Pension. Robert H. Roberts. Pension increased. Pension. Isaac N. Walker. pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Robert H. Roberts, late of Company L, Forty-fourth Regiment, United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of William H. Lilly, late of Company L, Second Regiment, Arkansas Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Isaac N. Walker (insane), late of Eighty-eighth Company United States Coast Artillery, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month. Pay to the duly Pensions increased. appointed guardian. Andrew Manuel. Rebecca Thatcher. Pensions. Lona B. Porter. Edward M. Riley. Roger G. Wearne. Pension increased. Pensions. Harvey J. Ruggles. William A. Buckley. Arthur Magoon. George F. Quinlan. Mary C. Parsons. Charles H. Yeagle. Pension increased. ing. Pension. Effa M. Rule. The name of Andrew Manuel, late of Company K, One hundred and sixty-first Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Rebecca Thatcher, widow of John P. Thatcher, late second lieutenant Company K, Third Kentucky Volunteers, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Lona B. Porter, late of the Coast Artillery School detachment, United States Army, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. The name of Edward M. Riley, late of Company M, Second Regiment Alabama Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Roger G. Wearne, late of Company K, First South Dakota Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Milford Lady, late of Company C, Fifth United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Charles F. Coe, late of Company A, Second Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Harvey J. Ruggles, late of Company K, Thirty-third Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of William A. Buckley, late of Company M, Seventyfirst Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Arthur Magoon, late of Company L, Eighth Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of George F. Quinlan, late of Company B, Eighth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month. The name of Mary C. Parsons, widow of Martin Parsons, late of Troop C, Fifth United States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Charles H. Yeagle, late acting hospital steward, Hospital Corps, United States Army, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Frederick A. Greening, late of Company C, Thirtythird Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Effa M. Rule, widow of William H. Rule, late of Company I, Fifth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Susan R. Freeman, widow of Thomas Freeman, late of Conner's Battalion of Texas Mounted Volunteers, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Pension increased. Susan R. Freeman. Pensions. The name of Charles O. Hopping, late of Troop F, First Regiment Charles O. Hopping. United States Volunteer Cavalry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of James W. Beville, late of Company M, First Regiment James W. Beville. Florida Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of William F. Rowland, late of Company H, Second Regiment South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Pierce L. Trible, late of Company H, Second Regiment South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Reuben Solomon (insane), late of Company F, Fourth Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. Pay to duly appointed guardian. William F. Rowland. Pension increased. Pierce L. Trible. Pensions. Reuben Solomon. The name of Daniel H. Gerald, late of Company L, Third Regiment Daniel H. Gerald. Georgia Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Medicus F. Day, late of Company K, Second Regiment Medicus F. Day. South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Charles W. Reeves, late of Company I, One hundred Charles W. Reeves. and fifty-ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Sue E. Madden, widow of John W. Madden, late of Sue E. Madden. Company G, Fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month, and $2 per month additional on account of Thomas Madden, minor child of the said John W. Madden, until he shall reach the age of sixteen years. The name of John Buckelew, late of Company F, Twentieth Regi- John Buckelew. ment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. ham. The name of Charlotte M. Beckham, widow of Robert H. Beck- Charlotte M. Beckham, late captain and commissary of subsistence, United States Volunteers, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month and $2 per month additional on account of the minor child of the said Robert H. Beckham until she reaches the age of sixteen years. Pension increased. The name of Margaret A. Osborn, widow of Charles E. Osborn, late Margaret A. Osborn. of Company A, First Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Henry C. Brant, late of Company M, Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Thomas P. Pope, late of Company M, Twenty-seventh Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Frank C. Andrews, late of the United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pensions. Thomas P. Pope. Pensions increased. The name of Daniel Corcoran, late of Company A, First Regiment Daniel Corcoran. Nebraska Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $15 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Louisa Fleming. Emily Jane Hilton. Julia A. Ueltschy. Pension. Pension increased. Pensions. Lorenzo J. McEvoy. Clarence Matchett, alias Harry J. Reed. Pension increased. Pensions. John T. Densmore. Donald E. Graham. The name of Louisa Fleming (incompetent), widow of James Fleming, alias James Hay, late of Company G, First Regiment United States Artillery, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Pay to duly appointed guardian. The name of Emily Jane Hilton, widow of William F. Hilton, late of Troop B, First Regiment Kentucky Cavalry, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Julia A. Ueltschy, widow of Albert Ueltschy, late of Company I, Eleventh Regiment United States Infantry, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Charles Harris, late of Company B, Eleventh Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Melvina J. Jarvis, widow of William H. Jarvis, late of United States ship Independence, United States Navy, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Lorenzo J. McEvoy, late of Company G, Thirty-fourth Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. The name of Clarence Matchett, alias Harry J. Reed, late of United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. The name of Cordelia Mulford, widow of Jacob Mulford, late of Captain Lindsley's company, New Jersey Militia, War of Eighteen hundred and twelve, and pay her a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Andy R. Fetter, late of Battery G, Fifth Regiment United States Artillery, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. The name of John T. Densmore, late of Company M, Fifth Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. The name of Donald E. Graham, late of Company G, Third Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a Pensions increased. pension at the rate of $12 per month. Narcissus New. Mary A. Scott. The name of Narcissus New, widow of Jesse New, late of Company C, United States Voltigeurs, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Mary A. Scott, widow of Jeptha Scott, late of Captain Grant's company, Georgia Volunteer Mounted Infantry, Florida Indian War, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Approved, August 19, 1916. August 21, 1916. [H. R. 1777.] [Private, No. 113.] Frank J. Deutsch. ries. CHAP. 374.