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THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Res. 34, 35, 36. 1865. 573 with power to sit during the recess of congress ; to send for persons and papers ; to employ a clerk, to subpoena or compel the attendance of witnesses ; to hear the complaints of Indian chiefs, and examine fully into the conduct of Indian agents and superintendents, and also into the mauagement of the bureau of Indian affairs in the Department of thelnterior; and to report at the next session of congress such legislation as may be Report. necessary for the better administration of Indian affairs; and that there Appropriation. be, and is hereby, appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars to defray the expenses of the same. APPROVED, March 3, 1865. [`N0. 84.] A Resolution extend the Time afar constructing the Burlington and Missouri March 3, 1865. River Railroad, in Iowa, an filing a Map of Relocation. ""`_`;_ Reaolved by the Senate and House of Representatlves of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time allowed by the eighth Tim f<>1‘¤0¤- section of the act entitled “A11 act to amend an act entitled ‘ An act mak- ff;;f;1;§!£“;iis_ ing a grant of lands to the State of Iowa, in alternate sections, to aid in souri River Railthe construction of certain railroads in said state} approved May fifteenth, :3*} §”°·» ex` eighteen hundred and fifty-six," for the construction annually of sections l;8;6‘ch 28 of twenty miles each of the Burlington and Missouri River railroad, be, Vo1.’xi.p.9i and the same is hereby, extended one year, and that the provision of the 1864, eh. 103. second section of the act approved first of July, eighteen hundred and sixty- §8A t 98 four, entitled "An act to regulate the compensation of registers and re- 1;;:%; 1;,6 ceivers of the land-offices in the several states and territories in the loca- sq,` ’ tion of lands by the states and corporations under grants by congress," ATMP- 335- which requires that a map of the change of location shall be filed with the commissioner of the general land-office within one year, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Approved, March 3, 1865. [N0. 35.] A Resolution transferring Maps and other Documents relating to the Surveys of March 3, 1865. the Pacafc Railroad to the Department of the Interior. "`*—‘*"‘ Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatlves of the United States 0fAmer·ica in Congress assembled, That all maps, profiles, and other draw- Department of ings, together with estimates and reports connected with explorations and the Iilferipr fo surveys for the Pacino Railroad, made under the authority of the govern- fm,v";fQ* ment, and all other information upon the subject of said road in the pos- for Pacino Rainsession of any `department of the government, be transferred to the Depart- '°“d· ment of the Interior; and that the Secretary of the Interior be authorized Copies to be to furnish copies of the same, free of charge, to the Union Pacific Railroad *`¤““¤ °d· Company, so far as they may be useful in aiding said company in determining the proper route for said road. Approved, March 3, 1865. [No. 36.] A. Resolution respecting the Publication of the Papers of James Madison. March 3, 1865. Wnemcss the joint committee of the two houses of congress on the Preamble. library were authorized by an act approved August 18th, 185 6, and 1856, ch. 1621 amended June 25th, 1860, to cause to be printed and published one thou- Wl-X*·P· U7· sand copies of the papers of James Madison; and whereas the sum ap- tfflogih propriated for such purpose has been found insufficient : Therefore,'P' ° Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives ry the United States of America in Cimgress assembled, That the said joint library committee ME<1i*i<>¤ of are hereby authorized to contract for the publishing of five hundred copies °‘h°°“ p°P°“‘ of said papers, in lieu of the one thousand copies heretofore authorized, and for the same sum. Approved, March 3, 1865.