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 370 TI1IR'I`Y—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. RES. 96, 97, 98, 99. 1866. _{¤§ 28. N66- [No. 96.] Joint Resoluzhm in Relation to the Ufseqthe Soldier.? and »S'ailors’ Orphan Fair Building, in Was inglon. P¤>¤¤¤bi¢- Wnzzxns the House has been informed that certain peaceable and law. abiding citizens, while assembled at and within the building recently erected in this city for the benefit of orphans of deceased soldiers and sailors of the United States, situahc on the corner of Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, have been illegally and improperly dispersed by the mayor of this city, for the alleged reason that they belonged to ax Fenian organization, and thus prevented from exercising their rights and privileges as citizens of the United States : Therefore, _ _ _ Be it resolved by the Senate cmd House of Representatives of the Mzited m2°"*g;“ 5s1Q5g3_5 States of America in Congress assembled, Thht: said citizens are hereby mg to use am, authorized, whenever permitted so to do by the Speaker of this House, or fv¤y:sl¥:§1<:;r;lgf;¤ the President of the Senute, to use aud to occupy said building for the public fmmD£`s_ purpose of holding meetnngslfor auy proper and lawful purpose, and parncularly m reference to the lnberauou of Ireland. APPROVED, July 28, 1866. July 28, 1866 [N0. 97.] Join¢Resal1uionfarthe Relieflqfleertain Chippewa, Ottawa, and Pottawazamie n um:. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Ofghgggzgfsgg States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Intemm, tf, m.,,.,,,,, rior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to the Chippewa, Michigan1m Ottawa, and Pottawatomie Indians of Michigan, in pursuance of an agree- %%’fs'ix 8 ment and compromise made with the Pottawatomic nation of Indians so .. p. 58. . . . named and designated by the treaty of mghteeu hundred and forty-sxx, with the United States, the sum of thirty-nina thousand dollars, in full of all claims in favor of said Michigan Indians either against the United States or said nation of Indians, past, present, or Future, arising out of any Annuity now treaty made with them or any band or confederation Lhereof, and the anf.?;? b° "' nuity now paid to them is to be restored, and paid to said nation for the future. Said sum of thirty-nine thousand dollars is to be paid out of funds of said Indians, by the United States now held in trust for said nation, drawing interest at the rata of five per cent, which amount is hereby Paymentcobe appropriated, said payment to be made per capita direct to heads of famigd: ;;’&“h;':‘}t Iics, adults, and guardians of minors, as is now required by law in reference be annuities, by the proper agent of tho government. APPROVED, July 28, 1866. July 28, 1866. [N0. 98.] Joint Resolution authorizing a Contract with Vinnie Beamfzr u Statue q/'Abno- `jj ham Lincoln. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United A contract States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte-
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Rum for mms Vinnie Ream for a. life-size model and smcue of the late President Abragg; ?1*2d°¤’ ham Lincoln, D0 be executed by her at a price not exceeding ton thounmd ' dollars ; one half payable on completion of the model in plaster, and the remaining half on completion of the statue in marble to his acceptance. Ammovmu, July 28, 1866. July 28, 1866. [N0. 99.] Joint Resolution to extend the Provisions of the Act of JuZyjburth, eigh zen hun- dred and sixtyfour, limiting the Jurisdiction of the Court of Claims to the loyal Oitiz¢•l¢ Vol. xiii. p. 881. Q/`Te"”*$$“· Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United wfggflgrgo States Q/`Amorfca in Congress assembled, That the provisions of the Mt ommdoawjoyd of the fourth of July, enghmen hundred aud snxty-four, enmled "A11 act