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848 '1‘HIRTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. RES. 3, 4, 5, 6. 1866. mnykappoint necessary to enable him to fulfil the requirements of the regulations of d" “? the imperial commission, not to exceed four in number, one of whom shall their P¤·Y· receive compensation at the rate of eighteen hundred dollars per annum, one at sixteen hundred dollars, and two at fourteen hundred dollars. Sggugtgqkzf Sec. 4. And be it further resolved, That the Secretary of State be, und general regular is hereby, authorized and requested to prescribe such general regulations “°¤'· concerning the conduct of the business relating to the part D0 be taken by the United States in the exposition as may be proper. APPROVED, January 15, 1866.

 [N0. 4.] Joint Resolution granting certain publeb 1’rq2crly to the Soldiers' Orphan!

Home of Iowa.

   , Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United

0G’E3S§°}g;`: States of America in Congress assembled, That the buildings, sheds, furniefrfowe. ture, and other property, now at camp Kinsman, near Davenport, Scott county, Iowa, be,. and the same are hereby, donated to the Soldiers' Orphans' Home of Iowa. AP1•1z0vm>, January 22, 1866. 'I. [N0. 5.] hint Resvlutim authorizing the Secretavjyzyf War to grant the Useqa Portion q' Military Reserve on St. Ckzir River, in the State of MTchigan,for Railroad Purposes.

 Be if resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United

°fE:Qigr§°;;f°° State; of America in Omzgress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, mrveou S:. Clair and he is hereby, authorized to grant to Guerdou O. Williams, of the city

m§£?$f°' of Detroit, in the State of Michigan, and his associates, the use of so

` much of the military reserve on the St. Clair river, in the State of Michigan, known as the site of Fort Gratiot, as is necessary for extending :1 _ _ horse railroad from Port Huron city to the depot of the Port Huron and c°°dm°°‘° Detroit railroad, at such rental and upon such terms and conditions as to him may seem proper, reserving to the United States, however, the right 0f removing the rails, ties, and other parts of said road whenever the Secretary of War shall direct, without any claim or right for damages on the part of the said Williams and associates, or their legal representatives. Approved, January 31, 1866. F°h"““7 7•18°°· [No. 6.] A Resolutwbn directing the Distribution cftlw Wdtings of James Madison. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of lhs United Pishibuticnof States of America in Obngress assembled, That the joint committee on m£gm3S0¤ the Library be and they are hereby directed to distribute, by mail or otherwise, the five hundred copies of the writings of James Madison, published by authority of Congress under direction of said committee, in the manner following, to wit: To the President of the United States, one copy; to the libraries of the different departments, of the Postmaster- General and Attorney-General, one copy each; to each member of the present Senate and House of Representatives, one copy; to the library of Congress, ten copies ; to the libraries of the several States and Territories of the Union, one copy each; to such public and college libraries as may be designated by the present joint committee on the Library, one hundred copies; the residue 00 be retained in the Department of the Interior for future distribution. Am>1z0vm>, February 7, 1866.