; for the, from Chattanooga National Cemetery to the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee; for the improvement of the military, from Yankton to Fort Randall, Dakota.
ROBERT D. LATHTROP Post No. 138.
Act donating four condemned cannon and four cannon-balls to, of the G. A. R., Department of New York
ROCK ISLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
Act to authorize the, to construct a bridge over the Mississippi River at New Boston, Illinois_
Prescribes, &c., for "School of Application".
RUSSIAN HEBREW REFUGEES.
Joint resolution to loan twenty-five wall tents to the colony of, at Cimarron, Foote County, Kansas-
Announces the approval by the Secretary of War of the new light artillery, and that it is being made at the National Armory, for sale to officers- SAINT CROIX RIVER.
Act to authorize the Maine Shore Line Railway Company to construct a bridge over the,
SAINTE MARIE RIVER, MICH.
Act authorizing the Saulte Sainte Marie Bridge Company to construct a bridge across the,
Joint resolution to authorize the New York and Canada Bridge Company to construct and maintain a bridge across the,
SAINT LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY COMPANY.
Act authorizing the, to construct and maintain a bridge across the Arkansas River at the town of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas
SAINT LOUIS, HANNIBAL AND KEOKUK RAILROAD COMPANY.
Act to authorize the, to construct and maintain a bridge over the Missouri River at the most accessible point within five miles above the city of Saint Charles, Missouri
Act respecting the, &c., of the Assistant Secretaries of War and Navy Joint resolution respecting the, of the chief clerk of the War Depart- ment__.
Act to authorize the Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad Company and the East Georgia and Florida Railroad Company to construct a bridge over the,
Act authorizing the Texas and Saint Louis Railway Company to build a bridge over the,
Act to turn over to, of the G. A. R. of Rochester, New Hampshire, four condemned cannon
SAULT SAINTE MARIE BRIDGE COMPANY.
Act to authorize the East Georgia and Florida Railroad Company to con- struct a bridge over the,
Act to authorize the, to construct a bridge across the Sainte Marie River__(IV) 85 SAVANNAH, GA.
Authorizes the sale of the military barracks and the lands upon which they are located, in the city of,
Corrects paragraph 2147 of the Regulations, respecting the sale of, from the ration
Directs that the nickel-plated, be worn on all occasions by officers of the Army
Declares the, for Cavalry and Infantry now established; announces Colonel Elwell S. Ótis, 20th Infantry, as its commander, and prescribes the rules and course of instruction
Commanding officers, in every case if possible, to designate a commissioned medical officer to accompany, and expeditions against hostile Indians ------101 Appropriation for completing a, on the west side of Governor's Island, New York Harbor, and constructing a, on its southeastern portion_---
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
Act abolishing the military reservation at Fort Abercrombie, in the State of Minnesota, and authorizing the, to have the lands embraced therein made subject to homestead entry and sale the same as other public lands
Act respecting the disposition by the, of the Fort Benton military reserva- tion_.
Act respecting the duties and salary of the Assistant,. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
Act to authorize the, to examine and report to Congress the amount of all claims of the States of Texas, Colorado, Oregon, Nebraska, California, Kansas, and Nevada, and the Territories of Washington and Idaho, for money expended and indebtedness assumed by said States and Territories in repelling invasions and suppressing Indian hostilities
Act making appropriations to be used by the, in the purchase and distribu- tion of subsistence stores to aid in the relief of destitute persons in the district overflowed by the Mississippi River and its tributaries, &c______(II) 32 Act placing the appropriation for continuing the improvement of Galveston Harbor, Texas, under the direction of the,
Joint resolution authorizing the, to supply artillery and camp equipage to the soldiers' and sailors' reunion at Topeka, Kansas. Joint resolution authorizing the, to furnish tents to the State of Indiana on the occasion of an encampment of troops of said State Act authorizing the, to donate to the Ladies' Soldiers' Monument Society of Portsmouth, Ohio, four condemned iron cannon Joint resolution authorizing the, to loan such tents as can be spared from the Rock Island Arsenal, to be used at the soldiers' reunion at Belle Plaine, Iowa.
Joint resolution authorizing the, to use rations for the relief of destitute persons in the district overflowed by the Mississippi River. Act to authorize the, to sell the military barracks, and the lands upon which they are located, in the city of Savannah, Ga.
