FORTYTHIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. RES. 15,16, 17. 1874. 289 Iie1d, in the State of New Jersey, with the intent and olyject that the same should be sold and converted into money, and the proceeds applied iu or towards the payment of the indebtedness incurred by said John W. Norton for moneys received by him while acting as superintendent of the money order department in the United States post:-oflice in the city of New York; and Whereas the said Abram Wakeman and Mary H. Wakeman hi wife, did by deed elated Mey·12th A. D. 1873, convey the same realestate in trust to Patrick H. Jones of the city of New York, which trust is expressed in the words following, to-wit: “Iu trust nevertheless, and to and for the following uses and purposes, to wit: To take possession of and control of said premises and without delay and with all reasonable diligence to sell the same at public auction or private sale for the most moneys that cam be reasonably gotten therefor, and with and from the proceeds of such sale after payment of all lawful costs, charges, and expenses, in and about said trust to pay to the Hon. John A. J. Cresswell as Postmaster General of the United States of America, or to his successor or successors. in office, all indebtedness of said party of the second part to said United States, incurred by him as late deputy postmaster of the United States at the city of New York, by reason of any and all defzmlcotions of said John W. Norton as such superintendent as aforesaid so for as such moneys will pay the szmie "-Therefore Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That whenever any such sale under I’¤¤‘¢l\=¤S<‘¤‘ 0T WM said trust shall be made the Attorney General of the United States may upon the written agreement of said Jones and his suretzies and the M_ m ng 1,,, (1},,. sureties of said Norton that the snme may be dono without discharging cuiugmi `rmm eeror in zmywisc aifectiug their respective liabilities in the premises, dis- min ¤blig=¤*i<>¤¤· charge the purchaser of any of said property under such sales from spy obligation to see to the application of the purchase money thereoti Approved,·Juue 22, 1874. [N0. 16.] Joint resolution for the roliefé of tcsrtuiu clerks and cmployccs of the United »__;[g_§_7lQfl;__ to s. . Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury Two months' pay be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay when discharged, two months =··lU,•> “’¢>,gluf<> ¤¤j pay to such clerks and employees of the executive departments in Wash- {:,,’§§°“(;_pm,fnff>‘f;Q; iugcon, D. G., as shall be discharged at the close 0 the present fiscal ,1;,..,1,Mgm by mu. year without fault on their part, but by reason of the reductmns made mu or reductions. necessary by the legislation of the present session of Congress: Pm- rwm0. ’ vided, That the amounts paid under this resolution shall be deducted from the salary of any person receiving thesame who shall . be reappointed within six months from the date of such discharge. Approved, June 23, 1874. [N0. 17.] Joint resolution to fill a vacancy in the board of managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Resolved by the Senate cmd House of Represerztatives of the United Smtes of America, in Congress assembled, That; James S. Negley, of Pennsylvuf n g; nie, be, and is hereby, appointed mmmger of the National Horne lor Nmmmf Soldiers, Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, in place of J ay Cooke, of Pennsylvania, re- Hom, . signed. Approved, June 23, 1874. Vol. 18, pt. 3-=19
