Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-08-13
vacancy Of the ohlaf Justice, Or an Inablllty

vacancy OI tno Nnltl Juhllcea VI al uANphlhl
10 perform tho duties OF said Office.
Changing the name Of the yacht w. W..
Abel, OF Norwich, Conn., TO that Of Ethel,
and that Of L'HirondellN Of New York. to
= Providing forldie adjudicatioH6 81 contesila
elecdoas IN the Giiy of Washing ton. Vhe
PYhsldehtfefusedt 10 sign, and II hecan48 b
lhw AZ tha ekpiraliolE bf ten days, fl k
Changing the term Of the United States
District Court ~ Illinois, rom Springfield TO
Z Iuthonking the 'Vonstrpction OF q bridge
over Black river, Lorain Co., Ohio.
Incorporating congregation OF First Frea-
byterian Church Of Washington.
Repeating section 5sof an act OF December
81, 1892, concerning the registering and re-
coTding of ships and vessels.
10 Continue the Freedmen's Bureau until
the states are represented in Congress. Pres
idant. refused to sign4s II became law at the
expiration Of ten days. y.l.. A
r Prescribing an oath Of office to be taken by
persons from whom legal disabilities have
been removed ,...,. .....
Incorporating the Connecticut Horse Rail-
road Company in The city Of Washington.
Incorporating the National Hotel Company
of the city Of Washington, y. I'tl A.
.y yAppropriating s6,500 FOR bridge over the
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mi tfir 1rttBLIc isEs0IUTioSs.
First Joint resolution, approved Dec. 20,
1857 oeuthorizad the POSTMASTER General to
print 5000 copies of.his annual repoftfor
distribution by HIM NJ jssa sl0Ta IN
T., In Consecutive order came resoluhops,
thaneingthe time fol. .the annual meeting OF
the stockholders Of the Unibhi Pacific Bail
road Company.s atgiV ia nt ~" ~
no suspend work on the gconstructionof a
iail In the District Of Columbia J! -.1r lf
suspending the sale Of stock owned by, the
government in the Dismal Swamp Canal
COMPANY. 0ga % 9Weo oven '"'
Appointing Regents for the Smithsonian
Institute. fsh1.i gid
Donating surplus. desleeeted potatoes and
vegetables to the Freedmens Bureau d,
Prohibiting any Of the Executive Depart
ments nom making contracts for stationery
more than one year in advanced 40 'Ne1 ~
Providing for a Commission to examine
and report on meters for distilled spirits. y
Authorizing the Secretary OF the Navy %
sell Iiron-clad vessels not needed by the IN
terests Of tile service. Price to lie fixed by
Naval Board, and proposals for the same to
,bgiadyeTtised for. Yllocr3 IH pH9 -
N Directing all the business Of the War De-
parttnerit to be transacted in one ofRco IN the
city bfNew Y0tk; and all property except ord
nance to bestofedin' one building
, Directing the Secretary Of War TO employ
counsel to. defend army officers against suits
arising ont Of the, execution Of the, Recon-
struction acts. President refused to sign
and isbecatiie arlaw at the expiration OF ten
days. g. no l.3.p .3"'.-
Donating to Great Britain aiset of Dana'i
Authorizing the trapsmission, free OF post
age, OF testimonials OF stale Legislatures tc
the soldiers bf their states.
To restore the Farmers and Citizens Ma
tional Bank Of Wilhamsburgh, N. y, TO- it'
stockholders I.g .-L,'gig
Authorizing Lighthouse Board to place
warnings over temporary distractions at thu
entrance Of harbors, in bays or sounds.
Continuing tho surveys. OF nor hern ant
northwestern lakes, ll i.. 'L'
( Authorizing naval detail to attend the In
ternatiopal Marine Exhibition at Havre
France. ,.t. ,!..I II,..l
Providing for the ISSUE Of clothing to sol
| diers and others TO replace that destroyed t
Appropriating $500, 900 for purchase Of
specific lot Of, ground for . postofaee sito il
Boston. o.. ., ..ltg.57y { Hr
: Authorizing construction Of suffers ware
house Mt. Ft Monroe. 10 i"lf 'N'
Appointing managers of the national asy
lurns for disabled soldiers, and durnishin
said asylums with ordnance for firing salutet
Il aud snian aims, &C., for guard duty, Pres
4 dental approval refused, and it became a la
1 Iat the expiration Of ten days. ...
Conveying into, the Treasury all money rt
\ ceived from the sales of cotton or other car
tured or abandoned property: s Il sg.v
Directing Naval Commission to select NOR
suitable sites for powder magazines at Ne
York, Boston and Portsmouth.
Concerning bonds granted railroad compa
MES in Michigan and Wisconsin
For improvement OF the breakwater a
Portland, Maine, .al IT,.
Donating to thevaiious asylunis for disable
soldiers copies of all documents printed b
either branch of Congress.
For the removal Of a suit to recover gov
ernment property at Harpers Ferry to In
! United States Circuit Court. ..+ --1.,
J Donating subsistence for twenty-five mel
to Prof. Powell while exploring the Colorado
river. q a
Requesting the President to intercede Will
! Queen Victoria TO secure the release OF Johl
Mcmahon, 3 Catholic priest, now serving ou
term in the Canadian prison, at Kingston
for treason and felony, he having been caugh
while on Fenian raid into Canada
Turning over certain distilled spirits to ar
my hospitals. l04 .i.
Authorizing mail service by postal coaches
in Montana.
Directing the sale Of the site of Fort Gov.
ington in the Patapsco river, Maryland.
Presenting gold Ohronometer to George
Wright, master Of British brig, for having
saved the lives OF three American seamen
from the wreck of an American schooner.
., Donating to the Lincoln Monument Asso-
citation brass cannon, out Of which to cast
statues for said structure.
Donating to Washington City Orphan Asy-
lum, lot Of iron railing, .,r..,., st.....
Extending the time for two years for the
of the Northern Pacific Rail.
road.
Donating three bronze cannon, captured by
the Sixth Army Corps, for the construction
Of staue Of Major General Sedgwick, to be
placed on a monument erected to his mem
ory by the Sixth Corps Of the. Army OF the
Increasing the Pay Of Observation-Disclosures
ofthe House.
! ExplanatQryfpf an act for thesxportingi o:
Providing for NAVAL Commission to re-
port upon the e9feasibility of constructing a
bridge in Boston Harbor.
Giving the MissouriTM Militia who were paid
~ the General Government, the same priv
ileges Of other troops, iR refsre4eeSto boun-
ties. 'hui1s "''
/ To allow the bridging and dammlng Of the
Maquoketa river, ia Iowa. o t1t -t1@l
Extending the time for the completion
Of the West Wisconsin railroad for three
years. ts'f..r
lssIe George Eliot. s1a pof--."
Mrs Henrietta D. Field, the accomplish!
ed wife of the editor dof the New York
Evangelist, gives ths following graphic ac-
count of her recent visit to the home of
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