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FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 288-291. 1889. 1299 CHAP. 288.-An act increasing the pension of Permelia Smith. F¤b¤’¤¤'.v $6.1889- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary P<¤‘¤¤s¤1*¤· ¤¤·i¤·- of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to a P°°”°”m°"°'°°°' Permeha Smith, widow of William M. Smith, a rivate in T. Armstrong’s company, Twenty-fourth Regiment Ilnited States Infantry, in the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, a pension of twenty-five dollars per month, in lieu of the pension of twelve dollars per month as now allowed her by law. - _ . Approved, February 26, 1889. CHAP. 289.-An act for the relief of Milo McCri11is. February an, iam. ‘ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ‘ United States of America in C’ongre$ assembled, That the Secretary Milo M<=¤r11¤s of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay P°’m°"° °°' Milo McCrillis, late postmaster at Weaver’s Corners, Huron County, Ohio, the sum of seventy-five dollars and seventy-six cents, the same being for postage- tamps,fr>ostal-cards, and stamped envelopes feloniously taken by burglars rom the office of said postmaster, March iirst, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, without any fault or negligence on his part. Approved, February 26, 1889. CHAP. 290.-An act for the relief of J. Edwin Pilcher. Feb:-uu-y 26, im. Be it enacud by the Senate and House 0; Representatives of the l United States of America in Congress ass led, That the Secretary J. Edwin Piicher. of the Treasuryis hereby authorized and directed to payto J. Edwin ¤L':{°'·}?,E§’,‘,{‘}°Z“,2‘; Pilcher, of Louisville, entucky, out of any money in the Treasury *'¤¤•=Y· not otherwise appropriated, the sum of nine hundred and five dollars, it being the amount of one bond of one hundred dollars, and eight hundred and Eve dollars in paper money of the Reipublic of Texas: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury sha find that said gogmkhm I Pilcher’s claims are within the class of claims eretofore paid byiéhe h.,,Z,°m,,Y., ,,,d_° "” United States out of the Texas indemnity fund: And provided, at romgsnuam. the Secretary of the Treasury shall be satisfied that said bond and money are genuine: And provided, That the said Piloher shall first ¤¤¤¤¤<!¤r- surrender said securities to the Secretary of the Treasury. Approved, February 26, 1889. CHAP. 291.-An act granting a pension to John Fagan. Febmsry2s,1¤. I Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Uongress assembled, That the Secretary-¥¤¤¤1*‘•s¤¤- of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place ' on the pension—roll, subject to the provisions and limitations o the nsion laws, the name of John Fagan, late of Company H, Seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves. · Approved, February 26, 1889.