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 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cris. 515-519. 1900. 1559 CHAP. 515.-—An Act Granting an increase of pension to William A. Owens. M¤r2¤. Be it enacted by tbe Senate and Ihase af R'i,yJresentatii·es of the Cbzited States of America in Cbnyress assembled, That the Secretary of the gilliam A.Owe¤&s. Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the imsm mcmse ' pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of WVilliam A. Owens, late of Company I, Second Regiment Vllisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Approved, May 22, 1900. HH.; CHAP. 516.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to John NV. Blake. Mw 22. 1900. Be it enacted by the Senate and }[0ase ofRr1e€resentatii·es of the United States of America in Cbngress assembled, at the Secretary of the igggicfjj-ighiggéed 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 John W. Blake, late sergeant in Company E, Fourth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, captain of Company H, Twenty-ninth Regiment Vllisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and major of the Forty-second Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of seventy-two dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Approved, May 22, 1900. CHAP. 517.—An Act Grantinga pension to Felix G. Sitton. May 22, 1900. Be it enacted by t/te Senate and House 0 f R¥>resen tatices 0 f the Cbiited States of America in Cbngress assembled, That the Secretary of the §;{1i;§O<;·Si¢t¤¤- 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 Felix G. Sitton, late of Company H, First Regiment Doniphan’s Missouri Mounted Volunteer Infantry, war with Mexico, and pay him a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. Approved, May 22, 1900. CHAP. 518.--An Act Granting an increase of pension to Ellen Leddy. __ Mayzz, 1900., _ Be it enacted by t/le Senate and House of Representati·ves of the United States of America  Cbngress assembled, That the Secretary of the §,g§>;jOI;1€?li}jéw d 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 Ellen Leddy, widow of Michael Leddy, late second lieutenant, Sixty-ninth New York Volunteer Infantry, and play her a pension at the rate of fifteen dollars per month in l1eu of that s e is now receiving. Approved, May 22, 1900. CHAP. 519.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Caroline C. Townsend. K, May 22,1900. Be it enacted by the Senate and }[0use Q/` Representatires of t/ee limited States of America in Cbngress assembled, That the Secretary Cgroline c. Townof the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place S°¥€;,SiO,, mcmSed_ on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pen— sion laws, the name Caroline C. Townsend, widow of Alfred Town-