CHAP. 550.-An Act For the relief of the legal representative of Major William Kendall. February 12, 1903. [Private, No. 464.] William Kendall. 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 be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to representative of. settle the account of William Kendall, deceased, as a sutler at Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, for articles furnished by him to soldiers there recruited or stationed during the period from the first day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, to the thirty-first day of December, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, inclusive. Claims. SEC. 2. That in all cases where the several amounts claimed were regularly entered on the original muster of descriptive rolls which accompanied the detachments from said fort, and where thus charged against the respective soldiers but were not transferred to the company rolls nor retained out of the soldier's pay and allowed to said William Kendall, deceased, the said amounts, not to exceed, exclusive of interest, two thousand dollars, shall be allowed and paid to the legal Limit. representative of said William Kendall, deceased, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, February 12, 1903. CHAP. 551.-An Act For the relief of William E. Anderson. 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 hereby is, authorized and directed to so amend the military record of William E. Anderson, Company H, Third United States Artillery, as to show him honorably discharged to date June eighteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-seven: Provided, That no pay, bounty, or other emoluments shall become due or payable by virtue of the passage of this Act. Approved, February 12, 1903. CHAP. 556.-An Act For the relief of Edward S. Crill. February 16, 1903. Edward S. Crill. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United [Private, No. 466.] States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay to Edward S. Crill, of Florida, the sum of one hundred and seventy-five dollars, for rent of building for post-office in Palatka, Florida, for the third and fourth quarters of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-six. Approved, February 16, 1903. CHAP. 557.-An Act For the relief of Lebbeus H. Rogers and the administrators of William B. Moses, deceased. February 16, 1903. [Private, No. 467.] Lebbeus H. Rogers, and administrators of William B. Moses. Settlement of lia Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Lebbeus H. Rogers and the administrators of William B. Moses, deceased, are hereby authorized, within thirty days after the passage of this Act, to pay into the bility on bond of Treasury of the United States twelve thousand dollars, being the prin- Henry W. Howgate. cipal sum named in the official bond of Henry W. Howgate upon which such payment, together with court costs in the suits against them, shall be received in full satisfaction and discharge of all obligations whatsoever of said parties to the United States thereunder, and in full satisfaction and discharge of all judgments entered against said Rogers or said administrators in favor of the United States upon the said bond, and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed, upon receiving such payment, to satisfy said judgments, and each of them, Liability of Howgate of record: Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall be construed as affecting in any manner the liability of said Howgate or his legal representatives to the United States on said bond or otherwise. Approved, February 16, 1903. Proviso. not affected. February 17, 1903. [Private, No. 468.] Company. CHAP. 558.-An Act For the relief of the Florida Brewing Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Florida Brewing States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioner of Internal Revenue be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to reopen and reconsider the claim of the Florida Brewing Company, of Tampa, Florida, for the refunding of three hundred and twenty-six dollars and fifty-two cents, amount paid for stamps purchased from the Collector of Internal Revenue at Jacksonville, Florida, and affixed to beer exported to Cuba during December, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and January and February, eighteen hundred and ninetynine; and if, upon reopening and reconsidering said claim, said Commissioner shall find said stamps, or any part of the same, to have been affixed to packages of beer actually exported to Cuba, it is hereby made his duty to ascertain the amount paid for stamps so affixed and to allow the claim for such amount; and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and required to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the said sum of three hundred and twenty-six dollars and fifty-two cents, or so much thereof as may be found by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to have been paid for stamps affixed to beer exported to Cuba. Approved, February 17, 1903. February 17, 1903. [Private, No. 469.] Joseph W. Parish.. of the Treasury. CHAP. 559.-An Act To refer the claim of Joseph W. Parish to the Secretary of the Treasury for examination and payment of any balance found due. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the amined by Secretary Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to make full and complete examination into the claim of Joseph W. Parish against the United States for balance alleged to be due him by virtue of a contract made by J. W. Parish and Company with Henry Johnson, a medical storekeeper, acting on behalf of the United States, which contract bears date March fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and provides that said J. W. Parish and Company should furnish to the United States for the use of the Medical Department of the Army the whole amount of ice required to be consumed at Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee; Saint Louis, Missouri, and Cairo, Illinois, during the remainder of the said year eighteen hundred and sixty-three; that the Secretary shall determine and ascertain the full amount which should have been paid said J. W. Parish and Company if the said contract had been carried out in full, without change or default made by either of the parties. thereto, under the rule of the measure of damages laid down by the against Behan (One hundred and tenth United States Reports, page three hundred and thirty-eight), and in accordance with the evidence in the case collected by the United States Court of Claims, and after determining the full amount thus due said J. W. Parish and Company, under the said contract and rule of law aforesaid, to deduct therefrom all payments which have been made to said J. W. Parish and Company, or to said Joseph W. Parish, whether in pursuance of judgments of the court or direct appropriation by Congress, or otherwise, stating what balance, if any, is due under the rule and evidence prescribed herein, and pay the said balance to said Joseph W. Parish, the present owner of said claim; and sufficient money to pay such balance is hereby Appropriation appropriated out of any money in the Treasury which has not been otherwise appropriated. Approved, February 17, 1903. amount found due. for CHAP. 570.