Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-06-17
RESOLUTIONS.
Approved, March 5, 1857.

mo. 81 Resolution Accepting the Portrait of John
Hanlpden. presented to Congress by John McGreg"r
the United States of America Congress assembled That
the portrait # John llampden presented to Congress by
John Mc'egor be accepted and The JOINT Committee on
the Library Of Congress be and they are hereby directed
the be properly framed and placed in the
Executive Mansion.
Approved, January 13, 1857.
mo- g.. Resolution for the Appointment of Regents of
the Smithsonian Institution.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
the United States If Amer in Congress sembed, That
the vacancies in the Board u" Regents of The Smithsonian
INSTITUTION Of the class other than members of C ress
be filled BY the re-appontment Of the late incumbens
Richard Rush. Of Philadelphia, and Joseph e. rot,en, Of
Approved, January %, 1857.
mo- II Joint Resolution providing for the furnishing of
complete Set Of Weights and Measures the State Of
Vermont.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Uned States of America in Congress assembled
That the Secretary of the Treasury be and he d
rected complete set Of all the weighs and
adopted standards. such made for the
the several custom houses to be delivered the governor
Of the State Of Vermont such person he appon
for the said State and in order replace the re-
Gently destroyed by fire in the capitol Of State
Approved, February IT, 1857.
NO. 81 Resolution to provide for a.certaning the REL
alive Value of the Coinage of the United States and
Grea: Britain and the fixing the relative Value of the
Unary Coins of the two Countries
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America Congress assembled That
lied and rec'ed to appoint some suitable agent
to cunfer with the proper fnctunar Is
Gs IN relation 10, to so%e plan plans Of $" mu
two countries that the respective shall be therea
ter easily and exactly commensurate, and embody the
result Of such conference in statement and report be
laid before Congress early practcabe and that
compe nsaton Of said agent commissioner shall ex.
coed five thousand dollars in full for bis vices and
penses.
Approved, February es. 1857.
tn nj fhor
Coins of the United Stats
Resolved by the Senate and House Rep esenratves Of
the Secretary Of the Tfessuy be authorized cause nqu
~ to be made by two competent commissions into pro-
Barclay for preventing abrasion counterfeit n.y. and
terora'ion Of the coins of the United States and to report
sion with his opinion the probable value Of the alee
ed discoveries; and the of thou and five hundred
dollars out Of any money in the treasury otherwise ap
propr ated Is hereby appropriated for that purpose
Approved, February ~, 1851.
mo III Resolution relative to Sections sixteen and
thirysix in the Territories of Minnesota, Kansas and
Resolved by the Senate and House If R,-oso,,;u,, e
the United States Of America Congress assembled That
where any settlements, by the erection of dwenohnss
the cultivation Of portion of the land sbsI hav
been or shall be made upon the sixteenth or brvsir,b
sections (Which sections have been reserved by law r tho
Of 70 Rans.. pp Of in the
the States and Territories hereae t., be- erected W tho
same before the said sec ions shall have be. shall be
or when such sections have ur NAV be &C.
ecea OF Occur led as town ste and by virtue of the
act o Gongle approved tweny-third of NAV eighteen
huno ed AID orfy-or for puhlic ses h.fro
the sur er then Other lands 81 be selected hv The
author lie IN lieu thereof agreeab to the provisions of
tn act o congress approved went eth Nav eobtran h,n
DR. and twenty entitled "A &C, to Dnr rate lands
for he supper O. scnoos n WINS ii,. and fro ,
'"wn>h ps rot before rr " for" And K suoh ..,
bring himself or herself within the ur;nns Sc s
Vi i0urh Of September, eighteen hundred and ft
the occupants of The town site he anobid
cnmplanee with tie provisions Of the Iav f t o.I.
Ct may, eghes Hundred and forty four tbsn ~ III u
preference grsntei by the said acts in The pureb II
rt0n ut zenith thrty-,ixth sect,ms % SUN
ad occupied sha be in them re pecv,ly IA # ncb @
hau not bee previously we'd for school nnrnosss
Az. roTed. March 3, 1857. p"' p''e''
mo. 1871 A Resolution erninp Wo,f Island
Resolved BY the S.ate and use If Rrnras.na,;r.. e
the United States of America Coz assembled That
til. United States hereby d.scams u, title IN ~ III
nds W If land" in the IS ssipp River Prn,;S
ed That nothing herein contained shall be nsrred q. u;
ae, ting the question jurisd ton VIZ sod
aud betwse en- the States Of Kentucky and M,anr;
Approved, Narch 8, 1857.
NO. III Resolution relating to the COMPENSATION n,
the Chaplains of Congress
re enacted BY the Senate and House of Representative
OF the Onhd Is of Amer in Congress assembled
ihat the Chapsns Of the Houses uf Congress be
the last day Of each during the regular session
q. ne rate OF seven hundred and nifty dollars pc
and ~ with the present Congress, aud TIL
81 ss each regular session. they shall b paid the ysidu
ASess:sdkasaIs 3, 1857.
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