FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Gus. 63-65, 71. 1897. 773 CHAP. 63.-Au Act For the relief of William B. Ellis. January 18, 1897. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War bc, g,2Q§·,}f1 Bjflffjms and ho IS hcrcby, authorized and directed to revoke Special Field Or- <1i¤<=1¤¤rz¤- ders, Numbered One hundred and ninety-four, from the Headquarters Department of the Cumberland, dated July sixteenth, eighteen hundred gud sixty-three, accepting the resignation of William B. Ellis, late captain of Company I, Seventy11i11th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Inihutry, and discharging him from the service "for worthlcssncs a an 0m($81`," stud theu to accept said resignation and to issue to him an honorable dnschargc as of date July sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and to correct his record accordingly: Provided, That H0 §I,°§°.,,Y"m_ pay, bounty, pension, or other allowances shall bcccmo duo or payable ' by reason of the passage of this Act. Approved, January 18, 1897. CHAP. 64.-Au Act For the relief of Patrick Rainey. January 18, 1897. Be it emacted by the Senate and Howe of Representatives of the United _ _ States of America in Oongresa assembled, That the Secretary of War be., g°;2Z$¤1ERxY$:°$~£¤u¤ and he hereby is, authorized and directed to remove the charge of ¤i¤<=h¤s¤- desertion from the military record of Patrick Rainey, late of Company K, Fif|:y—scc0ud Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and issue to said Rainey an honorable discharge as of the date of J anuary twentythird, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, 011 account of minority. Approved, January 18, 1897. CHAP. 65.—An Act T0 increase tho pension of Caroline S. Baker. Jmmq. 1g_ 1w_ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the §j;;§fj,§b§;*£;j_ Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place ou the pension roll, at thirty dollars per month, subject to tho provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Caroline S. Baker, widow of John Howard Baker, late assistant engineer, United States Navy, in licu of the pension she is now receiving. Received by the President, January 7 , 1897. [Nom nr mm Dsrmmmnnr or Scrn·1·:.-The foregoing uct; having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has bccomo a law without his approval.] CHAP. 71.-An Act To remove the charge of desertion and grant an honorable Jmmu-y 20, 1897. discharge to Hclmnth F. Smckel. ——""" —` Bo it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Wag- bc, @2:*;;} Eojggglg and he is hereby, authorized and directed to remove the charge of ummm. desertion now standing against the record of Helmuth F. Smoke], late private Company O, Sixteenth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, and grunt an honorable discharge. Approved, January 20, 1897.
