The name of Ephraim B. Wilhoit, late of Company I, Twenty- Ephraim B. Wilhoit. second Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pen sion at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Cyrus A. Lewis, late of Company K, Fourth Regiment Cyrus A. Lewis. Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $27 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Francis King, late of Company C, Seventh Regiment Francis King. Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pension. The name of James P. Shewman, helpless and dependent child of James P. Shewman. Sidney A. Shewman, late of Company I, Twenty-third Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pension increased. The name of George W. Widener, late of Company K, One hundred and thirtieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving; Pension. The name of Jane Darling, widow of Charles P. Darling, late of Company F, Twenty-second Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Jane Darling. Pensions increased. The name of Harvey Dittenhafer, late of Company I, Sixty- Harvey Dittenhafer. fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of James D. Scoles, late of Company A, Third Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Thomas J. Rowlett, late of Company M, Sixteenth Regiment Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. James D. Scoles. Thomas J. Rowlett. The name of Eliza S. Bowen, widow of Alexander S. Bowen, late of Eliza S. Bowen. Company H, Forty-eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infan try, and pay her a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Elmer P. Shepherd, late of Signal Corps, United States Army, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Elmer P. Shepherd. The name of Taylor Otis, late of Company G, Fortieth Regiment Taylor Otis. Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Caroline Simons, widow of Joshua B. Simons, late of Company H, One hundred and eighty-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Caroline Simons. The name of Henry Neely, late of Company E, Eighth Regiment Henry Neely. Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Ambrose Parish, late of Company K, Fifty-third Regi- Ambrose Parish. ment, and Company D, Twenty-fourth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Lewis R. Morgan, late of Company E, Twelfth Regi- Lewis R. Morgan. ment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $27 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Ellen Moffatt, helpless and dependent child of William Moffatt, late of Company F, One hundred and forty-fourth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pension. Pensions increased. The name of Patrick Martin, late of Company G, Second Regi- Patrick Martin. ment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. 63297°-64-1-4 Charles W. Bushnell. Adeliade Wagner. Pension. Pensions increased. Nancy M. Gray. William H. Brown. Sarah J. Miller. Provisos. Increase to cease on death of child. death of mother. The name of Charles W. Bushnell, late of the Fourth Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Adeliade Wagner, widow of Lewis J. Wagner, late of Company H, Twenty-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Maryette Hathaway, widow of Gilbert B. Hathaway, late of Company E, One hundred and fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of John W. Bush, late of Company A, Seventeenth Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $27 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Nancy M. Gray, widow of Abner S. Gray, late of Company F, One hundred and eleventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of William H. Brown, late of Company A, Twentyseventh Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Sarah J. Miller, widow of James F. Miller, late of Company C, Ninth Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving: Provided, That in the event of the death of Elizabeth Miller, helpless and dependent child of said James F. Miller, the additional Pension to child on pension herein granted shall cease and determine: And provided further, That in the event of the death of Sarah J. Miller, the name of said Elizabeth Miller shall be placed on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, at the rate of $12 per month from and after the date of death of said Sarah J. Miller. The name of John Toner, late of Captain Jones' company, Ninetyseventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $27 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. John Toner. Columbus W. Don nell. Anne E. Nolan. Hannah F. Blood. Jacob Hare. George W. Jacobs. The name of Columbus W. Donnell, late of Company E, Fourteenth Regiment Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Anne E. Nolan, widow of James Nolan, late of Company I, Fifth Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Hannah F. Blood, widow of Adorno Blood, late of Company F, One hundred and fifth Regiment, and Company E, Thirty-eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Jacob Hare, late of Company G, First Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of George W. Jacobs, late of Company E, Eighth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Approved, April 5, 1916. April 11, 1916. [S. 922.] [Private, No. 8.] Mary E. Nicolson. CHAP. 72.—An Act For the relief of Mary E. Nicolson. 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 Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Mary E. Nicolson, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $900, to compen death of son. sate her for the death of her son, C. Val Nicolson, killed while fighting fires on the Coeur d'Alene National Forest on August twentieth, nineteen hundred and ten. Approved, April 11, 1916. CHAP. 73.—An Act To relieve J. Lawrence Latham, postmaster at Eupora, Webster County, Mississippi, of the payment of cash and funds stolen from the post office. April 11, 1916. [Ĥ. R. 8466.] [Private, No. 9.] J. Lawrence Relieved of La Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That J. Lawrence Latham, tham. postmaster at Eupora, Webster County, Mississippi, be, and he is ment of postal funds hereby, relieved of the payment of $3,098.78, or any part thereof, the stolen from. same being the amount of cash and funds held due from him to the United States Government for moneys and stamps and other property stolen from the post office of Eupora, Webster County, Mississippi, on November fifteenth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, by unknown persons. Approved, April 11, 1916. CHAP. 74.-An Act For the relief of Beverly E. Whitehead. April 12, 1916. [S. 707.] [Private, No. 10.] Beverly E. White head. Payment to. 