-An Act For the relief of the estate of M. J. Grealish, deceased. 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 hereby is, directed to pay, out of any moneys in of. the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the estate of M. J. Grealish, deceased, late a captain in the United States Army, the sum of seven hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixty-four cents, balance remaining due for service rendered by said Captain Grealish as assistant commissary of subsistence from July fifteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy, to March twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight. Approved, February 18, 1903. February 18, 1903. [Private, No. 470.] M. J. Grealish. CHAP. 571.-An Act To remove the charge of desertion from the military record of Charles F. Woodford and grant him an honorable discharge. February 18, 1903. [Private, No. 471.] ford. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War Charles F. Woodbe, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to amend the military Honorable discharge record of Charles F. Woodford, late a private of Company I, One granted. hundred and first Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, so as to remove the charge of desertion and grant him an honorable discharge as of date May first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two: Provided, That no pay, bounty, or other emoluments shall become due or payable by virtue of the passage of this Act. Approved, February 18, 1903. Proviso. No pay, etc. CHAP. 572.-An Act For the relief of the Propeller Tow Boat Company, of Savannah. February 18, 1903. [Private, No. 472.] Propeller Tow Boat 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 company, Savannah, Treasury shall pay to the Propeller Tow Boat Company, of Savannah, Ga. the sum of two thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine dollars and forty-five cents, for the damage done the steam tugboat Cynthia, belonging to the said company, by the transport ship Chester, belonging to the United States, in the Savannah River on the thirtieth day of November, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, for which the United States is liable. February 18, 1903. [Private, No. 473.] Military record corrected. CHAP. 573.—An Act To correct the military record of Thomas J. Morman. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Thomas J. Morman. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorized to correct the military record of Thomas J. Morman, captain E. R. Goulding's company, Calhoun's Mounted Battalion Georgia Volunteers, Mexican war, and grant him an honorable discharge, as of the date of June first, eighteen hundred and forty-eight. Approved, February 18, 1903. February 18, 1903. [Private, No. 474.] Pension increased. CHAP. 574.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to George Heinzman. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United George Heinzman. 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 Heinzman, late captain Company B, Eightysecond Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Approved, February 18, 1903. February 18, 1903. [Private, No. 475.] Frederick Hart. CHAP. 575.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Frederick Hart. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Pension increased. 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 Frederick Hart, late of Company C, Twenty-second Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Approved, February 18, 1903. February 18, 1903. [Private, No. 476.] Laura Levenseler. CHAP. 576.-An Act Granting a pension to Laura Levenseler. 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 Laura Levenseler, the dependent and helpless daughter of Henry Levenseler, late of Company A, Twenty-second Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. Approved, February 18, 1903. February 18, 1903. [Private, No. 477.] Isaac F. Russell. CHAP. 577.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Isaac F. Russell. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Pension increased. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the laws, the name of Isaac F. Russell, late of Company H, Eighth Regi- February 18, 1903. del. [Private, No. 478.] Pension increased. CHAP. 578.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Bridget Agnes Tridel. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Bridget Agnes Tri Interior be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Bridget Agnes Tridel, widow of John T. Tridel, late of Company B, First Regiment Virginia Volunteers, war with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Approved, February 18, 1903. CHAP. 579.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Asa Tarbox. 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 Asa Tarbox, late of Company F, Eleventh Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Approved, February 18, 1903. February 18, 1903. Asa Tarbox. CHAP. 580.-—An Act Granting an increase of pension to John A. Smith. February 18, 1903. John A. Smith. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United [Private, No. 480.] 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 John A. Smith, late of Company G, Fourth Regiment Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia, and pay him a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Approved, February 18, 1903. CHAP. 581.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Susan E. Duncan. February 18, 1903. Susan E. Duncan. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United [Private, No. 481.] 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 Susan E. Duncan, widow of Alender P. Duncan, late lieutenant-colonel Fourth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. |