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 F ORTXLSECOND CONGRESS. Sess. IH. Ch. 293-295. 1873. 613 CHAP. CCXCTH. -- An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act granting the Rmht of Maron 3, 1873. Way to the Walla- Wa//cc and Q'0/umbia River Railroad Company, and for other Pur. poses," approved March third, ezghteen hundred and szzt_y·nine Vol. xv. p. 325. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Stare.; of America, in Congress assembled, That all after and including &cl'V‘{lI“{Q‘v§y“· the word “Provided," in the tenth line of section three of an act entitled ma-, take intra MA;] act granting the right of way to the Walla-Walla and Columbia 'l**l{_F•'°*¤*h€ River Railroad Company, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, be, and the same is hereby modified as of madfollows. Srzc. 2. That the right is hereby granted to the said Walla-Walla and Columbia River Railroad Company to ·take from the public lands, earth, stone, timber and other materials, for the construction of the lValla— VValla and Columbia River Railroad for two years from the passage of this act. Approved, March 3, 1873. CHAP. CCXCIV.T—An Act to enable the Secretar ry" War to ay the Expenses in- Much 3, lg-g3_ curred in suppressing the Indian Hostilities in the Ylerritcry 0/` Jidantana, in the Year """"`“""` eighteen hundred and sixty-seven. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Obngress assembled, That it shall be the duty of the Ex enses inproper accounting officers of the treasury to examine and determine the °“”'€5 in $**9* amounts justly due upon the claims for expenses necessarily incurred` in an suppressing Indian hostilities in the Territory of Montana, in the year Montana to be eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, which have been examined and reported Pm; ‘*;h*;‘f°d upon by Inspector General James A. Hardie; but in no case shall thej y ’ sum allowed thereon be in excess of the award reported by said General Hardie; and in such investigation the testimony taken by General Hardie in relation thereto shall be received in evidence, but the same shall not be regarded as conclusive unless said officers are satisfied therewith. to and by _ And the sums so found to be due shall be paid to the persons severally WlX’Q;e§;°,$cQ“;g‘ entitled thereto by a disbursing officer under the direction of the Secretary payment to be in of War: Provided, That the acceptance of such payment shall be in full “%], t b of all claims on account of said expenses; And provided further, That no presxigg xmiiu claim under the provisions of this act shall be audited and paid unless pre- one year. sented within one year from the passage of this act. Approved, March 3, 1873. CHAP. CCXCV, ——An Act to rovide for the Erection of a public Building jbr Post- March 3, 1873. ojfce and other  S. Offices at Jersey City, New Jersey. ""`°"""` Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- Site for postury be  he is hereby authorized and directed to purchase a site suit-   l§Bw able for post-orlice and other United States olBces in Jersey city, New :;,,,,93,, mygo Jersey, such as will be suiiieient for the accommodation of the post-otiices purchased. at Hudson city, Bergen city and Greenville when consolidated in Jersey city and for this purpose one hundred th0u<and dollars, or so much Appropriation. thereof as may be necessary is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Provided, That the Secretary of ri:ins.&c., for the Treasury shall cause proper plans and estimates to be made for the b¤*ld*¤€· erection of such a building on the site aforesaid as he may judge neces— sary, so that no expenditure shall be made for the full completion of said building, including the cost of site, exceeding three hundred thousand Limit to costdollars, and no money hereby appropriated shall be used or applied until b No moan; to a valid title to the land for the site as aforesaid shall be vested in the uyiggdn ° “°' United States and until the State of New Jersey shall cede its jurisdiction over the same and shall also release and relinquish to the United States the right to tax or in any way assess said site or the property of the United