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 X LIST OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF CONGRESS. JOINT RESOLUTIONS. . Pm No. 1. Further time for Texan Creditors. A resolution granting tiirther time to the creditors of V Texas to present their claims, and for other purposes. Dec. 26, 1856 .. 2o2 No. 2. Portrait ofJolm Hampden aeoeptul. A resolution accepting the portrait of John Hampden, presented to‘C0ugress by John McGregor. Jan. 13, 1857. . . 253 No. 5. Distribution of Pub}_ic   A resolution respecting the distribution of certain public 258 documents. au. , . . .. No. 6. Appointment of Regents xy" Smithsonian Institution. A resolution for the appointment of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Jon. 28, 1857 . . 253 No. 7. Weights and Measures to be furnished to Vermont. Joint resolution providing for the fu.rnish~ mg of aoomplete set of Weights and Measures to the Stots of Vermont. Feb. 16, 1857. 254 No. 8. Conference with Great Britain as to a decimal and commensurable Currency. A resolution to rovide for ascertaining the relative value of the coinage of the United States and great Britain, and the dxiug the relative value of the nmimry coins of the two commtries. Feb. 26, 1857. . . . ... .. ..., ... . . 254 N0. 9. Investigation o/'J T. Barcla ’s plan for preventing abrambn and counterfeiting of (bin. A 1ies<¥ut.iou to prevent tie counterfeiting of the coins of the United States. Feb. 25, 254 85 . ... . ... No. 12. School Lands in Territories in lieu ofseciions settled on or taken as Town Sites. A resolution relative to sections sixteen and thirty-six, in the tenitories of Minnesota, Kansas and Nebraska. March 3, 1857. . . . 254 No. 13. Title to Wolf Bland, disclaimed. A resolution concerning Wolf Island. March 3, 1857. 255 N0. 14. Corépensation of Chaplains to Congress. A resolution relating to the compensation of the haplaius of Congress. March 3, 1857 255 N0.15.Medalswbe rese1atedtoDr.K e,h' Ojic JM. J't ltiuf th totion of bfedals to Dr. Kon? higaicexzsazzl me; M(rI::hr§?€l§57(T. .  .  .  . . 255 N0. 16. Commander H JZ Hartstene, and aL<so Qjficers and (haw of The Wxm, authorized io accept Presents jlom Great Britain. A resolution allowing Commander Henry J. Hartstene, of the United States Navy, Lieutenant S. D. Treuchard, Master Morrison, and the petty officersond crew of the steamer “V1X9H," to accept certain tokens of acknowledgment from the government of Great Britain. March 3, 1857 ... . .. 255 N0. 17. Deeds, gra., iransmitleolji·om Land—OfE t VI, ret to Clts. A s I ' to return to the L:md—OH1ce at \li1;zcenn'e(”IH;$iian;T'oeq1fmin degdnsatyisnsmiéeedotgtizle General Land—O1i'ice by the board of commissioners appointed under the “Act to ascertain and adjust the titles to certain lands in the State of Indiana " za. rovod J 1 t, i u y wentyaeventh, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. March 3, 1857 W No. 18. Da.ma.ges for contract for brick for Wasliington Aqueduct. March 3, 1857 ... 256 Qlztz of the Giljirtpaiftlj Qlongrzzs of the Hnitzb Earns. STATUTE I.—1857—58. Treasuzpgfnteési inue ¢j authorized. An act to authorize the issue of Treasury notes. Dec. 23, , . .. 257 Selma, (Ala.) made a Port ¢y'deliven;. ·An act to detach Selma. in the State f Al ba the collection district of Nei 0 I, u d mak, e' `0· · a ma’ from t... .t.m of Mm. Ju,. 27: f33S, ci'. 3 'i fY?‘.¥’€’T".f’T.‘?"?1T`T‘§"F’YTT'}? .‘?‘f’. .‘€‘i"?Y` 260 Ermolment of an Act to supply omtksion i. A t to 1'i mat. me t.:... 1. MT'4, 18E2h. 3`?¥’¥’.?'.'T'T.‘T‘”f‘T??'T’T‘.‘Tf Tl?. T’T`“’¥’?`°?‘ °f " ea Federal Courts in South Carolina, terms o . A t to ulte th' I' i l i · United States for the State of south. gmhua. }?1:eb.e10:H]T§5gf   ft?     260 Pensions, Appropriations or. An act making appro rizmons for th t f‘ pensions of the {ated Sum, f th D _ e paymen 0 mvahd and other dred and fifty»ni¤c.l Feb. 10?1;;8, cgi?:?               260