Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-09-20
GENERAL NAruRE-No. 81. 1

Be 1t enacted 6g the Senate and House of
Representatives. Of the United States of
AnaeracG an Congress dSse1 bLed, That the
Congressional Printer is hereby directed to
enter into a contract, in behalf of he Gen.
eral Government, with Franklin Rivers.
Jefferson Rivers. and George A. Bailey.
| for the reporting and printing of the de-
bates in Congress for the term of two
years, on and from the fourth day of
March, eighteen hundred and seventy.one.
in accordance with a proposed form of
contract from the sa Rivers and Bailey
submitted to and approved of by the Joint
| Committee on Public Printing ON the part
of the Senate.
Sec. =. That for the purpose aforesaid
there may be appropriated and paid. out
of any money i'm the treasury not other
wise appropriated, the sum of four hundred
thousand dollars, or SO much thereof as
| may be necessary, the accounts having
been approved, as in previous years, by
the Secretary of the Senate and by the
Clerk of the House, or their representa-
| tives.
Sec. 3. That no person shall he employed
as a reporter for the House without the ap-
prevail of the Speaker of the House: Pro
Cided, That it shall be the duty of the
Joint Committee on Public Printing to
publish an advertisement once a week, for
four weeks, in one newspaper in each OF
the cities of Washington, PHILADELPHIA,
New York, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati,
Louisville, st. Louis, and San Francisco,
| inviting proposals in detail for reporting
and for printing, together and separately,
the debates of the FOrty-Third. and Forty
fourth, and Forty fifth Congresses, togeth-
er Or separately, and to report all propos-
sas which may be received before the des
ignated day to Congress. at the earliest
practicable date, with estimates, hereby
directed to be made by the Congressional
Printer of the cost of reporting the de-
bates and of printing them at the Govern
ment Printing Office, accompanied by the
recommendations of the Joint Committee
on Public Printing OIL all proposals and es-
Inmates sn submitted; and that the bills
for such advertising he paid in equal parts
from the contingent funds of the Senate
and of the House Of Representatives And
provided further. That-no debates shall be
reported or published at public expense,
after the close of the present Congress,
except upOn written contracts entered into
therefor under the authority of Congress.
Approved, April 2, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 81.
AN ACT to establish port of entry at the
city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. of the United States Of
america in Congress assembled, That u
Tort of entry and delivery be, and is here
By, established at the city of Pittsburgh,
Pennsy Ivania, which shall be entitled to
the same provisions and subject to the
same regulations and restrictions as other
ports of entry and delivery in the United
States
Approved, April 2, 1872.
GENERAL MATURING. 80.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled IAN
act to authorize protection to be given to
citizens of the United States who may
discover deposits of guano," approved,
August Is, 1856.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of
Repre- seat0tiUes Of the United States Of
america 6s Congress GSSembd, That the
provisions of the act of Congress approved
August eighteenth, eighteen hundred and
fifty-siX entitled IAN act to authorize pro-
lection TO be Z ven to citizens of the u nited
States who may discover deposits of gu
ano," be, and the same are hereby extend
ed To the widow, heirs, executors, or adj
ministratOrs of such disc0verer, where
such discOverer shall have died before per-
fecting proof of discovery or fully comply
ing with the provisions of said act approx
ed aforesaid, after complying with the re-
quirements of the act of Congress of Au-
gust eighteenth. eighteen hundred and
sixty five: Provided, That nothing here
nl contained shall be held to inn air any
rights of discovery or amy assignment by
dscoverer heretofore recognized by the
Government of the United States.
Sec 2. That section three of an act approved
July twenty -eighth, eighteen hundred and six
tysix, entitled IAN act to protect the revenue,
and for other purposes, amendatory OF the act
aforesaid, approved August eighteenth. eigh-
teen hundred and ffty-six be and the same is
hereby, amended by striking oHt the word
five wherever the same occurs and inserting
in lieu thereof the word ten"
Approved, April 2. 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 49,
AN ACT t. enable honorably discharged SOL
diers and sailors. their widows and orphan
children, to acquire hOmesteads on the public
lands of the United States.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of
REPRESENTATIVES Of the United States Of america
ia Congress assembled, That every soldier and
officer who us served in the army of the Unit
ed States during the recent rebellion for ninety
days, or more, and who was honorably dis
charged, and has remained loyal to the Gov
eminent, including the troops mustered into the
service of the United States by virtue of the
third section of an act entitled IAN act making
appropriations for completing the defences of
Washington, and for other purposes" approx
ed February thirteenth, eighteen hundred and
sixty two, and every seaman, marine, and Of
fcer, who has served in the navy Of the United
States, or in a marine corps, during the rebell-
ion, for ninety days, and who was honorably
discharged, and has remained loyal to the Gov
ernmt n, shall, on compliance with the provis-
ions oil an act entitled IAN act to secure home
steads to actual settlers on the public domain"
and the acts amendatory thereof, as hereinafter
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