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laws OF THE UNITED STATES.
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iN..l.l Resolution authorship Purchase and Reso.
h. late Of the British Navyss
it has become known that the snip mp
.d Kingdom of Great Britain and ireland, service
in The Arctic seas in search of Sir john Frinkn anu WY
survivors of the expedition under his a wS crew
cued and recovered those by the omcers a ,ba
Of the American whaeshp the George hery 20 Nv her
Resolcte had been necessarily abandoned IN tne ct
than one thousand miles from tie place where so aba
doned-and that the said ship Resolue having oeen %
had been renquished TIL by her Majesty
government Now token OF the deep inseres' ' said
United States for service in which her Myesy S
ship was engaged when thus necessarily abandoned and OF
the sense entertained by Congress OF the act OF ner
resolved by the Senate House Representatives
of thu United States of America in Congress
That the President Of the United States De ana De hsr
mament equipment and the property on board when sue
arrived the United States and which has been preserved
.ud send the said ship with e:ery hing
her aforesaid after being fully repaired aud equipped
at of the navy yards of the Uued States back 10 Eng
land under control of the Secretary Of the Navy with
request to her Mestys government that the United states
may be allowed to restore the said ship Residue to nel
Haestys sarvceand for the purchase of said snip aha
her appurtenances aforesaid the of forty thnsaha
dollars or SO much thereof may be required rs nesepy
appropriated to be paid out of any money IN the treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
Approved August 2S 1886.
mo- Resolution authorising the Acceptance OF GER
tain Medals from Fore On Governments j.
Resolved by the and House of Representatives OF
the United States of America Congress assembled Iha
Surgeon Thomas Williamson ard Pissed SUI geon
F. Harrison of the United States Navy be and they
Hereby authorised to accept the gold medals recently
awarded to them by the Emperor of France
Sec .. And be it further resolved That Lieutenant a.
Maury of the United States Navy be and he Is hereoy
authorised accept the gold medals recently presented 10
him by the governments OF Prussia anu hoaho anu Tue
Republic of Bremen
Approved, August 80, 1885,
mo. 81 Resolution allowing Doctor E. T. Kane. and
the Officers associated with him in their late Expedition
to the Arctic seas search of Sir John Franklin to &C
cept such Token of Acknowledgment from The Govern
ment of Great Britain as it may please to present
Whereas the President of the United States mas con
nicaed to Congress request from the Government Ut
Great Britain that permission should be gyea by TINS 10
vernment allowing Dr. Elisha H. Kane Passed Assistant
Surgeon in the Navy of the United States and the officers
who were with him in his late expedition the Arcc seas
in search of John Franklin, accept from the Govern:
meut of Great Britain token Ut thankfulness, ana
as memorial of the entertained by that government
their arduous and generous services in that behalf
Be therefore resolved by the Senate and House OF lie
representatives. the United States of Congress
assembled That Congress hereby that Dr. Elisha
K Kane of Navy the United States and such Gihe
officers who with him in the expedition aforesaid, as
NAV vet in the service of the United Sta'eS may
accent Government of Great Britain such token
of the character aforesaid be the pleasure Of that
governme I to present to them,
Approved, August 81, 1856.
mo- A. Resolution authorising Alexander d. Bache to
accept Medal presented him BY the King of Sweden
Resolved bv the Senate and House OF Representatives Of
Alexander D. Bache, Superintendent of The Coast Survey
be and he is hereby authorised to accept the gold medal
RECENTLY presented to him by the King Of Sweden
Approved, August 80, 1856