Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-10-11
1.l.t or Act. nns.,d by congre.s.


The National Intelligencer contains list Of all
the public and private Acts passed at the late ses-
sion of Congress The following are all of gener-
al character:
An act to provide for holding the Courts of the
United States in of the sickness other dsa-
bility of the Judges of the District Courts
An act to establish Territorial Government for
Utah
An act to suppress the slave trade in the District
of Columbia
An act to increase the rank and file of the army
and to encourage enlistments.
An act to increase the commissariat of the United
States army.
An act to amend an act entitled An act to regu-
late the collection of duties imports and tonnage
approved March I'd, 1899.
An act giving the assent of the United States to
an act of the General Assembly of Maryland passed
at the December session, 1914, chapter 287.
An act providing for the taking of the seventh and
subsequent census of the United States and to fix
the number of the members of the House of Repre-
sentatives and to provide for their future apporon-
ment among the several States
An act to carry into effect the convention between
the United States and the Emperor OF Brazil OF the
9th day of January, 1849
An act to amend nd supplementary to the act en-
titled An act respecting fugtyes from justice and
persons escaping from service of their masters APP
proved February 10Th, 1898.
An act to reduce the minimum price of the mineral
lands In the Lake Superior district in Michigan and
in the Chippewa district in Wisconsin.
An act to authorize notaries public to take and
certify oaths, af6rmations and acknowledgements
in certain cases.
An act supplementary to the act entitled An act
providing for the taking of the seventh and subse
quent census of the United States, and to fix the
number of the members of the House of Representa-
tves and to provide for their future apportionment
among the several States
An act to amend the act entitled IAN act to
amend, IN the cases therein mentioned, the 'act to
regulate the duties on imports and TONNAGE"
An act proposing to the State of Texas the estab-
lishment of her northern and western boundaries,
the REIMBURSEMENT by the said State of all territory
claimed by her exterior to said boundaries, and to
establish Territorial Government for New Mexico.
An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury
to permit vessels from the British North American
Provinces to ade and unlade at such places in any
collection district of the United States as he may de-
signate.
An act to create additional collection districts in
the State of California, and to change the existing
districts therein and to modify the existing coec-
ton districts in the United States and for other pur
poses.
An act to provide for extending the laws and the
judicial system of the United States to the State of
California.
An act to authorize the appointment of Indian
agents in California.
Acts making the annual appropriations for light
houses, Sc. for the military Academy; for the Ma
val Service for payment of Navy Pensions; for ex-
penses of the Indian Department. for Revolutionary
for the Army: for Civil and Diplomatic expenses :
to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the
fiscal year ending 30th, June 1850; and for certain
Notifications.
An act to provide for recording conveyances of
vessels and for other purposes;
An act to continue in force act therein men
toned relating to the port of Baltimore.
An act supplementary to the act entitled, e An
act supplementary to the act entitled an act estab
fishing Mint. and regulating the coins of the
United States"
An act granting bounty lands to certain officers
and soldiers who have been engaged in the military
service of the United States"
An act to provide for carrying into execution in
further part the 10Th article of the treaty with Mex
leo, concluded at Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Joint resolution authorizing the President of the
United States to accept and attach to the Navy two
vessels offered by Henry Grinnell Esq, of New York
to be sent to the Arctrc Seas in search of Sir John
Franklin and his companions.
Joint resolution limiting the expense of collecting
the revenue from customs for the present fiscal year
Joint resolution authorizing the purchase of the
manuscript Farewell Address of George Washing
ton.
Joint resolution for restoring the settlement of the
three months extra pay claims to the accounting
officers of the Treasury.
Joint resolution relative to the payment of dfYi-
dends or interest on war bounty scrip.
Joint resolution to amend a resolution approved
on the 10th of August $780, relative to the payment
of dividends or interest on war bounty scrip.