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1 FORTY-BETH CONGRESS. Sess. III. on. 196-200. rss;. 653 saltisfaction of all claims on said Indians on account of the beeves so ta en. Approved, March 3, 1881. CHAP. 197.-An act granting a pension to Betsey Elwell. March 3, 1881. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representation qi the United States of America Congress etssembzdé That the Secretary of the Inte- ‘ Betsey Elwell, rior be, and he is hereby, authori and directed to place on the P°°°*°°· pension-roll the name of Betsey Elwell, formerly Betsey Butler, widow of Jeremiah Elwell, a private in the Twenty-first Regiment United States Infantry, war of eighteen hundred and twelve, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to date from the passage of the act of March ninth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, “ granting pensions to the soldiers and sailors of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, and their widows, and for other purposes". Approved, March 3, 1881. CHAP. 198.-An act granting a pension to Stephen P. Benton. March 3, 1881. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Inte- Stephen P. Benrlor be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the *°“· P°”“‘°“· pension-roll the name of Stephen Porter Benton, a soldier of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, at the rate per month as provided by the act approved March ninth, eighteen hundred and seventyeight, for survivors of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve. Approved, March 3, 1881. · CHAP. 199.-An act for relief of the personal representative of George W. Hendon March 3, IH. lite, deceased. ·-—···-···"‘_‘ Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatelves of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- George W. Her; my bc, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to make such an allow- dg'1gg;‘tdj%°“;%,g MGB to George W. Henderlite, deceased, late collector of int01‘H3·lI'0V- gogal mpmcut, 6N1B for the eighth collection district of Virginia, as .will make his not me or compensation equal to two thousand five hundred dollars per annum tor the time he held the office of collector as aforesaid; and a sum sufficient to make payment of such allo o ance is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the personal representative of said George W. Henderlite, deceased Approved, March 3, 1881. CHAP. 200.-An act for the relief of William H. Davis March 3, 1881. Be it enacted the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ _ States of Aman? in comm; oreemtztu, That the Secretary of War be, v,;V¤¤¤¤¤¤ H- Deand he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to be mV08h1g5h6d W,m.f,,,,d,,,,,,,_ by U16 Qualrtermasterls Department of the United States Army lll1B hgugg propertykat alleged taking by the United States authorities, for the use of the United San Diego, nh er SPIUBS troops, during the years eighteen hundred and sixty-one and :;¤5*SQ:$“Q{00p:" Gighteen hundred and sixty.two, of a, certain wharf and warehouse prop- Sm,,,,,, of Wm °¤`@.Y·. formerly situated in San Diego, California, alleged to have been ts, msktmvmsge,. the property of William H. Davis, of Oakland, Galrforma, and to have tron and report te PWD used by troops of the United States for fuel: such mvestiga 0°¤K°°°¤· tion to extend to the title of the property and the mcumbrances thereon,