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800 FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 208-212. 1897. laws, the name of Annie E. Nolan, widow of Nicholas Nolan, late major Third United States Cavalry, at the rate of forty dollars per month, in lieu of the pension she is now receiving. · Approved, February 9, 1897. Febmary 9. 1897- CHAP. 209.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Silas M. Stevens. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United

   States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the

Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Silas M. Stevens, late of the United States steamer Lackawanna, and grant him a pension at the rate of fifty dollars per month, in lieu of that he is now receiving. Approved, February 9, 1897. February 9. 1897. CHAP. 210.—An Act Granting a pension to Harriet F. Herrick. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United §:mF·H°“*· States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the ' Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pzpsion roll, at twelve dollars per month, subject to the provisions and ' itations of the pension laws, the name of Harriet F. Herrick, of Beverly, State of Massachusetts, widow of Moses S. Herrick, deceased, late a member of Company E, Eighth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Approved, February 9, 1897. I"°bl'¤¤!Y 9· 1897- CHAP. 211.—-An Act To authorize the adjustment and settlement of accounts of H John Y. Williams. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rqresentatires of the United {,‘::,,YbW_;l;*_jf.; States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting officers of the Treasury be, and they are hereby, authorized to adjust and settle the accounts of John Y. Williams, late superintendent of Indian school at Fort Hall and special disbursing agent, on the principles of equity and justice, and to give him credit for such disbursements as shall be shown to have been actually and honestly made and {gw- have accrued to the benetit of the Government or the Indians: 1'ro vided, That the total credits allowed under the provisions of this Act shall not be more than nine hundred dollars in excess of the balance now standing against this officer. Approved, February 9, 1897. _5¤h1’¤¤¤;!;l;f97· _ CHAP. 212.-An Act Granting a pension to Francis Brown. Fund. Bmw Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Pension.States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll the name of Francis Brown, late of Company B, Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry, and pay him a pension of twelve dollars per month. Received by the President, January 28, 1897. [Norm nr THE DEPARTMENT on STATE.-The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval,