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 FORTYFOUBTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. RES. 22, 23, 24. 1876. 217 [No. 22.] Joint resolution amending the Eighth Section of the not " nmking a.ppropria.— Aug. 15, 1876. tions for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the *·—j·*·i— year eiiding June thirtioth eighteen hundred and seventysevon, and for other pur- POSGS · Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America 6n—·=O0ng¢·css assembled, That section eight of the awt }487P·°hi?§7» making appropriations ior the legislative, executive and judicial ex- m;§,35éd_)’ ponses of the Government for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, and for other purposes be amended, by striking out the words "twelfth dey of July," and inserting, in lieu thereof, the words " nineteenth day of Jn1y.” Approved, August 15, 1876. [No. 23.] Joint resolution in reforonco to tho wreck of the United States monitor, Aux`- 15, 1876- Teeumseh. ""“""`;f Bc it resolved by the Senate cmd House ui·emse money Treasury be, and he hereby is, directed to return and tender to the of ¤¤¤¤i*¤<>¤T¤<>¤¤¤- party claiming to have purchased the United States monitor Tecumseh ““h °° l’° “’°""“°‘l· the sum of fifty dollars, with interest at six per oentum added from August seventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, to tho day of the tender, said sum of fifty dollars being the sum paid by James E. Slaughter on what purported to be the sale of said monitor then lying in Mobile Bay. Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he hereby is, directed _ Sulo or,pi·om1m to assume the con trol mid protection of satid monitor, and he is author- *°"· ized to dispose of the some to the party who paid said money or his assigns on just terms, providing in such disposition for the removal horn said monitor and the proper burial of the remains of the persons carried down when she sank ; such removal from the said monitor und burial to be under the protection and supervision of the Secretary of the Navy. Approved, August 15, 1876. [No. 24.] Joint resolution to defray the expenses of the joint committee of the Sonzite Ang. 15, 1876. and House of Representatives to prepare a. suitable term of government for the Dis— *‘*""—~—’"“"— trict of Columbia. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Oongwass assembled, That for the purpose of carrying Appropriation into etleot the provisions of the concurrent resolution appointing it select for <>xp¤¤¤¤¤_ of committee of three members of the Senate and three members of the hu; C°";}"a$“°° House of Representatives to prepare at suitable term of government for glam;;,? Em the District 0i'(Jo1umbin., the sum of three thousand dollars or so much met of Columbine thereof ns may be necessary be appropriated out of any money in the · Treasury not otherwise appropriated, one hnlf to be disbursed {rom the contingent fund of the Sonztte and one half from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives. Approved, August 15, 1876.