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 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ons. 74·76. 1887. 891 the United States not otherwise appropriated, the following sums, namely: To Andrew J. Iverson, lieutenant; Ambrose B. W)*ckofl', lieutenant; Henry T. Stockton, lieutenant; Frank R. Hotchkin, lieutenant, junior grade; T. E. D. W. Veeder, lieutenant, junior grade; Edward N. Whitehouse, paymaster; Samuel H. Dickson, passed assistant surgeon; and James M. Pickxell, assistant engineer, each one thousand dollars. To Silas H. Wright, naval cadet; Samuel H. Williamson, naval cadet; \Villiam T. Webster, naval cadet; Robert Stewart, naval cadet; A. F. Oallander, mate; and David Mount, pay clerk, each seven hundred dollars. — Sec. 2. That the widow, child, or children, or in case there be not such, One years methen the surviving parent or parents of those in the service who were 3**Y S23 kms °f lost in the wreck of the United States steamer Ashuelot, namely: Will- °°°° m"' iam Gronan, seaman; George Valentine, captain of the hold; Fritz Rackeubach, quartermaster; William Bronsomlandsman; Saint Leger Crone, quartengunner; Ah Kid, painter · Sun Shing, carpem>er’s mate; George Ashton, carpenter; Ah Yoo, lanclsman; Andrew Scotland, private marine; and Benjamin H. Wohlrab, landsman, shall be entitled to and receive, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, as follows, io-wit: The relatives, in the order named, of the persons connected with the United States steamer Ashuelot hereinbefore referred to, a. sum equal to twelve mont,hs’ sea-pay of each person lost: Provided, That in any ease where heretofore a pension Aww, has been granted, or may hereafter in fact be granted, to any such A¤wu¤M¤b¤d¤· widow, child, or dependent parent by reason of the death of any of the ‘l"°*°d f'°"* P°'*‘ persons named in this section, in the payment of such pension account "°°‘ shall be taken of any sum paid as above provided, and to the extent of its account said sum shall bein lieu and stead of such pension, and no further: Proridedfurther, That the legal representatives of the above pegal representdeceased persons who were in the service of the Government shall also **"°° t?° h°·'° •' be paid from the Treasury of the United States any arrearsof pay due '°°"° P"' said deceased ats the time of their death. · Approved, January 29, 1887. CHAP. 'I5.—An acl: for the relief of A. A. Thomas. . · Jan. 29, ISB7. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- g- A·ThZT••· ury be, and is hereby, directed to pay to A. A. Thomas, or his assigns, “Y'“°“ °‘ out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of ilve hundred and forty dollars, as a reimbursement for money paid by A. A. Thomas for the use of the United States while register of the United States land-otiice at Cawker City. Kansas, and the further sum of sixty-seven dollars and fourteen cents, balance due said Thomas as compensation as such register for the quarters ending September thirtietb,eighteen hundred and seven ty-two, and March thirty-tlrst, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, respectively. Approved, January 29, 1887. CHAP. 76.-—An not granting a pension to Joseph Mays. Jan. 29, 1867. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the In tenor Joseph Mays. be, and he is hereby, authorized and glireptcd to place on_the pensnon- P¢¤¤¤<>¤· roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Joseph Mays, late of Company M, Ninth Regiment Kansas Cavalry Volunteers. Approved, January 29, 1887.