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 FORTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 35, 36. 1871. 643 CHAP, XXXV. —An Act for the Relief ¢n"lWclzolas P. Trier, Negotiate'- of the Treaty April 20, 1871. of Guadalupe Hidalgo. ”’;“`°‘—" Be it enacted by the Senate and fbuse of Representatives of the United States of America in Uongress assembled, That there be paid to Nicholas _P=’~Ym€¤* @0 - P, Trist, the negotiator of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, out of any ¥§§‘jl"*’ P' money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of thirteen thousand seven hundred and sixty-two dollars and forty cents, being balance due on account of salary, outfit, and return allowance as commissioner V I . 922 to Mexico, from April fifteen, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, to April 01X` p' ° eight, eighteen hundred and forty-eight; and the further sum of seven hundred and ninety-seven dollars and fifty cents for contingent expenses incurred. Approved, April 20, 1871. . XXVI. —An Act to enable the Hou fzton n· CHAP X to make a Resurveyyfits 21% dd Ontonagzm Razlroad Company Apr,] 201 ]8»,1_ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Houghton and Onto- Houghton and nagon Railroad Company, a corporation organized and existing under the O¤¤<>¤¤S<>¤ R- R· laws of the State of Michigan, and upon which the said State, in pursuance of a joint resolution of Congress approved May twentieth, eighteen hun- anew a part of dred and sixty-eight, has conferred the grants of land made to aid in the tllflf ‘"°°‘l· 252 construction of a road from Marquette to Ontonagon, be authorized to make °xv` p` ` a resurvcy and new location of that part of the line between Marquette and Ontonagon to be constructed by said company: Provided, That the said Lands. company shall be entitled to select and receive only its complement of lands for each mile of road constructed and completed, in the manner required by law, from the alternate odd-numbered sections of lands belonging to the United States and within the limits heretofore assigned to said line of road: Provided further, That on the completion of said survey a Map ofnew map of the new line shall be filed with the commissioner of the general ll¤°· land office: And provided further, That said company shall not be entitled _ No lan<ls_for to receive any lands for any increased length of the new line hereby au- “*°"’”"d lmthorized, and shall only be entitled to receive its lands coterminous with its line of road as completed : And provided, That nothing contained in this Homestead_ act shall be held to interfere with homestead or preemption rights under ’;§1tg'“'°"‘P°’°" existing laws. l Approved, April 20, 1871. R E S 0 L U TI 0 N. [N0. 4.] Joint Resolution yiviny the consent of Congress to Prrwssw Joseph Henry, Sec- April 20, 1871. retary ry` the Smithsonian Instztutzon, to accept the Yitk and Regalza of a Commander cf the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Ola/Q cmyizrred upon htm by the King of Sweden and Norway, Grand Master of said Order. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby S€P{<>g¤;¤;;>F xg given to Professor Joseph Henry, secretary of the Smithsonian Institu- acgept a Rgmgg tion, to accept the title and regalia of a commander of the Royal Nor- title, &c. wegian Order of St. Olaf, conferred upon him for his distinguished scientific service and character by the king of Sweden and Norway, grand master of said order. Approved, April 20, 1871