St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-17
THE CALIFORNIAN.
IOnicial.1
tHS OF THE L. ).

Passed at the FIRST Session OF the Forueth
Congress.
RESOLUTIONS.
Joint Resolution to furnish Transports
tion of Provisions TO the Destitute in
the South.
BE it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representative of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the Secretary Of the Navy, upon
the application of the contributors or OF
any person ON their behalf, be, and he Is
hereby, authorized and directed to char
Ter vessel TO convey provisions contrib
utcd by the people from baltimore, Ma
rvland. to Wilmington, North Carolina,
for oratuitous distribution among the
destitute of the South, under the direc-
ton of the contributors and such rcgula-
lions a may, by the Secretary of the
Navy, be prescribed,
Approved, March 20, 1867.
Joint Resolution in Reference to the
Payment of the Salaries Of Members of
Congress.
BE it resolved by the Senate and House
OF Representatives Of the United States
of America i'll Congress assembled, That
each senator, member of the House of
Representatives, and delegate in Congress
after having taken and subscribed the re-
quired oath, shall be entitled to receive
his compensation at the end of each
month, 1T the rate now established by
law, and an amount sufficient to pay
their compensation and mileage to the
first day of July next is hereby appropri
atcd out Of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
Approved March %, 1867.
Joint Resolution TO amend an Act ent-
tied AN Act to provide increased
Revenue from imported Wool, and for
other Purposes.
BE il resolved by the Senate and House
OF representatives of the United States
OF America i'll Congress assembled. That
the act entitled ''An act to provide in
creased revenue from imported wool and
tor other purposes" approved March sec
he amended by striking out in the para
"raph commencing with the words ION
weddings. bcltingS, bindings. braids." the
following words, viz : "unmixcd with
silk
SEC. ,. And he it further resolved.
That the joint resolution of March sec
ond, eighteen hundred ana Sixty-scvyn. to
amend section five of an act entitled AN
act to increase the duties on imports and
Tor other purposes. approved June thir-
tieth, eighteen hundred and Sixty-tour,
shall not b. construed to apply to lasting,
mohair cloth, silk, twist, or other manu-
features 0f cloth woven or made in pat
ferns OF such size, shape, and form, or
cut in such manner us to be tit for but
tons exclusively.
Approved, March -, 1867.
Joint Resolution providing for the neces-
sary Surveys for Ship Canal around
the Falls OF the Ohio River, for mill
tary. naval, and commercial Purposes.
BE it resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled. That
the SecI etary OF War be, and lie is here
by, authorized and directed to cause sur
Veys, with plans and estimates of cost, to
tie made 10y AN officer of engineers. for a
ship canal around the falls of the Ohio
river on the Indiana side thereof. of suit
able location and dimensions for military.
naval, and commercial purposes and
also TO cause SAID officer to estimate the
expense OF completing the Louisville and
Portland canal, on the Kentucky side of
said falls, according to the plan on which
the said canal company is now progress
ing with said work, and that the cxpens-
es Of both be betrayed from the sums ap-
propriated in the acts of June twenty
three, eighteen hundred and sixty-six,
and March two, eighteen hundred and
slNty-seven, for examination and surveys
relating TO the Improvement of harbors
and rivers on the northwestern lakes.
Approved, March 20, 1867.
Joint Resolution to authorize the Secre-
tary of War to build Dredge Boats
for Use at the Mouth of the Mississip-
pi River.
BE il resolved by the Senate and House
OF Representatives OF the United States
OF America in Congress assembled, That
the Secretary of War he, and is hereby,
authorized, on the recommendation of
the engineer department, to build and
operate two dredge boats for the purpose
OF deepening and keeping open the chan
mel OF one or more of the passes at the
mouth of the Mississippi, and to expend
Tor that purpose so much as may be neces-
sary OF the appropriation fer the i'm
provement of the mouth of the Mis-
sissppl river, provided for in the
''Act making appropriations for the
repair, preservation, and compile
ton of certainpublic works here
tolore commenced under the authority of
law, and for other PURPOSES" approved
March second, eighteen hundred and six
ty->evcn.
Approved, March 20, 1867.
Joint Resolution authorizing the Second
Auditor to settle the Accounts of Off
GERS of the Army In certain Gases.
BE it resolved by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States
OF America IN Congress assembled, That
the second auditor be, and is hereby, au-
thorzed and instructed to audit and set
tie the accounts of line officers of the
army to the extent of their pay for their
services rs such, due them from the Uni