New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-15

addition to the causes for which the Su-
preme Court Of the District of Columbia
may now grant divorces from the bond OF
marriage, such divorce may be granted
for-First. Habitual drunkenness for q
period of three years on the part OF the
party complained against. Second. Cru
city of treatment endangering the life or
health of the party complaining. Ihlrd.
Willful desertion and abandonment by the
party complained against OF the party
complaining for the full uninterrupted
space of two years.
Approved, June l. 1870.
TPUBLIC-No. &C.,
AN ACT for the relief of the widows ana
orphans Of the officers, seamen, ana
marines, of the United States vessel OF
war Oneida, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
widow or child or children, and in case
there be no widow or child or children.
then the parent or parents, and II
there be no parents, the brothers
and sisters of the officers, seamen, ma
rines, and others in service who were LOST
in the United States vessel of war oneida,
on the twenty-fourth day OF January,
eighteen hundred and seventy. shall be en-
titled to and receive, out OF any money IN
the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
sum equal to twelve months sea pay OF
their respective deceased relations afore.
said, in addition to the pay due to the said
deceased at the date of the loss OF SAID
vessel, and the proper accounting officers
of the Treasury Department are hereby
authorized to compute said pay up to and
including the said twenty-fourth day OF
January, eighteen hundred and seventy,
the day upon which said vessel was sunk
in Yokohama bay. Japan; and the said &C
counting officers are hereby authorized 10
adjusting the accounts Of such OF the OH
GERS who were lost on board the Oneida as
were entitled by law or regulation to ex-
animation for promotion, to allow them the
increased pay from the date they became
entitled to examination, and the Secretary
of the Navy is authorized to issue the
commissions of those who were confirmed
by the Senate.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the proper accounting officers OF the
treasury De. anu tucy axe AcACoy, ous"oA
lied and directed to settle upon the prln-
ciples of justice and equity the accounts
OF the officers, sailors, marines, and 9TH
ers, including captains clerk, on board
the said vessel of war Oneida, and to as
sumo the last quarterly return of the pay
master of said vessel as the basis OF COM
putation of the subsequent credits to
those on board to the date of such loss.
if there be no official evidence to the
contrary.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
the proper accounting officers OF the
Treasury Department be, and are hereby,
authorized and directed to settle the &C.
counts of Thomas l.. Tullock, junior, late
paymaster in the navy. who was lost IN
the said vessel of war Oneida, with all his
accounts and vouchers. for expenditures
and payments made by him, and with all
the money. stores and supplies, procured
for the use of said vessel, and to allow
him credit for whatever sim appears to
be due from him on the books of the de.
partmeut.
Approved May IS, 1870.