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 X LIST OF PUBLIC ACTS OF CONGRESS. Page Land t Cheyenne or Reservoir gw. An act to withdraw fromsettlement and sale a certain section of land in Wyomiiig Territory. May 28, 1872, ch. 204 .. 158 Public Lands in Alabama. An act relating to certain lands in the State of Alabama. May 23, 1872,ch.205 .. . . .  . .   159 Pott t `e nd Shawnee Absentee Indians. An act to provide homes ort e o tawatomie an awghgldngee Shawnee Indians in the Indian Territory. May 23, 1872, ch. 206 . . . . . 159 Cld Northwestern Railway Company. An act to authorize the Chicago and Northyvestem ncagfllcziitlway Company to change their projected line of railway m the State of Michigan. May 23, 1872,ch.207. . .·  I   I. 160 B 'd s the Mississippi River at Fort Madison, Iowa. An not to authorize the construction n gedzfqgsbiidge, and to establish the same as a. post~road. May 25, 1872, ch. 213 I. . -. l. 160 Internal Revenue. An act to provide for the abatement or repayment of taxes on distilledspmts in bond, destroyed by casualty. May 27, 1872, ch. 218 162 Gift ofLand to the United States. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to accept the peninsula in Lake Erie, opposite the harbor of Erie, in the State of Pennsylvania. May 27, 1872, ch. 219 ... 162 Dakota Southern Railroad Company. An act in relation to the Dakota Southern Railroad Company. May 27, 1872, ch. 220 . 162 Schooner La Pette. An act to change the name of the schooner La Pette to La Petite. May 27, 1872, ch. 221 . .. . . 163 Retired Navy Officers Restored. An act for the relief of certain officers of the navy. May 28, 1872, oh. 226 . .. 163 Iazarus L. Reamey. An act to restore Lazarus L. Reamey to the navy of the United States as a midshipmau. May 28, 1872, ch. 227 .. 164 Trusses. An act to provide for furnishing trusses to disabled soldiers. May 28, 1872, ch. 228 . 164 W'ilkes’s United States Exploring Expedition. An·a.ct to provide for the completion of three volumes of Wi1kes’s United States Exploring Epcpe ition. May 28, 1872, ch. 229 . . 164 Indian Appropriation. An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the ndian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and for other purposes. May 29, 1872, ch. 238 . . . .  . 165 Albert WZ Gray. An act for the relief of Albert W. Gray. May 29, 1872, ch. 234 . 191 Washinqwn Gas-Light Company. An act to increase the capital stock and to extend the works of the Washington Gas-Light Company. May 29, 1872, ch. 235 .. 192 Apportionment of Representatives in Congress. An act supplemental to an act entitled "An act for. the apportionment of representatives to Congress among the several States according to the ninth census." May 30, 1872, ch. 239 192 Professors o/'Mathematics. An act fixing the rank of professors of mathematics in the United States Navy. May 31, 1872, ch. 240 .. 192 Land Districts. An act relating to the creation of new land districts. May 81, 1872, ch. 241 : 192 Brhlge at-ross the Arkansas River. An act authorhv the construction of a bridge across the Arkansas River at Little Rock, Arkansas. ay B1, 1872, ch. 242 193 Public Building at Utica, N. K An act to provide for a building for the use of the post-office, United States circuit and district courts, and intema.1 revenue ofilces, at Utica, New York. May 81, 1872, ch. 243 . 194 Railroad National Bank of Lowell. An act to change the location of the Railroad National Bank of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the city of Boston, Massachusetts. May B1, 1872, ch. 244 194 J. W. Parish and Company. An act conferring upon the court of claims power to hear and determine the claim of J. W. Parish and Company for damages for the alleged violation of their contract with the United States for the delivery of ice. May 81, 1872, ch. 245 . 195 John Potts. An act for the relief of John Potts, chief clerk of the war department. May 31, 1872, ch. 246 ... 195 Elections in. Louisiana. _An act to prescribe the time for holding the election for electors of President and Vxce·President in the State of Louisiana. June 1, 1872, ch. 253 . . . . 195 Dqaced or Destroyed Bonds. An act to provide for the issue of bonds in lieu of destroyed or defaced bonds of the United States. Jime 1, 1872, ch. 264 ... . . . . 196 Practice in the United States Courts. An act to further the administration of justice. June 1, 1872, ch. 255 . L. 196 Posh0g0e Appropriation. An act_making appropriations for the service of the Post·Office epartment for the year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-three. June 1, 1872, ch. 256 . . 199 National Cemeteries. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to establish and protect national cemeteries," approved February twentysecoud, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven. June 1, 1872, ch. 257 202 Dakota Grand Trunk Railway Company. An act granf thht t tl D k t G d Trunk Railway Company. June 1, 1872, ch. 2593 . (iu? . Ol wily .0 .1e. if Cla. rim . 202