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 718 FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHs.136»139,142. 1896. April 24. 18%- CHAP. 1.36.-An Act Granting a pension to Rita Stine. M Su Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United vS.Zs¤..?°` States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place the name of Rita Stine, of Memphis, Missouri, invalid and helpless orphan daughter of George W. Stine, late lieutenant of Company I, Twenty-iirst. Missouri Volunteer Infantry, upon the pension roll, and that said Rita Stine be allowed a pension of seventeen dollars per month. . Approved, April 24, 1896. A·!l’l124. 1896-  137.-An Act For the relief of John E. Evans. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ·},';';,f~"_E*“°· States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place the name · of John E. Evans, late sergeant, United States Marine Corps, on board United States sloop of war Jamestown, on the pension roll at thirty dollars per month. Approved, April 24, 1896. _ Apri124.1896· CHAP. 138.-An Act To increase the pension of Mrs. Eunice Ida Rhoades. E _ ml I Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United m,,`;}',': G""' States of America in Congress assembled,. That the Secretary of the 1’¤¤*¤·¤ i¤·=¤··¤¤•l· Interior be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to increase to the sum of fifty dollars per month the pension of Mrs. Eunice Ida Gallup Rhoades, widow of William W. Rhoades, late lieutenantcommander, United States Navy, said pension to be in lieu of pension numbered thirteen thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, now drawn by her. Approved, April 24. 1896. April 24, 1896. CHAP. 139.-An Act Granting a pension to Sophia J. Hamilton, widow of Charles —··—·—··* S. Hamilton, major-general of volunteers. _ _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United §.‘§,*,§lQ},“f¤‘¥‘H‘m‘l*°”‘ States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the 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 Sophia J. Hamilton, widow of the late Charles S. llamilton, major- general of volunteers, and pay her a pension of fifty dollars per month. Received by the President, April 13, 1896. [Norm nv rm: Dnranrmnnr or STATE.-—Th0 foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.] i    j CHAP. 142.-An Act Granting a pension to Joseph A. Cooper. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires of the United {.Qj,*§{§¤‘};,;{;§j{,·_ States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be. and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension