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March 11, 1902.

[Private, No. 173.]
Aaron C. Badger.
Pension increased.

CHAP. 213.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Aaron C. Badger.

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 Aaron C. Badger, late of Company A, Fifteenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

Approved, March 11, 1902.

March 11, 1902.
[Private, No. 174.]
William C. Marr.
Payment to.

CHAP. 214.-An Act For the relief of William C. Marr.

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 William C. Marr, of Popham Beach, Sagadahoe County, Maine, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of twenty-five dollars, for his services as first assistant keeper of Seguin Island light, Maine, during the month of July, anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-six.

Approved, March 11, 1902.

March 12, 1902.
[Private, No. 175.]

ham.

Pension.

CHAP. 215.-An Act Granting a pension to Joshua H. Buckingham.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Joshua H. Bucking- 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 Joshua H. Buckingham, late of Company C, Twentyfifth Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month.

Approved, March 12, 1902.

March 15, 1902.

[Private, No. 176.]
Charles Hurrle.
Payment to.

CHAP. 219.-An Act For the relief of Charles Hurrle.

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 of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay Charles Hurrle, late of Troop E, Sixth United States Cavalry, for extra duty as post interpreter at Fort Apache, Arizona, from October twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, to May fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, inclusive, at the rate of fifty cents per day, and from May fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, inclusive, at the rate of seventy-five dollars per month.

Approved, March 15, 1902.

March 17, 1902.

[Private, No. 177.]
George K. Bowen.

Granted honorable

CHAP. 220.-An Act For the relief of George K. Bowen.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, and

Orders, Numbered One hundred and forty-seven, paragraph fifty-seven, War Department, Adjutant-General's Office, dated March twentyseventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, dismissing George K. Bowen, lieutenant-colonel One hundred and eighty-eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and to cause to be issued to him an honorable discharge as of date March twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-five: Provided, That no bounty, pay, or allowance shall accrue by virtue hereof.

Received by the President, March 5, 1902.

[NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.]

Proviso.

No pay, etc.

CHAP. 225.-An Act For the relief of William C. Dodge.

March 18, 1902.

William C. Dodge.
Payment to.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United [Private, No. 178.] States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to William C. Dodge, of Washington, District of Columbia, the sum of ten thousand dollars, for a cartridge-loading machine furnished by him to the United States upon an order from the Ordnance Department, and for the use of his invention of the same, and of the patent therefor, dated July seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and for his improvement in cartridges, patented July fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and for the infringement of his said patents by the United States; which said sum of ten thousand dollars shall be in full satisfaction of all claims for such use and infringements and for the relinquishment of all right to claim any further compensation for the use of the same by the United States.

Approved, March 18, 1902.

CHAP. 226.-An Act For the relief of Louis Weber.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Louis Weber, of Fauquier Springs, Virginia, be, and he is hereby, declared to be entitled to the benefits of the Acts of August fourth and fifth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, as to reenlistment pay during his last service, from August twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, to July ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, in the United States Marine Corps. Approved, March 18, 1902.

March 18, 1902.
[Private, No. 179.]

Louis Weber.
Payment to.
Vol. 10, pp. 575, 576.

CHAP. 230.—An Act For the relief of James M. Stradling.

March 20, 1902. [Private, No. 180.] James M. Stradling.

rected.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That James M. Stradling Military record cor shall be held and considered to have been mustered into the service of the United States as a second lieutenant of the First Regiment of New Jersey Cavalry Volunteers on the sixteenth day of September, eighteen

Proviso.

No pay, etc.

hereby, authorized and directed to issue to him a certificate of discharge as a second lieutenant of said regiment, to date from the sixteenth day of September, eighteen hundred and sixty-four: Provided, That no pay, bounty, or other emoluments shall become due or payable by virtue of the passage of this Act.

Approved, March 20, 1902.

March 20, 1902.

[Private, No. 181.]

James L. Proctor. Military record corrected.

Proviso.
No pay, etc.

CHAP. 231.-An Act To correct the military record of James L. Proctor.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to grant an honorable discharge in lieu of the dishonorable discharge heretofore granted to James L. Proctor, of the county of Kings, State of New York, late a private in Company F, Ninetieth Regiment of New York Veteran Volunteers: Provided, That no pay, bounty, or other emoluments shall become due or payable by virtue of the passage of this Act. Approved, March 20, 1902.

