The national Republican., 1861-07-17
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
Public Acts Passed at the Second Session
~ of the Thirty-sixth Congress.

Frumontn 70 cLangc tLe Name Vi tas to that o.
"Hurlaonn - 1.a.. ....
rReseiced By The Senate aad House Of Repre-
sSsaattues Of Ihs United States Of America IN
Congress assembled, That the Secretary OF the
Treasury be, and is hereby, authorized TO per.
nit the owners of the steamboat John c. Ere
mont" to change the name of the same TO that
Of" Horizon s'' gi.i '.g.f .AI- .s
Approred, January 10, lsSl.!' .,nr ...
s'. ssss ,ss sss &. As Secretary
Hiii 10 tina, of TIC rni{cd staiesn =.
Be Il resolptd by the Senate and House of
Representatives. effhs United States Of America
IN Congress assembled, That the Secretary Of
the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized
10 change The name of the schooner aspiring
Hill" 70 that Of the L nited States"
Approved. January ls, 1861. .t
Nc 81 Resolution authorizing Lieut.. Z \ NJ: Craven,
United states Navy TO receive certain Marks OF Dsnc
ton rendered inm by tho Spanish Government ~
Pesolred By the Senate and House Of Repre-.
s,ntatires Of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled That Lieutenant T. A. NJ.
craven, of the navy of the United States, be,
and he is hereby, authorized to accept from the
Spanish Government a medal and diploma,
rendered him in acknowledgment of the ser.
vices rendered by him to the seamen of the
Spanish vessel "Bela," wrecked on Cayo Gu.
uichos in June last.
approved, February la, 1861
NO o. Joint Resolution giving the of Congress to
certain Acts passed to be passed By the Legislatures
ec the States OF Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tcxns
iso Of them, in Relation TO the Rit OF Red and
lor other Purposes
Resolped by tie Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdtires Of the United States Of america in
Congress assembled, That the assent of Con-
Sress be, and the same is hereby, given, to any
acts that have been, or may be, passed by the
Legislatures Of the States Of Arkansas, Louis.
ana, and Texas, or any OF two of them, having
for their object the improvement Of the naviga
ton OF Red River by the removal Of the
Raft" therefrom.
Sec. 2. And be ii. further resolved, I hat Con
sress hereby assents, that after and 90 soon as
any company incorporated by the States sfore
said or any two Of them, for the purpose shall
have removed the obstructions to navigation in
Ned River caused by the "Rs6,' and have
rendered the same navigsble. and not before,
'he said States, or any two Of them, may,
through the said company, under and in &C
cordance with, and in the mode provided BY
the acts incorporating the same, for the benefit
Of the company, and to reimburse to it its ex
psnditures in removing said "Raft," levy and
,ollect, by way Of Communication for duties Of
tonnage, tolls upon all boats or other water.
traits ascending or descending said river, and
passing through the portion thereof that shall
80 have been improved and rendered naviga.
BILE, not to exceed the following sums: that is
~ say, fifty cents on and for each bale of cot.
ton, and twenty five cents Oh and for each barrel
Of goods, wares, and merchandise. wherewith
such bouts or crafts may be laden; and that
this privilege may continue until the expiration
Of thirty years from the ninth day of March,
Ammo Domini eighteen hundred and sixty
Popided, That nothing herein contained shall
authorize the said company to impair the navi.
cation Of Red Bayou: Provided, further, That
the United States shall have the right, at any
time after the expiration Of ten years, to take
possession of the work BY paying to the com.
pauy the amount Of expenditure, with seven
per centum interest.
Approred, February 81, 1861.
mo NJ Joint Resolution qui, Title to Lands In the State
oil Iowa. $50
Resolved by the Senate and House OF
Representatives. Of the United !States of America
an Congress assembled That all the title which
the United States still retain in the tracts OF
land along the Des Moines river, and above the
mouth of the Raccoon fork thereof, in the State
of Iowa, which have been certified to said State
improperly by the Department of the Interior,
as part Of the grant by act Of Congress ap-
proved August eight, eighteen hundred and
iorty-six, and which is now held by bona fide
purchasers under the State OF Iowa, be, and the
same is hereby, relinquished to the State Of
Iowa.
approved, March 2 1861.
mo l2 Resolution Yr the appointment Of Regents OF
the Smithsonian Institution.
i1esOiped IN the Senate and House OF
Representatives, Of The Cnited States of amer.
ica in Congress assembled, That the vacancies
IN the Beard OF Regents Of the Smithsonian
institnton OF the class other than members
Of Congress" be filled by the appointment OF
William l.. Dayton, Of New Jersey, in place OF
Richard Rush, deceased William B. As,or, Of
New York, in place Of Gideon Hawley, whose
term has expired and that Cornelius C. Eel
ton, Of Massachusetts, whose term has expired
be reappolnted.
,.. AHrored, Mlrch 2, 1861.
40 Is Joint Rcso.ao to amend the cop,,u,ion of IL.
United States.
ReSDired hy The Senate and House Of
Representatives o ofhe United States of Americd
in Congress assembled, That the following arti
Gle be proposed to the Legislatures of the sew
.ral States as an amendment to the Constitu
ton Of the United States, which, when ratified
by three-tourths Of said Legislatures, shall be
.. valid, e all intsnts and purposes, as part o.
the saId Constitution, VIZ:
aILCle Thirteen,
mo amendment shall be made 10 the Con
stitution which will authorize or give to Con
kress the power 10 abolish or interfere, within
any State, with the domestic institutions thero
Of, including thai of persons held to labor or
service BY the laws Of said State"
Approped, March 2, 1861.
10 ls Resolution authorizing the ,.aD Of the .ope
Quola OF Arms 10 tho State u California oT the Year.
eighteen hundTed and tty and eghseD hundred and 6f
tyone was issued 10 that State Jr the YeaI
hundred aud uity-two