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 818 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ons. 555-560. 1886. name of Lydia S. Johnson, of Yates, Orleans County, New York, and a nurse in the Army during the late civil war, and to pay her the sum of twelve dollars per month. Approved, June 24, 1886. June 24, 1886. CHAP. 556.-An act granting a pension to Cummins Porter. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Cummins Porter. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the In- P°°“*°°- terior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Cummins Porter, late a private in Company F, Second Regiment Cbio Volunteer Heavy Artillery. Approved, June 24, 1886. Ju, 24, 1g_ CHAP. 557.-An not granting a pension to Rebecca Roberts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Rebecca Roberts. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the In- Y°¤¤¤<>¤· terior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the _ pension-roll the name of Rebecca Roberts, widow of Clark Roberts, who was lately surgeon of the One hundred and iirst Regiment Illinois Volunteers, at the rate provided by the pension laws for widows of surgeons in volunteer regiments. . Approved, June 24, 1886. Juno 2;, 1335, CHAP. 558.-An act for the relief of Edwin Stevens. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United' Edwin Stevens. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the P¤·y¤w¤¤ to- Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Edwin Stevens, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of seven hundred and thirty dollars, to indemnify him for certain expenses incurred and paid by him while acting as United States con» sul at Ningpo, China. Approved, June 25, 1886. June 28, IH. CHAP. 559.-An not grantin apension to Mary Mortimer Semmes, widow of Com- —-—-—··--—-—— modore Alexander A. Semmes, llixited States Navy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Mu., ,,;,,5,,,,, States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the semmss. Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the ?¤¤¤¤>¤· pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Mary Mortimer Semmes, widow of Commodore Alexantler A. Semmes, late of the United States Navy, and pay her a pension of fifty dollars per mouth irom and after the passage of this act. Approved, June 28, 1886. Juno2g' 18g_ CHAP. 560.-—An act for the relief of William J. Gamble. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United William .1. Gam- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Um Treasury be, and he hereby is, directed to pay to William J. Gamble, P*Y'°°“* *°· late of Company K, Second Arkansas Cavalry, out of any money in the