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, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $102.60 to Beverly E. Whitehead for the balance due him for the transportation of the United States mails under contract prior to May thirty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, on route numbered sixty-one hundred and ninety-nine, Georgia, said balance having been found due by the Auditor for the Post Office Department and reported to the Senate by the Auditor for the Post Office Department on January seventeenth, nineteen hundred and three: Provided, That roomey's fee. not exceeding twenty-five per centum attorney's fee is allowed. Approved, April 12, 1916. CHAP. 76.—An Act For the relief of Warren E. Day. 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 Warren E. Day, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,200, being for professional services rendered and medicine furnished the Hualapai Indians in Arizona Territory, under the orders and approval of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, during the years eighteen hundred and eighty-three and eighteen hundred and eighty-four: Provided, That the acceptance of said sum shall be considered as final settlement of all claims of every kind whatsoever against the United States. Approved, April 14, 1916. CHAP. 81. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Librarian of Congress to return to Williamsburg Lodge, Numbered Six, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Virginia, the original manuscript of the record of the proceedings of said lodge. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Librarian of Congress is hereby authorized and directed to return to Williamsburg Lodge, Numbered Six, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Virginia, the Proviso. April 20, 1916. [S. 3984.] [Private, No. 12.] Pensions. Pension. Patience Archer. Rosa original manuscript of the record of the proceedings of said lodge, which is contained in one bound volume now in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress, marked "Williamsburg Lodge, 5775," and which manuscript was taken from the files of said lodge during the Civil War by some party or parties unknown. Approved, April 19, 1916. CHAP. 82.-An Act Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Civil War and certain widows and dependent relatives of such soldiers and sailors. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 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 Patience Rosa Archer, former widow of John Rosa, late of Companies E and D, Tenth Regiment United States Infantry, Pensions increased, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. John T. Pribble. Sarah Saxey. Erasmus W. Tatlock. Silas W. Norris. Simeon L. Wilson. Pension. John Nighswander. The name of John T. Pribble, late of Company E, Seventh Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Sarah Saxey, widow of Alfred Saxey, late of Company F, Tenth Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry, and first lieutenant Company H, First Regiment Indian Home Guards, and pay her a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Erasmus W. Tatlock, late of Company A, Third Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Silas W. Norris, late of Company B, Seventy-seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving The name of Simeon L. Wilson, late of Company K, Twelfth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of John Nighswander, helpless and dependent son of Martin Nighswander, late of Company B, Fifty-fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per Pensions_increased, month. William E. Howard. Paleman S. Castle. Pensions. Jennie R. Cusick. Annie Bridges. Pensions increased. The name of William E. Howard, late of Company C, One hundred and twentieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Paleman S. Castle, late of Company L, Eleventh Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Jennie R. Cusick, widow of Thomas Cusick, late of the Third Battery Minnesota Volunteer Light Artillery, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Annie Bridges, widow of Elisha Bridges, late of Company E, Forty-sixth Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Rosa Rossiter, widow of Lemuel Rossiter, late second lieutenant Company B, Fifth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and captain Company C, Sixth Regiment United States Veteran Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Anna Barker, widow of William B. Barker, late of Company C, First Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry, and Company K, Second Regiment United States Veteran Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Anna Barker. Gustav Schoneck. The name of Gustav Schoneck, late of Company D, Thirty-second Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Theodore Basterdes, late of Company B, Twenty- Theodore Basterdes. fifth Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Margaret P. Sherman, widow of Philo B. Sherman, late second lieutenant Second Independent Battery Connecticut Volunteer Light Artillery, and pay her a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Margaret P. Sher man. The name of Charles R. Potter, late of Company E, Eighty-fourth Charles R. Potter. Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Hiram F. Brundage, late of Company D, Sixth Regi- Hiram F. Brundage. ment New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Mary C. Hills, widow of Leroy T. Hills, late of Company G, Sixteenth Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Pension. The name of Patrick J. Quigley, late of Company E, Fifteenth Patrick J. Quigley. Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Nellie Judkins, widow of Harvey D. Judkins, late of Company G, Third Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pensions increased. The name of Alva M. Titchout, late of Company I, First Regiment Alva M. Titchout. Vermont Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Francis Blanchard, late of Company E, Ninth Regi- Francis Blanchard. ment Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Fidelia M. Waffle, former widow of Hiram F. Moe, late of Company K, Sixth Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pension. Pensions increased. The name of John R. Mabee, late of Company B, Twenty-eighth John R. Mabee. Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. William I. Scott. The name of William I. Scott, late of Company K, One hundred and sixteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Edwin D. Kaynor, late of Company K, Thirty-ninth Edwin D. Kaynor. Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of George A. Barker, late of Company D, Seventh Regi- George A. Barker. ment Iowa Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Melcenia C. Baker, widow of Simeon S. Baker, late first lieutenant, Company G, Sixth Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Melcenia C. Baker. Pension. The name of Christiana H. Nicholls, widow of Thomas B. Nicholls, Nicholls. late quartermaster sergeant, First Regiment New York Volunteer Engineers, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Clarinda A. Spear, widow of Otis G. Spear, late of Company B, Fourth Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and acting Pensions increased. |