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fourth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, shall be prepared under the direction of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, and said statement shall hereafter show also the offices the salaries of which are reduced or omitted, and the amount of such reduction, and shall also contain a chronological history of the regular appropriation bills passed during the session for which it is prepared; * *

SEC. 3. *

* That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is by Secretary of hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to loan any scientific instruNavy, for Signal ments in the possession of any of the bureaus under his charge, and Service use, au- not in use, to persons taking observations, or making investigations in connection with, or for the use of, the Signal Service under such regulations as he may prescribe, taking such security for the safekeeping and return of such instruments on demand as he may deem necessary. [October 19, 1888.]

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October 19, 1888. CHAP. 1213.-An act to fix the number of unbound and bound Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives, and to provide for their distribution.

25 Stat. L., 610. Journals of Con

gress; number to be printed.

R. S., SS 97. 98, 3798, par. 6. Distribution of

Be it enacted, &c., That there shall be printed of the Journals of the Senate, one thousand and fifty-five copies, and of the Journals of the House of Representatives, one thousand one hundred and seventyfour copies.

Of the Senate Journals there shall be bound one thousand and bound copies of twenty-five copies, which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate Journal. office of the Secretary of the Senate, seventy-eight copies; to the Senate library, thirty-six copies; to the Senate document-room, twenty-five copies; to the Senate folding-room, forty-three copies; to the House document-room, three hundred and thirty-seven copies; to the Department of State, ten copies; to the Department of the Interior, four hundred and thirty-five copies; to the Library of Congress, fifty-two copies; to the Court of Claims, two copies, and to the library of the House of Representatives, seven copies.

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Of the Journals of the House of Representatives there shall be -of House Jour- bound eleven hundred and twenty-four copies, which shall be distributed as follows: To the office of the Secretary of the Senate, seventy-eight copies; to the Senate library, thirty-six copies; to the Senate document-room, twenty-five copies; to the documentroom of the House of Representatives, three hundred and fortyeight copies; to the Department of State, ten copies; to the Department of the Interior, four hundred and thirty-five copies; to the Clerk of the House of Representatives (for governors of States), one hundred and twenty-three copies; to the Library of Congress, fiftytwo copies; to the Court of Claims, two copies, and to the library of the House of Representatives, fifteen copies.

Of the unbound Journals of the Senate there shall be printed Unbound copies thirty copies, which shall be distributed as follows: To the Secreof Senate Journal. tary of the Senate, six copies; to the office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, five copies; to the document-room of the House of Representatives, five copies; to the Public Printer, four copies; to the library of the House of Representatives (for file copies) five copies; and to the library of the Senate, (for file copies), five copies. Of the unbound Journals of the House of Representa-of House Jour- tives there shall be printed fifty copies, which shall be distributed as follows: To the Secretary of the Senate, six copies; to the office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, twenty-five copies; to the document-room of the House of Representatives, five copies; to the Public Printer, four copies; to the library of the House of Representatives (for file copies), five copies, and to the library of the Senate (for file copies), five copies.

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Repeal.

SEC. 2. That all laws in conflict with this bill are hereby repealed. [October 19, 1888.]

CHAP. 1214.-An act authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to accept the surrender of and cancel land patents to Indians in certain cases. (1)

October 19,1888.

25 Stat. L., 611.

Indians.

Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is Acceptance of hereby, authorized to accept the surrender of and to cancel patents surrender of land conveying the land therein described and issued to the following- Patents from named * * Indians, * * and to allot and patent to said 1887, Feb. 8, ch. Indians, under the act of February eighth, eighteen hundred and 119, ante, p. 534. eighty-seven, such lands as they would be thereby entitled to had no previous patents to them severally been made.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his Indians may surdiscretion, and whenever for good and sufficient reason he shall con- render patents, sider it to be for the best interest of the Indians, in making allot- and receive allotments under the statute aforesaid, to permit any Indian to whom ments in severalty. 1875, Mar. 3, ch. a patent has been issued for land on the reservation to which such 131, 15, ante,p.78. Indian belongs, under treaty or existing law, to surrender such pat- 1884, July 4, ch. ent with formal relinquishment by such Indian to the United States 180, par. 5, ante, p. of all his or her right, title, and interest in the land conveyed thereby, properly indorsed thereon, and to cancel such surrendered patent: Provided, That the Indian so surrendering the same shall make a selection, in lieu thereof, of other land and receive patent therefor, under the provisions of the act of February eighth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven. [October 19, 1888.]

