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 FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 326-330. 1897. 823 Ninth Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, for a pension at the rate of twelve dollars a month. Approved, February 25, 1897. CHAP. 321.-An Act To restore Mrs. Elizabeth T. Anderson to the pension roll. February 26, mv. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representati·ves of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the 1¤1i¤b•¤¤i¤-A¤<1~r- Interior be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to restore to the “°“p;,,,“,,,,,,,,,;_ pension roll the name of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Anderson, of Cartersville, Georg1a,_and pay her a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month as the widow of John Anderson, of Loyal’s company, Second Georgia Volunteers, Creek war, beginning on the date of the approval of this e. Approved, February 25, 1897. CHAP. 328.-An Act For the relief John McLain, alias Michael McLain. F¢l>¤¤¥! 25- 1897- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the ecretary of War be, M·!g_1¤:,1{d-_I;hi¤}· •¤·¤ ` and he hereby is, authorized and directed to remove the charge of Emu y,.,.;,.;,;. desertion from the military record of John McLain, alias Michael ·“·°*·•*¤•· McLain, late a member of Company D, Tenth Hlinois Infantry, and Company I, Thirteenth Missouri avalry, and grant him an honorable discharge, as of date October twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, the date he suffered an amputation of his left arm by reason of gunshot wounds received while engaged with his command against the enemy, at the battle of Independence, Missouri. Approved, February 25, 1897. ` .—4-- Q CHAP. 329.--An Act To increase the pension of Elizabeth Wellons. R February 25. 1m. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United mh wah Wann States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the r•¤:1¤¤sm·»¤•u.°' Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to increase the pension of Elizabeth Wellons, widow of William S. Wellons, a soldier of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, from twelve dollars per month to twenty dollars per month. Approved, February 25, 1897. CHAP. 330.-An Act For the relief of Ira H. Sweatt. February2s, 18W. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the rm 1l.Sweatt. Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Ira H. P°“"°“ ‘°“‘°"°"· Sweatt, late of Company I, Thirteenth New Hampshire Volunteers, a pension of twelve dollars per month from the passage of this Act, under certificate numbered one hundred and twenty-one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, issued October twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and no part of it shall be retained by any _ Rm,.¤,,,, 1,,,,;,;;, authority to reimburse the Government for any pension heretofore paid. Mi- Beceived by the President, February 13, 1897. [Norm nr run Dnrinrmmzr or Srarn.-—The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval,