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 I·OltTX—SEVE)·'l`H CONGRESS. Sess. I. RES. 38, 39. 1882. 385 time bears to the whole of said fiscal year: Provided further, That authority is also granted for continuing during the same period the necessary work required for public printing and binding, and for all other miscellaneous objects embodied in the Sundry Civil and Naval appropriation acts, in advance of appropriations to be hereafter made for said olgects: And provided further, All sums expended under this act shall be charged to and be deducted from_the appropriations for like service {Expo fiscal year ending June thirtxeth, eighteen hundred and eighty- Approved, June 30, 1882. [No.39. JOINT RESOLUTION authorizin . M - ingtori’s Headquarters in the city of Newbldxiglli, Sh?:v1v’YdiYk?‘avyutrmt:¤9:f:b$mvZ mild to and in defraying the expenses of the Centennial Celebration to be held at that city in the year eighteen undred and eighty-three. ` Whereas, it is in contemplation by citizens of Newburgh, State of Memeriet eel- New York to commemorate the proclamation of peace, the disband- “m° M w**“bi”€‘ ment of the Army, and other notable Revolutionary events by appro- :;’,:° §{;:'g‘,§;‘“,:' priate centennial ceremonies, to be held at Washington’s Headquarters, N. ii., etc. S ' said city of Newburgh, durin g the year eighteen hundred and eighty- Preamble. ree· an · Wliereas, the events in question, forming as they did the closing scenes in the struggle for independence, are in every respect worthy of being commemorated and should be perpetuated by the erection of some suitable memorial structure; and Whereas, it was near this place, in the log building known as “The '1`emple," that Washington by his appeal to the patriotism of the Army saved the country from military despotism; and Whereas, it is intended to purchase the grounds upon which the Temple stood, together with so much of the surrounding land as may be deemed necessary, and cause to be erected thereon a building of frame or logs in the original form or style of the said Temple as near as may be; and · Whereas, it is further intended to purchase certain other adjacent grounds, wherein rest the remains of the Revolutionary veterans who died during the eucampment of the Army near Newburgh, and cause the same to be properly inclosed, to the end that they may be perpetually kept and maintained as a burial ground; Therefore, Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States _ of America in Congress assembled, That a joint select committee be cre- d·L*;¤·:l°(53<;¤§’0•;-f; ated, to consist of five Senators to be appointed by the presiding onicer mgme appointed_ of the Senate, and eight Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker · of the House of Representatives whose duty it shall`be to make, inde- Duties. peudeutly of itself or in connection with the trustees of Washington’s· Headquarters and the Citizens’ Committee, all necessary arrangements for a beiitting celebration of the centennial ceremonies commemorative of Washington’s refusal to accept a crown, the proclamation of peace, the disbandment of the Army, and other notable Revolutionary events, to be held at Washington’s Headquarters, in the city of Newburgh and State of New York, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-three, _ _ Sec. 2.-That the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is,_ authorized Appropriation. and directed to expend, out of the moneys hereinafter appropriated, a sum not to exceed ten thousand dollars in the erection ot a suitable monument or column on the grounds bellpngingto the State of New York and ‘known as Washington’s Headqua ers, with such_ inscriptions and cmblems as may properly commemorate the historical events which occurred at Newburgh and vicinity during the war of the Revolution. _ C. to _ I I Sm:. 3.-That the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, or so much bmeizn  °° °‘ thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriateeldor the purpose APp,,;,P,,m,0,,_ mentioned in the preceding section, and for aiding ni dezlraying the xxu--25