-An Act For the relief of Frank J. Deutsch. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment to, for inju. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Frank J. Deutsch, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,000, which sum is hereby appropriated, in full settlement of all claims of any nature whatsoever that the said Frank J. Deutsch may have against the United States Government for injuries sustained while employed in the Coast Guard at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Approved, August 21, 1916. CHAP. 375.-An Act For the relief of the estate of William D. Allen. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to the legal heirs of William D. Allen, deceased, of Oswego, New York, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $320, for work performed in the release and rescue of the lighthouse tender Hare. Approved, August 21, 1916. CHAP. 376.—An Act For the relief of the Minnesota and Ontario Power Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay to the Minnesota and Ontario Power Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Minnesota, from any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $714.66, the same being duties paid by the said Minnesota and Ontario Power Company to the collector of customs for the district of Minnesota on May thirty-first, nineteen hundred and twelve, on certain boilers and machinery especially imported from Canada for the equipment of a steam barge operating in the Rainy River between Minnesota and Ontario, said boilers and machinery having been refused for such use in the United States by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, and at once having been returned to Canada without being used for any purpose in the United States. Approved, August 21, 1916. CHAP. 377.-An Act For the relief of the State Board of Harbor Commissioners of the State of California. California State Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Board of Harbor ComTreasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of missioners. Reimbursementto. any money in the United States Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $199.62 to the State Board of Harbor Commissioners of the State of California, for the purpose of reimbursing the said State Board of Harbor Commissioners for repairing damages to Piers Numbered Fifteen and Twenty-seven, in the city of San Francisco, California, caused by the steamship Angel Island, of the United States Immigration Service, on August eighth, nineteen hundred and eleven, and on August seventeenth, nineteen hundred and eleven, respectively. Approved, August 21, 1916. CHAP. 378.-An Act For the relief of Lillie B. Randell. August 21, 1916. [H. R. 6180.] [Private, No. 117.] Payment to. Lillie B. Randell. Proviso. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $975 to Lillie B. Randell or her duly authorized agent: Provided, That before paying the same Lillie B. Randell shall deliver to the Secretary of the Indemnity bond. Treasury a good and sufficient bond, with the surety to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, to indemnify the United States against all losses, costs, or damages incurred by reason of making the said payment. Approved, August 21, 1916. August 21, 1916. [H. R. 6758.] [Private, No. 118.] ald. istrator of. CHAP. 379.-An Act For the relief of the legal heirs of Hector M. McDonald, deceased. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Hector M. McDon- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Payment to admin- Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Public Laws, p. 803. M. J. Haynes, public administrator of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, as administrator of the estate of Hector M. McDonald, deceased, for, and on account of the legal heirs of said deceased, the sum of $261.20, taken from the body of said Hector M. McDonald, deceased, and deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States with the First National Bank of Juneau, Alaska, on May sixteenth, nineteen hundred and eight, and subsequently covered into the Treasury of the United States by miscellaneous warrant numbered two thousand and eighty-three, fourth quarter of nineteen hundred and eight. Approved, August 21, 1916. August 21, 1916. [H. R. 7062.] [Private, No. 119.] Erskine R. Hayes. ries. CHAP. 380.-An Act For the relief of Erskine R. Hayes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Payment to, for inju- Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Erskine R. Hayes, the sum of $3,000, in full compensation for injuries received on the sixteenth day of December, nineteen hundred and two, while in the performance of his duty as an employee of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Treasury Department, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia. Approved, August 21, 1916. August 21, 1916. [H. R. 7396.] [Private, No. 120.] Hiram P. Geaslin. Credit in postal accounts. August 21, 1916. [й. R. 7419.] [Private, No. 121.] Homestead patent to. CHAP. 381.-An Act For the relief of Hiram P. Geaslin. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to credit the accounts of or to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Hiram P. Geaslin, of Hornersville, Missouri, the sum of $81.71, being the value of documentary stamps taken from his custody as postmaster at Hornersville, Missouri, by burglars on the sixth day of April, nineteen hundred and fifteen. Approved, August 21, 1916. CHAP. 382.-An Act Granting a patent to a certain strip of land to Elisha A. Crandall. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Elisha A. Crandall States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to issue to Elisha A. Crandall a patent to a strip of land formerly occupied by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company as a right of way and embraced within the homestead entry of the said Elisha A. Crandall to the east half of the southwest quarter and lots six and seven, section six, township fifty-six north, range two east, Boise meridian, for which patent was issued to entryman on October sixteenth, nineteen hundred and three, the said strip of land having been abandoned by the said Northern Pacific Railroad Company. Approved, August 21, 1916. |