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 28 FOBTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Rss. 27, 28, 29, 30. 1867. March 29, 1667. [No. 27.] A Resolution in Rehtion to Cthe Execution of Surveys of Rivers ordered by ..——»-T- , Resolved by the Senate and 1%use of Representatives of ·t/ce United 0hi¤f¢•*' 9¤gi· States of America in Congress assembled, That the chief of epgmeers may, “Ej’}“n';';‘Zx‘;';’éd_ with the approval of the Secretary of War, employ such civil engmeerg, iiig five civil not exceeding five in number, for the purpose of executing the surveys °“Sl]“°T *° and improvements of western and northwestern rivers, ordered by Coniilihsc ln: all-- gress, as may be necessary to the proper and diligent prosecution of the wéstlcrn and same, and the persons so employed may be allowed a reasonable compen- Compensation. per annum. ‘ Approved, March 29, 1867. March 80, 1867- [No. 28.] A Resolution for me Relief nds the Destitute in the Southern and Southwestern """"*‘- totes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United w§:°;:*;;>L;f States of Aznerica in Congress assembled, That the Secreftafrypf Vgiar bt: thmugh me and hereby is empowered and directed to issue supp ies o oo su cien frecdmen’s bu- to prevent starvation and extreme want to any and all classes of destitute lggggullgbgff or helpless persons of the people in those southern and southwestern starvatibn and States where a failure of the crops and other causes have occasioned ¤¤¤‘¤¤{*° type? widespread destitution; that the issues be made through the freedmenfs tiny °°’°° b d h lati ns as the Secretar of War shall rescribe. mdb ureau un er suc regu 0 i y _ p _ l;l:t;eop]e dip- And td that end the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed, ggmgsggnwd through the commissioner of the freedmen’s bureau, to apply so much as States. he may deem necessary for the purposes aforesaid of the unexpended AP!>¤‘<>pfl¤fl<>¤ moneys heretofore appropriated to supply frcedmen and refugees with fl,;‘:;§°°d°d provisions or rations: Provided, That the expenditure shall not erztend Expenditure beyond the present appropriations already made for the freedmens bunot to exposed mam “*’*"°*°‘”"‘ ‘°““· Amovsn, Mann zo, 1867. .29. ARotr‘ nm" MT een‘Fdsa»d ‘d‘j‘¢h M,,,,,,, ,,_ ,,,,,,_ [N° l p...°Zt1‘.§°§‘,· é‘T“Z'.Ii.if;.i$‘Z3iéY"Zi‘Z.‘. t.$‘iL' s.Z€'i..z. ntf;?"' "" °' ‘ Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of fifty thousand T¤5¤¤if¤¤‘ of dollars is hereby transferred from the funds in charge of the commis- °°m"" °"d°l° sioner of the bureau of freedmen, refu ees, and abandoned lands, and the department _ g _ _ pr tupieultupe, placed to the credit of the department of agriculture; and that said sum °' ‘ P P}“° *°° shall be used under the direction of the commissioner of avriculture for Siigiggrigllsggn the purchaselof seeds of improved varieties of vegetable; and cerlaals, southern States- and their distribution in the southern States. Approved. March 30, 1867. [No. 30.] A Resolution directing the Secretary ty' War to fimish certain Arms and biatch 80, 1867. Equipments to the State of Tennessee. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United wifwxgig States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, ggrgpigiaying and and he is hereby, directed to furnish arms and equipments to the State
 * ‘§‘;;"°‘“'" sation for their services, not to exceed the sum of three thousand dollars
 * §¤g#]::8¤*; *0 of Tennessee, sufficient for ten thousand militia, to be accounted for by

Tfmwing the State of Tennessee to the government of the United States. Approved, March 30, 1867.