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THE

STATUTES AT LARGE

OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

FROM

DECEMBER, 1881, TO MARCH, 1883.

AND

RECENT TREATIES, POSTAL CONVENTIONS, AND EXECUTIVE PROCLAMATIONS.

EDITED, PRINTED, AND PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF

AN ACT OF CONGRESS, AND UNDER THE DIRECTION

OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

VOL. XXII.

WASHINGTON:

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

1883.

LIST

OF

THE PUBLIC ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS

OF CONGRESS

CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME.

ACTS OF THE FORTY SEVENTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
STATUTES I.-1881-82.

Lucretia R. Garfield. An act granting the franking privilege to Lucretia R. Garfield. December 20, 1881 Legal holidays, District of Columbia. An act to amend section nine hundred and ninety-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States for the District of Columbia, and an act entitled "An act to amend section nine hundred and ninety-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States for the District of Columbia," approved January thirty-first, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine. December 20, 1881

Territorial legislature, New Mexico. An act to legalize the election of the Territorial legislature of
New Mexico held November second, eighteen hundred and eighty, and for other purposes.
December 21, 1881

Ward Hunt. An act to permit Ward Hunt, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States, to retire. January 27, 1882.

Tenth census. An act making appropriations for the payment of the final expenses of the tenth cen-
sus. January 28, 1882

Repairs, Capitol. An act authorizing and directing the Architect of the Capitol to make certain changes and repairs in the House wing of the Capitol. February 8, 1882

Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. An act to appropriate five thousand dollars for packing, transporting,
and arranging certain agricultural and mineral specimens. February 13, 1882

Colored emigrants. An act for the relief of colored emigrants. February 15, 1882
National Mechanics' Banking Association. An act to change the name of the National Mechanics'
Banking Association of New York to that of Wall Street National Bank. February 17, 1882.
Tenth census. An act supplemental to the act entitled "An act making appropriations for the pay-
ment of the final expenses of the tenth census." February 20, 1882

Post-Office warrants. An act to enable the Postmaster-General to delegate authority to sign war-
rants. February 25, 1882 ...

Samuel Francis Du Pont. An act making an appropriation for the base and pedestal of a monument to the late Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, United States Navy. February 25, 1882...

Lincoln Monument Association. An act in reference to the trustees of the Lincoln Monument Association. February 25, 1882

Lancaster National Bank. An act authorizing the Lancaster National Bank of Lancaster, Massa

chusetts, to change its location and name. February 25, 1882...
Apportionment, Representatives, Congress. An act making an apportionment of Representatives in
Congress among the several States under the tenth census. February 25, 1882..

Eastern Shawnee Indians. An act for the relief of the Eastern Shawnee Indians at the Quapaw
Agency, Indian Territory. March 4, 1882.

Galveston Harbor. An act making an appropriation for continuing the improvements of Galveston
Harbor, State of Texas. March 4, 1882.

William H. Gill. An act for the relief of William H. Gill. March 4, 1882..

Deficiency appropriations. An act to provide for certain of the most urgent deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, and for other purposes. March 6, 1882.

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Denver, Colorado. An act to establish a port of delivery at Denver, in the State of Colorado, March 6, 1882...

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Garfield memorial service. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish impressions
of the cards of invitations to the Garfield memorial service. March 6, 1882 .
Post-routes. An act to establish post-routes. March 6, 1882.

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Marine hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the
construction of a marine hospital in the city of Memphis, Tennessee. March 9, 1882....
Chief Justice John Marshall. An act to authorize the erection of a statue of Chief Justice Mar-
shall. March 10, 1882

General James A. Garfield. An act directing the Secretary of War to pay over to the Society of the
Army of the Cumberland seven thousand five hundred dollars, to aid in the erection of a
statue or monument to General James A. Garfield. March 11, 1882.
Freedman's Bank, District of Columbia. An act authorizing and directing the purchase by the Secre
tary of the Treasury, for the public use, of the property known as the Freedman's Bank, and
the real estate and parcels of ground adjacent thereto, belonging to the Freeman's Savings
and Trust Company, and located on Pennsylvania avenue, between Fifteenth and Fifteenth-
and-a-half streets, Washington, District of Columbia March 11, 1882....
Postmasters, claims of. An act authorizing the Postmaster-General to adjust certain claims of post-
masters for loss by burglary, fire, or other unavoidable casualty. March 17, 1882....
Davis Island Dam. An act appropriating one hundred thousand dollars for continuing the work on
Davis Island Dam. March 21, 1882

