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 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 49-52. 1888. 73 CHAP. 49.——An act appropriating twenty thousand dollars for expenses of special ADPU 2. 1888- and select committees of the Senate. W Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be ap- iggljbriatiou for propriated out of any moneys in the Treasury, not otherwise appro- sppcmiauuseiectmmpriated, the sum of twenty thousand dollars, to be immediately ’“‘""°‘°’· available, for the expenses of special and select committees and inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate. . Approved, April 2, 1888. ‘ CHAP. 50.—To reward the Esquimaux natives of the Asiatic coast of the Arctic April 2, 1888. Ocean for acts of humanity to shipwrecked seamen. "_‘*_"""‘ Whereas. the Esquimaux natives of the Asiatic coast of the Arctic Pmambie- Ocean exhibited great humanity in rescuing and extending hospitality to the crew of the wrecked whaling bark Napoleon, and especially towards its sole survivor, while themse ves suffering from famine; and Whereas it is eminently proper and expedient to recognize and reward such meritorious and humane conduct on the part of an uncivilized people: Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be ap- ggpmtgmtioq for propriated and paid, out of the Treasury of the United States, from §§m;c.,i,,gSQ’tKf§Qh}§ moneys not otherwise appropriated, a sum not exceeding one thou- Yégggfgggoz · sand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the ecretary of ` the Treasury, for the benefit of the Esquimaux natives of the Asiatic coast of the Arctic Ocean, and in recognition of their hospitality to our shipwrecked seamen. Approved, April 2, 1888. CHAP. 51.-An act to change the location of a certain alley in the city of Avril 21888- Waslinigton. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assemblgd, That the Com- Wvgshiueten. up missioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, au- ,,qt"?,¥Z2{f§ ,,`{$,,3Q§_" thorized and empowered, in their discretion, to vacate and convey to the owner of lots fourteen and fifteen in square eight hundred and ninety-five, in the city of Wasl1ington, the alley. fifteen feet wide, running east and west between said lots: Provided, That the said owner shall appropriate to the public use as an alley an equal area of ground from the southern part of lot fifteen in the square aforesaid. Approved, April 2, 1888. _ C_HAP. 52.-An act to construct a. road to the national cemetery at Corinth, Mis- -Apri1 2, 1888. SlSSlppl. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of C0fi11th._Misq, ten thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appro riated, out of ,-0€X’{§°£§'t?;§§’§`1 Q3 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the pur- ****1*- pose of constructing a macadamized or gravel road, or a road partly of gravel and artly of stone, from the town of Corinth, Mississip i, to the national cemetery near that town, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War. or so much of the above sum as is necessary: Pro vided, That the right of way for said road, not less than 1-mma. sixty feet wide, shall first be secured to the United States. mgm °‘ "°Y· Approved, April 2, 1888.