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 872 FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Rss. 31, 32, 33, 36. 1870. Apruo, 1810. [No, 31,] A Rgplutim dimeginyglie Libyan-im] of Qongress to return to the Execute"- of Thomas eferson certam prwa/te Papers. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representttives of the United c°'l·*l¤ P'l‘ States of America in Uongress assembled, That the Librarian of Congress gg?,?;:;;:; be authorized to return to the executor of Thomas Jefferson such of the the executor of papers of said Jefferson now in possession of the government as upon ex- ?;°‘““ J°°`°" amination shall be deemed of a private character, reserving such as may ` be regarded liublic in their character. and report the same to the Committee on the ib. APPROVED, Atirily 6, 1870. Am.;] 6, 18yo_ [N0. 82.] A Resolution relating to Ojiucrs of the Soldiers’ Home. Resolved by the Senate and Houseqf Representatives of the United States Otlieers of cy" America in Gbngress assembled, That the law passed January twenty- 51°{gl°’°iH9m° first, eighteen hundred and seventy, prohibiting the assignment of retired q,,;,,:,i;Tm°° °f army officers to duty, shall not apply to otilcers selected by the board of 1810,eh.e. commissioners of the Soldiers' Home, District of Columbia, for duty at A"“# l’· 62* that institution, such selection being approved by the Secretary of War; Provided, That they receive from the government only the pay and emol— uments allowed by law to retired officers. Approved, April 6, 1870. April 'I, 1870. [N0. 33.] Joint Resolution directing an Inqttityjtnto the Loss of the United States Steamer Preamble. Wumxuas, on the twenty-fourth day of January last, the United States steamer “Oneida," when leaving the port of Yokohama, Japan, came in collision with the British Peninsular and Oriental mail steamer “Bom— bay," and sunk almost instantly, with the loss of nearly all her officers and the greater part of her men; and whereas the Navy Department has been unable, in answer to a request of the House of Representatives, to communicate any detailed or satisfactory information touching the eircumstances of the loss, beyond its extent and the number of casualties; and whereas it appears that no full and impartial and satisfactory investigation has been made into the causes of the disaster, or into the conduct of the parties implicated init: Therefore, Ba it resolved he the Senate and [hues of Representatives of the United Inquiry to be S¢0¢G3 of America in Oougress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy m*'l° l*;*°lh? shall, with the least practicable delay, order an inquiry to be madc into {gu,,?,?; gh, the particulars of the loss of said United States steamer “Oneida," and of United States her officers and men, including the subsequent conduct of the captain of the ff‘3";f,§S_,, steamer “Bombay}' with a view to ascertain the_ responsibility for the ' collision by which she was destroyed, and for the destruction of life which attended the catastrophe, and make report of the same to Congress. Approved, April 7, 1870. April 16, 1870. [N0. t36g_ A Resolution in Relation to the Printing, for the Use ty the Department of "‘°""""""""' tate, of additional Copies of Documents emanating from that Department. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Mdi¢i<>¤¤l of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter, in addition to the Qfgffggggia number of copies of documents emanating from the Department of State Department an. which may be ordered to be printed by either house of Congress, it shall gl;°'lz°d {****1*** be the duty of the congressional printer to cause to be printed for the USG Pmmmh of that department five hundred copies of every such document, when rc- Proviso. quested to do so by the Secretary of State : Provided, That the expense pf the same shall in no single case exceed the sum of five hundred dollars. Approved, April 16, 1870.