Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25

subject; and until the said plan and loca-
ton OF the bridge are approved by the
Secretary of War, the bridge shall not be
built; and if any change be made in the
| plan OF construction of said bridge during
the progress of the work thereon, or before
the completion of said bridge, such change
shall be subject to the approval of the Sec
retary of War; and the said structure shall
be ut all times so kept and managed as to
offer reasonable and proper means for the
passage of vessels through or under said
structure; and the said structure shall be
changed at the cost and expense of the
owners thereof, from time to time, as Con-
gress may direct, so as to presrve the free
and convenient navigation of said river.
And the authority to erect and continue
said bridge shall be subject to revocation
or modification by law whenever the pub
lie good shall, in the judgment of Con-
gress, so require, without any expense or
charge to the United States.
Sec. 8. That the right to alter or amend
tnls act, so rs to prevent or remove all ma
terial obstruction of said river by the con-
struction of bridges, without expense to
the United States, is hereby expressly re-
served.
Approved, May %, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. ST.
AN ACT to provide for the abatement or
repayment of taxes ON distilled spirits
III DOiui.ueSIIOyeu ny casualty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is
hereby, authorized, upon the production
OF satisfactory proof to him of the actual
destruction by accidental fire or other cas-
ualty, and without any fraud, collision,
or negligence of the owner thereof, of any
distilled spirits on which the tax at the
time of the destruction of said spirits had
not been paid and while the same remain
ed in the custody of any officer of internal
revenue in any distillery warehouse or
bonded warehouse of the United States. to
abate the amount Of internal revenue lax
es accruing thereon, and to cancel any
warehouse bond, or enter satisfaction
thereon, in whole or in part, as the case
may be; and If such taxes have been col |
lected since the destruction of said spirits,
then the Secretary of the Treasury shall
refund the same to the owners thereof out |
OF any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated.
Approved, May 81, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. S9.l
AN ACT for the relief of certain officers
of the navy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of |
America in Congress assembled, That in |
conformity with and to carry into effect |
the recommendation and conclusions of |
the board of officers organized in pursu-
ance of the Resolution for the relief Of |
certain officers of the navy" approved |
July first, eighteen hundred and seventy, |
the President of the United States be, and |
he is hereby, authorized, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate to re-
store Commodore Joseph F. Green to his
original position on the navy list, next be- |
a III iraI 20,
modore John De Camp TO his original rel |
alive position as rear-admiral on the re-
tired list; to promote Commodore Charles
w. Pickering to the grade of commodore
on the retired list, with the retired paw of |
his advanced rank; to advance Captain
Egbert Thompson in rank next below |
Captain Thomas G. Corbin; to promote |
Commodore Samuel r. Franklin to take
rank next after Commodore James s. |
Thornton; to restore Commodore Edward |
Y. McCauley to his original rank, next
after Commodore w. d. Whiting: to re-
store Commanders John II. Russell, A.
w. johnson, John Waters, A. f. K. Ben
ham, Austin Pendergrast, and w. p. Nc
cam, respectively, to their original places |
on the navy list.
Approved, May 2S, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. gO.l |
AN ACT to restors Lazarus L. Reamev to
the navy OF the United States as a mid
shipman.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled That the
President of the United States be. and he
is hereby, authorized, if in his opinion the
good OF the service will be promoted there |
by, TO restore Lazarus l.. Reamy to the |
navy OF the United States as a midship- |
man at the foot of the class of eighteen |
hundred and seventy, of which he was |
member at the time of his resignation.
Approved, May, IS, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. Sl.l
AN ACT making appropriations for tbe
current and contingent expenses of the |
indian department, and for fulfilling |
treaty stipulations with various India5 |
tribes, for the year ending June thirty,
eighteen hundred and seventy-three
and for other purposes.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
OF representatives of the United States of |
America in Congress assembled. That the
following sums be, and the same are here.
by, appropriated, out of any money i'm the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the purpose Of paying the current and con-
tlngent expenses of the Indian depart-
ment, and fulfilling treaty stipulations
with the various Indian tribes;
For pay of eight superintendents of In
dlan affairs, namely: Two superintend-
ehts Tor the tribes east of the Rocky noun
talns; one for Oregon; one for the Terrific.
ry OF Washingtoni one for the Territory
OF New Mexico; one for California; one