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646 FORTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 27, 41, 48, 50. 1872. dollars and seventy cc-mcs to Mrs. Julia. A. Smith, administratrix of the estate of the late Charles B. Smith, formerly receiver of public moneys, Appropriation- acting as disbursing agent at Brownsville, Nebraska; and that the sum of six hundred and forty dollars and seventy cents is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Arpnovan, March 1, 1872. March 2, 1872. CHAP. XXVII. · An Act granting to James D. Dana the Use of certain Plates. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives q" the waited James D. Dum States of America in Congress assembled, That; the Joint Committee on the §:L::;¥;?Q Library be authorized to grant to James D. Dana the use of such of the playing wiped;- engraved plates of the United States exploring expedition under Captain tion. Wilkes, now in charge of said committee, as may be desired by him for the publishing za. book on corals and coral islands. A1>r1c0vm>, March 2, 1872. March 11, 1872. CHAP. XLI.-—-An Act to reimburse certain Scldiersjzr Lossqf Clothing by Fireat Chicago. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United C¢¤‘¤j¤ Soldiers States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is grzixlhglbigfg hereby authorized to issue, without charge, to certain soldiers of the by iimngui- general mounted service, United States army, sufficient clothing, or the °°8°· money value thereof, to replace the amount lost by each of them during P*’°'i*°· their efforts to subdue the fire in Chicago: Provided, That the total value of such clothing shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the sum of one hundred and thirty dollars. APPROVED, March 11, 1872. Marek1Q, 1872. CHAP. XLVIII.——An Act for tgZ Relie%;gf francis A. Eastman, Postmaster at ""·‘*"—"""‘- wago, 1mi1S. Bc it enacted Qy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United A¢<>9¤¤f·¤ of States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting 5'm“:°:)3;I£;°; officcrs of the Post-ohice Department bc, and they are hereby, authorat Ciucago, m be ized to settle the accounts of Francis A. Eastman, postmaster at Chicago,

€t%d¤¤H1<=¢;td¤i¤ and to credit him with so much of the amount of the postal receipts of

°r° °'°° °wsaid oi£cc, including money received for postage stamps and stamped envelopes sold up to the eighth day of October, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, as was 011 hand and destroyed by fire in the safe of the government in said post-office the said ninth of October, eighteen hundred and seventy-one; and said accounting officcrs arc also authorized to credit the said postmaster, upon his m011ay·0rdcr account, with the amount of money-orders paid by him during the week ending October seventh, eighteen hundred and seventy—0ne, and which were destroyed by the fire aforesaid in the safe of said post-office: Provided said credits shall be made to such amounts only as the Postmaster General shall bc satisfied from the proofs furnished him will cover the losses actually incurred. Appnovmn, March 12, 1872. Liam}; 14, 1872, CHAP. L. ·An Act granting a Pension to Elizabeth Kenyon. Bc it enacted by the Sena/tc and Hbuse of Representatives of the United EIPGYLSE L20 States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior yo? ° °“' bc, and 110 is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Elizabeth Kenyon, dependent mother of Jolm T. Kenyon, late a. private in company A, first regiment: Rhode Island cavalry. Approved, March 14, 1872.