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L I S T or Tas `t PUBLIL AOTS AND RESOLUTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS VOIIUME. . AcTs or THE FIFTY-SIXTH Corzennss or THE IINITED STATES. STATUTES 'I——1899—1900. Page. War Department. An act to extend the time for examination of monthly accounts by bureau and offices of the War Department. December 20, 1899 ..,. 1 Dry docks. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to change the material to be used in the construction of the dry docks· at the navy-yards at League Island, Pennsylvania, and J Mare Island, California, from timber to concrete and stone. January 25, 1900 1 Bridge. An act extending the time for the completion of a wagon and motor bridge across the Missouri River at Saint Charles, Missouri, as provided y an act approved June third, eighteen hundred and ninety-six. January 27, 1900 2 District of Columbia An act relative to the widening and extension of Sixteenth street in the District of Columbia. January -30, 1900 2 Bowhead. An act to provide an American register for the steam whaler Bowhead. January 31, 1900 .. . .. . ... 3 Right of way. An act to authorize the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company to construct and operate a railway through the Fort Reno and Fort Sill military reservations in the Territory of Oklahoma, and for other purposes. January 31, 1900 3 Census. An act relating to the Twelfth and subsequent censuses, and giving to the Director _ thereof additional power and authority in certain cases, and for other purposes. February 1, 1900 ... 3 Nashville, Tenn. An act to present to the city of Nashville, State of Tennessee, the cannon on the gunboat Ngarbhville from which was fired the first shot in the Spanish-American war. February 3 1 . 5 Navy. An act authorizing payment of commutation of ration to the dpetty officers of the Navy who served on detached duty between March first, eighteen hun red and ninety-eight, and November fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine. February 7, 1900 . 5 Tennessee. An actbto creagelaogew division in the eastern judicial district of the State of Tennessee. Fe ruary 9 ... - . - 5 District 0 Columbia. An abt fixing the salary of the postmaster at Washin ton cit , District of Cl b` Fb ary71900 g y 6 IOUH') 13.. 6 ru ... - ..-..---.. ... ,. District of Columézia. act tb proégge for improvements in the tax departments of the District of Colum ia. e ruary 8 1 ... 6 Government Hospital for Lisane, admission to, of employees Pay Department of the Army. An act to amend section forty-eight hundred and forty-three of the Revised Statutes. February 9, ‘ 1900 , . l . . 7 Appropriations An act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred, and for prior years, and for . other purposes. February 9, 1900 . . ... ,7 Gabon vessels. n act relating to Cuban vessels. February 10, 1900 ... 27 Texas. An act to amend the first ection of an act to change the time and places for the district , pinddcircéiit courts of th; naorthern district of Texas, approved June eleventh, eighteen hun- 7 re an ninety-six. e ruary 10 1900. .. .,.. 2 Hot Springs, Ark. An act to amend sectibn four of the act of Congrem approved June sixteenth, eighteen hundred and eiglaty, granting to the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas, certain lands as a city park, and for other purposes. February 10, 1900 . . .,.. 28 New Orleans, La., levee at, etc. An act granting permission and authority to the Orleans levee aboard to move, without cost to the United States, the existing line of levee in front of the marine-hospital property in New Orleans, Louisiana. February 13, 1900 -. n... -. 28 Log entry of · "·`sions. An act to amend section forty-two hundred and ninety of the Revised Statute; elating to log entry of collisions. February 14, 1900 .. 29 (iii)