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1490 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Gus. 1%-150. 1900. Avril ?·l900· CHAP. 146.———An Act Granting an increase of pension to James `\V. Carmody. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rriipresentatfvaes of the United {)¤rlp<§np}-n<é¤;;¥gg>’- States of Anzerzca in Congress assembled, 1at the Secretary of the ° SInterior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations ot the pension laws, the name of James XY. Carmody, late a seaman on the United States ship WVabash. and pay him a pension at the rate ot fifty dollars per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Approved, April 2. 1900. April 2.1900 CHAP. 147.-—An‘ Act Granting a pension to Louisa Stearns. Be ft enacted by tire Senate and [base of Rriymesentattvves of the [$2 {ted Louisa Stearns- States O_]a1:i7l2(’7‘t.€(I in (bnyress assenzbted. hat the Secretary ot the P€m°“` Interior be. and is hereby, authorized and instructed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Louisa Stearns. widow of Lewis Stearns, late a private in Company A, Seventh Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month and two dollars per month additional for each of the I111llO1‘ children of the soldier under SIXYEBII years ot age. Approved, April 2. 1900 April 2.1900- CHAP. 148.-An Act Granting a pension to Lucinda Haggard. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of R;yn·ese2ztatz'a·es of the [$1 2`ted Lucinda Haggard. States of America in congress assevnbted, `hat the Secretary ot the P°’“s'°“' Interior be, and he is hereby. authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the Irprovisions and limitations of the pension aws the name of Lucinda a ard, widow ot Warren Ha · ard. late Q . of Company H, Sixth Regiment kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of eight dollars a month: ]%·ov-ided, however, That if said Warren Haggard should at any time be proved to be alive, then thereafter the pension hereby granted shall cease. Approved, April 2, 1900. April 2,1900. CHAP. 149.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to Margaret A. Porter. Be it enacted by the Senate and ]1;}lt8e2Qf]l?l€{§7'68672»td¢Z.Z'680fbhti Matted 11§¤re¤¤>tA·l’<>;§*f- States of A’}}Z¢’l‘t'C€l an (bnyress assembted,at the Secretary ot the °°“S1°“m°rmInterior be and he is herebv. authorized and directed to lace on t.ie 5 .- pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations ot the pension laws, the name of Margaret A. Porter, widow ot James R. Porter, late colonel One hundred and tl1l1`{»}'-flfth Regnnent Pennsylvania Y olunteer Infantry. and pay her a pension at the rate ot twenty-tour dollars per n1onth in lieu ot that s e is now receiving. Approved, April 2, 1900. April 2,1900. CHAP. 150.-An Act Granting an increase of pension to James R. Sawtell. Be it enacted by the Senate and [base QfR€§?’68@7Ltdb2'@’88 of the Matted James R. sswteil. States of Anaerzca an (lmgress assenzbted, That the Secretary ot the P€“S‘°“ ‘"“’€“s‘*d· Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and dn·ected to place on the