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District of Columbia, property in hands of police. An act to amend section four hundred and sixteen

of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of Columbia.

May 29, 1896....

District of Columbia, dry measures. An act defining the standard shape and size for dry measures

in use in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. May 30, 1896..

Condemned cannon, Hastings, Mich. An act empowering and directing the Secretary of the Navy

to furnish four pieces of condemned cannon to the city of Hastings, Michigan. May 30, 1896..

District of Columbia, married women, etc. An act to amend the laws of the District of Columbia

as to married women, to make parents the natural guardians of their minor children, and

for other purposes. June 1, 1896.

National University. An act to incorporate the National University. June 1, 1896..

Fruit brandy. An act to amend section thirty-two hundred and fifty-five of the Revised Statutes

of the United States concerning the distilling of brandy from fruits. June 3, 1896..

Alcohol in the arts. An act to repeal section sixty-one of an Act to reduce taxation, to provide

revenue for the Government, and for other purposes, which became a law August twenty-

eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four. June 3, 1896....................

Bridge, Missouri River. An act authorizing the construction of a wagon and motor bridge over

the Missouri River at Saint Charles, Missouri. June 3, 1896..

Public lands, commutations. An act relating to commutations of homestead entries, and to con-

firm such entries when commutation proofs were received by local land officers prematurely.

June 3, 1896 .....

District of Columbia, medical and surgical licenses. An act to regulate the practice of medicine and

surgery, to license physicians and surgeons, and to punish persons violating the provisions

thereof in the District of Columbia. June 3, 1896....

Appropriations, rivers and harbors. An act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and

preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes. June

3, 1896....

District of Columbia, free library. An act to establish and provide for the maintenance of a free

public library and reading room in the District of Columbia. June 3, 1896..

Public lands, settlers in Minnesota. An act for the relief of settlers on the Northern Pacific Railroad

indemnity lands. June 3, 1896..

District of Columbia, Great Falls Railway. An act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to incorpo-

rate the Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway Company." June 3, 1896....

Nary, Judge Advocate-General. An act amending the Act of June eighth, eighteen hundred and

eighty, entitled "An Act to authorize the President to appoint an officer of the Navy or the

Marine Corps to perform the duties of solicitor and judge-advocate-general, and so forth,

and to fix the rank and pay of such officer," and for other purposes. June 5, 1896..

District of Columbia, gas. An act relating to the sale of gas in the District of Columbia. June
6, 1896..

Right of way, Arizona. An act granting the Flagstaff and Canyon Railroad Company right of

way for railroad purposes through the Grand Canyon Forest Reserve in northern Arizona.

June 6, 1896..

Filled cheese. An act defining cheese, and also imposing a tax upon and regulating the manufac-

ture, sale, importation, and exportation of "filled cheese." June 6, 1896..

Appropriations, fortifications. An act making appropriations for fortifications and other works of

defense, for the armament thereof, for the procurement of heavy ordnance for trial and

service, and for other purposes. June 6, 1896..

Arizona, funding bonds. An act amending and extending the provisions of an Act of Congress

entitled "An Act approving with amendments the funding act of Arizona," approved June

twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and the Act amendatory thereof and supple-

mental thereto approved August third, eighteen hundred and ninety-four. June 6, 1896..

Postal service, fourth-class matter. An act to regulate mail matter of the fourth class. June 8, 1896..

Customs, special delivery of imported articles. An act to expedite the delivery of imported parcels

and packages not exceeding five hundred dollars in value. June 8, 1896..

District of Columbia, Baltimore and Washington Railway. An act to authorize the Baltimore and

Washington Transit Company, of Maryland, to enter the District of Columbia. June 8, 1896.

Appropriations, deficiencies. An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropri-

ations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and for

prior years, and for other purposes. June 8, 1896.

Appropriations, postal service. An act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office

Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven.

June 9, 1896..

Salmon fisheries, Alaska. An act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the protection

of the salmon fisheries of Alaska." June 9, 1896.

United States courts, Connecticut. An act changing the time for holding circuit court of the United

States at Hartford, in the district of Connecticut. June 10, 1896..

District of Columbia, Eckington and Belt railways. An act to extend the routes of the Eckington

and Soldiers' Home Railway Company and of the Belt Railway Company, of the District

of Columbia, and for other purposes. June 10, 1896..

"Menemsha." An act to provide an American register for the steamer Menemsha. June 10, 1896.

Condemned cannon, Chicago, Ill. An act disposing of two condemned cannon. June 10, 1896....

Appropriations, Indian Department. An act making appropriations for current and contingent

expenses of the Indian Department and fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian

tribes for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, and for

other purposes. June 10, 1896.

Appropriations, navy. An act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year end-

ing June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, and for other purposes. June 10,

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Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kans. An act to establish a site for the erection of a penitentiary on

the military reservation at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and for other purposes. June 10,

1896.

Collisions at sea, fog signals. An act to amend an Act approved August nineteenth, eighteen hun-

dred and ninety, entitled "An Act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions at sea.'

June 10, 1896

Exposition, Omaha, Nebr. An act to authorize and encourage the holding of a transmississippi

and international exposition at the city of Omaha, in the State of Nebraska, in the year

eighteen hundred and ninety-eight. June 10, 1896

Ports of entry and delivery, Florida. An act to provide for subports of entry and delivery in the

State of Florida. June 10, 1896..

Port of entry, Santa Barbara, Cal. An act to make the city of Santa Barbara, county of Santa

Barbara, State of California, a subport of entry. June 10, 1896

Gettysburg Park, Pa., roads. An act to authorize the Secretary of War to improve and maintain

the public roads within the limits of the national park at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. June

10, 1896..

Life-saving station, N. H. or Mass. An act to establish a life-saving station on the coast of New

Hampshire or Massachusetts between the Hampton and the Merrimac rivers. June

10, 1896.

Condemned cannon, Grand Army posts, Kansas. An act authorizing and directing the Secretary of

the Navy to donate condemned cannon and condemned cannon balls to certain posts of the

Grand Army of the Republic. June 10, 1896..

Condemned cannon, Manistique, Mich. An act authorizing and directing the Secretary of the

Navy to furnish to George F. Fuller Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of Manistique,

Michigan, a condemned cannon. June 10, 1896..

Right of way, Texas. An act to grant a right of way through the new Fort Bliss Military Reserva-

tion to the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad Company. June 10, 1896.

Bridge, Warrior River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Warrior River

by the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company. June 11, 1896.

Bridge, Cahaba River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Cahaba River,

in Bibb County, Alabama, by the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company. June 11, 1896...

Bridge, Alabama River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Alabama

River by the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company. June 11, 1896..

Bridge, Allegheny River. An act to authorize the Butler and Pittsburg Railroad Company to con-

struct and maintain a bridge across the Allegheny River. June 11, 1896..

Immediate transportation, Erie, Pa. An act to make the city of Erie, Pennsylvania, a port of

immediate transportation. June 11, 1896..

Appropriations, District of Columbia. An act making appropriations to provide for the expenses

of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eight-

een hundred and ninety-seven, and for other purposes. June 11, 1896...

Appropriations, sundry civil expenses. An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of

the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-

seven, and for other purposes. June 11, 1896..

Bridge, Saint Louis River. An act to authorize the county of Saint Louis, in the State of Minnesota,

to build or authorize the building of a foot and wagon bridge across the Saint Louis River

between Minnesota and Wisconsin, at a point near Fond du Lac, in said State of Minnesota.

June 11, 1896..

United States courts, Texas. An act to change the time and places for the district and circuit courts

of the northern district of Texas. June 11, 1896.

Appropriations, deficiencies. An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropri-

ations for expenses of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes, for the fiscal year

eighteen hundred and ninety-six. June 11, 1896.

Postal service, postmasters' losses. An act to amend section one of "An Act to amend an Act entitled

'An Act authorizing the Postmaster-General to adjust certain claims of postmasters for loss

by burglary, fire or other unavoidable casualty,'" approved May ninth, eighteen hundred

and eighty-eight. June 11, 1896....

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Utah, property. Joint resolution to transfer certain offices of the United States in the Territory

of Utah to the officers of the State of Utah. January 4, 1896...

Smithsonian Institution, regent. Joint resolution for filling vacancy on Board of Regents, Smith-

sonian Institution. January 14, 1896...

Public building, Mankato, Minn. Joint resolution concerning the completion of the United States

Court-House and Post-office building at Mankato, Minnesota. January 17, 1896..

District of Columbia, assessments. Joint resolution to extend the time for making an assessment

of real estate in the District of Columbia. January 21, 1896..

Public building, Chicago, Ill., architect. Joint resolution authorizing the employment of a skilled

architect to assist the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department in preparing the

designs, plans, specifications, and other drawings for the public building at Chicago, Illinois.

