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418 THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Res. 11, 12, 14. 1849. -»1Zareh 2, 1849. [No. 11.] -— Joint Resolution directing that the Government of Russia be supplied ‘·"‘—_"‘ with certain Volumes of the Narrative of the Exploring Expedition, in lieu of those which were lost at Sea, and for other Purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatipes of the United , §;';’£°£;°;5‘;‘ States ofzlmemca in Congress assembled, That the librarian of Con- _ ,.,_,,,d vg, of mg gress be, and is hereby, directed to procurg and depyir tp, the Secrefwarks _ ¤f tlw tar of State two copies of volumes six an seven o the arrative o §fffQ;";';g,Exg:f theyExploring Expedition under Captain Wilkes; and the Secretary of fivered to the State is hereb directed to deliver them to the overnmeut of Russia, . Y . . g - sgéymt °f in lieu of those heretofore del1vered, which were lost atlsea on the1r ' passage to Russia; and that the cost of the same be paid opt of the funds heretofore appropriated to the publication of the wor ·s o the Exploring Expedition. _ _ One cpmpéetg Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That the librarian of Congress

,1Ks tg be Pl;. deliver one copy of the works of the Exploring Expedition, as they shall

sented to the be completed to the Secretary of State, to be presented by him to the §Qf,;‘;:°“° °f government df Ecuador. ` Approved, March 2, 1849. Much 2s 1849- [No. 12.] —A Resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to furnish Arms and Ammunition to Persons emigrating to the Territories of Oregon, California, and New Mexico. The S M I Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ofwm. ,,,°§,m,i,,K States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War anus and ammu- be, and he is hereby, authorized, at his discretion, and having due

   QQ; regard to the necessities of the public seryice, to furnish to such persons

foruia. as may apply for the same, and who design to emrgrate to the Territories either of Oregon, California, or New Mexico, such arms and ammunition, from the army stores, as they may require to arm them- Pmvisces. selves for such expedition : Provided, That the arms and ammunition so furnished shall not exceed a supply suhicient to arm and equip each person of such expedition: And provided further, That before the same are delivered, the actual cost to the government of such arms and ammunition shall first be paid to the United States; and that the Secretary of War shall be satisfied that the persons so applying really and bona fide design them for the use aforesaid. Approved, March 2, 1849. March 3, 1849. [No. 14.] —-—Joint Resolution relative to Evidence in Applications for Pensions by ····—··——— Widows of deceaspd Soldiers, under the Act of July twenty-jirst, eighteen hundred and orty-cig tt. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United What shall be States of America in Congress assembled, That in all applications for

 pensions by the widows of deceased soldiers, under the act of July

an applications twenty-first, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, the returns on the rolls by <;:¤*»¤¤¤ ,W1d· of the disease of which the soldier died, and the official opinion of the °`{§,8f§§l"}§§l°' Surgeon-General founded thereon, that from the nature of the disease it was contracted while the soldier was in the line of his duty shall be considered satisfactory evidence thereof, without the proof nowlrequired at the Pension Office; and that it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Pensions, in all cases of application for pensions underlsaid apt, to ppply to tfhe proper officers for said evidence, without requiring e app rcant to urnish the same. Approved, March 3, 1849.