Indians, Menomonee Reservation. An act authorizing the sale of certain logs cut by the Indians of
the Menomonee Reservation in Wisconsin. March 22, 1882
Bigamy. An act to amend section fifty-three hundred and fifty-two of the Revised Statutes of the

United States, in reference to bigamy, and for other purposes. March 22, 1882.. Courts in New York. An act to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States establishing the times, places, and provisions for holding terms of the district and circuit courts in the northern district of New York. March 23, 1882... Watertown land district, Dakota. An act to create two additional land districts, and to change the boundaries of the Watertown land district in the Territory of Dakota. March 23, 1882.. Bridge over Mississippi River. An act to establish a railway bridge across the Mississippi River extending from a point between Wabash and Reed's Landing, in Minnesota, to a point below the mouth of the Chippewa River in Wisconsin. March 28, 1882. Boundary, Nebraska. An act to extend the northern boundary of the State of Nebraska. March 28, 1882

Plattsburgh, New York. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to release a right of way across
lands of the United States at Plattsburgh, New York. March 28, 1882 -
Green Bay Agency, Wisconsin. An act to confirm certain instructions given by the Department of
the Interior to the Indian agent at Green Bay Agency, in the State of Wisconsin, and to
legalize the acts done and permitted by said Indian agent pursuant thereto. March 31, 1882.
William D. Whiting. An act for the relief of Captain William D. Whiting. April 1, 1882
District of Columbia, appropriations. An act to amend an act entitled "An act making appropria-

ations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, and for other purposes."
approved March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-one. April 1, 1882...

Bridge over Missouri River. An act authorizing the construction of a bridge over the Missouri River,
at or near Arrow Rock, Missouri. April 1, 1882

Alley, square 195, District of Columbia. An act to provide for the closing of an alley in square one hundred and ninety-five, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia. April 1, 1882 Revised Statutes, section 4458. An act to amend section forty-four hundred and fifty-eight of the Re

vised Statutes of the United States, relating to license fees of officers of steam vessels. April 5, 1882.. Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. An act to facilitate the payment of dividends to creditors of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. April 5, 1882. Sale of barracks, Savannah, Georgia. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to sell the military barracks, and the lands upon which they are located, in the city of Savannah, Georgia. April 7,1882 John Thornley. An act for the relief of Medical Director John Thornley, United States Navy. April 7, 1882

Exposition, Denver, Colorado. An act to admit free of duty articles intended for exhibition at the
National Mining and Industrial Exposition to be held in the city of Denver in the year
eighteen hundred and eighty-two. April 7, 1882...
Crow Indians, Montana. An act to accept and ratify the agreement submitted by the Crow Indians
of Montana for the sale of a portion of their reservation in said Territory, and for other pur-
poses, and to make the necessary appropriations for carrying out the same. April 11, 1882..
Public building, Minneapolis, Minnesota. An act appropriating money for the purchase of a site and
the erection of a suitable building for a post-office and other government offices in the city
of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota. April 11, 1882...

Public building, Columbus, Ohio. An act for the erection of a public building at Columbus, Ohio.
April 11, 1882.

Distribution of seeds. An act appropriating twenty thousand dollars for the purchase and distribu-
tion of seeds. April 11, 1882..

Bridge over Missouri River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Missouri
River at the most accessible point within five miles above the city of Saint Charles, Missouri.
April 14, 1882
Building for Pension and Land Offices. An act to provide additional accommodations for the Depart-
ment of the Interior. April 15, 1882

Deficiency appropriation. An act making appropriations to supply a deficiency for dies, paper, and stamps for the fiscal year eighteen Lundred and eighty-two, and to continue work on the Washington Monument for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and for other purposes. April 17, 1882...