January 28, 1896.

Naval Records of the Rebellion. Joint resolution authorizing the distribution of copies of the Offi-

cial Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in Congressional Districts where distri-

bution has not been made. January 30, 1896..

Public building, Bloomington, Ill. Joint resolution concerning the erection and completion (except

heating apparatus) of the United States Post-Office Building at Bloomington, Illinois.

February 5, 1896 .

Nary-yard, Washington, D. C. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to use a

portion of the appropriation for new iron roof for foundry at navy-yard, Washington, Dis-

trict of Columbia, in the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the naval service

for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and for other

purposes," for repairs to the walls of said foundry. February 7, 1896..

Department of State, Documents. Joint resolution to supply the Department of State with docu-

ments. February 7, 1896

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White Lot and Monument Grounds, D. C. Joint resolution granting use of White Lot and Monu-
ment Grounds to "The Committee of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-six." February 13,

Alaska boundary. Joint resolution making an appropriation to defray the joint expense of locat-

ing the boundary line between the Territory of Alaska and the British North American

territory. February 20, 1896.....

Biscayne Bay, Fla. Joint resolution providing for certain surveys in the State of Florida. Feb-

ruary 26, 1896.

Geological Survey publications. Joint resolution extending the provisions of section seventy-nine

of "An Act providing for the public printing and binding and the distribution of public

documents," approved January twelfth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, so as to include

monographs, bulletins, and reports of the Geological Survey published in eighteen hundred

and ninety-four and succeeding years. February 26, 1896..

Manitowoc Harbor, Wis. Joint resolution calling upon the Secretary of War for certain informa-

tion in relation to the harbor at Manitowoc, in the State of Wisconsin. March 2, 1896..

Newtown Creek, N. Y. Joint resolution directing the Secretary of War to submit estimates for

work upon Newtown Creek, New York. March 11, 1896..

Life-Saving Service, reports. Joint resolution to print the Annual Report of the General Superin-

tendent of the Life-Saving Service. March 13, 1896...

World's Fair medals and diplomas. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to

distribute the medals and diplomas awarded by the World's Columbian Commission to the

exhibitors entitled thereto. March 13, 1896.

Jefferson City, Mo., public building. Joint resolution granting the county of Cole, Missouri, per-

mission to use certain rooms in the United States building at Jefferson City, Missouri.

March 13, 1896...

Conneaut Harbor, Ohio. Joint resolution directing the Secretary of War to submit a plan and

estimate for the further improvement of Conneaut Harbor, in the State of Ohio. March

13, 1896..

Seed distribution, Department of Agriculture. Joint resolution authorizing and directing the Secre-

tary of Agriculture to purchase and distribute seeds, bulbs, and so forth, as has been done

in preceding years. March 14, 1896..

Regimental flag, New Hampshire. Joint resolution for the return to the State of New Hampshire

of the flag of the Eleventh Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. March 16,

1896

Mobile Harbor, Ala. Joint resolution authorizing the National Dredging Company to proceed

with the work of dredging the channel of Mobile Harbor, under the direction of the Secre-

tary of War. March 16, 1896..

Census. Joint resolution relating to the Federal census. March 19, 1896

Congressional Record. Joint resolution directing the Public Printer to supply the Senate and

House Libraries each with ten additional copies of the Congressional Record. March 19,

1896..

Nary, reappointing cadets. Joint resolution for the relief of ex-Naval Cadets John P. J. Ryan,

John R. Morris, and Chester Wells. March 20, 1896

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Library of Congress. Joint resolution authorizing and directing Bernard R. Green to exercise the duties and powers heretofore conferred upon the late General Thomas L. Casey in relation to the construction and completion of the Library of Congress. April 2, 1896 Columbia River, Oreg., Cascades canal. Joint resolution authorizing the immediate use of a portion of the unexpended balance of appropriations heretofore made for construction of canal and locks at the Cascades of the Columbia River in construction of protecting walls necessary to the opening of said canal and locks to navigation. April 6, 1896.. Providence Harbor, R. I. Joint resolution directing the Secretary of War to submit estimates of

cost of further improvement of Providence River and Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
April 6, 1896..
Income-tax returns. Joint resolution providing for immediate destruction of income-tax returns,
and so forth. April 6, 1896..

