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 V1 LIST OF PUBLIC ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Page. Wyoming. An act providing that the State of Wgroming be permitted to relinquish to the United States certain lands heretofore selected an to select other lands from the public domain in lieu thereof. April 23, 1900. . ... . ... . . 139 Garonne. An act to provide an American register for the steamship Garonne. April 27, 1900-. - 141 Hawaii. An act to provide a government for the Territory of Hawaii. April 30, 1900 .. 141 Bridge. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across Tallahatchie River, in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. April 30, 1900 .. . 162 Bridge. An act to authorize the Ohio Valley Electric Railway Company to constructa bridge over iilégo Big Sandy River from Kenova, West Virginia, to Catlettsburg, Kentucky. April 30, 3 .. - .. 16 Distrut of Columbia. A act to amend the charter of the East Washington Heights Traction Railroad Company. April 30, 7.900. .  . . ._  165 Light station. An act authorizing the establishment of a light and fog signal on the new break- - water, harbor of refuge, Delaware" Bay. April 30, 1900 . 165 southern judicial district. An act to amend an act authorizing the terms of the district court of the United States for the southern district of Mi si sippi to be held hereafter at Biloxi. May 3, 1900 ..,.. - . 165 Bridge. An act authorizing the Cape Nome Transportation, Bridge, and Development Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Washington and authorized to do business in the Territory of Alaska, to construct a traffic bridge across the-Snake River, at Nome City, in the Territory of Alaska. May 4, 1900 ... - .. 166 Dam. An act to amend an act entitled "An act permitting the building of a dam across Rainy Lake River." May 4, 1900 . . . 167 Bridge. An act to authorize the New Orleans and Northwestern Railway Company, its successors and assigns, to build and maintain a bridge across Bayou Bartholomew in the State of Louisiana. May 4, 1900 .. 167 Bridges. An act to authorize the Atlantic and Gulf Short Line Railroad Company to build, construct, and maintain railway bridges across the Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers within the _ l§Ioundary9gi)nes of Irwin, Wilcox, Telfair, and Montgomery counties, in the State of Georgia. ay 4, 1 ., ... . .. - . - .. 168 Forest fires. An act to amend an act entitled ‘ ‘ An act to (prevent forest fires on the public domain} ’ approved February twenty-fourth, eighteen hun red and nintgtiy-seven. May 5, 1900 . 169 Indian erritory. An act for the appointment of an additional Uni States commissioner in the northern judicial district of the Indian Territory. May 7, 1900 .. . ... 170 Pensions. An act in amendment of sections two and three of an act entitled "An act granting pensions to soldiers and sailors who are incapacitated for the performance of manual labor, and providing for pensions to widows, minor children, and dependent parents," approved June twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety. May 9, 1900 ... 170 Jacob S. Engleman, administrator, etc., payment to. An act to amend the act a proved March third, eighteen hundred and ninet -nine, for the allowance of certain claims iior stores and supplies reported by the Court of Cilaims under the provisions of the act approved March third, eiglhteen hundred and eighty-three, and commonly known as the·Bowman Act, and for ot er purposes. May 9, 1900 ... - .. 171 Navigation regulations. An act authorizing the Secretary of War to make regulations governing the running of loose logs, steamboats, and rafts on certain rivers and streams. May 9, 1900- 172 Bridge. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Back Bay, at Biloxi, Mississippi. May 10, 1900 .. - ... 172 Census. An act relating to the Twelfth and subsequent censuses, and giving the Director thereof additional power and authority in certain cases, and for other purposes. May 10, 1900-. - 174 South Carolina judicial district. An act to provide for sittings of the circuit and district courts of South Carolina in the city of Florence, South Carolina. May 10, 1900 ..- .. .-- L-- - 174 New York judicial district. An act to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the northern district of New York, to divide the same into two districts, and provide for the terms of court to be held therein and the officers thereof and the disposition of pending ` causes. May 12, 1900 ..--.-.-.-.--..--.-.-- » ---.- ., -.-.--. --.-...-..-.- 175 North Carolina furthery station. An act to authorize the establishment, at some point in North Carolina, of a station for the investigation of problems connected with marine fishery interests of the middle and south Atlantic coast. May 12, 1900 --.-..-...-.-- 177 Internal-revenue stamps. An act authorizing the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to redeem or make allowance for intemal·revenue stamps. May 12, 1900 ..-.-... _ .-... 177 Steamshg:)0PariLs. An act to grant authority to change the name of the steamship Paris. May 12, 1 8 1 ---.-...-.--.--...--.---.-.-.-.-.-.-.--.-..-.,,--.--,.---..--..-. 7 Newbern, N C2, national cemetery. An act to authorize needed repairs of the graveled or macadamized road from the city of N ewbern, North Carolina, to the national cemetery near said city. May 14, 1900 .--.---..-...--.-...-.--.-.-.-.-.---.-.--.,---.-.-.-.-...-... 178 Free homesteads on public lands. An act providing for free homesteads on the public lands for actual and bona fide settlers, and reserving the public lands for that purpose. May 17, 1900- 179 Louisiana western judicial district. An act to fix the terms of the district and circuit courts of the western judicial district in the State of Louisiana. May 18, 1900 .-...- . -.-.-.-. . . 179 Florida southern judicial district. An act to provide for sittings of the circuit and district courts of the southern district of Florida in the city of Ocala, in said district. May 18, 1.900 --.-.--- 180 Fort Buford Miluary Reservation. An act to §rovide for the disppisal of the Fort Buford abandoned milita1%y_ reservation, in the States of orth Dakota and ontana. May 19, 1900 -.-...-... 180 Light-house, ashington. An act to establish light-house and fog signal in State of Washington. May 19, 1900 -...-.-. . -..---.-.-.-.-..-..-..---... 180