PUBLIC ACTS OF THE FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS or mn UNITED STATES Passed at the second session, which was begun and held at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the fourth day of December, 1893, and was aeyourned without day on Tuesday, the twenty-eighth day of August, 1894. Gnovnn CLEVELAND, President; ADLAI E. STEVENSON, Vice-President, and President of the Senate; Ls11AM G. HAnn1s, President pro tempore of the Senate; CHARLES F. Cmsr, Speaker of the House of Representatives; Joram D. Brcunnson was elected Speaker pro tempore July eleventh, 1894; Mr. Cmsr resumed the duties of Speaker`July eighteenth, 1894. ‘ CHAP. 1.-An Act To amend an Act entitled "An A? to forfeit certain lands here- December 12.1893. tofore granted for the urpose of aiding in the construe non of railroads, and for other """"—* purposes," approved lSeptember twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and the several Acts amendatory thereof. . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States 03/' America in Congress assembled, That section three of an Act F‘gt;f¤**¤¤ ¤·¤¤ entitl “An Act to forfeit certain lands heretofore granted for the pur- gm ' pose of aiding in the construction of railroads, and for other purposes," Riim vf ~&¤li¤r; ¤¤ approved September twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and P°€°,;_°§§ {mi ° ` the several Acts amendatory thereof, be, and the same is, amended so Vo1.27,pp.59.42'l. as to extend the time within which persons entitled to purchase lands forfeited by said Act shall be permitted to purchase the same, in the quantities and upon the terms provided in said section, at any time prior to January first, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven: Provided, ff;’,f;’&c,_,m That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to interfere ` with any adverse claim that may have attached to the lands or any r part thereof. Approved, December 12, 1893. CHAP. 2.-—An Act To provide for further ujgent deiicienoies in the appropriations December 21,1ut. for the service of the Government for the isc- year ending June thirtieth, eighteen ———-E;-·-· hundred and ninety-fonr, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums, or so ¤¤s¤¤z¤g¤¤¤¤¤¤¤i•· much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same are hereby, appro- °"°°’m °°°' priated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the objects hereinafter expressed, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-four, namely: . TREASURY DEPARTMENT. m}}gj”°¤’ ”°P*” Pay of Assistant Custodians and Janitors: For pay of assistant cus- A¤·*ye¤=.t,,•;·:¤*¤¤*» todians and janitors, including all personal services in connection with °°° "` J"" ' all public buildings under control of the Treasury Department outside of the District of Columbia, one hundred and twentyseven thousand five hundred dollars. (lm
