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other purpose than to be used evidence; and the
Commissioner Of Patents is hereby authorized and
directed to have printed such additional numbers OF
copies Of specifications and drawings, certified as
hereiDbeore provided, at price not TO exceed tu
contract price Tor such drawings. for SALE as may
warranted by the actual demand tor the SANE t,r
the Commissioner is also hereby authorzeu I'd draw
nish a complete set of such spec1ncauo far binnino
th ~ any t nmns ~ core spond with those in
the Patent Office and for the tra1spo,. 49," " .s
same and which shall ais6 access for the nubc
thereto under snch reguia1ons a. Sue commissioner
shall deem reasonable Me f so' tnat an
mace upder the provisions OF chapter hundred
an iiny i've section nine, of act of Congress APP
Iroyed June twenty-five. eighteen hundred and
sixty-four, which reads as follows: SEC. And he
1t her enacted, That all lithographing and en-
graying where l the prohabe total cost of the maps
or plates Illus ratlng or accompanying any one work
exceeus TWO hund ed and fifty dollars, shall BIZ awar-
dfd to The lowest and best bidder tor The Interests of
cmtion W que regard being paid to the
Su.lon OF the work, after due advertisement by the
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Printing under the d.
iectom OF tue Joint Committee on Printing: Proyi-
he .n nras ine JOINT Committee on Public Prndng
ne p, aotnorized to empower the Superintendent OF
fuolc PRINTING to make immediate contracts for
ensravlng. whenever, in their o. inon, the exigen-
advertisement and award"
Approved, January II, 1871.
tREsoLUTIoN OF GENERAL NATURE-No.4l
A RESOLUTION authoriz ng the appointment OF
commissioners i'll relation to the Republic
OF Dominica,
Resolved by the Senate aud House of Representa-
tiUesOf the United States or America in Longeess as
sebied, That the President OF the United States be
authorized to appoint three commissioners, and also
secretary, the latter to be versed in The English
aud Spanish languages to proceed to the Island of
San DOMINGO, and to such other places, if any, as
such commissioners may deem necessary, and there
to enquire into ascertain, and report the political
probable number of inhabitants, and the desire and
disposition OF the people OF the said republic 10 be
come annexed TO and to form part of the people OF
the United States; the physical, mental, and moral
condition OF the said peOpl', aud their general
dtlon as to material wealth and industrial capacity;
the resources of the country; its mineral and agr-
cultural products; the products OF its waters and
forests the general character Of the spi the extent
and proportion thereof capable OF cultivation; the
climate and health of the country; its bays,
harbors and rivers its general meteor illogical char
aoter, and the existence and frequency remaIka-
bic meteorological phenomena; me debt of the gov
eminent and its obligations. whether funded, and
ascertained, and admitted, unadjusted and under
discussion; treaties or engagements with other pow
ers; tent OF boundaries aud terrtory-what pro-
portion is covered by foreign claimants by grants
or concessions, and generally what concessions or
franchises have been granted with the names OF the
respective grantees; the terms and conditions on
which the Dominican government may desire to be
to and become part of the. United States as
one OF the Ierrltores thereof; such other informal
tion with respect the said or its terri
tories as TO the said commissioners shall desir-
aD,e OF with reference to the future ipcor
po1auon OF SAD dominican rcpub ic into the Uni
ted States as one OF Its Territories
SEC. e And De further resDived, That the said
commissioners shall, as as conveniently may
be, report TO the President OF the United States,
who shall lay the report before Congress-
SEC. g. And be it FURTHER resolved, That the said
commissioners shall serve without comp nsaton, ex
cept the payment OF expenses; and the com pensa-
ton of the secretary shall be be determined by the
Secretary of State, with the approval OF the Pres
ident: Provided, hat nothing in these resolutions
contained shall be held, understood construed as
committing Congress to the policy of annexng the
territory oil said republic OF Dominica.
Approved, January IL, 1871.
[RKsoLUTIoN OF GENERAL NAIURE-No51
JOINT RESOLUTION for the restoration of Cap
tain Dominick Lynch, of the United States navy,
| to the active list from the reserved list.
Be it resolved ba the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentdt,ces of the United States of america in Con-
gress assembled, That the President OF the United
States OF America be Authorized to nominate, and
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate tC
az point. Captain Dominck Ly nch to the active Isl
OF the navy, as captain.
j. G. BLAINE
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives,
SCHUYLER COLFAX
VicePresident Of the United States and President
Of the Senate.
Approved, January 20. 1871.
US GRANT.