Kuppler, of Seattle, Washington, the sum of $2,137.21, and said sum of $2,137.21 is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in payment of the amount withheld from him as liquidated damages under a certain contract for the construction of the United States executive mansion, at Juneau, Alaska, entered into by and between the duly authorized officer of the Treasury Department, representing the United States of America on the one part, and the said Chris Kuppler on the other part, dated August first, nineteen hundred and twelve. Approved, February 17, 1915. February 17, 1915. [S. 2882.] [Private, No. 176.] Charles M. Clark. rected. CHAP. 39.-An Act For the relief of Charles M. Clark. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Military record cor- States of America in Congress assembled, That in the administration of any law conferring rights, privileges, and benefits upon honorably discharged soldiers, Charles M. Clark, who was a private of Company G, Third Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, shall hereafter be held and considered to have been honorably discharged from the military service of the United States as a member of said company and regiment on the seventeenth day of October, eighteen hundred and sixty-three: Provided, That other than as above set forth no pay, bounty, pension, or other emoluments shall accrue by virtue of the passage of this Áct. Proviso. No pay, etc. Approved, February 17, 1915. February 17, 1915. [S. 5695.] [Private, No. 177.) Southern Transportation Company. CHAP. 40.—An Act For the relief of the Southern Transportation 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 Reimbursement to. Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Southern Transportation Company, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the sum of $5,556.70, to reimburse the said company for the repairs, expenses, and demurrage in connection with the barge Antietam, owned by said company, on account of damage to said barge by collision with United States lightship Numbered Eighty, which amount is hereby appropriated. Approved, February 17, 1915. February 17, 1915. (S. 5970.) [Private, No. 178.] Isaac Bethurum. rected. CHAP. 41.-An Act For the relief of Isaac Bethurum. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Military record cor- States of America in Congress assembled, That in the administration of the laws conferring rights, privileges, and benefits upon honorably discharged soldiers, Isaac Bethurum, who was a private of Company B, Fifteenth Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, shall hereafter be held and considered to have been discharged honorably from the military service of the United States as a member of said company and regiment on the seventeenth day of October, eighteen hundred and sixty-five: Provided, That no back pay, bounty, or pension shall accrue to him prior to the passage of this Act. Proviso. No back pay, etc. Approved, February 17, 1915. CHAP. 42.-An Act Authorizing the Department of State to deliver to Captain P. H. Uberroth, United States Revenue-Cutter Service, and Gunner Carl Johannson, United States Revenue-Cutter Service, watches tendered to them by the Canadian Government. February 18 1915. [S. 1304.] [Private, No. 179.] May accept life-sav Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United P. H. Uberroth and States of America in Congress assembled, That Captain P. H. Uberroth, Cari Johannson. United States Revenue-Cutter Service, and Gunner Carl Johannson, ing testimonials from United States Revenue-Cutter Service, be, and they are hereby, Canada. authorized to accept watches tendered to them by the Canadian Government, through the Department of State of the United States, in recognition of their services in saving the lives of the crew of the wrecked British schooner S. A. Fownes on December sixteenth, nineteen hundred and ten. Approved, February 18, 1915. CHAP. 43.-An Act For the relief of Colonel Richard H. Wilson, United States Army. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the accounting officers of the Treasury are hereby authorized and directed to credit to the accounts of Captain Charles W. Castle, paymaster, the sum of $7,181.64, and that Colonel Richard H. Wilson, Fourteenth Infantry, United States Army, be, and he is hereby, exonerated from all responsibility for the loss of the said sum at Fort William Henry Harrison, Montana, on or about May sixteenth, nineteen hundred and twelve. Approved, February 18, 1915. February 18, 1915. [H. R. 16896.] [Private, No. 180.] Richard H. Wilson. February 23, 1915. [S. 604.] [Private, No. 181.] Sarah A. Clinton and Marle Steinberg. ber and stone entries by. CHAP. 45.-An Act For the relief of Sarah A. Clinton and Marie Steinberg. 