To enable the Secretary of War to repair the sub-marine cable, Block Island Bay, five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary in the judgment of the Secretary of War.

NAVY DEPARTMENT-BUREAU OF ORDNANCE.

For material for the gun-carriages for the Chicago, ten thousand dollars.

For powder for the Boston, twelve thousand dollars.

For labor in the Washington Navy-Yard for continuing work on the armament of the new steel cruisers, sixty thousand dollars. For freight and material for armament of the new steel cruisers, forty-eight thousand nine hundred and thirteen dollars.

For payment of foreign and domestic bills, for which vouchers have been issued and approved by the Bureau of Ordnance, for the armament of the new steel cruisers, thirty-seven thousand two hundred and ninety-four dollars and eighty-four cents, or so much thereof as may be found necessary.

To enable the Navy Department to pay existing obligations, under contracts made by the Bureau of Ordnance, for armament of the new steel cruisers, eighty-three thousand six hundred and fifty-five dollars and sixteen cents.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

For fees of jurors, United States courts, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-six, fifty thousand dollars. For fees of witnesses, United States courts, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-six, one hundred and thirtyfive thousand dollars.

POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

Post-Office Department.

Gas for money

Auditor's Offices.

That the Postmaster-General be, and he is hereby, authorized to transfer from the appropriation for gas for the Post Office Department, order and Sixth fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-six, to the appropriation for gas for buildings for the Money Order and Sixth Auditor's Offices, fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-six, a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.

Capitol Hill

oflice, reut, etc.

That the l'ostmaster-General be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay, branch city postout of the appropriation for rent, light, and fuel for the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty six, rent for the building on Capitol Hill used as a branch of the Washington city post-office, at a rate not to exceed thirty dollars per month, for the current fiscal year, or for such part thereof as the said building may be occupied for the purpose aforesaid.

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

Interior Department.

Freedman's Hoswater-tank.

For repairs to water tank on the main building of the Freedman's Hospital and Asylum, Washington, District of Columbia, two hundred pital, repairs to and sixty dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

SENATE.

For miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, being a deficiency for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-six, five thousand dollars.

WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

The sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces sary, to enable the Secretary of War to preserve from flooding or other injury during the suspension of operations thereon the tunnel now being

Senate.

Miscellaneous

items.

District of Columbia.

Water supply, to protect tunnel for

increased.

constructed under authority of an act to increase the water supply Vol. 22, p. 168. Washington City and for other purposes, approved July fifteenth, eig een hundred and eighty-two, the said sum to be subject to all the p visions and restrictions of said act and of the act approved July fif eighteen hundred and eighty-four, making appropriations for the penses of the Government of the District of Columbia, as to its app tionment and settlement between the United States and the District Columbia and the refunding thereof.

Vol. 23, p.

132.

Approved, March 26, 1886.

Mar. 29, 1886.

Vol. 13, p. 99.

CHAP. 28.-An act additional to an act entitled "An act to provide a natio currency secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the cir lation and redemption thereof," passed June third, eighteen hundred and sixty-fo Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Uni Receiver of na- States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever the receiver tional bank to cer- any national bank duly appointed by the Comptroller of the Curren tify to Comptroller and who shall have duly qualified and entered upon the discharge of the Currency the equity of bank his trust, shall find it in his opinion necessary, in order to fully prote in property to be and benefit his said trust, to the extent of any and all equities that su

sold.

Approval of Secretary of Treasury, etc., to be filed with Treasurer.

Purchase.

trust may have in any property, real or personal, by reason of any bor mortgage, assignment, or other proper legal claim attaching there and which said property is to be sold under any execution, decree foreclosure, or proper order of any court of jurisdiction, he may certi the facts in the case, together with his opinion as to the value of t property to be sold, and the value of the equity his said trust may ha in the same, to the Comptroller of the Currency, together with a quest for the right and authority to use and employ so much of t money of said trust as may be necessary to purchase such property such sale.

SEC. 2. That such request, if approved by the Comptroller of t Currency, shall be, together with the certificate of facts in the cas and his recommendation as to the amount of money which, in his jud ment, should be so used and employed, submitted to the Secretary the Treasury, and if the same shall likewise be approved by him, t request shall be by the Comptroller of the Currency allowed, and noti thereof, with copies of the request, certificate of facts, and indorseme of approvals, shall be filed with the Treasurer of the United States.

SEC. 3. That whenever any such request shall be allowed as hereinb fore provided, the said Comptroller of the Currency shall be, and is, e powered to draw upon and from such funds of any such trust as ma be deposited with the Treasurer of the United States for the benefit the bank in interest, to the amount as may be recommended and a lowed and for the purpose for which such allowance was made: P vided, however, That all payments to be made for or on account of t purchase of any such property and under any such allowance shall made by the Comptroller of the Currency direct, with the approval Approval of pay- the Secretary of the Treasury, for such purpose only and in such ma ner as he may determine and order.

Proviso.

ments.

Mar. 29, 1886.

Approved, March 29, 1886.

CHAP. 29.-An act to authorize the increase of the capital stock of the Fi National Bank of Shakopee Minnesota

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unit First National States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comptroller of th Bank of Shakopee, Currency be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to allow the Fir Minn.; capital National Bank of Shakopee, Minnesota, to increase its capital stoc in accordance with existing laws, to any sum not exceeding two.hu dred and fifty thousand dollars.

stock increased.

