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 1018 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. RES. 25, 36, 41, 47. 1894. of the Navy by act of Congress approved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two; and Whereas said Proctor received the thanks of the Secretary of the Navy on December thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-tour, for meritorious conduct: Therefore, _ _ Resolvedby the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States rnumn 12. rmm:. of Ameriea in Congress assembled, That sa1d Thomas  Proctor, who ,.,§,‘,§§f*l "°°°’° °°" was secretary to said acting rear-admiral commanding the Pacific . Squadron of the United States Navy on actual sea service, and who was duly appointed October iirst, eighteen hundred and sixty-tour, and actually pertbrmed sea service during said war in such capacity until honorably discharged trom the Navy December twelfth, eighteen p hundred and sixty-six, shall be deemed and taken to have had_the relative rank of a lieutenant on the active list in the Navy of the United States, and shall be so recorded in the Register of the Navy of the MM- United States: Provided, however, That such relative rank shall confer N° v"' °t°‘ no claim whatever to any pay, allowances, pension, bounty, or other remuneration. " _ Approved, May 7, 1894. July 18, 1804. [No. 36.] Joint Resolution To permit Captain T. O. Selfridge, junior, United ` ·*—···*" States Navy, to receive a decoration conferred upon him by the President of the Republic of France. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States ¤=<¤¤¤¤0-S<»1fri•lz¤· of America in Congress assembled, That Captain Thomas O. Selfridge, j'};,,. ,,,.,,,4; .1,,.,,, iunior. of the United States Navy, be, and is hereby, authorized to gg *;:**1 P*°¤i**°”*°" accept the cross of an officer of the national order of the Legion of ' Honor conferred upon him by the President of the Republic of France in recognition of the services rendered by that officer to the cause of science through his surveys of the Isthmus of Darien. Approved, July 18, 1894. Aug¤st4, 1894- [No. 41.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to approve WW a certain lease made in Polk County, Minnesota. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States gay w.g<»¤;::h. in of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior m,,°,f§§,,,§ ,,y_,,,,,,,,,_ be, and he is hereby, authorized to approve, if in his discretion he i¤•=<l· deems the same proper and advisable and upon such terms and limitations as he may impose, that certain lease made and executed by Mon-Si-Mob, (commonly called Moose Dung) to Ray W. Jones of Lot (1) one in Section thirty-four (34) in Town one hundred and fifty-four (154) north of Range forty-three (43) west in the county of Polk and Tgte of Minnesota, which said lease is now on file in the office of Indian airs. Approved, August 4, 1894. August 23, 1894. [No. 47.] Joint Resolution For the relief of W. D. Mack, a clerk in the Record _ "‘;··v·‘—·—‘ and Pension Division of the \Var Department. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States W.D.Mmk. of America in Congress assembled, That William D. Mack, a clerk in the S'°“°~"°*“°"°"· Record and Pension office, and a veteran of the late war, who lost both feet in a railroad accident while returning from the anniversary ceremonies of the battle of Gettysburg, on July fourth last, is V¢L ¤v.p.‘n5. hereby exempted from the operation of so much of the Act approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, making appropriations for legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the iiscal year ending June thirtietb, eighteen hundred and