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1514 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. CHS. 106-110. 1899. F¤b1’¤¤'y4J899· CHAP. 106.-An Act Granting a pension to Sarah A. Halter. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United mlloixf H°““· States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the » Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Sarah A. Halter, widow of the late R. E. Halter, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. Approved, February 4, 1899. I February 4, 1899. CHAP. 107.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Henry O. Briggs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United mm; 0.Bx-iggs. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the P"""" *"°'°““°°‘ Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Henry O. Briggs, late private of Company L, Fourteenth New York Heavy Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that which he is now receiving. Approved, February 4, 1899. Febuary 4, 1800. CHAP. 108.-An Act To remove the charge of desertion against John Willoughby. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United_ é¤: Sb States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War .4;,.,;.,..-,., be, he is hereby, authorized and directed to remove the charge of _ desertion standing on the records of the War Department against J ohn; Willoughby, of Washington, Kansas, late of Company C, Eighteenth _ ‘ United States Infantry, and grant him an honorable discharge in said ._ my-cw cxénopanlyh as of date of the end of his` term of enlistment therein: Pro- , at no pay bounty or other emoluments shall become due payable by virtue of the padsage of this Act. or Approved, February 4, 1899. ` Fsbmny 4, 1899. CHAP. 109.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Rebecca Otis. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United mum our of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the ]"“‘*°“ “'°"“°‘· Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll the name of Rebecca Otis, widow of John Otis, late private, Company F, Twelfth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension gs the rate of twenty dollars per month in lieu of the pension that she now receiving. ~ Approved, February 4, 1899. rqmq run, CHAP. 110.-An Act Granting a pension to Mary J. Brown. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the .United mann States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he IS hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Mary J. Brown, widow of Andrew T. Brown, late a member of unassigned West Virginia Infantry, and of Company D, One hundred and thirty-third, afterwards Ninth, Virginia Militia, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. Approved, February 4, 1899. ,