posure and extreme hardship in the military service of the United States, the amount of arrearage which may be found due to him, at the rate of eight dollars per month, from the seventeenth of May, eighteen hundred and fourteen, to the thirtieth day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-six, at which time his pension, already allowed, commenced under existing laws.

Approved, July 18, 1846.

placed on the pension roll.

CHAP. 58.-AN ACT for the relief of Isabella Baldridge, widow of Captain
John Baldridge.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be directed to place the Her name to be name of Isabella Baldridge, widow of John Baldridge, deceased, an officer in the evolutionary war, on the pension roll, and that she be paid, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, a pension, for the service of her husband To be paid at as a captain in the revolutionary war, at the rate of four hunthe rate of $480 dred and eighty dollars per annum, commencing on the fourth of September, eighteen hundred and forty-three. Approved, July 18, 1846.

per annum.

CHAP. 59.-AN ACT for the relief of Charles M. McKenzie.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asAuthorized to sembled, That Charles M. McKenzie be, and he is hereby, aulocate 80 acres thorized to locate eighty acres of land in any of the unlocated Michigan, on lands of the United States, in the State of Michigan, subject lease to the U. to private entry, on his executing a deed of release of seventyS. of 75 acres. five acres to the United States, being that part of the south half

of U. S. land in

executing a re.

of the southeast quarter of section twenty-seven, township five, range one east, in the State of Michigan, not used or occupied by the said Charles M. McKenzie, being land covered by water; which deed of release shall be deposited with the register of the land office at Detroit, Michigan, and the receipt and certificate of said register shall be sufficient evidence to the register of any other land office in the State of Michigan, when the said McKenzie may desire to locate said eighty acres of land, of his compliance with the requisitions of this act. Approved, July 18, 1846.

CHAP. 60.-AN ACT to exempt canal boats from the payment of fees and hospital money.

from

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the owner or owners, master or captain, or other Canal boats expersons employed in navigating canal boats without masts or empted the payment of steam power, now by law required to be registered, licensed, fees and hospior enrolled and licensed, shall not be required to pay any ma- tal money. rine hospital tax or money; nor shall the persons employed to Persons cmnavigate such boats receive any benefit or advantage from the ployed in them marine hospital fund; nor shall such owner or owners, master or benefit from the captain, or other persons be required to pay fees, or make any hospital fund. compensation for such register, license, or enrolment and li Such boats not cense, nor shall any such boat be subject to be libelled in any subject to libel of the United States courts for the wages of any person or per- in the courts of sons who may be employed on board thereof, or in navigating the U. S. the same.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts repugnant to the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved, July 20, 1846.

to receive no

Repeal of acts

repugnant this act.

to

CHAP. 61.—AN ACT making appropriations for the support of volunteers and other troops authorized to be employed in the prosecution of the war with Mexico, during the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and forty-seven.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate aud House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury, for the support of volunteers and other troops authorized to be employed for the prosecution of the war with Mexico, during the year ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty.

seven.

For the regular army, viz:

For the pay of officers and men, provided for by the act of eighteenth June, eighteen hundred and forty-six, forty-five thousand nine hundred and forty-four dollars;

For subsistence of said officers, three thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine dollars;

For forage for said officers horses, three thousand seven hundred and forty-four dollars;

For clothing for said officers servants, three hundred and sixty dollars;

For recruiting the rifle regiment, nine thousand one hundred and eighty dollars;

For clothing and camp equipage for same, twenty-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-three dollars;

Forage.

Volunteers.

Pay of officers,

Subsistence.

Forage.

Clothing.

Pay of volun

For forage for same, fifty-two thousand two hundred and fifty-four dollars;

For volunteers (including officers, &c. authorized by acts passed the present session) and their operations, and those of the regular army, in the field, viz:

For pay of officers, two hundred and twelve thousand and ninety-six dollars;

For subsistence of officers, &c. one hundred and fifty-two thousand seven hundred and sixteen dollars;

For forage for officers' horses, fifty-three thousand three hundred and seventy-six dollars;

For clothing of officers' servants, thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars;

For pay, &c. &c. of volunteers, authorized by the act of thirteers authoriz: teenth May, eighteen hundred and forty-six, three million four May 13, 1846. hundred and ninety-seven thousand dollars;

ed by the act of

Subsistence in

kind.
Camp equipage

Medical and

hospital plies.

For subsistence in kind, one million fifty-four thousand and five hundred dollars;

For camp equipage, &c. one hundred and thirty thousand dollars;

For medical and hospital supplies, forty-five thousand five sup- hundred dollars;

For ordnance, arms, &c. three hundred and forty-four thousand dollars;

For supplies, transportation, &c. of the quartermaster's department, six million three hundred and nine thousand and twenty-seven dollars.

