FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 21, 22, 23, 24. 7 CHAP. 21.-An act for the relief of the Eastern Shawnee Indians ut the Quapaw Mar. 4, 1882. Agency, Indian Territory. ·;···—·—·—— 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- Emvrn Shu'- rior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to be paid in “°° 1“d""““· cash, per capita, to the Eastern Shawnee Indians, at Quapaw Agency, Indian Territory, from their uninvested funds in the Treasury, the sum of two thousand dollars, in order to relieve their pressing wants and R61M ¤£ necessities occasioned by the failure of crops during the summer and fall APP¤>1¤‘i¤¤i°¤- of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-one. Approved, March 4, 1882. CHAP. 22.-An act making an appropriation for continuing the improvements of Mu. 4, 1882. Galveston Harbor, State of Texas. —-————-— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States ofAmcr*ica in Congress assembled, That the sum ofone hundred thou- G¤I'¤¤*<>¤ H¤·¤‘· sand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any moneys b°"* T°““· in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of continuing the improvements of Galveston Harbor, in the State of Texas, which I¤¤P¤>V¤1¤¤¤*°!'· improvements are now being prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of War, and the appropriation for which is wholly insufficient to ' continue the work to the end of the current iisca.1 year; and the expenditnre of the sum hereby appropriated is placed under the direction and Appropriationcontrol of the Secretary of War. Approved, March 4, 1882. CHAP. 23.—A11 act for the relief of William H. Gill. Mar. 4, 1882. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United H- Gm- States is hereby anthorized to nominate and by and with the advice and Nh consent of the Senate, appoint William H. dill a. military qtorekeeperiu the Quartermasteis Depa.rtment,with the same grade and rank he held at , the time of his resignation: Provided, That he shall receive no’pa.y or allowances whatever for the time he shall have been out of service, nor shall he be required to refund the pay or allowances received by lmn at the time he was mustered out of the service: And provided hu·thor, Promo;. That the acceptance of any beneiit under this act by the said William H. Gill shall be taken and construed to be by his election a bar to any claim for pay or allowances fiom the date of his muster out to the date of his acceptance of a commission under the provisions of this act. Sec. 2. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby suspended for the purposes of this act, and only so mr as they affect William H. Gill. Approved, March 4. 1882. CHAP. 24.-An act to provide for certain of the most urgent dehcienciee in the np- Mar. 6, 1882. pmprintious for the fiscal year ending Juno thirtieth, cig teen hundred and eighty- --—-·—·-——-····— two, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House gRepresentati»vea of tha United Staten of Amer€ea in Uangrm assembled, at the following sums, or so D¤Q¤1•;¤¤¥ •P· much thereof as may be necessary be, and the same are hereby, appro- P'°P"° °°°‘ priated, out of any money in the 'I(reasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereimxtter expressed, for the gerviee of the ined year ending June thirtietih, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, and prior years, namely: ~·