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 Repayment for timof any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Sarah A. Clinton the sum of $400, and to Marie Steinberg the sum of $400, in repayment of the purchase money paid in such amounts to the Department of the Interior by the said Sarah A. Clinton and the said Marie Steinberg, respectively, in connection with timber and stone entries made by the said parties and subsequently relinquished by them; the said entries being particularly described as follows: Timber and stone entry of Sarah A. Clinton, numbered six thousand and eleven; Lewiston, Idaho, serial number thirty-two; for the southeast quarter of section twenty-five, township forty north, range three east, Boise meridian. Timber and stone entry of Marie Steinberg, numbered six thousand and ten; Lewiston, Idaho, serial number naught thirty; for the north half of the southeast quarter and the north half of the southwest quarter of section eleven, township thirty-nine north, range three east, Boise meridian. Approved, February 23, 1915. CHAP. 46.-An Act For the relief of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company. February 23, 1915. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment to. of $4,888.68 to the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, formerly called the Georgia Railroad Company, for the balance due it for the transportation of the United States mails under contract prior to May thirty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, on routes numbered sixty-one hundred and thirty-six, sixty-one hundred and forty-three, and sixty-one hundred and forty-four, Georgia, said balance having been found due by the Auditor for the Post Office Department and reported to Congress by the Secretary of the Treasury in Document Numbered Two hundred and ninety-seven, first session Fifty-ninth Congress. Approved, February 23, 1915. February 23, 1915. [S. 1880.] [Private, No. 183.] Chester D. Swift. injuries. CHAP. 47.-An Act For the relief of Chester D. Swift. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment to, for 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 Chester D. Swift, of Canton, Ohio, or his legal representatives, the sum of $1,100, as full compensation for permanent injuries received by the said Chester D. Swift on or about the fifteenth day of September, nineteen hundred and ten, while in the performance of his duties as a clerk in the Post Office Department, employed and assigned to duty in the Canton (Ohio) post office. Approved, February 23, 1915. CHAP. 48.-An Act Admitting to citizenship and fully naturalizing George Edward Lerrigo, of the city of Topeka, in the State of Kansas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That George Edward Lerrigo, the son of an American citizen, of the city of Topeka, in Shawnee County, State of Kansas, is hereby admitted and declared to be a citizen of the United States of America, and is fully naturalized as such citizen for all purposes from and after the taking effect of this Act. Approved, February 23, 1915. February 23, 1915. [S. 3925.] [Private, No. 185.] Teresa Girolami. death of husband. CHAP. 49.-An Act For the relief of Teresa Girolami. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Payment to, for 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 moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,200 to Teresa Girolami, widow of Ettore Girolami, late an engineer in the United States Immigration Service, who lost his life in the discharge of his duty. Approved, February 23, 1915. February 23, 1915. [S. 5092.] [Private, No. 186.] Charles A. Spotts, Homestead entry validated. CHAP. 50.-An Act For the relief of Charles A. Spotts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the homestead entry of Charles A. Spotts on Farm Unit L, or the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section numbered two, in township numbered twenty, north of range numbered twenty-one, west of the Montana principal meridian, made under the Act of April twenty-third, nineteen hundred and four (Thirty-third United States Statutes at Large, page three hundred and two), as amended by the Act of May twentyninth nineteen hundred and eight (Thirty-fifth United States Statutes at Large, page four hundred and forty-eight), is hereby validated, subject to future compliance with the law. Approved, February 23, 1915. Vol. 33, p. 304. CHAP. 51.—An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior in his discretion to sell and convey a certain tract of land to the Mandan Town and Country Club. February 23, 1915. Mandan Town and Land in Nor Dakota sold to. Description. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Country Club. Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized in his discretion to sell and convey to the Mandan Town and Country Club of Mandan, North Dakota, at a price of not less than $30 per acre, the below-described land: In section thirty-three, in township one hundred and thirtynine north of range eighty-one west of the fifth principal meridian, beginning at a point one thousand one hundred and twenty feet due east from the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of said section thirty-three, thence running due south four hundred feet, thence running due east three hundred feet, thence running due north four hundred feet, thence running due west three hundred feet to the starting point, containing two and three-fourths acres, more or less: Provided, Reversion for nonThat if the said Mandan Town and Country Club should at any time user. attempt to use said tract of land for any other purpose than that of recreation or attempt to sell, lease, or convey said tract, the land shall revert to the United States. Approved, February 23, 1915. CHAP. 52.