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 396 FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Rus. 5, 6. 1872. bands of Indians and Mexicans wl1o crossed the Rio Grande river into the State of Texas, murdering the inhabitants or carrying them into captivity, and destroying or carrying away the property of the citizens of said State; as also that bands of Indians have comnntted and continue to commit like depreclations on the property, lives, and liberty of the citi~ zens along the northern and northwestern frontiers of said State: Therefore, Resolved hy the Smale and House of Representatives of the United States Commissioners of America in Oongress assembled, That the President of the United States
 * 3  ‘:gl;°m‘;d be. and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to appoint three persons

_,;(,p,gqMg,,,,s to act as commissioners to inquire into the extent and character of said connmued by dep;-edatigns, by whom committed, their residence, or country inhabited by Indians, &c., . · · • ‘ . u lltllemutiers them, the persons murdeied or carried 1111:0 captivity, the character and oiiiiexss; value of the property destroyed or carried away, from what portions of said State, and to whom the same belonged. m proceed t SEO. 2. That it shall be the duty of said commissioners or a ma`orit im *‘°¤*i°*`¤» gid of them as soon as practicable, to proceed to the frontiersiof said after notice take 7 · · _ _ ’ muumy; and take the testimony. under oath, of such witnesses as may appear before them, after having given notice for ten days previous, by publication in the nearest newspaper, of the time and place of their meetinv, of all such depredations, when, where, by, and upon whom committediand shall make up and transmit to the President full reports of their said investivations. their pay and Sric. 3. That said commissioners shall be entitled to and receive as °Xp“"“‘ oompensation for their services, the sum of ten dollars per day each, and their travelling expenses to each, for and during the time they shall Arn··9rri¤ii<>¤- be envzwed in said service; and the sum of six thousand dollars, or so Src 1873 ch. 20. ° ° · - · · Armzovmn, May 7, 187 2. June 6, 1872. [No. G.] Joint Resolution providing far a more 2[7'éctive System of Quarantine on the Southern and Guy 'oasts. Preamble. WVHBREAS experience has proved that the present system of quarantine on the southern and gulf coasts is inefficient to prevent the ravages of yellow fever in the cities and towns of that section: Therefore, Resolved by the Senate and Ifouss of Representatives q" Me United Investigation States of Amer£ca in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of lVar be, to be had with · · - · · ' remzmccto the and is hereby, directed  detail onelor more medical officers of the regugstablislmwnt, of lar army, who shall, during the coming season, visit each town or port on Zia'? g{}**3i*'¤ the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coast, which is subject azlmxélon tl,:?` or liable to invasions of yellow fever, and shall confer with the authorisouthern and ties of such port or town, with reference to the establishment of a more ‘é'“l*""“'·“· uniform and eflective system of quarantine, and who shall ascertain all facts having reference to the outbreaks of this disease in such ports or towns, and whether any system of quarantine is likely to be effective in preventing invasions of yellow fever, and, if so, what system will least interfere with the interests of connnerce at said ports; and shall make, also, a detailed report on this subject to the Secretary of `War, through the surgeon-general, on or before the assembling of the third session of the Forty-second Congress, in December, eighteen hundred and seventy— two. Approved, June 6, 1872.
 * 1,08,,  4% much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to pay the expenses of said investigation and said commissioners.