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U THIR.TY—-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Rus. 56, 57, 58, 59. 1862. 625 mouth of Sioux Wood River, with a branch, vie St. Cloud and Crow Wing, to the navigable waters of the Red River of the North, the northern terminus of which was fixed by the legislature of said Territory at St. Vincent; and whereas it is now believed that the public interests require a change of location of a part of said branch road: Therefore- Be it resolved [gy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States afA·me1·€ea in Uongru: assembled, That in lieu of that part of the 1m%°‘;0K;I§:ggsg_ railroad grant to Minnesota Territory by act of Congress, approved third mm ,,,H,,,,,;_ March, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, which extends northwesterly 1851, cn, gg, from the intersection of the tenth standard parallel with the fourth guide V0!- Ki- P-195· meridian, there shall be granted to the State of Minnesota the alternate sections within six mile limits of such new branch line of route as the authorities of the State may designate, having its southwestern terminus at any point on the existing line, between the Falls of Saint Anthony and Crow Wing, and extending in a uortheasterly direction to the waters of Lake Superior, with a. right of indemnity between the fifteen mile limits thereof, provided this resolution shall take effect from the filing in the General Land Office of the acceptance by the authorities aforesaid of such substitution; whereupon the land north of the intersection aforesaid in the grant as authorized by the said act of third March, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, being by said acceptance disencumbered of the railroad grant, shall be dealt with as other public lands of the United States. Approved, July 12, 1862. [N0. 57.] A Resolution to change the Name of the Schooner Shuy McGee to that of July 14, 1802. Ocean Eagk. ""j""‘ Resolved lg the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the name of the schooner The name of Sally McGee, late of Baltimore, Maryland, be, and the same is hereby, §h*;l°°§';‘3‘;' changed to that of the Ocean Eagle, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and c:,,_Ig,,d_ that the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to issue e register therefor. Armovmn, July 14, 1862. [N0. 58.bmJ0int Resolution to declare the Meaning of "An Act to authorize the President July 14, 1862; of the `ted States in certain Cases to take Possession of Railroad and Telegraph Lines, ""‘_"""""’ and for other Purposes," a proved January thirtyyfirst, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and to repeal a Part of Act. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That an act entitled “An act to mg°’-3i¤é°§"°* authorize the President of the United States in certain cases to take pos- ,,],,.,,};_’ c` session of railroad and telegraph lines, and for other purp0ses," approved Ante, p- 334. January thirty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, shall not be so construed as to authorize the construction of any railroad, or the completion of any line of road, the greater part of which remained uncompleted at the time of the approval of said act, or to engage in any work of railroad construction. And so much of said act as authorizes the President of the P¤¤‘*<>f¤¤¢h¤¤* United States to extend and complete any railroad, is hereby repealed. "P°°l°d' Aymzovmn, July 14, 1862. N0. 59. . Joint Resolution to rant Pensions to Masters and other Officers u the Gun- ul 1862. [ 1 boats £n%}m Service of the United States. pon Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of.America in Congress assembled, That the masters serving on ,.1******;***; Gm-;. me of gunboats empxoyee in me swam of me Uma sms Shan be an- ;’,,§“,§ I;;,;;,;;}` v01.. xu. PUB.--69