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FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. 1I. Ch. 131,132,133, 134. 1880. 165 South Carolina four Napoleon guns, or other condemned cannon now in said Sli2»$6&£0I' the use of the Marion Artillery Company in said State: Provided, at before said delivery shall be made the Secretary of War Proviso. -w1ll take such obligation from the governor as will insure the return of said guns to the United States whenever they may be demanded. Approved, June 8, 1880. CHAP,u1£2-——An act donating condemned cannon and cannon-balls or iield pieces June 8, 1880. to W1 m L. Curry Post umber Eighteen, Grand Army of the Republic, for ···;-—-———— their place of burial. Be tt enacted by the Senate and House of resentati/ees o the United States of America in Congress assembled, Thgbzthe Secretaryf of War be, Wi I ii a m L- and be hereby is, authorized to deliver, if the same can be done with- g‘Q;"I`g,gQ2;I`g:§¤B out detriment to the government, to William L. Curry Post Number R,,,,um,,_ y· · Eighteen, Grand Army of the Republic, six condemned cannon and cannon-baéllls, iileld-pieces, to he placed in their place of burial in the cityo h' ep ia. Approved, June 8, 1880. CHAP. 133.-An act to provide additional accommodations for the Library of Juno 8, 1880. Congress. jg; Be it enacted ln; the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a joint select committee, rloint select enmconsisting of three Senators and three Members of the House of Rep- ¤E§¥§€· *;:1 resentatives, shall have power to employ, as so_on as may be, at the Qlogalfgns for L,_ expense of the United States, three persons of su1table sk1ll and attain- brary of g0,,gm,,_ ments, who, or falnajority of wliom, shiall, vintth the glpptinval (nfbsaid committee, hare u_ y examine an cons1 er w a prac ca e an _ eneiicial changes can be made in and of the Capitol building in the Distmct of Columbi for the better accommodation of the Houses of Congress and of the Cbngressional Library, having in view especially the need of better ventilation, light, and exposure to the open air of the legislative halls, and the convenience of communication between them, and between them and the Library, and the need of greater space and better arrangement thereof for Phe Library. They shall, 1f they find any mode or modes of accomplishing the ends aforesmd practicable and beneficial, cause proper plans, designs, and estimates of cost to be made thereot, and submit the same to said committee, which shall report_the same Report, to Congress at the earliest practicable t1me._ And said committee shall in any case make a full report on the subject, and especially whether such mode of pnovidingtion the Library is preferable to the erection of a rate b i in or _ a ur osc. _ _

 2, That said joint selgct gommittee is also authorized and direct- Site.

ed at the same time to examine the question of a site outside the Capitol for the Lib of Congress, and report to Congress what locations would be most suiilalble for the Library and aiford the highest advantages for its future growth perm annnt accommoélainn{11,5ai)nl<lilnli;s::g·1n the case of ‘. ‘.coso esamean o . __ GmS]l41dTt§.tC1bhg)g(i1a?r?·oi?nve thousand dollars, or so much thereof as shall Approprmiuvm be necessary, is hereby approtpriated, out of any money in the Treasb burly not otherwise appropriated, or the purposes named in this ae , w 10 shall be paid on vouchers approved by sa1d c0mm1ttee. Approved, June 8, 1880. ·· . . .-- act o amend an act entitled "An act authorizing the Commis- June 8, 1880. °i1?%:§z?%sr£z$.€eis:;:;¤ss;:.2::s:>s·i;m;z.z:: ::::t#::·...*°¤**:.¢·f ”"-“` approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-ume. . - 8,,,,,,,,,; Senate and House 0 R resentattres of the United Stftgsobf Amertg Congress assembled. Tha? the act entitled f‘An act