600 FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 341, 342, 353, 354. 1897. FBUNRW 27- NW- CHAP. 341.-An Act To remove doubts as to the power of the supreme court of the ··w"’?* District of Columbia to provide for a vacancy in the office of attorney of the United States for the District o Columbia. _ _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United gl;,‘;§$,°fg.°J;tm;i§ States of America in Congress assembled, That in case_of a vacancy in ytaggzyiig g£l;°*g} the office of attorney of the glnited Statesitprtghe District 3ftColumb1a, um . the supreme court of said 'strict may e same an _ e person cy appointed by said court shall serve until an appointment is made by the President, and the appointee is duly qualiiied, and no longer. Approved, February 27, 1897. February 27.1997- CHAP. 342.—An Act To authorize the extension of the lines of the Metropolitan
- ""i"""` Railroad Company, of the District of Columbia.
b Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of th]? United D*°*"°*‘°? c"}"'" l'; States of America in Congress assembled That the Metropolitan ailroa W grill- Company be,and it is hereby,authorized and required within six mouths °°’“’ “‘1“‘°’· from the date of the approval of this Act to extend the 11nes of its underground electric railroad from the intersection of Connecticut and Florida avenues northward along Columbia road to a point on the west ma line of Eighteenth street extended: Provided, That the said company is hereby authorized to issue and sell uch an amount of its capital stock as will, at the market value thereof, cover the cost of construction and equipment of the extension herein provided for. Approved, February 27, 1897. . March 2. Im. GHAP. 353.-An Act To grant a right of way through the Fort Spokane Military ·—·——·····— Reservation, in the State of Washington, to the Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company. I Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 8***** P*“’*· m“"°‘ States of America in Congress assembled That there is hereby granted apollo and Manitoba _ _ _ g . _ _ main! cmfpmy. to the Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company a right {{,',,'{*§,‘},§‘,§§,°RQ',‘;{; of way, one hundred feet wide, on such route as the Secretary of War vntivn. Wm- may degigviéate, through fthe Fgrt Spokgne Military Reservation, in the Completion. State o ashington. said rai roa sia not be built across said reservation within three years next after the passage of this Act this grant shall absolutely cease and determine. Approved, March 2, 1897. Much 2. Jew. CHAP. 354.—An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act authorizing the appoint- —-—————·-———···—· ment of receivers of nation al banks, and for other urposes," approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, as amended hy an Act approved August third, eighteen hundred and ninety-two. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United "f*_jf.§’,‘,Q?‘l,a‘,Q‘;‘,jF’ "‘ States of America in Congress assembled, That section three of an Act v»1.io.p-¢3- entitled “An Act authorizing the appointment of receivers of national vo, ,,7 P 3,5 banks, and for other purposes? approved June tbirtieth, eighteen hun- " ’` dred and seventy-six, as amended by an Act approved August third, eigliteemhundred and ninety-two, be, and hereby is, amended so as to read as ollows: winning up busi. ¢¢SEc. 3. That whenever any association shall have been or shall be "°§Tg__,,,,.,,_,m 5236, placed in the hands of a receiver, as provided in section fifty-two hun- 1»· 1015- dred and thirty-four and other sections of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and when, as provided in section Iitty-two hundred and