Act to authorize the, to release a right of way across lands of the United States at Plattsburg, New York
Act authorizing the, to place the name of Alexander Jones upon the rolls of Co. E, 2d North Carolina Mounted Infantry
Joint resolution authorizing the, to use Government vessels for the trans- portation and distribution of rations furnished by the United States to the sufferers by the Mississippi overflow. Act directing the, to pay over to the Society of the Army of the Cumber- land $7,500, to aid in the erection of a statue or monument to General James A. Garfield
Authorizes the, to use hospital tents for the relief of sufferers from the overflow of the Mississippi River..
Act to authorize the, to change the name of Charles Alton Howard, 2d Lieut. 9th Cavalry, on the register, rolls, and records of the Army, to Alton Henry Budlong
Act authorizing the, to deliver certain condemned cannon and cannon- balls to Charles Russell Lowell Post No. 7 of the G. A. R., of Boston; to the towns of Woburn, Winchester, and Wakefield, in the State of Massachusetts; to Post No. 78 of the G. A. R., and to McPherson Post
Act authorizing the, to issue, on the requisition of the governor of a State bordering on the sea or gulf coast, and having a permanent camping- ground for the encampment of the militia not less than six days annually, two heavy guns and four mortars, with carriages and platforms. -(III) Deficiency appropriation for contingent expenses of the office of the,. -(IV) 58 Joint resolution authorizing the, to loan one hundred flags to the mayor and committee of citizens of Charlotte, North Carolina.- Act authorizing the, to deliver condemned cannon and cannon-balls to the city of Topeka, Kansas, for monumental purposes Act authorizing the, to deliver certain condemned cannon and cannon. balls to Post Bosworth, Portland, Maine
SECRETARY OF WAR-Continued.
No. 73 of the G. A. R., District of Massachusetts; to the selectmen of the town of Parton, Massachusetts; to the selectmen of the town of Brimfield, Mass; to Wm. H Bartlett Post No. 3 of the G. A. R., of Taunton, Mass.; and also for Ferncliff Cemetery, in Springfield, Ohio (III) 59 Act to authorize the, to furnish condemned cannon for the soldiers' ceme- tery at Gallipolis, Ohio.
Act authorizing the, to deliver condemned cannon to the order of the president of the Soldiers' Monument Association of Birmingham, Con- necticut
Act authorizing the, to deliver condemned cannon to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Association of Bellaire, Ohio..
Act to authorize the, to turn over certain condemned cannon to Sampson Post No. 22, G. A. R., of Rochester, New Hampshire Act authorizing the, to deliver one condemned cannon to the citizens of Otsego, Michigan.
Act authorizing the, to deliver condemned cannon to the mayor of Milan,
Act authorizing the, to deliver condemned cannon to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monumental Association of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Act to authorize the, to turn over to E. E. Sturtevant Post No. 2 of the G. A. R., of Concord, New Hampshire, six condemned cannon, and also six condemned cannon to Stover Post No. 1 of the G. A. R., of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
-(X) 59 Act to authorize the, to deliver condemned cannon to the mayor of the city of Mansfield, Ohio, to be placed on the public square of said city__(XII) 59 Act to authorize the, to furnish condemned cannon for the soldiers' ceme- tery at Hamilton, Ohio.
Act authorizing the, to deliver condemned cannon to the selectmen of the town of Brandon, Vermont Act to authorize the, to furnish condemned cannon and cannon-balls for the National Cemetery, at Louisville, Kentucky; also for the soldiers' burying-ground in Oakwood Cemetery, in the village of Hyde Park, Cook County, Illinois; also for the National Cemetery at Memphis, Ten- nessee; and also to General Shunk Post, G. A. R., at Marion, Indiana__(XV) 59 Joint resolution authorizing the, to give certain condemned cannon and cannon-balls to the Morton Monument Association Joint resolution authorizing the, to deliver condemned cannon and cannon- balls to the authorities of the city of Waterloo, Iowa.. Act authorizing the, to assume full control over the harbor of refuge on Lake Huron at Sand Beach, Michigan, and to prescribe such regulations, &c., as he shall deem needful to fully protect and preserve the said harbor and its several channels, &c., and to appoint a custodian of said harbor, and also to hire a steam-launch or tug to be stationed at and used about said harbor, under the direction of said custodian, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this act Joint resolution that the transmission by the, to the House of Representa- tives or the Senate, of the report of the board selected under the authority of the act of Congress approved March 3, 1881, shall be deemed and taken as a compliance by the, with the provisions of said act. Joint resolution authorizing the, to furnish tents for the use of the Grand Army of the Republic at the national encampment to be held in Baltimore on the 21st and 22d of June, instant, and of the Society of the Army of the Potomac at their annual meeting at Detroit, Michigan, on the 14th and 15th days of June, instant. Joint resolution authorizing the, to turn over to the Governor of Minnesota such tents, poles, and pins as he may require for the use of the militia and volunteer organizations of the State at their summer and fall en- campment.
