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 174 TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Srfss. II. Ch. 49, 50. 1847. March 3, 1847. Cznr. XLIX.-— An Act making Appropriatinnsfor the Payment of Navy Pen "··—‘·"—‘ sions for the Year ending thirtieth June, ezgizteen hundred and forty-eight. Be it enacted by lhe Senate and House of Representatives of the United States ay' America in Congress assembled, That the following Appr<>pri¤¢i¤¤· sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated for the payment of navy pensions for the year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-eight: Invalid pen- To pay invalid pensions, thirty-six thousand dollars. “°“s· _ To pay the pensions of widows of officers, seamen, and marines, wigggzom of sixteen thousand dollars. Act of 1g4_5, Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of the act ch- 41, r¤¤<¤Wi{¤g of eighteen hundred and forty-five, chapter forty-one, entitled "An ggggnus {Olgaé Act renewing certain naval Pensions for the Term of five Years," be, years continued. and the same are hereby, extended to all pensions of similar kind which have expired since the passage of said act; and the pensions which were renewed by the said act for the term of five years, and which may expire before the next session of Congress, shall be, and hereby are, renewed and continued for another term of five years, to the persons entitled thereto, in the same manner, and subject to the same conditions as are in said act contained, and to commence from the time they may severally expire, and to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. _Pnyareer pen- For the payment of pensions under the privateer pension fund, as °‘°“ f“"d‘ pledged by the government by act of Congress of June twenty-sixth, 1812, ch- 107- eighteen hundred and twelve, three thousand dollars. Avrnovnn, March 3, 1847. March 3, 18-1-7. Gnu. L.——An .*9qt making further Appropriation to bring the existing War "*°"‘ with Mexico to at speedy and honorable Conclusion. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whereas a state of war now exists between the United States and the Republic ?’°“mbI°· of Mexico, which it is desirable should be speedily terminated upon terms just and honorable to both nations; and whereas assurances have heretofore been given to the government of Mexico that it was the desire of the President to settle all questions between the two countries on the most liberal and satisfactory terms, according to the rights of each and the mutual interests and security of the two countries; and whereas the President may be able to conclude a treaty of peace with the republic of Mexico prior to the next session of Congress, if means for that object are at his disposal; and whereas, in the adjustment of so many complicated questions as now exist between the two countries, it may possibly happen that an expenditure of money will be called for by the stipulations of any treaty which Ofghrfggnélliens may be entered into ; therefore, the sum of three millions of d011a-YS primed to eggbm bé, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any rnoney IH tht? the President tc tl‘€¤Sury not otherwise appropriated, to enable the President to ¢¤¤· ggugéggg al?:;;? Gludtt 6. treaty of peace, limits, and boundaries with the Republl0 of &c_, with Mui Mexico, to be used by him in the event that said treaty, when sigrwd ico. by the authorized agents of the two governments, and duly ratified by Mexico, shall call for the expenditure of the same, or any part there Accgunts if el; of; full and accurate accounts for which expenditure shall be by him Eggtlgg tI9am_ transmntcd to Congress at as early a day as practicable. mitted to Con. Approved, March 3, 1847. gress.