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in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $36, to reimburse Charles C. Crowell, late sergeant, Company B, Thirtyfifth Regiment United States Infantry, for two months' extra pay in lieu of traveling expenses.

Approved, June 18, 1914.

June 18, 1914. [H. R. 11040.] [Private, No. 41.]

James Harvey Dennis.

istratrix of.

CHAP. 117.-An Act To carry out the findings of the Court of Claims in the case of James Harvey Dennis.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Payment to admin- Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to L. Helen Dennis, administratrix of the estate of James Harvey Dennis, deceased, the sum of $26,538, in accordance with the findings of the Court of Claims reported in Senate Document Numbered Six hundred and nineteen, Sixty-second Congress, second session, said sum to be accepted and receipted for in full of said claim against the Government: Provided, That said L. Helen Dennis shall file in the Treasury Department a certificate showing her appointment as administratrix of said estate and a certified copy of her bond, which bond must be at least equal in amount to the sum hereby appropriated: Payment to succes And provided further, That if said L. Helen Dennis be dead or no longer holding said office, payment shall be made to her successor upon his or her complying with the same requirements as herein provided with respect to the said L. Helen Dennis, administratrix. Approved, June 18, 1914.

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June 19,1914. [8.55.]

[Private, No. 42.] Daniel Hampton. Military record corrected.

Proviso.

No prior pension.

CHAP. 118.-An Act For the relief of Daniel Hampton.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the administration of the pension laws and the laws governing the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, or any branch thereof, Daniel Hampton, who was a member of Company D, Twenty-fourth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and of Company G, Twenty-fourth Veteran Reserve Corps, shall hereafter be held and considered to have been discharged honorably from the military service of the United States as a member of the last-named organization on the fourteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-five: Provided, That no pension shall accrue prior to the passage of this Act. Approved, June 19, 1914.

June 19, 1914. [8.2069.]

[Private, No. 43.]

Jacob Wirth.
Payment to.

Ante, p. 570.

CHAP. 119.-An Act For the reimbursement of Jacob Wirth for two horses lost while hired by the United States Geological Survey.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Jacob Wirth, of Poplar, Montana, the sum of $180, in compensation for two horses lost while hired by the United States Geological Survey.

Approved, June 19, 1914.

CHAP. 120.-An Act For the relief of Joel J. Parker.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Joel J. Parker, or his legal representatives, the sum of $400, as full compensation for permanent injuries received by the said Parker on the twenty-fourth day of July, nineteen hundred and nine, at Fort Lawton, Washington, while in the performance of his duties as an employee of the United States transport service.

Approved, June 19, 1914

CHAP. 122.-An Act For the relief of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to state and pay the claim, now barred by the statute of limitations, of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, as successor to the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway Company, arising out of underpayments for freight shipments by the War Department in eighteen hundred and ninety-eight from Columbia, Tennessee, to Florida point, in accordance with the decision of the Court of Claims in case numbered twenty-nine thousand nine hundred and eight in said court; and for the purpose of this Act the sum of $292.45 is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated.

Approved, June 22, 1914.

June 19, 1914. [S. 2226.] [Private, No. 44.] Joel J. Parker. Payment to.

June 22, 1914. [S. 4053.] [Private, No. 45.] Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. Claim allowed.

Appropriation for.

CHAP. 126.-An Act To reinstate Francis Graves Bonham as a cadet at the United States Military Academy.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to reappoint as a cadet at the United States Military Academy, without regard to age or the existence of vacancies, Francis Graves Bonham.

Approved, June 24, 1914.

June 24, 1914. [H. R. 12826.] [Private, No. 46.]

Francis Graves Bonham.

May be reappointed a cadet at West Point.

June 25, 1914. [S. 661.]

[Private, No. 47.] Thomas B. McClin

tic..

CHAP. 127.-An Act For the relief of the widow of Thomas B. McClintic, deceased. Whereas Thomas B. McClintic, late passed assistant surgeon and a commissioned officer in the United States Public Health and MarineHospital Service, contracted the Rocky Mountain spotted fever Preamble. while performing his duty as assistant surgeon in the special work of investigating the causes of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the State of Montana, and in which special work he had been exclusively engaged for the best part of two years last past, and in which he was engaged when he contracted the disease of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, of which he died in Georgetown University Hospital in the City of Washington on the thirteenth day of August, nineteen hundred and twelve: Therefore

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the of." Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of

Payment to widow

any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the widow of Thomas B. McClintic, deceased, the sum of $5,760, being the amount of salary and allowances for two years.

Approved, June 25, 1914.

June 25, 1914. [8. 2576.]

[Private, No. 48.]

John Q. Adams.
Homestead entry

validated.

Vol. 32, p. 388.

CHAP. 128.-An Act For the relief of John Q. Adams.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the homestead entry of John Q. Adams, made June twenty-third, nineteen hundred and nine, for farm unit A on the Bellefourche reclamation project, South Dakota, under the Act of June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, for lots one and two, section two, township nine north, range four east, Black Hills meridian, be, and the same is hereby, validated, subject to future compliance with the law.

Approved, June 25, 1914.

of.

June 30, 1914. [H. R. 12792.] [Private, No. 49.]

Thomas G. Prioleau.