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Revised Statutes, section 2569. An act to amend section twenty-five hundred and sixty nine of the
Revised Statutes, in relation to appraisers at the port of New Orleans, Louisiana. April 18,
1882
Indian deficiency appropriation. An act to rovide a deficiency for the subsistence of the Arapahoe,
Cheyenne, Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, and Wichita Indians....
Courts in Georgia. An act to establish distinct United States courts, with distinct officers, in the
northern and southern judicial districts of the State of Georgia. April 25, 1882...
Yaquina collection district, Oregon. An act to amend sections twenty-five hundred and eighty-six
and twenty-five hundred an eighty-seven of the Revised Statutes of the United States by
creating the collection district of Yaquina, in the State of Oregon, and authorizing the ap-
poiutment of a collector therein. April 25, 1882

Revised Statutes, section 3066. An act to amend section three thousand and sixty-six of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, in relation to the authority to issue warrants. April 25, 1882.
Revised Statutes, section 2326. An act to amend section twenty-three hundred and twenty-six of the
Revised Statutes, in regard to mineral lands, and for other purposes. April 26, 1882....
Public building, Frankfort, Kentucky. An act for a public building at Frankfort, Kentucky. April
26, 18-2

Agricultural College, Iowa. Au act to amend the act donating public lands to the several States and
Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts.
April 26, 1882..

Orphan Asylum Association, District of Columbia. An act changing the name of the German Protest-
ant Orphan Asylum Association. April 26, 1882..
Bridge across the Mississippi River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Mis-
sissippi River at or near Keithsburg, in the State of Illinois, and to establish it as a post-road.
April 26, 1882

Ordnance storekeeper, Army. An act to authorize the appointment of an ordnance storekeeper in the
Army. May 1, 1882
Revised Statutes, section 5254. An act to amend section fifty-two hundred and fifty-four, title sixty-
three, Revised Statutes of the United States, concerning the use of piers and cribs in the Mis-
sissippi River. May 1, 1881

Ladies' Soldiers' Monument Society. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to donate to the
Ladies' Soldiers' Monument Society, of Portsmouth, Ohio, four condemned cannon. May 1,
1882...

Post-Office Department appropriations. An act making appropriations for the service of the Post-
Office Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-
three, and for other purposes. May 4, 1882..

Life-Saving Service. An act to promote the efficiency of the Life-Saving Service and to encourage
the saving of life from shipwreck. May 4, 1882..
Elections, West Virginia. An act to amend the laws with reference to elections in West Virginia.
May 4, 1882

Hell Gate, New York. An act making an immediate appropriation for the removal of obstructions
at Hell Gate, New York. May 4, 1882..

Discriminating duties. An act to repeal the discriminating duties on' goods produced east of the
Cape of Good Hope. May 4, 1882..

Chinese immigration. An act to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese. May 6,

1882.

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Public building, Peoria, Illinois. An act to provide for the erection of a public building in the city of Peoria, in the State of Illinois. May 9, 1882

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Lands of Miami Indians, Kansas. An act to provide for the sale of the lands of the Miama Indians in Kansas. May 15, 1882

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Tariff Commission. An act to provide for the appointment of a commission to investigate the question of the tariff. May 15, 1882

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Public building, Denver, Colorado. An act for the erection of a public building at Denver, Colorado.
May 8, 1882
Custom-House lot, Bermuda Hundred, Virginia. An act to authorize the sale of certain property at
Bermuda Hundred, in the County of Ches erfield, in the State of Virginia. May 9, 1882..
Public building, Quincy, Illinois. An act for the erection of a public building at Quincy, Illinois.
May 9, 1882.

Charles Alton Howard. An act to authorize and direct the Secretary of War to change the name of
Charles Alton Howard, a second lieutenant in the Ninth Regiment of Cavalry of the Army
of the United States, on the register, rolls, and records of the Army, to Alton Henry Budlong.
May 15, 1882.

Topeka, Kansas. An act donating condemued cannon and cannon balls to the city of Topeka,
Kansas, for monumental purposes. May 17, 1882-.

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Post Bosworth, G. A. R. Au act donating cannon and cannon balls for use and ornament about a suitable soldiers' monument at Portland, Maine. May 17, 1882.. Donation of condemned cannon, &o. An act donating condemned cannon and cannon balls for monumental purposes. May 17, 1882....

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Soldiers' cemetery, Gallipolis, Ohio. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to furnish condemned

cannon for the soldiers' cemetery at Gallipolis, Ohio. May 17, 1882 Soldiers' monument, Birmingham, Connecticut. An act donating condemned cast-iron cannon to the Soldiers' Monumental Association of Birmingham, Connecticut. May 17, 1882 Soldiers' and sailors' monument, Bellaire, Ohio. An act to donate condemned cannon to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Association of Bellaire, Ohio. May 17, 1882

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Soldiers' monument, Rochester, New Hampshire. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to turn over to Sampson Post, Number Twenty-two, of the Grand Army of the Republic, of Rochester, New Hampshire, four condemned cannon. May 17, 1882

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