NOTE.-(1) Sec. 1 of this act is special, and only so much is here retained as is necessary to an understanding of Sec. 2, which contains the only general legislation in the act

450.

October 19, 1888. 25 Stat. L., 613.

Lists of votes for President, &c., to President of Sen

CHAP. 1216.-An act supplementary to the act approved February third, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, entitled "An act to fix the day for the meeting of the electors of President and Vice-President, and to provide for and regulate the counting of the votes for President and Vice-President, and the decision of questions arising thereon." Be it enacted, &c., That the certificates and lists of votes for President and Vice-President of the United States, mentioned in chapter be forwarded' to one of title three of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and in the act to which this is a supplement, shall be forwarded, in the ate. manner therein provided, to the President of the Senate forthwith after the second Monday in January, on which the electors shall give their votes.

SEC. 2. That section one hundred and forty-one of the Revised Statutes of the United States is hereby so amended as to read as

follows:

"SEC. 141. Whenever a certificate of votes from any State has not been received at the seat of Government on the fourth Monday of the month of January in which their meeting shall have been held, the Secretary of State shall send a special messenger to the district judge in whose custody one certificate of the votes from that State has been lodged, and such judge shall forthwith transmit that list to the seat of Government. [October 19, 1888.]

R. S., § 140.

1887, Feb.3, ch. 90, §3, ante, p. 525.

When Secretary of State shall send

for district judges'

list.

Substitute for
R. S., § 141.

RESOLUTION.

NUMBER 10.-Joint resolution to supply the Department of State with copies of bills and other documents.

April 5, 1888.

25 Stat. L., 620. State Depart

Resolved, &c., That the Public Printer be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to furnish the Department of State, out of the ment to be furnished copies of usual number, with ten copies of each bill and joint resolution, and bills, resolutions, twenty copies of each executive document, miscellaneous document, and documents. and report of committee of either House of Congress. [April 5, 1888.]

R. S., §§ 3791, 3792, 3798. 1882, July 7, Res. No.43, ante, p. 387.

FIFTIETH CONGRESS-SECOND SESSION

IN

THE YEARS 1888-1889.

December 18, 1888.

25 Stat. L., 637. New Mexico. Colfax land district, established. R. S., § 2256,

1874, March 3,

CHAP. 6.-An act to establish a land office at Folsom, in the Territory of New Mexico. Be it enacted, &c., That all that portion of the Territory of New Mexico bounded and described as follows: Commencing at the northeastern corner of said Territory and running thence west on the northern boundary line of said Territory to the line dividing ranges numbered twenty-four and twenty-five, thence south on said range line to the principal base-line running east and west through ch. 43, ante, p. 4. said Territory, thence east on said base-line to the eastern boundary ch. 327, post, p. line of said Territory, thence north on said eastern boundary 660. line to the place of beginning, be, and is hereby, constituted a new and separate land district, to be called the Colfax land district, the land office for which shall be located in the town of Folsom, County of Colfax, in the said Territory of New Mexico.

SEC. 2. That the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a register and a receiver of public moneys for said district; and said officers shall reside in the place where said land office is located, and shall have the same powers and shall discharge similar duties and receive the same fees and emoluments as officers discharging like duties in the other land offices of the Territory of New Mexico. [December 18, 1888.]

1889, March 1,

Land office at Folsom.

Register and re

ceiver.
R. S., §2434.

CHAP. 19.—An act to regulate appointments in the Marine Hospital Service of the United January 4, 1889.

States.

25 Stat. L., 639. Medical officers

Be it enacted, &c., That medical officers of the Marine Hospital Service of the United States shall hereafter be appointed by the of Marine Hospital President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and no Service to be apperson shall be so appointed until after passing a satisfactory exam- dent, &c., after pointed by Presiination in the several branches of medicine, surgery, and hygiene examination. before a board of medical officers of the said service. Said examina- R. S., § 4802. tion shall be conducted according to rules prepared by the Supervising 130, par. 9, ch. 156, 1875, Mar. 3, ch. Surgeon-General, and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury ante, pp. 73, 94. and the President. 1888, August 1, ch. 727, ante, p. 600. SEC. 2. That original appointments in the service shall only be made Appointments to the rank of assistant surgeon; and no officer shall be promoted to to be as first assistthe rank of passed assistant surgeon until after four years' service and a second examination as aforesaid; and no passed assistant surgeon shall be promoted to be surgeon until after due examination:

Provided, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to affect the rank or promotion of any officer originally appointed before the adoption of the regulations of eighteen hundred and seventynine; and the President is authorized to nominate for confirmation the officers in the service on the date of the passage of this act. [January 4, 1889.]

ant surgeon. Pro-
motion.
19 Opins., 296.

