130 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. 1. Ons. 403, 405, 406. 1890. mea, nn, ew. had been there instituted; and all process, writs, and reco nizances relating to such suits and proceedings so transferred shah be considered as belonginglto the term of the court in the second division of said district in e same manner and with like effect as if they had been issued or taken in reference thereto originally. Approved, June 9, 1890. Juno 10.1IN- CHAP. 405.-An act to authorize the Secretary of War to issue ordnance and "-"j*""` ordnance stores to the State of Washington in yment for ordnance and ordnance stores borrowed by the State of Oregon of State whilst a Territory during the Nez Percé Indian war of eighteen hundred and seventy-seven and eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, and for other purposes. P~•¤¤¤¢· Whereas dining the Nez Perce Indian war of eighteen hundred and seventy-seven and eighteen hundred and seventy-eight the State of Oregon, in order to arm and equi the militia and volunteers of said State called into service by the governor of said State to sup ress Indian hostilities, borrowed o the Territory of Washiiégtbn three hundred and twenty breech-loading Springfield rifles, c iber fifty, model of eighteen hundred and sixty-six; two hundred and sixtyitwo breec -loading Springfield rifles, caliber fifty, model of eig teen hundred and sixty-eight; five hundred and eighty-two screw-drivers; forty-seven thousand four hundred and fordty-five ball cartridges, caliber fifty; and thirty-one arm·chests; an Whereas a large portion of said ordnance and ordnance stores have been lost an rendered useless in service; and Whereas said State has not arms and accouterments nor credit on her ordnance account sntlicient to return said arms, and so forth, borrowed: Therefore . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the o¤xm.¤¤¤,¢>¤=.wb¤ United States of America in Cotzgress assembled, That the Secretary Q of War be, an is hereby, direc to cause to be issued to the State of ew-J¤¤¤¤¤¤ 0¤¤8¤¤· Washington, in full payment and liquidation of ordnance and ordnance stores borrowed by said State of Oregon of said State whilst a Terri- 1·¤u.p.4cs tory, and lost or rendered useless in service, ordnance and ordnance stores of the value of twelve thousand three hundred and ninety- Acceptance. wig: qight dollars and fifty-five cents, and the acceptance by the State of
ashington of the ordnance and ordnance stores herein authorized
to be issued shall be an absolute dischagge of the State of Oregon from any and all liability for said borrow arms and accouterments. Approved, June 10, 1890. June 10, 1890. CHAP. 406.-An act to amend an act entitled "An act authorizing the Missis- ·—·w*·‘·—""‘ sippi and Louisiana Bridge and Railroad Company of Natchez, Mississippi, to construct a bridge over the Mississippi River at or near Natchez, Mississippi," approved July nineteenth, eighteen undred and eighty-eight. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Brides at Nall0h0L United States of America in Congress assembled, That section twelve m€‘f;,_ ¤_ ,_ m, of the above-recited act be amen ed so as to read, “That if the congmed- and struction of said bridge is not commenced by the iirst day of J aneempnmon memes uary, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and completed in three years . thereafter, all rights hereby conferred shall cease and determine." Approved, June 10, 1890.
