246 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. H. RES. 4, 5, 7, 8, 9. 1868. jim. 11, 1868. [No. 4.] Lim Resolution in Relation ta the Sale if Stock in the Dismal Swamp Cam] _”‘“" ompany. Be it resolved by the Senate and fbuse of Representatives of the United (wigs of *2*;*:k States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Umm, 5*,,,,,, in Treasury be directed to adjourn the sale of eight hundred shares of me Dismal Swamp stock owned by the United States in the Dismal Swamp Canal Company €5?“"lC°‘“l"·“7 from the second day of January, eighteen hundred and sixtyeight, (to Journed. , . . . , which day said sale now stands adjourned,) until Saturday, the eighth day of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, at eleven o’clock, A. M. Approved, January 11, 1868. J,m_ ll, 1g6g_ [No. 5.] A Resolution for the Appointment ¢y’ Regents <y" the Smithsonian Institution, Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Regents of States of America in Congress assembled, That the vacancies in the 3‘£:1°g;;3“‘“" I“' Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution of the class " other ` than members of Congress " be filled by the appointment of Theodore D. Woolsey of Connecticut, William B. Astor of New York, John Maclean of New Jersey, and Peter Parker of the city of Washington. A1>1>1t0vED, January 11, 1868. Jam 3]_ 1353, [ N0. 7.] Joint Resolution for the Relief of destitute Persons in the South. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ Relief for det- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Wm- 3;‘;?0gff°““ “‘ be hereby authorized to issue, for the relief of any and all classes of ` destitutes in the South, such desiccated potatoes and desic[c]ated mixed vegetables as have accumulated during the war and are not needed for usc in the army; the same to be issued under the direction of the commissioner of the bureau of reflxgees, freedmen, and abandoned lands. Armzovcp, January 31, 1868. Jam. 31, 1868. [No. 8.] A Resolution limiting Contracts for Stationery and other Supplies in the execu- `_—_`_"- five Departments to one year. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United C°;]l’¤'**°*§Y°*` States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall not be lawful
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ments to be for other supplies for a longer term than one year from the time the contract °“8g:;‘;¤;‘%-l." is made; and that whenever proposals for supplies have been solicited, bm, the parties responding to such solicitation shall be duly notified of the time and place of opening the bids, and be permitted to be present either in person or by attorney, and a record of each bid shall then and there be made. Approved, January 31, 1868. _E¤b· 8, 1868- [N0. 9.] Joint Resolutzbn to provi?e_Qar opfcpnémission to examine and report on Meters or zstz e pzrzts. _ Be it resolved (ry the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 4°n(::;‘;;';‘€:gis_ States of America in Congress assembled. That a commission, to consist mm spi,;,,,, of five persons, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury, is hereby created, whose duty it shall be, in connection with the existing commission of the academy of science, to carefully examine all nicters and mechanical contrivances or inventions that may be presented to them, intended to measure, test, and ascertain the productiveness of grain, or other articles prepared for distillation, or the actual quantity and strength of distilled spirits, subject to tax, produced therefrom, giving due notice when to meet of the times and places where such examination will be conducted; and °"‘1 '°l’°'°‘ that the commission shall meet and proceed to the performance of their
