PRIVATE ACTS CF THE FORTYTHIRD CONGRESS ' OF THE UN ITED STATES, Passed at the second session, uhieh was begun and held at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the seventh day of December, 1874, and was atyourned without day on Thursday, the fourth day of March, 1875. Umzssms S. GRANT, President. HENRY W1LsoN, Vice-President and President of the Senate. MATT. H. Cnurnnrnn. was elected President of the Senate pro tempore, on the twenty-third day of December, 1874, and so acted from time to time until the first day of January, 1875. HENRY B. ANTHONY was chosen President of the Senate pro tempore, on the twenty-fifth day of January, 1875, and so acted until the iirst day of February, 1875. He was again chosen on the ilfteenth day of February, 1875, and so acted, from time to time, until the twentythird day of February, 1875. JAMES G. BLA1Nm, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHAP. 3.-An act for the relief of James L. Pugh Dec. 18, 1874. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of each House con- Disabilities ol curving therein} That all political disabilities imposed upon James L. J¤m°3L· P¤S*= W- Pugh,-a citizen of the State of Alabama, by the fourteenth article of '“°v° ‘ the amendments to the Constitution of the United States be, and the same are hereby, removed. Approved, December 18, 1874. _ CHAP. 6.-An act granting a pension to Lotta. Bagley. pw, 91, 1374_ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the In- p.,,,,,;.,,, to Lam terior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place upon the Bagley. pension-roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Lotta Bagley, mother of James P. Bagley, late a pri— veto in company E, twenty-ninth regiment Ohio volunteers, and pay a pension to her from the time when her name was dropped from the pension-roll. Approved, December 21, 1874. CHAP. 11.-An act referring the case of Joseph. Wilson to the Court of Claims. DW 29, ;574_ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the claim of Joseph Wilson,_ Claim of Joseph for compensation for mules captured by the rebels in July, eighteen gV¤1¤<;¤ ;<>(€<i¥¥¤<l W hundred and sixty-four, in consequence as he alleges of the refusal of the °“' ° ““““‘ pickets of the Army to allow him to pass within the lines and deliver the mulesto the Government on his contract, be, and the same is hereby, referred to the Court of Claims for its decision according to the law and me practice of that court in suclrcases and proceedings. Approved, December 29,'1874.