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 338 FOBTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch.117,118.119,120,126. 1875, · 1874, o. 337, am, in the streets, alleys, engl avenues of the cities of Washington and P- 11°»°°”¤*’“°'l· Geoxjgetown, ond the repairs and clezming of the sewers, are necessary mummpa,1 objects, which belong to the current expenses of the snme;0 lbs paid forin money as other ordinary municipal expenses; and the proper District authorities are hereby directed to pay the parties that have heretofore performed this cla s of work, from the treasury of said District, out of any money not otherwise a.ppropriated,'the amount and value of said work done since the passage of the act, with legnl1ni;eresb from the time the same fell due under the contract, but not till after their accounts have been approved and audited a. the law duects. Approved, March 1, 1875. umn 2, 1875. CHAP. 118.-A.u act iixing the numb§:az:.’s'paymwters in the Army of the United Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United P¤.ymutm,nnm- {States of Amerien. in Congress essembled, That the number of pnymesters bor gg 299 in hereby established nt fifty, mstead of sixty, es was designated in the ml? lh °· 335» “· eighteenth section of the oct of July- twentymgbth, eighteen hundred 1% gn £g.2,P_'2u_ and sixtg-gtx gsgid paymasters t0_ have the rank, pay, and enmluments ost as. o mayor c ry. . - Solomon or pay- _ Sec. 2. That so much of said eighteenth section ns relates to the permasms. sons igoim whom said paymusters shall be selected be, and is hereby, repea. e. _ Approved, March 2, 1875. March 2, 1g7E_ CHAP. 119.-An not further supplemental to the various nets prescribing the mode 1. of 0'btmmng evidence 111 cases of contested elecmons. Be it enacted  tfae Senate and House of Representatives.of the_United Opening deposi- States of Amerzea ·m Congress assembled, That. so much of section one tions_ in contested hundred and twenty-seven of the Revised Statutes as requires the °1°°“°” °“’°’· Clerk of the House of Representatives to open, upon the written request 0f either party, any deposition, in cnses of contested election, after he mliiévghllw, p. 20, shztnulnnve rccervled bloc sameqagd prior to the meeting of Qongress, bc, an e some 1S' ere y repea. e. . ` R. S., 107, p. 18, Sec. 2. That section one hundred aud seven of the Revised Stawms construed. of the United States shall .be construed as requiring all testimony in canes of contested election to be taken within ninety days from the dny gn evhrch the answer of the returned member is served upon the cnnes an. . Approved, March 2, 1875. ‘ cmu. 120.-An an to emma tho true mmm and mannin of me twentieth section of au not pnssed by the Ictgislnture of the Territory of §)¤.k0tu, passed January fourteenth, eighteen hundrec and seventy-five, entitled "An not making the convey- once of homes ends not valid unless the with joins in the conveyance. Be it enuetedtythe Senate a/nd House of Representatives of the United Jut¢*14<>f18?;k£::: States of Anzerwa. on Oongresa assembled, That the twentieth section of the m,l;m_· · not ¤a.mcd_m the time shall not be construed as eu absolute repeal of clmphter(1;h11;;;y·se}vep {of the lulfvni of {)ak0tn, approved May twelfth, eight een ~ nn re an six y- wo u on y as repealing so much of said chapter thirtyneven a.s is inconsistent yvith the first named act, and no other effect shall be given to said tzwexmeth section. ' Approved, March 2, 1875. Mm·cb3, 1875. CHAP. 126.-An not in relation to the Qunrtormsstcis Department, fixing its · *"— *‘—·—··· statue, reducing its numbers, and regulating appointnicntnmul promotions therein. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of P wtft d nam. , q, _ _ tepresen azwee of the Um e Dgwtmcgif  States of America m Congress asaembted, Thou the Qmrrtermasmfs Do pesmen ext portment of the Army shnli hercaiter consist of the Quartermnste1··