Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-07
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-wEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
ALEXANDRIA,:
IONDAY MORNING, MARCH I, 1859.
The Adjournment Of Congress.

PUBLIC Acrs.-An act giving the assent of
Congress to a law Of the Missouri Legislature
for the application Of the reserved two per
cent. fund of said State.
To protect the land fund for school purposes
in Sarpy county, Nebraska Territory
To confirm the land claims of certain pue-
bios and towns in the Territory of New
Mexico.
Providing for keeping and distributing all
public documents.
Making appropriations for the support of
the Military Academy for the year ending
June Both. 1860.
An act making appropriations for the cur
rent and contingent expenses OF the Indian
department. and for fulfilling treaty stipula-
tons with various Indian tribes, for the year
ending June 80. 1860.
For the relief of the Mobile aud Ohio Rail
road Company.
To fix and regulate the compensation Of re-
gisters and receivers of the land Offices un-
der the provision of the act approved April
20. 1918.
To authorize settlers upon the sixteenth
and thirty-six sections, who settled before
the survey of the public lands, to pre-empt
their settlements.
For the punishment of forging or counter
feiting military bounty land warrants, mill
tary bounty land certificates. certificates of
location, certificates of purchase, and receiv-
er's receipts.
To repeal an act entitled can act authorz-
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to change
the names of vessels in certain cases." APP
proved the 5th March, 1856
For the admission of Oregon into the Union.
Granting the right of way over and depot
grounds on the military reserve at Fort Ora
tot, in the State of Michigan, for railroad pur-
poses.
To provide for the payment of the claims
of the State of Maine for expenses incurred
by that State in organizing regiment OF
volunteers for the Mexican war.
To authorize the President to make advan-
cee of money to Hiram Powers.
To provide for holding the courts of the
United States in the State Of Alabama.
To incorporate the Washington National
Monument Society.
Toauthorize the Attorney General to rep
resent the United States in the proceedings in
equity now pending in the Supreme Court be-
tween the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts
and the State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations.
To continue the Office of register Of the land
Office at Vincennes, Indiana.
To amend an act entitled can act author
izing repayment for land enormously sold by
the United States"
Making appropriations for the Legislative,
Executive, and Judicial expenses OF the
Government for the year ending June ~,
1860.
Supplemental to can act for the admis-
sion of the State of Minnesota into the
Union"
Making appropriations for the payment
of invalid and other pensions of the United
States for the year ending the 3Oth June,
1850.
Making appropriations for the consular
and diplomatic expenses of Government for
the year ending June 80, 1860.
Making appropriations for the support
of the army for the year ending June 30
1860.
To provide for the care and preservation of
the works constructed by the United States
for bringing the Potomac water into the clties
of Washington and Georgetown and for the
supply of said water for all governmental pur-
poses and for the uses and benefits OF the IN
habitants of the said cities.
Making an appropriation tor the payment
of the expenses of investigating committees
aud for other purposes.
Making appropriations for the nava ser
vice for the year ending June 70, 1910.
To provide for extending the laws and
judicial system of the United States to the
State of Oregon, and for other purposes
To carry into effect the convention be-
tween the United States and China, conclu-
ded on the 9Th Of November, 1858, at Shang-
hal =,
Making appropriations for sundry civil
expenses of the Government for the year
ending June 80, 1860.
In addition to these, about sixty-hve acts
of a private nature, for the benefit OF lndl-
yidual claimants, were passed, and the fol-
lowing joint resolutions relating to public
matters.
Joint resolution in relating to the tobacco
trade of the United States with foreign ma
tions.
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasu,
~ to sell certain plat Of land IN the city OF
Petersburg, Virginia, belonging to the lni-
ted States.
Authorizing Townsend Harris. United
Consul General at Japan, and II. CO. heus-
kin. his interpreter, respectively, to accept
.rufEbox from the Queen Of England.
Giving the consent of Congress to the ac-
ceptance biz Captain NJ. +. Many and Pro
lessor A. D., Bache of gold medals from the
Sardinian Government.
For the paynrent of an unexpended balance
10 the State Of Georgia on account OF military
services.
Authorizing thse Secretary of the Treasury
o convey portioSp Of the Government lot on
which the United Estates courthouse stands lands
n Rutland, VermoJAt, in exchange tor other
snds adjoining sdaid lot,
Smithsonian Irhstitution. r
Conferrir<g the rank of Senior tlag-Ofhcer
d the active service list Of the United States
avy, or 4 Capt. Charles Stewart.
ImLendatory of an act entitled An act to
...yulate the compensation Of members OF
Soneress" approved August l6, 1856 so far
~ reIa.es to such members as shall die curing
IN rsl.tion to the second section of the act
IS Con- sress entitled IAN act to provide tor
.hs iocst;on of certain confirmed private lano
elaine in the State Of Missouri ana 'of ''ne'
purposes, -, ., distractions to