Portland Harbor, Me. Joint resolution to authorize the Secretary of War to prepare and submit
estimates for the improvement of the barbor at Portland, Maine. April 10, 1896..
Puget Sound waterway. Joint resolution directing the Secretary of War to transmit to Congress
a report on survey of the waterway connecting the waters of Puget Sound, at Salmon Bay,
with Lakes Union and Washington, and to submit an estimate of the cost of constructing
said waterway. April 18, 1896..
Missouri River, improvement. Joint resolution directing the Secretary of War to submit a plan
and estimate for the improvement of the Nebraska side of the Missouri River, opposite
Sioux City, Iowa. April 18, 1896.

Coast Survey report. Joint resolution authorizing the Public Printer to print the Annual Report
of the Superintendent of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in quarto form and
to bind it in one volume. April 20, 1896..

Volunteer Soldiers' Home, managers. Joint resolution to appoint four members of the Board of

Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. April 21, 1896.. Erie Harbor, Pa. Joint resolution relative to the improvement of the harbor of Erie, Pennsylvania. April 24, 1896..

Fort Monroe, Va., sewerage. Joint resolution to amend the Act approved August first, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, making appropriations for fortifications and other works of defense, and so forth. April 24, 1896..

Messages of the Presidents, etc. Joint resolution to provide for the proper distribution of the
publication entitled "Messages and Papers of the Presidents." April 30, 1896..
Medals of honor, Army. Joint resolution relative to the medal of honor authorized by the acts
of July twelfth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and March third, eighteen hundred and
sixty-three. May 2, 1896
Condemned cannon, Oakland, Cal. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to
donate to the Mountain View Cemetery Association, at Õakland, California, certain can-
non, and so forth. May 18, 1896...
Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Joint resolution authorizing foreign exhibitors at the Tennessee
Centennial Exposition, to be held in Nashville, Tennessee, in eighteen hundred and ninety-
seven, to bring to this country foreign laborers from their respective countries for the pur-
pose of preparing for and making their exhibits, and allowing articles imported from
foreign countries for the sole purpose of exhibition at said exposition to be imported free
of duty, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. May 18, 1896....
Condemned cannon, Saint Johnsbury, Ft. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Navy
to deliver condemned cannon to Chamberlain Post, Grand Army of the Republic, to be
posted by the soldiers' monument at Saint Johnsbury, Vermont. May 21, 1896..
Harrisonburg, Va., public building. Joint resolution granting permission to the circuit and
county courts in Rockingham County, Virginia, to occupy the Federal court room in Har-
risonburg, Virginia. May 28, 1896..

Tents, Saint Louis tornado sufferers. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to lend
to the mayors of the cities of East Saint Louis, Illinois, and Saint Louis, Missouri, and
vicinity, a number of tents. May 28, 1896..

Fur-seal investigation. Joint resolution to authorize a scientific investigation of the fur-seal fisheries. June 8, 1896...

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June, 1896, salaries, Congressional employees. Joint resolution to pay the officers and employees
of the Senate and House of Representatives on the day following adjournment. June 9,
Detroit, Mich., public building. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to
place a bronze tablet or inscription on the Government building now being erected in
Detroit, Michigan. June 10, 1896.
Nary, reenlistments, etc. Joint resolution extending the benefits of sections fourteen hundred and
twenty-six and fifteen hundred and seventy-three of the Revised Statutes to all enlisted per-
sons in the Navy. June 11, 1896..

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STATUTE II.-1896-1897.

Tennessee Centennial Exposition. An act to aid and encourage the holding of the Tennessee Cen-
tennial Exposition at Nashville, Tennessee, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-seven,
and making an appropriation therefor. December 22, 1896
Appropriations, pensions. An act making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other
pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and ninety-eight, and for other purposes. December 22, 1896..
Appropriations, urgent deficiencies. An act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in
the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-
seven, and for prior years, and for other purposes. December 22, 1896
Copyrights, dramatic and music. An act to amend title sixty, chapter three, of the Revised Stat-
utes, relating to copyrights. January 6, 1897

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Inaugural ceremonies, flags, etc. An act authorizing the issuing and loaning of the ensigns, flags, signal numbers, and so forth, of the United States for the purpose of decorating the streets of the city of Washington on the occasion of inaugural ceremonies on the fourth of March, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven. January 6, 1897..

