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 FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11s.16S,171,180,181. 1897. 791 CHAP. 168.-An Act For the relief John A. Lynch. February 5, 1897. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in accordance with the `i;Z1§`{¤:;i'df°h' findings of the Court of Claims the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to pay John A. Lynch, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars and forty-nine cents, in full and complete satisfaction for services rendered and expenses incurred and defrayed by him, the said John A. Lynch, to and for the United States, at Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio, in the years eighteen hundred and sixty-one and eighteen hundred and sixty-two. ‘ Received by the President, January 25, 1897. [Nom mr rum Dniunrmnnr or Srnun.-fllhe 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.] CHAP. 1'l1.—An Act Granting an increase of pension to Mrs. Sarah B. Leet, February 6, 1897. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the §,§jf}0§·,§§;;;w, 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 Mrs. Sarah B. Leet, widow of the late Brevet Lieutenantljolonel George K. Leet, United States Army, at the rate of twenty-five dollars per month, which rate of twenty-five dollars per month shall be in lieu of the pension she is now receiving. Received by the President, January 26, 1897. [Norm nv mm Dnrnnrunur or Srnn:.-The 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.] CHAP, 180,-An Act For the reliefof (lvorge H. Plant, of the Distrirt of Columbia. _ __`fjl>m•**§' it WW2- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represvntutiros of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the }}§;§§§,§,§‘““‘· Treasury be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to George H. Plant, of the District of Columbia, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five thousand two hundred and sixteen dollars and eighty-five cents, the same being the amount found to be due to him by the Court of Claims for losses and damages sustained by him by reason of a collision between the United States steamship Gettysburg and the steamboat Lady of the Lake, on the Potomac River, and to be received by him in full satisfaction of all claims and demands in consequence of said collision. Approved, February 8, 1897. CHAP. 181.-An Act For the relief of Henry A. \Vebb. I•‘¤br¤ary8.1SW. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United H A W bh States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the 1>.Y;.?Q.r`r0 rims ur: Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to redeem in favor of Harriet *°’ b°¤d¤ "**¤*¤*Y°d·