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. 39.— An Act For the relief of A. M. Short.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be, and is hereby, appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hundred dollars; and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay to A. M. Short, of Stillwater, Minnesota, the said sum of one hundred dollars.

Approved, January 12, 1905.

. 40.— An Act For the relief of Lindley C. Kent and Joseph Jenkins as the sureties of Frank A. Webb.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Lindley C. Kent and Joseph Jenkins, sureties upon the bond of Frank A. Webb for the faithful performance of his contract for the construction, erection, and delivery of buildings for the new Port Penn light station, Delaware (fourth light—house district), having, by failure on the part of said Webb, been obliged to complete said contract themselves for said Webb, but at their own expense, and having by such unexpected failure of said contractor not only been put to great extra cost in such work, but also been, by the terms of the contract, subjected to a very heavy penalty for delayed completion of the work, due to the said Webb's failure and not to any fault of their own, a penalty far in excess of the actual extra expense thereby caused to the United States, be, and they are hereby, released from so much of said penalty as is in excess of the actual extra expense to the United States by reason of said delays; and that the engineer of the fourth light-house district be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to the said Lindley C. Kent and Joseph Jenkins the unpaid balance of the full amount of said contract, less the aforesaid actual extra expense to the United States by reason of said delays: Provided, however That such payment shall not be made until said engineer is satisfied that all materials used and all labor employed in the construction of said buildings have been duly paid for.

Approved, January 13, 1905.

. 45.— An Act For the relief of the estate of George W. Saulpaw.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to the estate of George W. Saulpaw the sum of seven thousand dollars, in full compensation for the steamer Alfred Robb, taken by the United States for the use of the Government during the late war of the rebellion; and there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, Seven thousand dollars for the purpose specified in this Act.

Approved, January 18, 1905.

. 46.— An Act To pay J. B. McRae ninety-nine dollars, for services as hospital steward, and so forth.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Treasurer of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any