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642 FORTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 12, 13, 20, 34. 1871. John M. Schofield, United States army, bc, and they are hereby, plaeed on the same footing as to pay and allowances as volunteers m the service of the United States. Accounts how Sue. 2. That, it shall be the duty of the proper accounting omcepg or

  • °b° "dJ“’“°d· the Treasury Department be adjust. the accounts of all members of the

above-described organizations, and, on presentation of properly authenticated rolls, showing the names of all officers and men belonging to such organizations and the term of service of each, and of such other evidence as may be required to fully prove such service, the said accounting officers shall pay the accounts out of any money in the treasury not otherwise Members not appropriated: Provided, however, That this act shall not be so construed fintltled l° l?°““' as to entitle the members of said military organizations to bounty or BIO! PBDSKODS. , . pensions under any law of the United States. APPROVED, April 12, 1871. April 18, 1871. CHAP. XIII. ——An Act in Relation to the Payment of the Sala; g'Robe1·L C'. Sehenck, gnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipolentwry of the mted Stales to Great ritain. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Suter-km be Slatcs of America in Congress assembled, That the accounting officers of gzggzk ,;°;:£j the treasury be authorized and directed to pay to Robert C. Schenck, ister no Great; out of any money appropriated for the compensation of an envoy extraorgl*`l*·°i:·g‘ dinary and minister plenipotemiary to Great Britain, his salary as wg ’ c` such minister up to the time when he shall reach his post, notwithstanding his detention in the United States to serve as one of the members of 1856 ch_12.,,§8· a joint commission, beyond the thirty days allowed by the eighth section voi. xi. p. sa. of the “Act to regulate the diplomatic and consular systems of the Ifl°_P°·>'”·’°°m‘ United States,” approved August eighteenth, eighteen hundred and mlSSl°°°r' fifty-six; but no pay to be made him for his services as such commissiouer. Approved, April 13, 1871. April 19, 1871. CHAP. XX.-An Accjbr the l?diqf4y'John E. Wheeler. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United P¤ym¤¤¤¤<> States o America in Gon res.: assembled, That there be, and hereb is J u E wu 1 · 9 - Y ’ ° “ ‘ °°°" appropriated, out of any moneys m the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of two hundred and forty-seven dollars and seventy- four cents to John E. Wheeler, late u first lieutenant in the second Connecticut heavy artillery, in full payment for his services as such from May fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, to June fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixl: -five, and for commutation of trans ortation. gA A 'l 19 1l371 p PBROV1m, pri , . April 20, 1871. CHAP. XXXIV. -An Aezjbr the Reliof¢y’Anna M. Howard. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United AP=¤y;¤[¤rE¤¤ States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Intem,'&l'°'°w` ricor be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Arma M. Howard, mother of George W. Howard, late a private in company E, in the eleventh regiment of New Jersey volunteers, arrears of pension, at the rate of eight dollars per month, from the twenty-second day of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, the date of her s0n’s discharge, to the gwelfth of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, the date of his eath. APPROVED, April 20, 1871.