FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ons. 969, 9sz—9s5. 1903. 1697 executors of James P. Willett., deceased, late postmaster of the District of Columbia, who lost his life through an 0 n shaft in the new city post—office building on September thirtiethf eighteen hundred and ninety-wine. the sum of five thousand dollars, to be distributed as provided by the laws of the District of Columbia. in cases of recovery of damages for death by negligence. Approved, February 28, 1903. CHAP. 983.-An Act For the relief of Henry P. Montgomery, surviving executor March 2, 190:1. of Granville Garnett, deceased. - Be it enacted bg the Senate and House of R esentattves of the United States ofximerzca in Congress assembled, fmt the Secretary of the gywgg g¤¤’¤¤¢¤· Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to Henry P. Montgomery, wz din °x°°°` survivin% executor of Granville Garnett, deceased, late 0 Owen County, tate of Kentuckhy, out of any money in the Treasur not ' otherwise appropriated, e sum of one thousand two hundred and eighlg dollars and thirty cents, being a refund of the amount paid by said arnett to the United States, October seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-tive, in satisfaction of a judgment of the United States circuit court for the district of Kentucky against him as surety on a ace bond of one W. G. Humber, which ]u¥ment had. theretofore Ecu remitted by the President of the United tates. Approved, March 2, 1903. ' CHAP. 984.--An Act Granting a pension to Lavinia Cook. Much 2, 1m. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hmeey of the United rm""' M wl States of America in Congress assembl at the Secretary of the gvispia cook. Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the “ °°' nsion roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension lfws, the name of Lavinia Cook, widow of Reuben Cook, late of Captain Loyall’s company, Georgia Volunteers, Creek Indian war, and pay her a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month. Approved, March 2. 1903. CHAP. 985.-An Act For the relief of Austin A. Yates. March 2,1002;. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United [mmm N°' M'] States of America in Congress assem , That the proper accountin Q ' officers of the Treasury be, and they are hereby, authorized and i _ directed to settle the accounts of Austin A. Yates, late captain, Fourteenth Veteran Reserve Corps, and to give him credit for the sum of thirteen thousand five hundred and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents, charged to him on the books of the Second Auditor’s Office, said sum having been stolen from the safe of his office at Syracuse, New York, on the night of March twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-tive, while he was actin rovosbmarshal of the twenty-third district of New York: That it shall be made to appear to the satistac- ggyg- um, tion of said accounting officers that Captain Yates was not responsible eq for the loss of said moneys. Approved, March 2, 1903. v01. XXXII, PT 2-——30
