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 THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 5, 7. 1850. 561 cretion, as may be necessary for the storage of unclaimed goods, or goods which for any other reason are required by law to be stored by the overnment. Sic. 2. And be it further resolved, That nothing in the act afore- Nothing in the said shall be so construed as to deprive the importer of the privilege 3* 9Y°¤g;*id_ *° of the transportation of mcrchandize under bond from one district to ,,g¥;,:° of life another, and of re-warehousing the same according to the provisions of privilege _ of the second section of the act of sixth August, one thousand eight hun-  °f dred and forty-six, to establish a warehousing system, and to amend an from one district act entitled "An Act to provide revenue from imports, and to change *°1*gf;§*h;’· 84 and modify existing laws imposing duties on imports, and for other pur-° ` oses." P Approved, February 14, 1850. [N0. 5.] -—Join¢ Resolution to supply the Territories of Oregon and Minnesota Feb. 20, 1860. with the Narrative of the Exploring Expedition. ——————· Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States if America in Congress assembled, That of the thirty-seven The Territories copies of the Narrative and Scientific works of the Exploring Expedi·  0¥°8°¤ and . . . . . rnnesota to be tion, deposited and to be deposited in thelibrary of Congress, one copy ,-,,,,,,,],,,,1 wm, shall be presented to each of the Territories of Oregon, Minnesota, copies _ of the and such other Territories as may be hereafter organized by act of  Qgxtlg Congress, to belong to the Territorial libraries of such Territories dition. g P respectively, and td stand in the place of the copy each of those Territories would be entitled to receive upon being admitted into the Union as a State. Aprxovnn, February 20, 1850. [Nc. 7.]—Joinz Resolution authorizing the President of the United States to May 2,1354;, accept and attach to the Navy two Vessels ofered by Henry Grinnell, Esq., of -———————- gun York, to be sent to the Arctic Seas in Search of Sir John Franklin and his _ ompemons. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, and President auhe is hereby, authorized and directed to receive from Henry Grinnell, ;l;°;“;1d *;,,3; of the city of New York, the two vessels prepared by him for an expe- tgpthe mw ,,5 dition in search of Sir John Franklin and his companions; and to the U- S· We detail from the navy such commissioned and warrant officers, and so {°°°f,1? Ggggff many seamen, as may be necessary for said expedition, and who may be  of Nev; willing to engage therein. The said officers and men shall be fumished ;°;€;::hb:f“*g*,: with suitable rations, at the discretion of the President, for a period not _;,,],,, p,,,,,kH,,_ exceeding three years, and shall have the use of such necessary instruments as are now on hand, and can be spared from the navy, to be accounted for or returned by the officers who shall receive the same. Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, That the said vessels, officers, and men shall be in all respects under the laws and regulations of the navy of the United States until their return, when the said vessels shall be delivered to the said Henry Grinnell : Provided, That the United Prcviso. States shall not be liable to any claim for compensation in case of the loss, damage, or deterioration of the said vessels, or either of them, from any cause or in any manner whatever, nor be liable to any demand for the use or risk of the_said vessels, or either of them. Approved, May 2, 1850. Von. IX. Pm:. -71