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 FORTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 328-331. 1872. 677 abilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution of the disabilities re— United States by reason of participation in the late rebellion be, and they mW8d from mo hereby, removed from the following persons, namely: Alexander R. ‘]§;i§:;?°;?dR}°h¤ Botcler, of West Virginia; John Young Brown, of Henderson, Kentucky. Young Brown. Approved, June 7, 1872. CHAP. CCCXXIX. —An Act for_the Relief of S. D. Houston, late Receiver of Public June 7, 1872. Illoneys at Junctzcn Czty, m the State of Kansas. -·········;··· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Smeg of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of two hundred b€’gz{‘;°:)°‘g*’°D and twent.y—three dollars and thirty-four cents be appropriated, out of any Iloustoh in setmoney in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to reimburse S. D. *l°·¤°¤¤¤<>{hi¤ Houston, late receiver of public moneys at the United States land othoe "°°“"”‘ at Junction city, Kansas, for one month’s sa.1o.ry and commissions paid to John Williams, the register of that office, after the act of the second of March, eighteen hnn<lre<la11d sixty-sevon, known as the " civil tenure office 1867, ch. 15-1. law ;" ond that, in the settlement of the accounts of said Houston, the com- V°l· Xi'- P- *3* missioner of the general land office be authorized to allow and pay the sum of two hundred and twenty-t,h1ee dollars and thirty-four cents, as settlement in full of payment made 00 John Williams by S. D. Houston. IXPPROVED, June 7, 1872. CHAP. CCCXXX —- An Act for the Religf ry" Sarah A. Ward. June 7, 1872. Be it enacted by the Senate cmd House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, T hui: the Secretary of the Treas- Payment fo my be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Sttmh A. Word, smh A‘ W°"d‘ widow of the late Commander James H. Ward, of the United States navy, the sum of five thousand dollars, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, in full and complete compensation and satisfaction for the post and future use by the United States of an improvement in naval gun-carriages invented by said James H. Wa.rd. Am·1:ovm>, June 7, 1872. CHAP. CCCXXXI. — An Act grantmga Pension to Zlfary Ann Mantgommy, Widow of J unc 7, 1872. lVm. W. Montgomery, late Captain in Texas Volunteers. """-— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Oongress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte- MP¢¤§°¤ tv rior be, und he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension M:;¥g0;2,.y_ roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Mary Ann Montgomery, widow of William W'. Montgomery, late cuptaiii in Texas volunteers, and to pay her a. pension, from the passage of this act, as a captains widow, and in respect 1:0 her minor children under sixteen years of age. J. G. BLAINE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. SCHUYLER COLFAX, Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate. IN rms SENATE on rms UNITED STATES, May 17, 1872. The President of the United States having returned to the Senate, in which it originated, the bill entitled "An act granting a pensionto Mary Ann Montgomery, widow of \Vm. XV. Montgomery, late C8.pi'.8.lll in Texas volunteers," with his objections thereto, the Senate proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the same. and _ Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two-thirds of the Senate agreeing bo pass the same. GEO. C. GORHAM, Secretary of the Senate.