Approved, March 29, 1886.

CHAP. 30.-An act to enable the Public Printer to continue in effect the provisions of the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution authorizing the Public Printer to remove certain material from the Government Printing Office" approved February sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That to enable the Public Printer to continue in effect the provisions of the joint resolution enti. tled "Joint resolution authorizing the Public Printer to remove certain material from the Government Printing Office," approved February sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, the sum of fourteen thousand five hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 29, 1886.

Mar. 29, 1886.

Government

Printing Office.

Removal of material from.

Vol. 22, p. 637.
Appropriation.

CHAP. 40.-An act to authorize the publication of a new edition of the Postal Laws and Regulations.

Mar. 30, 1886.

Laws and regu

lations, Post-office Department, new edition.

No extra

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for printing and publishing a new edition of the Laws and Regulations of the Post Office Department, consisting of seventy-five thousand copies, there is appropri ated seventeen thousand four hundred and seventy-five dollars; such edition to be prepared under the direction of the Postmaster General, and printed at the Government Printing Office. No extra compensation shall be allowed to any officer or clerk of the Department for serv- pensation. ices in preparing or superintending the publication of such edition. The Postmaster General may authorize the sale of copies of such edition, not needed for the use of the Department, to individuals, at the rost thereof, with ten per centum added; the proceeds of such sales to be deposited in the Treasury as part of the postal revenues. Approved, March 30, 1886.

com

Sale of copies.

CHAP. 41-An act to amend section three hundred and four of the Revised Statutes of the United States, authorizing the temporary appointment of an Acting Assistant Treasurer.

Mar. 31, 1886.

R. S., sec. 304, p.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section three hundred and four of the Revised Statutes of the United States be, and the same is 51, amended. hereby, amended so as to read as follows:

"SEC. 304. The Treasurer may, in his discretion, and with the con- Assistant Treassent of the Secretary of the Treasury, authorize the Assistant Treasurer urer.

Proviso.

to act in the place and discharge any or all the duties of the Treasurer of the United States; and in the event of the absence or illness of either the Treasurer or the Assistant Treasurer, or both, the Secretary of the Treasurer to perActing Assistant Treasury may, on the recommendation of the Treasurer appoint for a form duties of term not exceeding thirty days at one time, from among the clerks in Treasurer. the Treasury, any one of said clerks to be Acting Assistant Treasurer during such absence or illness: Provided, however, That no such ap pointment shall be made until the official bond given by the principal of the office shall be made in terms to cover and apply to the acts and defaults of every such person so appointed from time to time. Such acting officer shall, moreover, for the time being, be subject to all the liabilities and penalties prescribed by law for the official miscondact in like cases of the Assistant Treasurer, for whom he acts." Approved, March 31, 1886.

PUBLIC ACTS OF THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS

OF THIE

UNITED STATES,

Passed at the first session, which was begun and held at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the seventh day of December, 1885, and was adjourned without day on Thursday, the fifth day of August, 1886.

GROVER CLEVELAND, President; JOHN SHERMAN was elected President of the Senate pro tempore on the seventh day of December, 1885, and continued so to act until the end of the session; JOHN G. CARLISLE was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on the seventh day of December, 1885.

CHAP. 3.-An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a duplicate certificate of deposit to the People's National Bank of Lawrenceburgh, Indiana.

Jan. 19, 1886.

Bank, Lawrence

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Duplicate certifTreasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to issue and cause icate of deposit to to be issued to the People's National Bank of Lawrenceburgh, Indiana, People's National a duplicate certificate of deposit numbered E thirty-five thousand nine burgh, Ind. hundred and eighty-eight, for the sum of ten thousand dollars, issued by the assistant treasurer of the United States at Cincinnati to the People's National Bank of Lawrenceburgh, Indiana, upon such evidence of loss, and upon execution of such bonds of indemnity to the United States, and under such regulations in regard to issue and payment as he shall prescribe.

Approved, January 19, 1886

CHAP. 4.-An act to provide for the performance of the duties of the office of President in ease of the removal, death, resignation, or inability both of the President and Vice-President.

Jan. 19, 1886.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in case of removal, death, President and resignation, or inability of both the President and Vice President of Vice-President. Provision for the United States, the Secretary of State, or if there be none, or in case Acting President of his removal, death, resignation, or inability, then the Secretary of should vacancy octhe Treasury, or if there be none, or in case of his removal, death, res- cur in both offices. ignation, or inability, then the Secretary of War, or if there be none, or in case of his removal, death, resignation, or inability, then the Attorney-General, or if there be none, or in case of his removal, death, resignation, or inability, then the Postmaster-General, or if there be none, or in case of his removal, death, resignation, or inability, then the Secretary of the Navy, or if there be none, or in case of his removal, death, resignation, or inability, then the Secretary of the Interior, shall act as President until the disability of the President or Vice-President is removed or a President shall be elected: Provided, That whenever the powers and duties of the office of President of the United States shall devolve upon any of the persons named herein, if Congress be not then in session, or if it would not meet in accordance with law within twenty days thereafter, it shall be the duty of the person upon whom said powers and duties shall devolve to issue a proclamation convening STAT L-VOL XXIV-1

(1)

Proviso.