The Portland daily press., 1872-06-18

- GENERAL NATURE-No 36.l
AN ACT to provide for the reporting and printing Of
the debates in Congress.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
setatires of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled That the Congressional Printer is
hereby directed to enter into contract, in behalf of
the general GoSermen'' WIN raahkmn hses, 1e1er
and printing of the debates in Congress for the term
of two years. and from the fourth day of March,
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, in accordance
with proposed form Of contract from the said Rives
and Bailey, submitted to and approved by the Joint
Committee on Public Printing on the part of the Sen
ate.
SEC 2. That for the purpose aforesaid there be ap
proprated and paid out any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated the of four hund red
thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be neces
the gu It's having been tapprCSysd as in pre-
the Clerk of the House, or their representatives.
SEC. 9. That no person shall be employed as re-
porter for the House without the approval of the
Speaker of the House: Provided, That it shall be the
duty of the Joint Committee on Public Printing to
publish an advertisement once week for four weeks
in newspaper in each of the cities of Washington
Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Chicago Cincnna-
IT. " st. LS@ amd San ap inc inviting
gether and separately, the debates of the Forty
Third, the Forty Fourth, and the FortyFifth Con-
gresses together separately and to report all pro-
posals which may be received before the designated
day to Congress- at the earliest practicable date with
estimates, hereby directed to be the Congress
sona Printer Of the cost ofreporting the debates and
of printing them at the Government Printing Office,
Committee on Public Printing on ali proposals and
estimates so submitted and that the bills for such adj
yertisng be paid in equal parts from the contingent
funds Of the Senate and of the House of Representa-
tives: And prorided further, That debates shall
be reported published at public expense after the
contracts entered into therefor under the authority
OF Congress.
Approved, April p 1872.
! rtl,- GENERAL NATURE No. 81
AN ACT to establish port of entry and delivery at
the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatires Of the United States Of america ia Con-
BE- and s hereby, established at the city Of Pitts,
bursh, Pennsylvania which shall be entitled to the
same provisions and subject to the same regulations
restrictions other ports of entry and delivery
| in the United States
| Approved, April 2, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 3s.l
AN ACT to amend act entitled can act to author
lie protection to be given to citizens of the Unit
ed States who may discover deposits of guano," ap-
proved August Is, 1856. -- "a. - So.
Be It enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatsces q ne United States Of Ameica, in Con-
Congress approved August eighteenth, eighteen hun
dred and fifty six, entitled can act authorize pro
lection to be given to citizens of the United States
who may discover deposits of guano," be, and the
same are hereby, extended to the widow heirs execu
tors, or administrators of such discoverer where
such dscoverer shall have died before peectng proof
of discovery fully complying with the provisions of
said act approved aforesaid, after complying with
the requirements of the act of Congress- OF Ingnst
eighteenth eighteen hundred and sixty-fve Prorid-
ed That nothing herein contained shall be held to
impair any rights Of discovery or any assignment by
ment of the United States.
Seq That section three of an act approved July
twenty-eighth eighteen hundred and sixty-sx eptiti
ed San act to protect the revenue and for other pur
poses" amendatory of the act aforesaid, approved
August eighteenth eighteen hundred and fftysix, BE-
and the same is hereby amended by striking out the
word five, wherever the same occurs and Inserting
in lieu thereof the word "ten." s
Approved, April 2, 1872 .TE.FHGlL
GENERAL NATURE-No. 39I
AN ACT to enable honoraby discharged soldiers and
sailors, their widows and orphan children to ac-
States WIZ oA-'e"
re q enacted by The Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdfiUes Of the United States of America in Con-
gess dssen6ed That every private soldier and officer
who has served in the army of the United States dur
ing the recent rebellion for ninety days. or more and
who was honorably discharged, and has remained
loyal to the government including the troops muster
ed into the service of the United States by virtue of
the third section of an act entitled can act making
F
thirteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-twe and
i EVERY KS seaman marine and OFFICER who has served
marine corps, during the rebellion, for ninety
Gays, "a and who was honorably discharged and
mas renamed loyal to the government, shall COM
phance with the provisions of act entitled +" An
act 70 secure homesteads to actual settlers the
hereinafter modified be entitled to enter upon and
receive patents for quantity Of public lands quot
or one quarter-section, to be taken iii compact form
according to legal subdivisions including the alter
of any railroad or other public work, not otherwise
reserved or appropriated and other lands subject to
entry under the homestead laws of the United States
| fT0otded, mat said homestead settler shall be al
lowed six months after locating his homestead within
which to commence his settlement andimprovement:
and proc;ded also That the time which the home
stead settler shall have served in the army navy or
marine corps aforesaid, shall be deducted from the
time heretofore required perfect title or fdscharg
disability incur
red IN the line of duty, then the term of enlistment
shall be deducted from the time heretofore reouired
t, perfect title, without reference to the length of
time he may have served: Provided, however, That
no patent shall issue to any homestead settler who
said homestead for period of at least one wear af-
ter he shall commence his improvements as aforesaid
visions of the foregoing section to enter homestead
who may have heretofore entered under the home
ana sixty acres shall be permitted to enter under
the PROVISIONS OF this act so much land as when add
co TO the quantity previously entered, shall not
ceed one hundred and sixty acres.
SEC. g. That in case of the death Of any person
who would be entitled to homestead under the pro-
visions OF the first section of this act his widow if
unmarried or in case of her death marriage then
his minor orphan children, by a guardian duly ap-
pointed and officially accredited at the Department
OF the INTERIOR shall be entitled all the benefits en-
umerated in this act subject to all the provisions as
70 settlement and improvements therein contained:
froo,aed, That If such person died during his term
of enlistment the whole term of bis enlistment shall
be deducted from the time heretofore required to per-
feet the title
SEC: 4. That where party at the date of his en-
try OF tract Of land under the homestead laws or
subsequently thereto, actually enlisted and en-
ployed in the army navy of the United States his
services therein shall, in the administration of
sad homestead law, be construed to be equivalent,
70 all intents and purposes, to residence for
tne samel length of time upon the tract so
entered: Prorided, That if his entry has
been Cancelled by reason of his absence from said
tract while in the military naval service of the
United States and such tract has not been disposed
OF, his entry shall be restored and confirmed: And
provided further, That if such tract has been disposed
or said party may enter another tract subject to en-
try under said laws and his right to patent therefor
shan be determined by the proofs touching his resi-
dence and cultivation of the first tract, and his alb
sence therefrom in such service.
SEC. 8. That any soldier, sailor, marine, officer
or other person coming within the provis of this
act may as well by an agent as in person, up
on said homestead: ProUided, That said claimant in
person shall, within the time prescribed, commence
settlements and improvements on the same and
thereafter fulfill all the requirements of this act.
SEC. 6. That the Commissioner of the General
Land Office shall have authority to make all needfu
rules and regulations to cary into effect the provis
| ions of this act.
Approved, April 4, 1872.