Utah University. An act extending the time within which the University of Utah shall occupy lands heretofore granted to it. January 8, 1897

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“Tally-Ho,” brig. An act to refer the claim of the owners of the brig Tally-Ho to the Court of Claims. January 9, 1897

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Public building, Newport, Ky. An act to amend chapter one hundred and eleven of the Acts of the
third session of the Fifty-third Congress. January 9, 1897.....
Public lands, reservoir sites. An act providing for the location and purchase of public lands for
reservoir sites. January 13, 1897

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Bridge, Caddo Lake. An act to approve and ratify the construction of a bridge over and across Caddo Lake, at Mooringsport, Louisiana, by the Kansas City, Shreveport and Gulf Railway Company. January 13, 1897 . Bridge, Black River. An act authorizing the Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf Railway Company to construct and maintain a bridge across the Black River, in Louisiana. January 13, 1897 .. Death penalty. An act to reduce the cases in which the penalty of death may be inflicted. January 15, 1897...

New Mexico, bonds. An act approving certain acts of the legislative assembly of the Territory of New Mexico, authorizing the issue of certain bonds of said Territory, and for other purposes. January 16, 1897.

Vessels with electric motors, etc. An act providing for certain requirements for vessels propelled by gas, fluid, naphtha, or electric motors. January 18, 1897...

Public lands, Greer County, Okla. An act to provide for the entry of lands in Greer County, Oklahoma, to give preference rights to settlers, and for other purposes. January 18, 1897.. American register, “Kahului.” An act to provide an American register for the steamer Kahului. January 20, 1897.... Marking vessels' names, etc. An act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to amend section fortyone hundred and seventy-eight, Revised Statutes, in relation to the marking of vessels' names at bow and stern, and also to provide for marking the draft," approved February twenty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety-one. January 20, 1897... Appeals in criminal cases. An act to withdraw from the Supreme Court jurisdiction of criminal cases not capital and confer the same on the circuit courts of appeals. January 20, 1897.. Bridge, Red River. An act to approve and ratify the construction of a bridge across the Red River, between the States of Arkansas and Texas, at a point above the town of Fulton, in Arkansas, on said river, built by the Texarkana Northern Railway Company, but now owned and operated by the Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway Company, and to authorize the latter company to maintain said bridge over said waterway, subject to certain stipulations and conditions. January 20, 1897....

Marshals, Indian Territory. An act to validate the appointments, acts, and services of certain

deputy United States marshals in the Indian Territory, and for other purposes. January 20, 1897.....

Life-saving medals. An act construing the Acts of Congress in relation to the award of lifesaving medals. January 21, 1897....

Condemned cannon, Fort Thomas, Ky. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to furnish con-
demned cannon to Fort Thomas, Kentucky. January 22, 1897..

Bridge, Monongahela River. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge over the Mononga-
hela River from the borough of Braddock to the township of Mifflin, Pennsylvania. January
26, 1897.....
Bridge, Monongahela River. An act to authorize the Union Railroad Company to construct and
maintain a bridge across the Monongahela River. January 26, 1897..........
Telegraph operators. An act for the relief of telegraph operators who served in the war of the
rebellion. January 26, 1897..

Bridge, Red River. An act authorizing the Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf Railway Company to
construct and maintain a bridge across Red River at the city of Alexandria, Louisiana.
January 26, 1897.

American Instructors of the Deaf. An act to incorporate the Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf. January 26, 1897...

Flagstaff, Ariz., bonds. An act to enable the town of Flagstaff, in the Territory of Arizona, to

issue bonds to construct a water system. January 26, 1897..

District of Columbia, Northern Liberty Market claims. An act to provide for the payment of certain claims against the District of Columbia by drawback certificates. January 26, 1897.. Bridge, Columbia River. An act authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Columbia River, in the State of Washington. January 27, 1897..

United States courts, Audrain County, Mo. An act to detach the county of Audrain from the western district of Missouri and to attach the same to the eastern district of said State of Missouri. January 28, 1897 .

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Public lands, graduation entries. An act to confirm certain cash entries of public lands. January 30, 1897.

An act to authorize the Muskogee, Oklahoma and Western Railroad Company to construct and operate a line of railway through Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, and for other purposes. January 29, 1897. Intoxicating drinks to Indians. An act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating drinks to Indians, providing penalties therefor, and for other purposes. January 30, 1897. Life-saving station, Maryland. An act authorizing the establishment of a life-saving station on the coast of Maryland. January 30, 1897..

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Bridges, Cumberland and Tennessee rivers. An act to establish railroad bridges across the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, in Kentucky. January 30, 1897..

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