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 FORTY—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Rss. 87, 38, 39, 40. 1870. 373 [N0. 37.] Joint Resolution donating capiumd Chnnon for the Purpose ¢y` Constructing a April 28, 1870. Blonument at est Point, New York. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is c?*“"°'3i‘;.’*"‘ hereby authorized and directed to deliver to Professor A. E. Church, §°,g0,$:,t:ut§€ treasurer of the Battle Monument committee, fifty bronze guns captured West Point, from the rebels, to be used in the construction of a monument at West N' Y’ Point, New York, in memory of the officers and soldiers of the regular army who fell in the late war, and in the ornamentation of the grounds around said monument. Approved, April 28, 1870. [N0. 38} Joint Resolution to construe an Act entitled “An Act to amend an Act entitled April 28, 1870. ‘ An at to confirm certain private Land Claims in the Territmy of New Mesricof ” Be lt resolved by the Senate and Abuse of Representative: of the United xiiiés3L?};}' States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of an act ap- V°l_· XV- P- 27% proved February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, and en- °d'I,:g;.°Ii,;§,t:,2,°},k titled "An act to amend an act entitled ‘ An act to confirm certain private certain claims; land claims in the Territory of New Mexico,’ " as requires that derivative claimants under Vigil and St. Vrain shall establish their claims to the satisfaction of the register and receiver of the proper land district within one year from the passage of said act, shall be so construed as to authorize the presentation of such derivative claims within one year from the completion and approval of the subdivisional surveys contemplated by said act of twenty-fifth February, eighteen hundred and sixty·¤iue. Sec. 2. And be it_fm·t}zer resolved, That all settlers entitled by said act for filing doto the rights of preemption or homestead shall have the further time of ggfgm thirty days, after notice in their favor of their respective claims, to Hle amy, 8 their declaratory statements as pre-emptors or to make entry under the homestead laws, as they may select. Approved, April 28, 1870. 0. 39. Joint Resolution maki a11Athm orthe Pu se o makin E `- 8. [N I mentsin the VLgtila¢ia1iD,¢i_;*·’0mHall¤`)?oftI»e Capdgl. f `9 xpm Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of three thousand Appropriations dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any moneys in {:'f;,Q§Q{§,?:f the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of making ex- the halls of the periments in the ventilation of the halls of the capitol, to be drawn by the °¤Pi*°1· clerk of the House, and expended under the direction of the joint committee of the two houses on that subject. APPROVED,M2y 4, 1870. [No. 40.] Joint Resolution aulhormzy the Supply Uo/'Arms, for Instruczion and Practice, May 4, 1870. to certam alleges and nlversttus. """';' Bc lt resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Mzlted States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be Secretary of authorized to issue, at his discretion and under proper regulations to be ¥¤;Qlf;z,;S?,‘:_ prescribed by him, out of any small-arms or pieces of held artillery be- mcemm ({01. longing to the government and which can be spared for that purpose, such 1°€¢§t?¤d;¤¤*: number of the same as may appear to be required for military instruc- :;:3;,12. $(,{°` tion and practice by the students of any college or university, under the 1866, ch. 299, provisions of section twenty-:-six of the “Act to increase and fix the mili- Qlifiiv P 386 tary peace establishment of the United States "; the Secretary to require BQ,,,d’&,Q_ ` a bond in each case, in double the value of the property, for the care and safe-keeping thereof, and for the return of the same when required. Approved, May 4, 1870. ~