Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-08-10

the said Moses Job and Margaret, his
wife, and James l.. Riddle may or can
have thereto; and said lots and prop
erty shall thereafter be reserved from
public sale, presumption, or homestead
settlement, and shall remain the prop
erty of the United States.
Approved, February %, 1865.
IPus1sc RESOLUTION 1871
JOINT RESOLUTION to facilitate the ad.
justment of certain accounts of the
American Colonization Society for
the support of recaptured Africans
in Liberia.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of
of the United States of Amer.
ica in Congress assembled, That the Secreta-
ry Of the Interior be, and is hereby,
authorized and directed to adjust and
settle the accounts of the American
Colonization Society for the support Of
Africans in Liberia, under
contracts made for that purpose under
the authority of the act of Congress
approved June sixteenth, eighteen
hundred and sixty, on the principles
of equity.
Approved, February %. 1865.
(PUBLIc RIsoLuTIox-No. 1911
JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to issue Amer.
lean registers to British schooners
minnie Williams" aud "E. M. Bax-
teri
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States Of Amer
lea in Congress assembled, That the Secretary
of the Treasury is hereby authorized
and directed to issue American regis
tiers to the British built schooners
Minnie Williams" and "E. NJ. Bax.
ter" said vessels being now owned by
citizen of Buffalo. New York.
Approved, February IS, 1865.
[PUBLIc RsoLuTIoS-No. 90.
JOINT Resolution in relation to the dis
tribution of books and documents.
Be IL resolved by the Senate and Hosue of
Representatives of the United States of Amer
lea in Congress assembled, That the undistrib
uted portions of the books and docu-
ments heretofore printed or purchased
for its use by order Of either house Of
Congress. previous to the thirty-sev-
enth Congress, and now deposited in
the Interior Department and elsewhere,
be distributed to members of the pres
ent Congress, under the direction of
the Joint Committee on Printing; and
said committee is hereby directed to
divide the books in question into par
cells equal in number to the whole
Of senators, representatives,
and delegates from Territories, and as
nearly equal in value and Importance
Is possible, and to distribute them to
The senators, representatives, and dele
gates by such method as may be found
most feasible and proper.
Approved, February %, 1865.
[PUBLIc REsoLUTIoN-No. q
JOINT RESOLUTION to provide for the
publication Of full army register.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of
of the United States Of Amer
lea in Congress assembled, That the Secretary
of War be, and he is hereby, author
lied and required to cause to be print.
ed and published . full roster or roll
Of all general. field, line, and staff off.
GERS Of volunteers who have been in
the army of the United States at any
time since the beginning of the pres
ent rebellion, including all informal
organizations which have been recog-
nized or accepted aud paid BY the Uni.
ted States, showing whether they are
yet in the service, or have been dis
charged therefrom. and giving casual
ties and other explanations proper for
such register. And, 10 defray in whole
or in part the expenses of this publ
cation, an edition of twenty-five thou
sand copies Of such enlarged register
shall be published and may be sold to
officers, soldiers, or citizens. at q price
which shall not more than cover the
actual cost of paper, printing, and
and shall not in any case OK.
coed one dollar per volume.
Approved, March 2, 1865.
[PUBhc REsoLUTIoN-No. %
JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing con.
tract with William Ii. Powell for .
picture for tho Capitol.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of
of the United States of Amer
lea i'm Congress assembled, That the Joint
on the Library be. and they
are hereby. directed to enter into q
with William H. Powell, Of
the State Of Ohio, to paint . picture
for the United States, to be placed at
the head of one of the grand stair
cases in the Capitol, illustrative of
some naval victory; the particular OBJ
ject of the painting to be agreed on
by the committee and the artist; Pro-
rided, That the entire expense Of said
picture shall not exceed twenty-five
thousand dollars. and two thousand
dollars shall be paid to said William
H. Powell. in advance, to enable him
to prepare for the work, the remainder
Of said instalmcnts at intervals Of not
less than one year. the last instalment
to be retained until the picture is CON-
pleted and put up.
Approved, March 2, 1866.
PUBLIC REsOLuTIoN-No. %.
A Resolution to encourage the employ.
ment Of disabled and discharged sol.
diers.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of
of the United States
of America in Congress assembled,
That persons honorably discharged
from the military or naval service by
reason of disability resulting from
wounds or sickness incurred in the
line Of duty. should be preferred for
appointments to civil Offices. provided
they shall be found to possess the bus.
mess capacity necessary for the prop
er discharge Of the duties Of such Off.
ces.
See. 2. And be IL further resolved,
That, in grateful recognition Of the
services, sacrifices. and sufferings of
persons honorably discharged from
the military and naval service Of the
country. by reason Of wounds. disease,
or the expiration of terms Of enlist
ment, it is respectfully recommended