The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-03-10
What was done by Congress.

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An Act giving the assent of Congress
to Law of the Missouri Legislature for
the application of the reserved two per
ce ut funds of said State.
An act to protect the land fund for
school purposes in Sarpy county, Nebras-
ka Territory.
An act to confirm the land claim of
certain Pueblos and towns in the Terri
tory of New Mexico.
An act providing for keeping and dis
tributing all public documents.
An act making appropriations for the
support of the Military Academy for the
year ending, June 30th, 1860.
An act making appropriations for the
current and contingent expenses of the
Indian Department, and fulfilling treaty
stipulations with various Indian tribes for
the year ending June 80, 1860.
An act for the relief of the Mobile and
Ohio railroad Company.
An act to FIX and regulate the compen
sation of Registers and Receivers of the
Land Offices, under the provisions of the
act approved April 20, 1918.
An act to suthorize settlers upon the
10th and 36th sections, who settled be-
fore the survey of the public lands, to
pre.empt their settlements.
An act providing for the payment Of
the expenses of Investig atiug Committees
of the House of Representatives.
An act for the punishment of forging
or counterfeiting Military Bounty Land
Warrants, Military Bounty Land Certifi.
Gates, certificate of location, certificate of
purchase, and receivers receipts.
An act to repeal an act entitled An
act authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to change the names Of vessels
in certain cases, approved the 5th March,
1856.
An act for the admission of Oregon in
to the Union.
An act granting the right of way over,
and depot grounds on, the military res
ervation at Fort Gratiot in the State of
Michigan, for railroad purposes.
An act to provide for the payment Of
the claims of the State of Maine for ex
penses BY that State in organizing regi
ment of volunteers for the Mexican War.
An act to authorize the President to
make advances of money to Hiram Pow
ers.
An act to provide for holding the
Courts of the United States in the State
of ALBANIA.
An act to incorporate the Washington
National Monument Society.
An act to authorize the Attorney Gen.
eral to represent the United States in the
proceedings in equity now pending in the
Supreme Court between the Common
wealth of Massachusetts and the State of
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
An act to continue the Office of Regis
ter of the Land Office at Vincennes, In
diana.
An act to amend an act entitled an act
authorizing repayment for lsnd errone-
ously sold by the United States.
An act making appropriations for the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial ex-
penses of Government for the year end
ing June 80, 1860.
An act supplemental to an act for the
admission of the State of Minnesota into
the Union.
An act making appropriations for the
payment Of invalid and other pensions Of
the United States for the year ending the
30th June 1860.
An act making appropriations for the
consular and diplomatic expenses of the
Government for the year ending June 30,
1860.
An act making appropriations for the
support of the army for the year ending
June 80 1860.
An act to provide for the care and
preservation of the works constructed BY
the United States for bringing the Poto-
mac water into the cities of Washington
and Georgetown, for the supply of said
water for all Governmental purposes, and
for the uses and benefits of the inhabit-
ants of the said cities.
An act making an appropriation for
the payment of the expenses ofinyestiga.
ting committees and for other purposes.
An act making appropriations for the
Naval service for the year ending June
80, 1860.
An act to provide for extending the
laws and judicial system of the United
States to the State of Oregon, and for
other purposes.
An act to carry into effect the Conven.
ton betweeH the United States and Chi.
ma. concluded on the 9Th of November.
1868, at Shanghae.
An act making appropriations for sun
dry civil expenses of Government for the
year ending June 30, 1860,
JOINT RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
Joint resolution for the relief of Mich.
ael Papprenitsa.
Joint resolution in relation to the to-.
bacco trade of the United States with for
eign Dations.
Joint resolution to authorize the Sec
retary of the Treasury to sell certain
plot of land in the city of Petersburg,
Va. belonging to the United States.
Joint resolution authorising Townsend
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