March 20, 1902.
[Private, No. 182.]

J. V. Davis.
Payment to.

CHAP. 232.-An Act For the relief of J. V. Davis.

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 J. V. Davis, superintendent of the Alexandria (Virginia) National Cemetery, the sum of five hundred dollars, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to reimburse him for personal property destroyed by fire, which loss was incurred in his efforts to save the property of the United States.

Approved, March 20, 1902.

March 20, 1902.

[Private, No. 183.]

Hugh C. Preston.
Credit in accounts.

CHAP. 233.-An Act For the relief of Hugh C. Preston.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the accounting officers of the Treasury are hereby authorized and directed, in the settlement of the accounts of Hugh C. Preston, late first lieutenant, Thirty-first Infantry, United States Volunteers, to allow him credit for seven hundred and thirty-seven dollars and three cents, the same being the amount of funds of the United States stolen from his tent at Zamboanga, in the island of Mindanao, Philippine Islands, on or about December thirty-first, nineteen hundred, while he was acting as commissary of subsistence, in accordance with the finding of the board of survey. Approved, March 20, 1902.

March 20, 1902.

[Private, No. 184.]

Edward Kershner.

CHAP. 234.-An Act For the relief of Edward Kershner.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United May be appointed States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, and inspector in Navy on he is hereby, authorized and empowered to appoint Edward Kershner as medical inspector in the Navy on the retired list.

retired list.

CHAP. 238.-An Act Granting a pension to Sarah Bowers.

March 21, 1902.

Sarah Bowers.
Pension.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United [Private, No. 185.] 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 Bowers, widow of Joseph R. Bowers, late captain Company F, Third Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month.

Approved, March 21, 1902.

CHAP. 239.-An Act Granting a pension to Adella C. Chandler.

March 21, 1902.

[Private, No. 186.]

Pension.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Adella C. Chandler. 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 Adella C. Chandler, widow of Bartley M. Chandler, late of Captain West's company of Tennessee Volunteers, Cherokee disturbances, and pay her a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month.

Approved, March 21, 1902.

CHAP. 240.—An Act Granting an increase of pension to George C. Leighton.

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 George C. Leighton, late of Company É, First Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, war with Mexico, and pay him a pension at the rate of fifteen dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

Approved, March 21, 1902.

March 21, 1902.

[Private, No. 187.]

George C. Leighton.
Pension increased.

CHAP. 241.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Joseph W. Grant.

March 21, 1902.

[Private, No. 188.]

Pension increased.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Joseph W. Grant. 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 Joseph W. Grant, late of Company F, Fourteenth Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Approved, March 21, 1902.

CHAP. 242.—An Act Granting an increase of pension to Charles Armstrong.

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

March 21, 1902.
[Private, No. 189.]

Charles Armstrong.
Pension increased.

laws, the name of Charles Armstrong, late of Company L, Third Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

Approved, March 21, 1902.

March 21, 1902. [Private, No. 190.]

Richard A. Law

rence.

CHAP. 243.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Richard A. Lawrence.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Pension increased. 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 Richard A. Lawrence, late of Company K, First Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

Approved, March 21, 1902.

March 21, 1902.
[Private, No. 191.]
Samuel M. Graves.
Pension.

CHAP. 244.-An Act Granting a pension to Samuel M. Graves.

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 Samuel M. Graves, late of Company G, Tenth Regiment New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month, the same to be paid to him under the rules of the Pension Bureau as to mode and times of payment, without any deduction or rebate on account of former alleged overpayments or erroneous payments of pension.

Approved, March 21, 1902.

March 21, 1902.

[Private, No. 192.] Kephart Wallace. Pension increased.

CHAP. 245.—An Act Granting an increase of pension to Kephart Wallace.

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 Kephart Wallace, late of Company M, Nineteenth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Approved, March 21, 1902.

March 21, 1902.

[Private, No. 193.] Elmer J. Starkey. Pension increased.

CHAP. 246.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Elmer J. Starkey.

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 Elmer J. Starkey, late of Company G, Second Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of fifty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

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