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FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. RES. 45-48. 1898. 7 47 [Ro. 45.] Joint Resolution Donating a condemned cannon to the Thirty-second Juno 6.18% National Encampment of the Grand Army of thekepublic. "‘*‘*""` Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is hereby R§'f,“.{'€]*?§'m.{’n‘§f,,E,}Q,Y authorized to deliver to the order of William B. Melish, executive m°¤°· director of the Thirty-second National Encampment of the Grand Army D°""°"y °f °““”°°· of the Republic, to be held at Cincinnati, Ohio, one dismounted con— demned cannon, used in the late civil war, to be used for the purpose of furnishing memorial badges commemorative of the holding of such · encampment at Cincinnati, Ohio: Provided, That no expense shall be {,,"°“·’°· caused to the United States through the delivery of said condemned xp°”°°' cannon. · Approved, June 6, 1898. [No. 46.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the Commissioners of the District of June 7, 1898. Columbia to locate a cab service, and for other purposes. _"*‘";* Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioners of the District ,,,f“*’i°* °f C°‘““" of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized to locate on the streets Looouou of rsilmad or parts of streets adjoining the stations of any railroad company in °”‘b "°'“‘d°‘ the District of Columbia, a stand for cabs, carriages, and other vehicles for the conveyance of passengers to and from the said railroad stations, said service to be established by the said railroad companies. That R“‘°“ °f °’""¤°°· the rates of charges for the service to be rendered by the said railroad companies shall be fixed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and that at no time shall the schedule exceed the rates now in force in the city of Washington, District of Columbia. Approved, June 7, 1898. ` [No. 47.] Joint Resolution For a survey of the harbor at Sheboygan, Wisconsin. J°¤° 8·18Q8· Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States S . of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and S,'}$l$‘Q§E,*}‘r"j,l7,`;{,‘{;,_ he hereby is, requested and directed to cause a survey to be made of the harbor at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to ascertain the best method and expense of preventing the injurious effects of the northeast seas. And that the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to report as to the advisability of the project. , Approved, June 8, 1898. [No. 48.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the President in his discretion to waive J°¤° 1*1898- the one-year suspension from promotion and to order reexamination of officers of the Army in certain cases. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That during the existing war the $;;¤Y;m wspem President may, in his discretion. waive the one-year suspension from sion frbm promotion promotion and forthwith order the reexamination provided in certain ““;‘_Q]{".j6,p_56,_ cases by the third proviso of section three of the Act approved October nrst, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled °‘An Act to provide for the examination of certain officers of the Army and to regulate promotions therein." Approved, June 14, 1898.