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 THIR.TY—EIGHTH CON GRESS. Sess. I. Rss. 25, 26, 27, 28. 1864. 405 accounts of the petty otiioers, seamen, and others of the crew of the Allowance to United States gunboat “Cincinnati? to allow each of them all back pay “’f,P°“Y ‘f,lif,f;’ and a sum, not exceeding fifty dollars,- for loss of clothing and other prop- iing;£:,::m;_·· erty, by the sinking of the said vessel in the Mississippi River, near Vicksburgb, on the twenty-seventh day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty- three. ` Approved, April 19, 1864. [N0, 25.] Joint Resolution directing the Committee em the Gondud of the War to examine AP6] my 1864- into the accent Attack on Fort Pillow. "—_"`__" Bc it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United State; of America in Congress assembled, That the joint committee on Cvmmiffév <>¤ the conduct of the war be, and they are hereby, instructed to inquire $:1_°€;‘g::£;;h° into the truth of the rumored slaughter of the Union troops, after their sur- me the attack render, at the recent attack of the rebel forces upon Fort Pillow, Tennes- gP¤¤ Fm Pm°"» see; as also, whether Fort Pillow could have been sufficiently reinforced, °' or evacuated, and, if so, why it was not done; and that they report the facts to congress as soon as possible. Approved, April 21, 1864. [No. 26.] A. Resolution relating to the Publication of the Decisions ty the Supreme Court April 22, 1864. of the United States for December Term, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. 1**** Resolved by tim Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the act of Time orpublicongress, approved August twenty-nine, eighteen hundred and forty-two, ¤?°i°¤ °f *°P°'*:t as provides that the reporter of the decisions of the supreme court shall gorsixgilffbggu not be paid the compensation provided by the said act unless he print and term, 1863. publish the decisions within six months after such decisions shall be made, $2,2;,**1** shall not be held to apply to the decisions of December term, eighteen'p` ` hundred and sixty-three, the present reporter of the said court not having been appointed until near the close of the term: Hovided, however, That such decisions be published within one year from the passage of this resolution. Approved, April 22, 1864. [N o. 27 .] Joint Resolutnbnto increase temporarily the Duties on Imports. April 29, 1864· Resolved ly the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 18§;,g*·17éi§ 2°· States of America in Congress assembled, That until the end of sixty days Dutigspim hpp from the passage of this resolution, fifty per cent. of the rates of duties pom temporarily and imposts now imposed by law on all goods, wares, merchandise, and ;g§;`f°*§g· 49 articles imported, shall be added to the present duties and imposts now 411]’p` charged on the importation of such articles: Provided, That printing paper Post, pp. 429, 430. unsized, used for books and newspapers exclusively, shall be exempt from the operation of this resolution. APPROVED, April 29, 1864. {No. 28.] Joint Resolulicnjbr the Pagnent of Volunteers called outfor not less than One Apfil 29. 1864- undred Days. ji" Bc lt resolved by the Senate and House of Repres<m.tat€ves of the United _ _ Stale: of America, in Uongress asscmblecd That the sum of twenty-Evo ,.0rA£{;?§:£‘gr millions of dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any ,,0;,;,,,,,,;;,,,,,100 moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for arming, equipping, d¤y¤· clothing, subsisting, transporting, and paying volunteers that may be received by the President for any term not less than one hundred days. Avrnovnv, May 6, 1864.