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QSS FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Rus. 58, 59, 60. 1868. been reorganized/’ with his objections thereto, the Senate proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the same; and Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same. GEO C GORHAM Attest: - · » Secretary of the Senate. IN run Housm or Rnrnnsmurxrivns,} July 20, 1868. The House of Representatives having proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the bill entitled “A resolution excluding from the electoral college votes of States lately in rebellion which shall not have been reorganized," returned to the Senate by the President of the United States, with his objections, and sent by the Senate to the House of Representatives, with the message of the President returning the bill —- Resolved, That the bill do pass, two thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same. Attest: EDWD. McPHERSON, Olerk. , _ , °` ar 0 the to issue an A ' ———-W mg lN° 59] AR“°Z'i$L§l.££"Z”’JS'Z.ZE2t'?t°§i?B¥,t’itri,trZ`£Zz“T»iQt,. ""”°“" Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives ey" the United _ Americen reg- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the §]t§‘L'Q_‘;g“§‘}§hE° Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to issue an American register land Mary. to the British-built brig Highland Mary, owned by H. and S. French, of S Harbor, New York. aigarrnovmn, July 20, 1868. Mr 20.1868- [no. eo.] Jtar zzatzumm in Relation it the Rock Island mage. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United h _W0rk wube {States of A.oizeriea in Congress assembled, That the act of Congress “makbggiugg 3:8, :,10 ing appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending June Mississippimver thirty, ex hteen hundred and sixty-eight, and for other purposes," ap- °*;g9,°l;hflg{}g· proved Mgireh two, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, be, and the same is VOL gm ,,_ 4g,, hereby, so amended as to authorize and direct the Secretary of War to order the commencement of work on the bridge over the Mississippi River at Rock Island, to connect the said island with the cities of Daven- Qwnership of port and Rock Island: Provided, That the ownership of said bridge shall l’“dS€· be and remain in the United States, and the Rock Island and Pacific Right of way. Railroad Company shall have the right of way over said bridge for all purposes of transit across the island and river, upon condition that the said railroad company shall pay to the United States, first, half of the cost of' the superstructure of the bridge over the main channel and half the cost of keeping the same in repair, and shall also build at its own cost the bridge over that part of the river which is on the east side of the island of Rock Island, and also the railroad on and across said island of Rock Island; and upon a full compliance with these conditions said railroad company shall have the use of said bridge for the purposes of free transit, but without any claim to the ownership thereof; and said railroad company shall, within six months after said new bridge is ready for use, remove their old bridge from the river and their railroad track from its present Other roads location on the island of Rock Island: And provided further, That the may have right government may permit any other road or roads wishing to cross on said °f mY' bridge to do so by paying to the parties then in interest the proportionate cost of said bridge, but no such permission to other roads shall impair the right hereby granted to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail-