Pensions increased. Eva Helena Patten. Job D. Marshall. Hiram Stevens. Louis Badger. Pension. Pensions increased. David McLean. Alonzo E. Martin. Edwin W. Clark. John Kern. Corydon B. Lakin. Emma J. Wamaling. Thomas E. Sharp. Pension. Della W. Crane. The name of John Stone, late of Company E, Tenth Regiment Missouri 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 Eva Helena Patten, widow of Ambrose E. Patten, late of Company E, Twenty-eighth Regiment Maine 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 Job D. Marshall, late of Company G, Ninth Regiment Delaware 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 Hiram Stevens, late of Company F, Thirteenth Regiment Maine 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 Louis Badger, late of Company D, Fourth Regiment Indiana 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 Martha Nutter, former widow of George D. Trembley, late of Company G, One hundred and forty-second Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Erastus T. Bowers, late of Company G, Fifty-sixth Regiment Illinois 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 David McLean, late of Company E, Nineteenth 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 Alonzo E. Martin, late of Company H, Fourth Regiment Maine 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 Edwin W. Clark, late of United States ships Sabine, Ohio, and Passaic, United States Navy, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of John Kern, late of Company H, Seventeenth 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 Corydon B. Lakin, late first lieutenant Company B, First Regiment District of Columbia 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 Emma J. Wamaling, widow of C. Thomas Wamaling, late acting third assistant engineer, United States Navy, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Thomas E. Sharp, late of Company E, One hundred and ninety-ninth Regiment Pennsylvania 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 Della W. Crane, widow of James M. Crane, late of Company C, Fourth Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, and former widow of Edwin R. Clark, late captain Company B, Thirtieth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension Pensions increased. at the rate of $12 per month. Elvira Louisa Kanady. Lorenzo E. Emory. The name of Elvira Louisa Kanady, widow of Sanford B. Kanady, late of Company C, Twenty-ninth Regiment Illinois 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 Lorenzo D. Emory, late of Company K, Twentythird 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 Alvin E. Tennant, late of Company C, Seventh Regi- PE Tennant. ment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month. Pensions increased. Richard H. Bellamy. The name of Nephi Owen, late of Company A, One hundred and Nephi Owen. fifteenth Regiment Indiana 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 Richard H. Bellamy, late of Company C, One hundred and thirty-ninth Regiment Illinois 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 James M. Dailey, late second lieutenant Company E, One hundred and twentieth Regiment Indiana 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 Elizabeth Holt, widow of John Holt, late of Company B, Twenty-second Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $24 per month: Provided, That in the event of the death of Anna Holt, helpless and dependent child of said John Holt, the additional pension herein granted shall cease and determine: And provided further, That in the event of the death of Elizabeth Holt, the name of said Anna Holt 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 Elizabeth Holt. Approved, June 9, 1916. on James M. Dailey. Pension. Provisos. death of child. Pension to child on death of mother. CHAP. 146.—An Act Providing for the payment for certain services arising under the Navy Department. 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 following sums of money to the respective claimants enumerated herein, the same being the amount due said claimants for service rendered under the Navy Department as certified to the House by letter from the Secretary of the Treasury March twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and fourteen: To W. F. Durand, Stanford University, California, $228.05; to Burton McCullom, Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce, $325; to Pay Director J. S. Phillips, United States Navy, $70; to Pay Inspector Ž. W. Reynolds, United States Navy, $529.93; to R. P. Andrews Paper Company, Washington, District of Columbia, $21.15. Approved, June 12, 1916. June 12, 1916. (H. R. 6651.] [Private, No. 30.] Navy Department. rendered to. Payment for services CHAP. 149.-An Act To correct title to certain lands in Colorado. June 15, 1916. [H. R. 2744.] [Private, No. 31.] Colorado. Patent for certain 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 is hereby, authorized and directed to issue a lands granted. patent conveying to the State of Colorado and its assigns all of lots two and four in section twenty-three; lots seven, nine, and eleven in section twenty-four; lots three, four, five, six, seven, eight, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, seventeen, and nineteen in section twentyfive; lots one, two, seven, eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and seventeen in section tyventy-six, township six north, range ninety-nine west, sixth principal meridian, Colorado, containing six hundred and thirty-nine and fourteen one-hundredths acres, more or less, accord Vol. 33, p. 519. ing to resurvey made in pursuance of the Act of April twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and four (Thirty-third Statutes at Large, page five hundred and nineteen), being the same land transferred to the Lily Park Stock Growing Association, a corporation of the State of Utah, by the State of Colorado by patent dated September sixth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, and filed for record August fifteenth, nineteen hundred and one, in Book Thirty-seven, page eighteen, one of the land records for Routt County, Colorado, and described in said patent from the State as section thirty-six of said township: ProLands relinquished. vided, That the State of Colorado and the said Lily Park Stock Growing Association, its successors or assigns, if any, shall relinquish to the United States any and all claims to section thirty-six of said township and range as shown by the survey made in pursuance of said Act of April twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and four, which survey was approved August fourteenth, nineteen hundred and Proviso. seven. Approved, June 15, 1916. June 15, 1916. (H. R. 3794.] [Private, No. 32.] Payment to. CHAP. 150.-An Act For the relief of Thomas S. Johnson. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Thomas S. Johnson. 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, to Thomas S. Johnson, of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, late chaplain One hundred and twenty-seventh Regiment United States Colored Volunteer Infantry, the pay and allowances of a chaplain of Infantry from November fourth to December fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, not to exceed $200. Approved, June 15, 1916. June 15, 1916. [H. R. 4297.] [Private, No. 33.] Allowed homestead entry. CHAP. 151.—An Act For the relief of Frances L. Llewellyn. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Frances L. Llewellyn States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to allow Frances L. Llewellyn to enter, under the homestead law and subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of the reclamation Act and Acts amendatory thereof, lots one, four, five, and six and the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section fifteen, township twentyone south, range one west of the New Mexico principal meridian, New Subject to reclama Mexico, Las Cruces, New Mexico, land district: Provided, That the entry and patent therefor shall expressly reserve to the United States the right to take for use, without compensation to entryman, patentee, or her assigns, any or all of the said lands which may be actually needed for or in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Rio Grande reclamation project. Approved, June 15, 1916. Proviso. tion service use. June 15, 1916. [H. R. 7804.] [Private, No. 34.) Oscar R. Howard. CHAP. 152.-An Act To authorize the issuance of patent to Oscar R. Howard, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Homestead patent to. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and hereby is, in consideration of improvements and payments made for and residence upon the land, authorized and directed to issue patent to Oscar R. Howard for lot three, section ten, and lots fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen, section fifteen, township Vol. 36, p. 533. CHAP. 153. An Act To validate the homestead entry of George S. Clark. June 15, 1916. [H. R. 7817.] [Private, No. 35.] Homestead entry Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the homestead entry George S. Clark. of George S. Clark, numbered naught twenty-nine thousand nine validated. hundred and sixty-one, made October twenty-second, nineteen hundred and fourteen, for the southeast quarter northwest quarter, east half southwest quarter, and southwest quarter southeast quarter of section thirty-four, township seven north, range thirteen east, of the Black Hills Meridian, in the State of South Dakota, be, and the same is hereby, validated. Approved, June 15, 1916. CHAP. 159.—An Act For the relief of the M. A. Sweeney Shipyards and Foundry Company. June 19, 1916. [H. R. 13064.] [Private, No. 36.] M. A. Sweeney Shipyards and Foundry 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, directed to pay to the M. A. Sweeney Company. Shipyards and Foundry Company, out of any money in the Treasury Payment to. not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,635, and which sum of money is hereby appropriated for this purpose, the same being the amount of money withheld by the Government from said firm for building and constructing a steamboat named "John Ewens." Approved, June 19, 1916. CHAP. 172.-An Act For the relief of Mrs. George A. Miller. 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 $108.50 to Mrs. George A. Miller, on account of money expended by her husband in defending a suit brought against him growing out of his effort to enforce the law against selling liquor to Indians. Approved, June 22, 1916. June 22, 1916. [S. 142.] [Private, No. 37.] Mrs. George A. Miller. Payment to. CHAP. 173.-An Act For the relief of Vilhelm Torkildsen. June 22, 1916. [S. 1326.] [Private, No. 38.] Vilhelm Torkildsen. Payment for damages Ibsen." 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 to steamship "Henrik of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, to Vilhelm Torkildsen the sum of $13,561.88, as com June 27, 1916. [S. 5863.] [Private, No. 39.] Remains of, may be of Columbia. pensation for the injuries sustained by his vessel, the steamship CHAP. 177.—An Act Authorizing the health officer of the District of Columbia to issue a permit for the removal of the remains of the late Charles H. Bingham from Congressional Cemetery, District of Columbia, to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Charles H. Bingham. States of America in Congress assembled, That the health officer of the removed from District District of Columbia be, and he is hereby, authorized to issue a permit to Charles Bingham for the removal of the remains of his son, the late Charles H. Bingham, from Congressional Cemetery, District of Columbia, to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, but such permit shall not be issued until there has been filed in the health department of the District of Columbia a permit from the proper governmental authorities at the place where said cemetery is located, authorizing the interment there of said remains. June 28, 1916. [S. 6.] [Private No. 40.] Land patent to. Approved, June 27, 1916. CHAP. 185.—An Act Authorizing issuance of patent for certain lands to Thomas L. Griffiths. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Thomas L. Griffiths. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to issue to Thomas L. Griffiths a patent for lot three of section thirty in township twenty-nine south of range eight west of the Salt Lake meridian, in Payment required. the State of Utah: Provided, That he shall first have paid at the rate of $1.25 per acre therefor. June 28, 1916. [S. 17.] [Private, No. 41.] H. L. Corbin. permitted. Approved, June 28, 1916. CHAP. 186.—An Act Permitting H. L. Corbin to purchase certain public lands. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Purchaseof lands by, States of America in Congress assembled, That H. L. Corbin be permitted to purchase the west half of the southwest quarter of section thirty-five, township eight south, range seventy west of the sixth principal meridian, containing eighty acres, at $1.25 per acre. Approved, June 28, 1916. June 28, 1916. (S. 32.] [Private, No. 42.] liams, sr. William G. Wil authorized. CHAP. 187.-An Act For the relief of William G. Williams, senior. 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 allow William G. Williams, senior, to enter, under the homestead laws and subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of the reclamation Act and Acts amendatory thereof, lot one of section two and lots one and two of section three, township eight south, range one east, Salt Lake Reclamation rights meridian, Salt Lake City, Utah, land district: Provided, That the entry and patent therefor shall expressly reserve to the United States the right to take or use, without compensation to entryman, patentee, or his assignees, any or all of the said land which may be actually needed for or in connection with the construction, maintenance, and operation of the Strawberry Valley reclamation project. Proviso. reserved. Approved, June 28, 1916. |