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 rirrvrinsr oonemsss. Sess. 1. Rss. 54.56. 1890. 683 [No. 54.] Joint resolution providing for the printing of eulogies delivered in September 29,i899- Congress upon the late James Laird. U Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be printed of gg3E5e1g9g;!- m be the eulogies delivered in Congress upon the late James Laird, a pi-ami! ’ Representative from Nebraska, ten thousand copies; of which two thousand five hundred copies shall be for the use of the Senate and seven thousand five hundred co ies shall be for the use of the House of Representatives. That the Slecretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to have printed a portrait of the said James Laird P<>*¤‘¤i*=- to accompany said eulogies, and for the purpose of engraving and printing said portrait the sum of five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any Appropriation. moneys in the Treasury not otherwise a propr1ated. That of the quota to the House of Representatives, tllfe Public Printer shall set apart Bfty copies, which he shall have bound in full morocco with E¤¤‘¤*><>¤¤¤ cariesg1lt edges, the same to be delivered when completed to the family of the deceased. Approved, September 29, 1890. ` [No. 55.] Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to purchase SBPWMMF 29- 1999- nickel ore or nickel matte for use in the manufacture of nickel-steel armor, and for "U" · other naval purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House og Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem led, That the Secretary of the cet';," Navy is hereby authorized to purchase at his discretion nickel ore may pm-Smse for J or nickel matte to be used in the manufacture of nickel-steel armor '“’ P“'¥’°*”· plating for vessels already authorized or to be authorized to be constructed, and of armor-piercing projectiles, and for other naval puroses. P SEO. 2. That the sum of one million dollars, or so much thereof APP¤>P¤’i¤*i°¤ as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for this purpose out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, September 29, 1890. [No. 56.] Joint resolution to correct an error in the act entitled "An act making September 29.1890. appropriations for the construction, repair and preservation of certain public works """‘°"""` on rivers and harbors, and for other purp0scs," approved, September nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety. _ Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemble, That section one of the H1i¤oi¤Riv<>r. net entitled "An act making appropriations for the construction, ,,t£d""}‘.§{·‘° §,.‘{,£’.{§’,{’,’§Q repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and har- ¤<>¤‘·‘*¤**’¤*· bors, and for other purposes/’a(pproved September nineteenth, eight- ·een hundred and ninety, be, an the same is hereby, amended so that Amep. 44o. the clause making appropriation for the improvement of Illinois River, Illinois, shall read, “Improving Illinois River, Illinois; Continuing improvement, two hun red thousand dollars." Approved, September 29, 1890.