January 16, 1889. CHAP. 50.—An act to amend the postal laws of the United States in reference to letters bearing special delivery stamps. 25 Stat. L., 650. Special delivery Be it enacted, &c., That section three, chapter three nunared and letters with insuf- forty-two of the act of Congress approved March third, anno Domini ficient postage to eighteen hundred and eighty-five, be, and the same is hereby, postage collected. amended by adding to said section the following proviso:

1885, March 3, ch. 342, § 3, ante,

p. 484.

1886, Aug. 7, ch. 901, ante, p. 511.

"Provided, however, That the omission by the sender to place the lawful postage upon a letter bearing such special delivery stamp and otherwise entitled to immediate delivery under the provisions of this section shall not hinder or delay the transmission and delivery thereof as provided herein, but such lawful postage shall be collected upon its delivery, in the manner now provided by law for the collection of deficient postage resulting from the overweight of letters." [January 16, 1889.]

January 30, 1889.

25 Stat. L., 654.

International money-orders.

Maximum

CHAP. 100.-An act to increase the maximum amount of international money-orders from fifty to one hundred dollars.

Be it enacted, &c., That section four thousand and twenty-eight of the Revised Statutes of the United States (second edition, eighteen amount raised to hundred and seventy-eight), be, and the same is hereby, amended so one hundred dol- as to read as follows:

lars.

Substitute for R. S., § 4028. 1887, Jan. 3, ch. 13, §2, ante, p. 518.

When act takes effect.

"SEC. 4028. The Postmaster-General may conclude arrangements with the post departments of foreign governments with which postal conventions have been or may be concluded for the exchange, by means of postal orders, of small sums of money, not exceeding one hundred dollars in amount, at such rates of exchange and compensation to postmasters and under such rules and regulations as he may deem expedient; and the expenses of establishing and conducting such systems of exchange may be paid out of the proceeds of the money-order business."

SEC. 2. That this act shall take effect within six months from the date of its approval by the President. [January 30, 1889.]

February 6, 1889.
25 Stat. L., 655.
Circuit courts in
Arkansas, Missis-

sippi, South Caro-
lina, and West

Virginia.
R. S.. § 658.
Terms.

1877, Jan 31, ch. 41, ante, p. 129. 1890, Mar. 7, ch. 28, post, p. 707.

Jurisdiction.

Pending causes.

CHAP. 113.-An act to abolish circuit court powers of certain district courts of the United
States, and to provide for writs of error in capital cases, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted, &c., That there shall be, and is hereby, established a circuit court of the United States in and for the western district of Arkansas, for the northern district of Mississippi, and for the western district of South Carolina, respectively, as the said districts are now constituted by law.

And terms of said circuit courts, respectively, shall be held at the times and places now provided by law for the holding of the district courts in said districts, respectively, and terms of the circuit court shall be held also at Helena, in the eastern district of Arkansas, at the same times the district court is now required by law to be held; and also at the times and places in West Virginia, where the district court is now provided by law to be held. (1)

SEC. 2. That said circuit courts, respectively, shall have and exercise, within their respective districts, the same original and appellate jurisdiction as is or may be conferred by law upon the other circuit courts of the United States;

And all suits, causes, and proceedings now pending in the said several respective district courts, and also in the district court of the

NOTE. (1) The times of holding court in the western district of Arkansas and at Helena in the eastern district are fixed by 1877, Jan. 31, ch. 41, ante, p. 129; in the northern district of Mississippi by 1882, June 15, ch. 218, § 2, ante, p. 344; in the western district of South Carolina by 1890, Apr. 26, ch. 165, §§ 1, 4, post, p. 718; and in West Virginia by 1878, Mar. 9, ch. 27, ante, p. 153; 1878, Dec. 21, ch. 9, ante p. 207, and 1888, May 17, ch. 261, ante, p. 587.

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