LIST OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF CONGRESS. vii Pm l0 Public Buildings at Milwaukee. Joint resolution for enlarging the Custom—House, Post-Office, and Court-House at llilwaukce, Wisconsin. May 15, 1856 144 14. Custom-House at Ellsworth. A resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to modify the plan of the Cust0m·House at Ellsworth, Maine. August l, 1856 .. . . 145 17. Texas Creditors. extension of Time for Claims off Joint resolution extending the time for the creditors of Texas to present their claims. August 18, 1856 . . 145 18. Messengers in Department, Pay of Enq>lqqees. Joint resolution giving an increased. compensation to nl! laborers in the employment of the executive and legislative departments of the government in the City of Washington. August 18, 1856 . . . 145 STATUTE —II.—-1856. Appropriation for 11[arine Hospital at Cincinnati and Custom-House at San Francisco. An act to supply an omission in the enrolment of a certain act. August 28, 1856, ch. 28. . 147 Army Appropriation Bill. An act making appropriations for the supgort of the Army for the year egdglg the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fty-seven. August 30, 1856. 147 c . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . Time jbr Election of a. Representative in Delaware. An act to fix the times of holding in the State of Delaware, the election of u. representative in the Congress of the United States. August 30, 1856, ch. 30 .. 150 JOINT RESOLUTIONS. l. Shyn Resolute, Purchase and Restoration of to the British Gévemmenl. A resolution authorizing the purchase and restoration to the British Government of the ship Resolute, late of the British Navy. August 28, 1856 . . . 151 2. T. TVN/iamson, I E Harrison, and Lieutenant Maury authorized to accept Medals. A resolution authorizing the acceptance of certain medals from Foreign Governments. August 30, lB56 . . . .. . ... 151 3. Arctic Expedition, Ojfcers of may accept T eslimonials from Great Britain. A resolution allowing Doctor E. K. Kane and the officers associated with him in their late expedition to the Arctic Seas m search of Sir John Franklin, to accept such token of acknowledgment from the Government of Great Britain, as it may please to present. August 30, 1856 . 152 4. A. D. Bache authorized to accept a Medal. A resolution authorizing Alexander D. Bache, to accept a medal presented to him by the King of Sweden. August 30, 1856 . 152 STATUTE 111.-1856-57. Payment of Postage on transient printed matter made compulsory. An act providing for the compulsory prepayment of postage on all transient printed matter. Jan. 2, 1857, ch. 2. . 153 Mwy retrial of officers dropped, g»·e.,ji-om. An act to amend an act entitled` “An act to promote , the efficiency of the Nsvy." Jan. 16, 1857, ch. 12 . . .. 153 Pension Appropriation Bill. An act making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the year ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight. Jan. 17, 1857, ch. 13. .. 155 Bust of Chi? Justice John Rutledge. An ant to procure a Bust, in marble, of the late Chief Justice ohn Rutledge. Jan. 21, 1857, ch. 18 .. 155 Attendance q/' Whtnesses before Congress. An act more effectually to enforce the attendance of witnesses on the summons of either House of Congress, and to compel them to discover testimony. Jan. 24, 1857, ch. 19 .. . ... 155 Reappropriationfor John Guest and others. An act making zu. reappropriation irom the surplus fund for the relief of Lieutenant `John Guest, United States Navy, and others. Jan. 26, 1857, ch. 24 . . ... 156 Naval Depot at Btythe Bland, Ga. An act authorizing the establishing of a navy depot on Blythe Island, at Brunswick, on the coast of Georgia., and for other purposes. Jan. 28, 1857, ch. 25 .. 156 Steam Revenue Cutter. An act to authorize the President of the United States to cause to be VOL. xr. x~mz.—b