Approved, July 20, 1846.

tain lots of land

in

Moyslin, and to

CHAP. 62.-AN ACT for the relief of Benjamin Ballard.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asConfirmed in Sembled, That Benjamin Ballard, of the State of Louisiana, his claim to cor. be, and he is hereby, confirmed in his claim, by mesne conveyLouisiana, ances, to lots numbered one and four, section thirty five, townentered in the ship sixteen, range twelve, containing ninety acres and sixty name of Wm. hundredths, entered in the name of William Moyslin; and to a lot of land en- the northwest fractional quarter section twenty-seven, township name of Eliza sixteen, range twelve, containing sixty-two acres and fifty-two hundredths, entered in the name of Elizabeth Parker-both situated on the Red river, and sold at the Natchitoches land office on the eighth of May, one thousand eight hundred and forty. And the Commissioner of the General Land Office is hereby directed to issue patents to the said Ballard for the land so above described.

tered in the

beth Parker.

Approved, July 21, 1846.

CHAP. 63.-AN ACT for the relief of Robert Barclay, of Missouri.

enter at any

640

acres of unim

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Robert Barclay, of Missouri, be, and he hereby Authorized to is, authorized to enter, at any land office in the State of Mis-land office in souri, six hundred and forty acres of any unimproved land sub- Missouri ject to sale at private entry, according to the divisions of the proved land in public surveys; the said six hundred and forty acres being in lieu of lands granted to him, lieu of, and to be accepted as full compensation for, the conces- which sion of eight hundred arpens granted to him by the order of been sold by Delassus, the lieutentant govenor of the province of Louisana, dated March sixth, one thousand eight hundred and two, which have been sold by the government of the United States as public lands.

Approved, July 21, 1846.

the U.S.

have

CHAP. 64.-AN ACT authorizing and issue of treasury notes and a loan.

Issue of Trea

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States is hereby sury notes auauthorized to cause treasury notes to be issued for such sum or thorized. sums as the exigencies of the government may require; and in place of such of the same as may be redeemed, to cause others Not exceeding to be issued; but not exceeding the sum of ten millions of dollars ten millions to of this emission outstanding at any one time, and to be issued be outstanding under the limitations and other provisions contained in the act and to be issued entiled" An act to authorize the issue of treasury notes," ap. under the limi proved the twelfth of October, one thousand eight hundred and tations of the thirty-seven, except that the authority hereby given to issue 12, 1837. treasury notes shall expire at the end of one year from the passage of this act.

at any one time

act of October

may borrow

sury notes, and

&c.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the President, if in The President his opinion it shall be the interest of the United States so to do, money in lieu instead of issuing the whole amount of treasury notes authoriz of issuing Treaed by the first section of this act, may borrow on the credit issue stock for of the United States such an amount of money as he may deem sum borrowed, proper, and issue therefor stock of the United States for the sum thus borrowed, in the same form, and under the same restrictions, limitations, and provisions, as are contained in the act of Congress, approved April fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, entitled "An act for the extension of the loan of eighteen hundred and forty one, and for an addition of five millions of dollars thereto, and for allowing interest on treasury notes due." Provided, however, That the sum so borrowed, Proviso. together with the treasury notes issued by virtue of this act, shall not in the whole exceed the sum of ten millions of dollars: And provided, further, That no commission shall be allowed Proviso. or paid for the negotiation of the loan authorized by this act;

Not to bear a

and also that the said stock shall be redeemable at a period not Jonger than ten years from the issue thereof.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the treasury notes higher rate of and stock issued under the provisions of this act shall not bear a higher rate of interest than six per centum per annum, no part thereof shall be disposed of at less than par.

interest than six per cent.

tion to be made to any salaried

and

No compensa. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That no compensation shall be made to any officer, whose salary is fixed by law, for officer for pre preparing, signing, or issuing treasury notes; nor shall any paring sign clerks be employed beyond the number authorized by the act and issuing said herein referred to.

notes, &c.

ing the amount

which were

$50,000 appro SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the sum of fifty priated for pay thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of certain notes of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the purloined, &c. purpose of paying the amount of certain treasury notes (which, having been received or redeemed by any authorized officer of the government, were subsequently purloined or stolen and put into circulation without evidence on their face of their having been cancelled) to the respective holders, who may have received the same, or any of them, for a full consideration, in the usual course of business, without notice or knowledge of the same having been stolen, or cancelled, or altered, and without any circumstances to cast suspicion on the good faith or due caution with which they may have received the same. Approved, July 22, 1846.

of Congress.

andians of the

prairie, &c.

CHAP. 65.—AN ACT making appropriations for certain objects of expenditure therein specified.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asPay and mile-sembled, That the following sums of money be, and the same age of members are hereby, appropriated for the several objects of expenditure hereafter specified-viz: For the pay and mileage of members of Congress and delegates, one hundred and seventyExpenses of six thousand five hundred and forty-eight dollars. For the mission to wild expenses of the mission to the wild Indians of the prairie, including the expenses of a delegation of these Indians to the city of Washington and back to their homes, and also some presents to them, fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That no other or higher compensation shall be paid to the commissioners appointed to negotiate with said Indians than is authorized by by the act approved seventeenth July, eighteen hundred and forty-two, nor shall any expenditure be allowed by the accounting officers but what shall appear to have been proper and reasonable, and which shall, in all respects, be supported by the most satisfactory vouchers: Provided, further, That no account shall be allowed, except for objects authorized in the instructions to the commissioners: Provided, however, That bills or drafts, heretofore drawn and negotiated by said commissioners,

Proviso.

Proviso.