-An Act Authorizing the issuance of patent to Arthur J. Floyd for section thirty-one, township twenty-two north, range twenty-two west of the sixth principal meridian, in the State of Nebraska. 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 to issue patent to Arthur J. Floyd for section thirty-one, in township twenty-two north, range twenty-two west of the sixth principal meridian, in the State of Nebraska. Approved, February 23, 1915. Proviso. February 23, 1915. Arthur J. Floyd. CHAP. 53. An Act To authorize the sale and issuance of patent for certain land to William G. Kerckhoff. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the ho Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to sell and issue patent to William G. Kerckhoff for the following real property situated in the county of Los Angeles, State of California, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the quarter corner of section thirty, township two north, range seven west, this corner being the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of said section thirty, running thence easterly along the north line of said southwest quarter nine hundred and ninety feet; thence at right angles south three hundred and thirty feet; thence at right angles westerly six hundred and sixty feet; February 23, 1915. [S. 5990.] [Private, No. 189.] William G. Kerck- Description. Price. thence at right angles south three hundred and thirty feet; thence west at right angles three hundred and thirty feet to the range lines between range eight west and lange seven west, San Bernardino base and meridian; thence northerly five hundred and seventy-four and four-tenths feet to the point of beginning, containing ten acres of land; on the payment of the sum of $2.50 per acre. Approved, February 23, 1915. February 24, 1915. [S. 2334.] [Private, No. 190.] S.W. Langhorne and H. S. Howell. Payment to. February 24, 1915. (S. 4146.] [Private, No. 191.] Wash. to school district No. 44. Description. CHAP. 58.—An Act For the relief of S. W. Langhorne and the legal representatives of H. S. Howell. 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 to S. W. Langhorne and the legal representatives of H. S. Howell, of Helena, Montana, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,568, and said amount of $1,568 is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, being the amount paid by them for rent of the building used by the United States for a land office at Helena, Montana, from November, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, up to and including June, eighteen hundred and ninety, a period of fifty-six months, at $28 per month. Approved, February 24, 1915. CHAP. 59.-An Act Granting certain lands to school district numbered forty-four, Chelan County, Washington. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Chelan County, States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby granted Land patent issued to school district numbered forty-four, Chelan County, State of Washington, one and seventy-seven one-hundredths acres in lot three, section thirteen, township twenty-seven north, range sixteen east, Willamette meridian, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the corner numbered one of the tract of land to be described, which is a stone marked "S. H.-44," from which the quarter corner between sections thirteen and fourteen, same township, bears north four hundred and fifty feet, thence south sixty-two east four hundred and eighteen feet to corner numbered two, thence south two hundred and nine feet to corner numbered three, thence north sixty-two west four hundred and eighteen feet to corner numbered four, thence north two hundred and nine feet to corner numbered one, the place of beginning, being the same as now used and occupied by said district for public-school purposes, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to issue patent for said lands to said school district. Approved, February 24, 1915. February 25, 1915. Washington. to Indian allottees. Kami Sam. CHAP. 61.-An Act Confirming patents heretofore issued to certain Indians in the State of Washington. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Fee-simple patents States of America in Congress assembled, That the patents heretofore issued in the name of Kami Sam, July twenty-second, nineteen hundred and two, for the south half of the northeast quarter, and lots one and two, section six, township twenty-three north, range nineteen east of the Willamette meridian; and a similar patent in the name of |