1128 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 
Mr. Mansur. Well, let the amendment stand, but change the word 
“ten” to ‘‘eight”, making $8,000, which is the actual amount the two 
legislatures paid for the swords. 
SrverAL Mempers. Oh,no. Withdraw your amendment. 
- Mr. Mansur. Well, Mr. Speaker, I withdraw the amendment. 
Mr. Trttman. I now move the previous question on the bill as 
amended. 
The previous question was ordered. 
The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read a third. 
time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time. 
Mr. W. C. Oates. Mr. Speaker, let us have the yeas and nays. 
The yeas and nays were refused, one-fifth not voting in favor thereof. 
The bill (H. 3796) as amended was then passed. 
March 8, 1888—Senate. 
Referred to Committee on Library. 
March 15, 1888—Senate. 
Reported by Mr. W. M. Evarts. 
April 11, 1888—Senate. 
Passed. 
‘April 19, 1888. 
An act, ete. 
Whereas the State of Illinois and the State of South Carolina, after 
the war with Mexico, each presented to the late Gen. James Shields a 
sword, in consideration of gallant and meritorious services rendered 
by him in said war; and 
Whereas he has left surviving him a widow and three minor chil- 
dren, with but limited means of support, and said swords, though 
costly and valuable, can not be divided and apportioned between said 
children, and their value is needed for the education and support of 
said children: Therefore, 
Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, 
authorized and directed to purchase of said widow and children said 
swords, at their actual cost, not to exceed the sum of $10,000, to be 
paid for out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
and when so purchased the same to be deposited with the other mili- 
tary archives of the nation, in some public place at the National 
Museum. 
(Stat., XXV, 86.) 
July 23, 1888 —House. 
Mr. Cuarutes H. Mansur introduced a joint resolution (H. 202; 
Report 3400) to construe an act passed at this session entitled ‘‘An 
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