408 THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Rus. 38, 39, 40, 41, 42. 1864. JMB 7, 1864- [No. 38.] A Resolution to oompenuies on the Gunboat “Baron de KaIb"f>r "‘;*""‘ s o mg. Resolved by the Senate and House of Represeniatives of the United Allowance to States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting 0H2i- &°3',;.“2;';’“ md cers of the treasury be, and they are hereby, authorized, in settling the ¤· Baron dg accounts of the petty officers, seamen, sailors, and others of the crew of K¤1b·" the United States gunboat “Baron de Kalb," to,allow to each a sum not exceeding fifty dollars as a. remuneration for the damage they. may have sustained in the loss of their clothing by the destruction of said vessel, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, June 7, 1864. June 7, 1864. [N0. 39.] A. %0Zution authorizing dw Acceptance q/'a certain Test£monialj`i·om the Gow "'"""""""` ernment of Great Britain. Resolved by the Senate and House of Represmtatives of the United $°l°'¤Q¤ lg"P» States cy" America in 0'ongress·asse:nbled, That Surgeon Solomon Sharp, ¥}i;?,:%°§?m: of the navy of the United States, be, and he hereby is, authorized to ae- N¤vy,mgyaco¤pt cept the piece of plate recently presented to him by the government of '§:g;"E;;,f:’m Great Britain as a mark of high appreciation of the unremitting attention and kindness shown by him to certain oilzicers of the British ship " Greyhound," while in the naval hospital under his charge, at Norfolk, Virginia. Armzovnu, June 7, 1864. J“¤° uy 1864- [N0. 40.] A Resolution tendering the Thanks of Congress to Lieutenant-Colond Joseph ____-—t—~ Bmky ofLhe Fourth Regiment of Wiscmmin Volunteers. Resolved dy the Senate and House of Representatives of the .Un·ited Th¤¤}<¤ of States of America in Oangress assembled, That the thanks of congress be,
and they are hereby, tendered to Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Bailey, of
Joseph Bailey. the fourth regiment Wisconsin volunteers, acting engineer of the nineteenth army corps, for'distinguished services in the recent campaign on the Red River, by which the gunboat ilotxlla under Rear Admiral David D. Porter was rescued from imminent peril. _0¤f1pr <>fr¤¤¤1¤- Sec. 2. And be iz further resolved, That the President of the United g°}a°d_b° ml"' States be requested to cause 2. copy of this resolution to be transmitted to Lieutenant-Colonel Bailey. Approved, June 11, 1864. June 15, 1864- [No. 41.] Joint Resolution granting pgertainlffpvikga to the Only of Des Moines, in the tateo awa. Ba it resolved dy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Rights of the States of America in Congress assembled, That the United States hereby g';tfgg)*;i‘fe3: relinquish to the city of Des Moines, in the State of Iowa, a municipal relinquished to corporation established under the laws of said state, all their right and in- ¢!¤¤_¤i•>y of Des terest in the coal-beds underlying the river Des Moines, within the limits M°m°s‘ of said city: Provided, That no disposition or use thereof shall be made which shall obstruct the free navigation of said river ; nor shall any one grant of the privilege of mining the same extend for a longer period than ten years. APPROVED, June 15, 1864. June 18, 1864. [No. 42.] A Resolution to provide forthe Revision of the Laws of thoDE:lrid of C'dun•b•l!. _Layvs of the 'Wmrmses the revised code of the District of Columbia, prepared under B:;;:??:;; the authority of congress, entitled "Au act to improve the laws of the ,;;,,;,3,,, District of Columbia, and to eodify the same," approved March third,
