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830 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Suse. III. Rus. 35-88. 1863. M h8, 1863. .35. AResolut12m lt " theCollect'_ivnOoino Postagesdaaecnunpaidlllail -5-- m° l “‘“ ddd jrom re';}. emsé. P¤¤¤¤¤l*l°- Whereas, the failure to prepay foreign correspondence throws upon the Post Oihce Department of the United States large balances which have to be paid in coin, Therefore : _ _ Be it resolved by the Senate and Erase of Representattves of the United Pcstages fiom States ojQAmer€ea in Uongress assembled, That the Postmaster-General gggii Qgzollzip be, and is hereby, authorized to take sash measures as may seem to lmn E1 as r1:1esd1:mste¤- advisable to collect postages op lettprgafrom abroad, not prepaid, in order °”F °'“’ to avoid loss in the payment o suc auces. adv”°°b1°` Approved, March 8, 1863. Mme 3» 1863- Ne. sc.] .4 zzatztam tggrant the Use are rmt of Judiciary, or Armory sam, jr a cme for Destmde Neuzsboys m Washzngtorr. Resolved by the Serials and House of Representatives of the Matted T’““°°S of States of America in Congress assembkd, That the Secretary of the In-

g$§£,°;£°°m“t° tenor be, and he is hereby, authorized to grant to Professor Joseph Henry,

Henry Beard, and J. W. Forney, as trustees, and their successors, the use of a portion of the Judiciary Square, or Armory Square, in the city of Washington, to erect thereon, free from charge to the United States, a Pmviso. suitable building for a “Home for destitute N ewsboys r" Provided, That the same can be done without prejudice to the public interests: And pro- E¤=l>¢¤¤¢¤ *0 M vided, that all expenses shall be borne by said trustees in erecting, mainb°;,°;,:,Y m:)"::` taining, and removing said building. and that said building shall be rc- ,,,,,,,,,,,;`?,;,,,,,, moved whenever the Secretary of the Interior shall require the same to &c. be done. Approved, March 3, 1863. March 3, 1863. [No. 87.] Joint Besolutionto czpndpensate the Crew ty the United States Steamer "Mo¤itor " W"`;' jor Clothing a other Property lost in the Public Service. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United M Grew oilthe States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting mxggtmwmf officers of the treasury be, and they are hereby, authorized, in settling xm ormm the accounts of the petty officers, seamen, and others of the crew of the l>¤‘¤l>¤¤‘W· United States steamer “Monitor,” which was wrecked near Cape Hatteras, on or about the thirtieth day of December, eighteen hundred and sixty- two, to credit each of them with the amount of sixty dollars, to cover their losses of bedding, clothing, and other property, occasioned b the sinkinv of the said teamer y _, s . Approved, March 3, 1863. Ms.rch3,18oa. [No.38.]AResobu¤bn'nRel ‘ teP de`ed theP tbeUized ————·——ty éZ,3‘?L`e a~H°"°'H r.'!.`§’,,e,‘° ,..1. °“"'° ‘”' “S‘“‘°’ Preamble. Whereas, Uriah P. Levy, late a captain of the United States navy, died in the city of New York, on the twenty-second day of March, eighteen D I hundred apd sixtyztwo, leaving a last_will and testament, containing ueévgge bp- the iollowing provision, to wit: "I give, devise, and bequeath my gevyto the pwplé farm, and estate of Monticello, in Virginia, formerly belonging to anne unites President Thomas Jeiferson, together with all the rest and residue ‘~l’·¤·¤·>¤» of my estate, real and personal or mixed, not hereby disposed of} wherever or however situated, to the people of the United States, or such persons as Congress shall appoint receive it, and especially all my realestate in the city of New York, in trust for the sole and only ,-0,.,,, xg5cm_ purpose of establishing and maintaining at said farm of Monticello, in tural school. Virginia, an agricultural school, for the purpose of educating, as prac·