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 RESOLUTIONS. [N 0. 1.] A Resolution extendinlq the Time}!/or the Presentation and Selection of Models Dec. 24, 1872. qfa colossa Statue ¢y"t e late Admiral Farragut "’"—""”"' Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Uiiitsd States of America in Oangress assembled, That the time for the presentation of Time for presmodels for a colossal statue of the late Admiral Farragut and the time for °{¤**;,*i°*; if ¤°?‘ the selection therefrom by the committees on public buildings and grounds of the Senate and House of Representatives be extended thirty days gut extended. beyond the time now fixed by the joint resolution of April sixteen, eighteen A”‘°• P' 3% hundred and seventy-two. Approved, December 24, 1872. [No. 2.] Joint Resolution tendering the Thanks of Congress to Captain David Ritchie, Jan. 24, 1878. gmmandgvg the Revenue Steamer "Moccasin,’ and the Ofms and Men under his "j"""" , ummm:. Resolved by the Senate and House q f Representatives of the Gifted States of America, in Congress assembled, That the thanks of Congress are due, Thanks of and are hereby tendered, to Captain David Ritchie, oommanding the g;’r‘§"€;’(§§”£ai¤ revenue steamer “Moccasin," and to the officers and men under his com- David Ritcyse, mand, for their heroic and humane action in saving the lives of forty-two hi¤ ¢>i*i¤¢¥¤, wd human beings, and rescuing seventeen dead bodies from the wreck of the m"' steamer “Metis," on the waters of Long Island sound, on the morning of the thirty-first of August, eighteen hundred and seventy-two. Approved, January 24, 1873. [N0. B.] Joint Resolution to enable the People of the United States to par¢icn>ate in the Feb. 14, 1878. Advantages of the international Exposition lobe held at Wanna in eighteen hundred "_"°""""°` and seventydzrae. Resolved by the Senate and Mnuse of Representatives of the United States _ _ of America, in Congress assembled, That in order to enable the people of 3ll;l;’:tl;‘;:’;;Q;‘n*’3’ the United States to participate in the advantages of the international exposition ut vg. exhibition of the products of agriculture, manufactures, and the fine arts, ¤¤¤¤· to be held at Vienna in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-three, there be, and hereby is, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of two hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purpose herein specified, which sum shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of State: Provided, That the President be authorized to appoint a number Certain practiof practical artisans not exceeding eight, and of scientific men not exceed- ing seven, who shall attend said exhibition and report their doings and be ap Ogmcd to observations to him, and whose actual and reasonable expenses, not tonttemiyaud make exceed one thousand dollars each, shall be paid from such fund ; and that '°p°"°‘ the President be thrther authorized to appoint a number of honorary P9:§;?;7°°m‘ commissioners, not to exceed one hundred, who shall receive no pay for m'°s1 ' their expenses or otherwise: And provided further, That no person so I’1'°Vi$°¤· appointed shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any article exhibited for competition: And provided, That not more than fifty thousand dollars shall be expended for salaries and expenses of all persons receiving appointments to places authorized in this resolution, and not more than five thousand dollars shall be paid for salary and expenses to any one person.