Act to authorize the, to deliver condemned cannon and cannon-balls to the order of the Soldiers' Monument Association of Birmingham, Connecticut (1) 82 Act authorizing the, to donate condemned cannon to the Anna M. Ross Post No. 94 of the G. A. R., of Philadelphia
Act to authorize the, to deliver certain cannon to the Grand Army of the Republic post at Westminster, Massachusetts, and to the Danville Light Battery A, Illinois National Guard...
SECRETARY OF WAR-Continued.
Act to authorize,the, to deliver certain cannon to Jeff. C. Davis Post No. 16 of the G. A. R., at Vincennes, Indiana -(VII) 82 Joint resolution authorizing the, to expend a sum not to exceed $10,000 in the erection of a suitable monument or column on the grounds belonging to the State of New York and known as Washington's Headquarters--(VIII) 82 Act to authorize the, to loan tents to the Northwestern Missouri and South- western Iowa Veteran Soldiers' Association.
Act to authorize the, to deliver to Otis Chapman Post No. 103 of the G. A. R., condemned cannon for monumental purposes Act for the, to cause to be made a survey and map of the land necessary to extend the Washington Aqueduct, &c., and of the land necessary for a reservoir; and a like survey and map of the land necessary for a dam across the Potomac River at the Great Falls, including the land now occupied by the dam, and the land required for the extension of said dam across Conn's Island to and upon the Virginia shore, &c. --(VII) 85 Joint resolution authorizing the, to supply artillery and camp equipage to the encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Bismarck Grove, in Douglas County, Kansas-
Joint resolution authorizing the, to make payment, temporarily, of certain employés of the War Department
Act making appropriation for compensation of the, and for an Assistant, (See POSTAGE STAMPS).
Act directing the, to appoint a board of engineers who shall examine Calu- met River and report upon the practicability and the best method of per- fecting and maintaining a channel for through navigation to the Fork at Lake Calumet
Publishes order of the, announcing that the President has designated Battery E, 1st Artillery, Battery F, 2d Artillery, Battery F, 3d Artillery, Battery F, 4th Artillery, and Battery D, 5th Artillery, as additional light batteries.
Act providing that the Assistant, and Navy shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the respective Secretaries, or as may be required by law, and if such Assistant Secretaries shall be first appointed during the recess of the Senate their salaries may be paid them until the end of the next session of the Senate
Act authorizing the, to deliver to the city of Marshalltown, Iowa, four condemned cannon and twenty cannon-balls_
Act directing the, to deliver to Post Dick Lambert of the G. A. R., at Ironton, Ohio, four condemned cannon and four large cast-iron cannon- balls.
Act authorizing the, to furnish to Abe Lincoln Post No. 29 of the G. A. R., at Council Bluffs, Iowa, four condemned cannon. Act directing the, to deliver to the authorities of East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York, four condemned cannon. --(IV) 103 Act authorizing the, to donate four condemned cannon to Nelson Post No. 194 of the G. A. R., at Newport, Kentucky, and also five condemned cannon and five cannon-balls to the Monumental Association of Pickaway County, Ohio Act authorizing the, to furnish two condemned cannon and two cannon- balls to Post No. 14 of the G. A. R., at Logansport, Indiana; to the post of the G. A. R. at Winchester, Indiana, four condemned cannon; and to Eugene A. Rawson Post, G. A. R., Fremont, Ohio, four condemned cannon and four cannon-balls. -(VI) 103 Act directing the, to deliver to the Robert D. Lathrop Post No. 138 of the G. A. R., Department of New York, four condemned cannon and four large cannon-balls; to the "Soldiers' Monument Association" of the city of Utica, New York, four cannon, of 24 or 32-pounders, and spherical shot; to Post No. 208, G. A. R., at New Brighton, Pennsylvania, four condemned cannon and four cannon-balls; two condemned cannon and four cannon-balls to the post of the G. A. R. at Georgetown, Massachu- setts; four condemned cannon and four cannon-balls for G. A. R. Post at Whitehaven, Pennsylvania; also same for G. A. R. Post at Danville, Pennsylvania; four condemned cannon and twelve cannon-balls to Edwin M. Stanton Post of the G. A. R., at Steubenville, Ohio; four con-
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