No. 59.

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Washington, June 19, 1874.

The following Acts of Congress are published for the information and government of all concerned :

I..AN ACT for the relief of Dewight Desilva, of Deposit, New York.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Adjutant General of the Army be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to change his record so as to relieve Dewight Desilva, of Deposit, New York, late a private in company F, fifty-sixth regiment of New York State Volunteers, from the charge of desertion, and to furnish him an honorable discharge.

SEC. 2. That the proper accounting officer of the treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to allow and pay to said Dewight Desilva all arrears of pay due him at the time of his absenting himself from his regiment and all veteran bounty, the same as if he had been honorably discharged at the end of his term of service.

Approved June 8, 1874.

II..AN ACT for the relief of Pat. O. Hawes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Paymaster General be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay Pat. O. Hawes, late second lieutenant in the forty-fifth Kentucky regiment of Volunteer Infantry, United States Army, the pay and allowances of a second lieutenant of infantry from the twenty-fifth day of September, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, until the twenty-third day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.

Approved June 8, 1874.

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:

OFFICIAL:

E. D. TOWNSEND,

Adjutant General.

No. 60.

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, June 19, 1874. The following Acts of Congress are published for the information and

government of all concerned:

L.AN ACT to legalize and establish a pontoon railway-bridge across the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, and to authorize the construction of a similar bridge at or near Clinton, Iowa.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the railway pontoon-bridge across the Mississippi River, and an island therein, communicating with the Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway at Prairie du Chien, in the State of Wisconsin, and the Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway at North McGregor, in the State of Iowa, be, and is hereby, legalized and declared a lawful structure: Provided, That the said John Lawler and the said Prairie du Chien and McGregor Railway Company, their successors and assigns, shall keep up and maintain a suitable pontoon-draw of not less than three hundred and ninety-six feet in length in the eastern channel, and one of not less than four hundred and eight feet in length in the principal or western channel of said river; and that said draws shall be opened promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the passage of boats or rafts; but in no case shall unnecessary delay occur in opening, the said draws before or after the passage of trains; and that the said parties shall maintain, at their own expense, from sunset to sunrise, throughout the year, such lights on said bridge as may be required by the LightHouse Board, for the security of navigation.

SEC. 2. That all railway companies desiring to use said pontoon-bridge shall have, and be entitled to, equal rights and privileges in the passage of the same, and in the use of the machinery and fixtures thereof, and of all approaches thereto, under and upon such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War upon hearing the allegations and proofs of the parties in case they shall not agree; and the United States shall have the right of way for postal telegraph purposes across said bridge; also, no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge; and in case of any itigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the navigation of the river, created by the construction of said bridge under this act, the cause or question arising may be tried before the district court of the United States of any State in which any portion of said obstruction or

SEC. 3. That the right to alter or amend this act, so as to prevent or remove all material obstructions to the navigation of said river, is hereby expressly reserved, without any liability of the Government for damages on account of the alteration or amendment of this act, or on account of the prevention or requiring the removal of any such obstructions; and if any change be made in the plan of construction of said pontoon-bridge, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War; and any change in the construction, or any alteration of said bridge, that may be directed at any time by Congress or the Secretary of War, shall be made at the cost and expense of the owners thereof.

SEC. 4. That the bridge heretofore authorized to be erected across the Mississippi River at or near Clinton, Iowa, by section one of an act entitled "An Act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near the town of Clinton, in the State of Iowa, and other bridges across said river, and to establish them as post roads," approved April first, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, may be constructed and maintained as a pile and pontoon-bridge, subject to the terms, restrictions, and requirements contained in the foregoing sections of this act: Provided, That in the bridge mentioned in this section only one draw shall be required unless otherwise determined by the Secretary of War, which draw shall be located as he may direct, and be not less than four hundred and eight feet in width. Approved June 6, 1874.

11..AN ACT to reduce the area of the military reservation of Fort Sanders, and providing for the survey of said reservation as reduced.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the military reservation of Fort Sanders, in the Territory of Wyoming, is hereby reduced in area, and the said reservation shall, after the passage of this act, be limited and bounded as follows: Beginning at the point where the old stage-road to Salt Lake crosses the Big Laramie River, and running thence east four miles; thence south four and five-tenths miles; thence in a west southwest direction to the junction of what is known as the Five Mile Creek with the present south line of the reserve; thence along this creek to its junction with the Big Laramie River; thence along said Big Laramie River to the place of beginning.

SEC. 2. That immediately after the passage of this act it shall be the duty of the officer commanding the military department of the Platte, under the direction of the Secretary of War, to cause a direct survey of