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FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. GH.310,311,312,313. 1876. 493 CHAP. 310.-An act for the relief of Norman H. Ryan. Ang. 15, 1876. ' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- P¤ym<·>¤f» 60N- H- ury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Norman H. Rym- Ryan, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of seven hundred and thirtysix dollars, in full for services as storckeeper of the bonded warehouse of E. W. Dutcher, at Amboy, Illinois, from the eighteenth day of April eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, to the fifteenth day of October eighteen hundred and sixtyeight. Approved, August 15, 1876. CHAP. 311.-An act for the relief of Lizzie Irons, sister of Lieut. Joseph F. Irons, Aug- 15.1876- late of the First United States Artillery. ~•;····—— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States tp' America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- Payment to Lizury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any ZW I*°¤¤· money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Lizzie Irons, sister of Lieutenant Joseph F. Irons, late of the First Regiment United States Artillery, the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars and fifty cents, being the amount of pay withheld {rom the said Lieutenant Joseph F. Irons on account of commissary funds stolen by his clerk while said Irons was acting as assistant- quartermaster, at Fort Adams, Rhode Island. Approved, August 15, 1876. . CHAP. 312.-An act for the relief of Emerick W. Hansell. Aug. 15, 1876. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Payment to E· Treasury be, and hereby is, authorized and directed to pay to Emeriek W- H”·“S°n- ‘ W. Hansell, of the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of two thousand dollars, on account of injuries received by said Hansell while in attendance upon the late William H. Seward, former Secretary of State, on the occasion of the attempted assassination of said Seward. Approved, August 15, 1876. - "CHAP. 313.-An act for the relief of William H. French, Jr. U. S. A. late Indian Aus ]5· 1876· agent at Crow Creek, Dakota. "—"""—`““ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting Creditinaccouut officer of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to adjust and of W- H· ]*`*°¤°h· settle the property-accounts of Wm. H. French, Junior, late lndian agent at Grow Oreck, Dakota Territory, and if it shall be made clearly to appear that John A. Morrow, who was a contractor for furnishing supplies of beefcattle to the Indian agencies, has delivered to Henry F. Livingston, agent at Crow Creek, beef-cattle in lieu of four hundred and twenty~two thousand one hundred pounds, which he delivered to Wm. H. French, agent, on ninth November, eighteen hundred and seventy, at Grow Greek, and for which said Morrow afterwards got receipts from said Livingston, and collected irom the Government on both, then said accounting officer shall be authorized to give said French credit in his. settlement accordingly. Approved, August 15, 1876.