208 CONGRESS. (MISCELLANEOUS BILLS.) 



CONNECTICUT. 



viding an additional circuit judge in the second judi- 

 cial circuit ; to amend section 536 of the Revised Stat- 

 utes of the United States relating to the division of 

 the State of Illinois into judicial districts, and to pro- 

 vide for holding terms or court of the Northern Dis- 

 trict at Peoria ; and to amend the act dividing the 

 State of Missouri into two judicial districts, and to 

 divide the eastern and western districts thereof into 

 divisions, establish district and circuit courts of the 

 United States therein, and provide for the times and 

 places for holding such courts, and for other pur- 

 poses. 



For the relief of the sufferers by the wreck of the 

 United States vessel Ashuelot. 



For the construction of a military telegraph line 

 from Sanford, Fla., to Point Jupiter, Fla., and the 

 establishment of a signal-station. 



To provide for the settlement of an account with 

 the Vicksburg and Meridian Eailroad Company for 

 internal-revenue tax, and to refund the amount of said 

 tax erroneously assessed and collected. 



To establish agricultural experiment stations in 

 connection with the colleges established in the several 

 States under the provisions of an act approved July 

 2, 1862, and of the acts supplementary thereto. 



To provide a school of instruction for cavalry and 

 light artillery, and for tho construction and comple- 

 tion of quarters, barracks, and stables at certain posts 

 for the use of the Army of the United S_tates. 



To provide for the location and erection of a branch 

 home for disabled volunteer soldiers west of the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



Making an appropriation for the establishment and 

 erection of a military post near the city of Denver, in 

 the State of Colorado. 



To repeal certain provisions of the act approved 

 March 3, 1875, relating to the purchase of arms lor the 

 use of the States. 



For the relief of graduates of the United States 

 Military Academy. 



To amend an act entitled " An act to provide for the 

 muster and pay of certain officers and enlisted men ot 

 the volunteer forces," approved June 3, 1884. 



Authorizing the Secretary of War to accept certain 

 lands, etc., near Chicago, ill. 



To amend the act entitled "An act to modify the 

 postal money-order system, and for other purposes," 

 approved March 3, 1883. 



For the relief of the survivors of the exploring 

 steamer "Jeannette," and the widows and children 

 of those who perished in the retreat from the wreck 

 of that vessel in the Arctic seas. 



To grant certain seal-rocks to the city and county 

 of San Francisco. State of California, in trust for the 

 people of the United States. 



To provide for the redemption and sale of the 

 school-farm lands now held in Beaufort County, South 

 Carolina, by the United States. 



To provide for the appointment of hospital stewards 

 in the United States Army, and to fix their pay and 

 allowance. 



Authorizing the employment of mail-messengers in 

 the postal service. 



To amend an act entitled "An act to amend the 

 statutes in relation to the immediate transportation of 

 dutiable goods, and for other purposes," approved 

 June 10, 1880. 



To provide for the adjustment of matters connected 

 with certain judicial proceedings in Pennsylvania in 

 which the United States was a party. 



To amend the third section of an act entitled " An 

 act to provide for the sale of the Sac and Fox and 

 Iowa Indian reservations, in the States of Nebraska 

 and Kansas, and for other purposes," approved March 

 3, 1885. 



To authorize the city of Newport, E. I., to use the 

 site of Fort Greene as a public park. 



To release unto the city of San Antonio, Tex., for 

 its use as a public thoroughfare, certain portions of 

 the military reservation near said city. 



To authorize the Secretary of War to improve and 

 enlarge the barracks at Newport. Ky. 



To convey to and confirm in the city of Aurora, in 

 the county of Kane and State of Illinois, a small isl- 

 and in Fox Eiver, located within the limits of said city. 



To provide for the settlement of accounts with the 

 Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company. 



To define the boundaries of the collection districts 

 of Miami and Sandusky, in the State of Ohio. 



To authorize the Secretary of War to credit the 

 Territory of Dakota with certain sums for ordnance 

 and ordnance- stores issued to said Territory, and for 

 other purposes. 



Relating to the importing and landing of mackerel 

 caught during the spawning-season. 



For the allowance of certain claims reported by the 

 accounting officers of the United States Treasury De- 

 partment. 



To amend section 1661 of the Revised Statutes, 

 making an annual appropriation to provide arms and 

 equipments for the militia. 



To amend an act in relation to the immediate trans- 

 portation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes, 

 approved June 10, 1880. 



To amend section 533 of the Revised Statutes of the 

 United States. 



To repeal certain sections of the Revised Statutes 

 of the United States relating to the appointment of 

 civil officers. 



Providing for the sale of public documents. 



To provide for grading and paving the approaches 

 to the national cemetery near Danville, Va. 



For the repair and preservation of the road, here- 

 tofore constructed by the Government, leading from 

 Vicksburg to the national cemetery adjacent thereto. 



To authorize the construction or A graveled road to 

 the Richmond national cemetery, near Richmond. Va. 



To authorize Frank W. Hunt to maintain a ferry 

 across the Missouri River at the military reservation 

 of Fort Buford, Dakota. 



For the construction of a stable for the use of the 

 horses and wagons for the use of the officers of the 

 House of Representatives. 



Extending the charter of " The President and Di- 

 rectois of the Firemen's Insurance Companv of Wash- 

 ington and Georgetown," in the District of" Columbia. 



To regulate insurance in the District of Columbia. 



For the further protection of property from fire, and 

 safety of lives, in the District of Columbia. 



To enable foreign executors and administrators to 

 sue in the District of Columbia, and for other pur- 

 poses. 



For the relief of St. Dominic's Church, in the Dis- 

 trict of Columbia. 



To authorize the Commissioners of the District of 

 Columbia to permit the temporary occupation ot'streets 

 by a railway for the purpose of transporting material 

 to fill about the base of the Washington Monument. 



To regulate steam-engineering in the District of 

 Columbia. 



To regulate the construction and operation of eleva- 

 tors within the District of Columbia, and for other 

 purposes. 



To quiet title to certain land in the city of Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



Relating to arrears of taxes in the District of Colum- 

 bia. 



Authorizing the Treasurer of the United States to 

 credit the District of Columbia with certain moneys 

 in lieu of investing the same in bonds. 



CONNECTICUT. State Government. The fol- 

 lowing were the State officers during the year: 

 Governor, Phineas C. Lounsbnry, Republican ; 

 Lieutenant-Govern or, James L. Howard ; Sec- 

 retary of State, L. M. Hubbard; Treasurer, 

 Alexander Warner ; Comptroller, Thomas 

 Clark ; Secretary of State Board of Education, 

 Charles D. Hine; Railroad Commissioners, 



