New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-13
List of Acts Passed by the Federal Congress


portations for the great West.
List of Acts Passed by the Federal Congress
During its late session, Congress passed seventy +
private or local bills There were also eight jCnt
resolutions adopted including Mr.. Corw'E's pro
posing to amend the Constitution. The following
is list of all the public acts which were passed;
An act for the admission of Kansas into the
Union. o-,.
An act to provide for superintendent of Indian
affairs for Washington Territory and additional
Indian agents.
ing Treasury notes, to authorize loan, to regulate
and fix the duties on imports, and Tor other pur-
poses.
An act to refund to the Treasury of Utah the ex-
penses incurred in SURPRISING Indian hostiues IN
| the year 1858.
| An act to extend the right of appeal from de-
cisons of the Circuit Courts to the Supreme court
| of the United States.
An act establishing certain post routes.
An act making further provision IN relatloh 10
consolidated land Offices
| An act making appropriations for the payment
of invalid and other pensions OF the Uhlteu States
for the year ending June 80, lSt2 .
An act making appropriations for the support
of the Military Academy for the year ehalh6 June
80. 1862.
An act to authorize the issue OF Treasury notes
and for other purposes.
An act making appropriations Tor me consular fa
the year ending June 30. lSG2
An act to supply deficiencies in the appropri-
atoms for the service of the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1862.
An act making appropriations for the legislative,
executive and judicial expenses of the Government
for the year ending June 80, 1861.
service for the year ending June 30. 1852.
An act to provide for bringing up the arrearagcs
of work of the land office at Olympia, Washington
Territory.
An act to amend an act supplementary to an act
approved March Sd. 1855, to organize an Institution
for the insane Of the army and navy and ct the
District of Columbia, in the said DISTINCT approved
An act to provide for the payment of expenses
incurred by the Territories of Washington ana
Oregon in the suppression OF Indian hos'lIl'leS
, therein in the years 1855 and lSoG.
An act to amend the fourth section Of the act for
the admission of Oregon into the Union, so as to
extend the time for selecting salt springs and con-
l tguous lands in Oregon. =.
against the United States to test the title to lots
numbered five and six in the hospital square III san
Francisco.
cheney in the appropriations for the completion OF
the geological survey of Oregon and Washington
Territories.
An act to provide temporary government for
, the Territory of Colorado.
An act to continue in force an act therein nell
, toned relating to the port of Baltimore
An act to carry into effect conventions between
the United States and the Republics Of New Grana-
} da and Costa Rica.
An act to provide a temporary government for
the Territory of Dacotah and to create the Office
of Survey0r-G General therein.
An act to organize the Territory Of Nevada.
An act for the payment Of expenses incurred in
the suppression of Indian hosutes in the State OF
, California.
An act making appropriations for the support
5 of the army fer the year ending June 3d. 1852.
An act in relation to the postal service
4 An act making appropriations for the service OF
the IOSt-OtCe Department during the hscal year
: ending June 80, 1869.
An act making appropriations for the current
and contingent expenses for the Indian Depart
ment, and for fulfilling treaty stputatl0ns with
various Indian tribes for the year ending June 80,
1852.
An act to provide for the completion of the mil
! itary road from Fort Union to Santa Ft, New
Mexico
An act to remove the United States arsenal from
the city of ST. Louis and to provide for the sale OF
$ the lands on which the same is located.
If An act making appropriations Tor sundry ciVl
- expenses of the Government Tor the year cnQlh5
t June 80. l6G2.
at An act to amend an act approved February 5
. 1859, entitled An act providing for keeping an'
# distributing all public documents, and Tor othe
: purposes"
- An act in addition to an act to promote the pro
s. grcss of the useful arts
70 An act lcgalizug certain entries flands on Lcay
~ cnworth Island in the State Of Missouri
ht An act donating to the States of Minnesota an'
y Oregon certain lands reserved by Congress for the
re Territories of Minnesota and Oregon for university
1s purposes.
IT act to authorize protection to he given to ctHrn
Y of the United States who may discover dcpositrs
l. guano," approved August Is, l9jG.
~ An act to amend the provisions Of the hitY-slNu
" section of " An act to It guat" the collection 0
Il duties on imports and tonnage approved Marcl
e 2, l792
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