CHAP. 133.-An Act For the relief of Mrs. Thomas G. Prioleau, widow of Thomas G. Prioleau.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment to widow States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Thomas G. Prioleau, widow of Thomas G. Prioleau, of Charleston, South Carolina, who came to his death aboard a Government vessel while engaged in the employment of the United States Government as property clerk, at a point known as Smithville, South Carolina, during the latter part of November, in the year nineteen hundred and ten, the sum of $1,620.

Approved, June 30, 1914.

July 1, 1914. [H. R. 12045.]

[Private, No. 50.]

Pensions.

Pensions increased.
Clara P. Schnader.

Provisos.

death of child.

CHAP. 135.-An Act Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Civil War and certain widows and dependent children of soldiers and sailors of said war.

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 Clara P. Schnader, widow of Edward D. Schnader, late of Company C, Seventy-ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu Increase to cease on of that she is now receiving: Provided, That in the event of the death of Pearl Schnader, helpless and dependent child of said Edward D. Schnader, the additional pension herein granted shall cease and determine: And provided further, That in the event of the death of Clara P. Schnader the name of the said Pearl Schnader shall be placed on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, at the rate of $12 per month from and after the date of death of said Clara P. Schnader.

Pension to child on death of mother.

Ryerson J. Parkhurst.

James W. Howell.

The name of Ryerson J. Parkhurst, late of Company D, First Battalion, Twelfth Regiment United States Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of James W. Howell, late of Company A, First Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of Nelson J. Weller, late of Company 1, Fifty-third Regi- Nelson J. Weller. ment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of Mary E. Hollister, widow of Orrin H. Hollister, late Mary E. Hollister. of Company I, Tenth Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Norman A. Myers, late of Company D, One hundred and thirtieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of Charles Fahnestock, late of Company A, One hundred and fifty-first Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Winfield S. Sargent, late of Company C, First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Heavy Artillery, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving,

The name of Orin J. Moon, late of Company H, One hundred and eighty-ninth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of William H. Leavitt, late of Company I, Twelfth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of Conrad Stephan, late of Company C, Fifteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of Homer C. Brown, late of Company I, Ninety-eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of Mary Quinlan, widow of Thomas T. Quinlan, late of Company B, One hundred and fifty-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Clayton Bargar, late of Company F, Ninety-eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of John J. Haley, late civilian pilot, Mississippi River, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month.

The name of James Bowman, late of Company F, One hundred and Twenty-ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of Ambrose A. Stovens, late colonel Twenty-first Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of John W. Jenkins, late of Company F, Eighteenth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of Sarah A. King, former widow of Elisha C. Pace, late of Company A, Forty-ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

Norman A. Myers.

Charles Fahnestock

Winfield S. Sargent.

Orin J. Moon.

William H. Leavitt.

Conrad Stephan.

Homer C. Brown.

Mary Quinlan.

Clayton Bargar.

Pension.

John J. Haley.

Pensions increased.

James Bowman.

Ambrose A. Stevens.

John W. Jenkins.

Sarah A. King.

Christopher C. Ste

The name of Christopher C. Stevenson, late of Company D, Seventh venson. Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of Elizabeth Dorman, widow of Louis Dorman, late of Battery F, First Regiment Missouri Volunteer Light Artillery, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

Elizabeth Dorman.

Mary A. Hillyer.

Jacob Kohl.

Pension.

Eliza A. Browning.

William Birming

ham.

The name of Mary A. Hillyer, widow of Philetus B. Hillyer, late of Trumbull's Guards, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of Jacob Kohl, late of Company I, Twenty-seventh Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of Eliza A. Browning, former widow of James S. Johnston, late of Company D, Seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Pensions increased. Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of William Birmingham, late of Company H, First Regiment Michigan Volunteer Engineers and Mechanics, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of William M. McIntosh, late of Company C, Two hundred and eleventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

William M. McIntosh.

Eliza A. Stevenson.

William G. Mitzel.

William C. Fisber.

Anne Darcy.

Lyndon Y. Jenness.

Louis Krott.

Mortimore Nichols.

Michael I. Gillin.

Pension.
George Brooks.

Pensions increased.
William Henslick.

James H. Davidson.

Johan Knussman.

Pension.
Alice Terry.

The name of Eliza A. Stevenson, widow of David K. Stevenson, late of Company E, One hundred and fifty-fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.

The name of William G. Mitzel, late of Company A, Twenty-first Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of William C. Fisher, late sergeant major, Eightieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of Anne Darcy, widow of Michael Darcy, late of Company D, Ninetieth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Lyndon Y. Jenness, late of Company F, Thirty-second Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of Louis Krott, late of Company K, Tenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of Mortimore Nichols, late of Company G, One hundred and seventieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Michael I. Gillin, late of Company D, First Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of George Brooks, helpless and dependent child of Bartley A. Brooks, late of Company G, Eighty-seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.

The name of William Henslick, late of Company G, Forty-first Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of James H. Davidson, late colonel One hundred and twenty-second Regiment United States Colored Volunteer Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of Johan Knussman, late of Company K, One hundred and thirty-eighth Regiment Ohio National Guard Infantry, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.

The name of Alice Terry, former widow of William Hawk, late of Company G, One hundred and eleventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month.

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