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 TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Rss. I0, 11, I2. 1846. Ill No. 10. -:2 Resolution lemaralary to the Resolution ebnuzrru, M6. [ jghregn. hundred andfwmu, for distributing the Worlssqcilffhe ¢tpl4in:';’l.·Cu::plheZ ';,'EE‘l"'“ ition. Resolved by the Sonata and House of Representatives of the Uni- 0,,, copy 0;- ted States of Anuzriesa in Cimgress assembled, That of the thirty-seven the v¤¤rk¤ <>¢' copies of the narrative and scientific works of the exploring expedi- gfg;';"f§ bjxgf tion, deposited, and to be deposited, in the library of Congress, one sented no Stare or copy shall bepresented to the State of Florida ; and whenever any new l"l°'*d*»*‘”‘}1 °“° State shall be admitted into the Union, one copy of said works shall ggélgcimiiw be presented to such State. Approved, July I5, 1846. N0. 1 . -.6 'aintRe.•olution consti the Tlumluo C to.Ma'or-G . [ 1] J Tayp;r’mu€a5im‘ and Mi- ongrecs _1 moral July 1G, 1846 Resolved unanimously by the Senate and House of Rqxresentatives Thug. acmq` me United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 8*¢••MPF°°_•‘g¤*°<* thanks of Congress are due, and are hereby tendered, to Major-Gem 3,, T;!?;,' eral Zachary Taylor, commanding the army of occupation, his officers omcen and men. and men, for the fortitude, skill, enterprise, and courage, which have distinguished the recent brilliant operations on the Rio Grande. And be it further resolved, That Congress sincerely sympathize Cwsmmmfvifg with the relatives and friends of the officers and soldiers of the army me rggiisves and of the United States, who so bravely fell in the service of their *`¥*:¤d‘!u°€ **L;S¢ country ou the Rio Grande. Ke_° ° m L' And be it_further resolved, That the President of the United States The_fo¤’¢:¤i¤S be requested to cause the foregoing resolutions to be communicated to General Taylor, and through him to the army under his command. Ge¤.T¤y1or,nnd And be itfhrther resolved, That the President of the United States 3*****8** him °° be authorized and requested to have a medal of gold procured, with °pa,g§g,,t au, appropriate devices and inscriptions thereon, and presented to General uwrized to cause Taylor, in the name of the Republic, as a tribute due to his good con- t’:c€“;S:‘n°:;§l Q; duct, valor, and generosity to the vanquished. Gen? Taylor, in Approved, July 16, 1846. g;?;;??: °*` W [No. I2.] — A joint Resolution to refund to State: and Individual: Expense: in- July 16, 1846. curved gywthan under Callafor Militio and Volunteers made by Gmemls Gaines —————-—-— and Tu. Bc it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the sw,,,,,., of United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of \Var mamma War be, and be is hereby, authorized and required torefund, out of the gfruggéfjfwlaz appropriation made by the “Act providing for the Prosecution of the mmm of ,,. existing War between the United States and the Republic of Mexico," P¢1E¤¢! i¤¤¤¤‘¤¤d approved the thirteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and forty-  °`;¥:.i six, to the governors of the several States called upon by General Tay- out by General lor aud General Gaines for volunteers and militia, and also to indi- g‘;*°°“ “'d TW viduals, the amount of the expenses incurred by said States and indi- post, p_ U5_ viduals, in fitting out and preparing said volunteers or militia be join the army under the command of General Taylor, to be settled upon just and equitable principles Approved, July 16, 1846.