216 FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. RES. 18, 19, 20, 21. 1876. In line thirty-six, Section seven of said act, (as printed by authority of the Department of State,) after the word "sums," strike out the word ‘· not." - Approved, July 25, 1876. Aug. 3, 1876. [No. 19.] Joint resolution providing for the restoration of the original Declaration of ———·——-——·—·——· Independence. . _ Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Wlgijlai 1)**01**** of America in Congress assembled, That a commission, consisting of the gktintg b;';‘;§§’;;g` Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, _and the Librarian of Congress, be empowered to have resort to such means as will most effectually restore the writing of the original manu- ‘ script of the Declaration of Independence, with the signatures appended thereto, now in the United States Patent Office; and that the expense attending the same be defrayed out of the contingent fund of the Interior Department. _ Approved, August 3, 1876. Aug. 5, 1876. [No. 20.] Joint resolution prohibitinglsupply of special metallic cartridges to hostile “ ”"“`“"""°"`“ ll 18s11S. Preamble. Whereas, it is ascertained that the hostile Indians of the Northwest · are largely equipped with arms which require special metallic cartridges, and that such special ammunition is in large part supplied to such hos— tile Indians directly or indirectly through traders and others in the Indian country: Therefore, Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Special metallic of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United {‘“;“"i"f;.°“ “°“ *° States is hereby authorized and requested to take such measures as in
- ° ° ° mm" his judgment may be necessary to prevent such special metallic ammunition being conveyed to such hostile Indians, and is further authorized
to declare the same contraband of war in such district of country as he may designate during the continuance of hostilities. i Approved, August 5, 1876. _ Aug. 15, 1876. [No. 21.] Joint resolution providing for ·the postponement of the publication of the ·——·—···— Army regulations. ¥,§$§";£1‘},5 Whereas the President was, by an act of Congress approved March 18 Sm; ggyj first, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, authorized to make and publish regulations for the government of the Army, in accordance with Ante, p. 101. existing laws; and Whereas by an act of Congress approved July twentyiour, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, a commission was created to which has been referred the whole subject matter of reform and reorganization of the Army of the United States; Therefore Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Publication of of America in Congress assembled, That the President be requested to f;'?? E§g‘;£;‘3,°“S postpone all action in connection with the publication of said regulations ` P Puntil after the report of said commission is received and acted on, by \_ Congress at its next session. Approved, August 15, 1876.
