1436 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 272-27 6. 1898. I MR! 7· 1898- CHAP. 272.-An Act Granting a pension to Thomas S. Hancox. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United g2;;?;; S- H=¤<‘<>¤· States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the ' Interior be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Thomas S. Hancox, as dependent father of William F. Hancox, late a member of Company E, Twenty-first Connecticut Volunteers, in the war of the rebellion, and pay him a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. Approved, May Z, 1898. _ MU ’¢'» 1898- · CHAP. 273.--An Act Granting an increase of pension to Bolivar J. Pridgen. _ _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United §:},’g',‘;f,*{,;c];;;‘,Q§_§?· States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and instructed to place the name of Bolivar J. Pridgen, an invalid Mexican war veteran, on the pensi<;_nl1;ol1 at the rate of twenty dollars permonth, the same to bein ‘ ieu o the pension now drawn by him. T° “"° °“`°°"·°*°· Sec. That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved, May 7, 1898. A WY 7- 1898- CHAP. 274.-An Act Granting a pension to Elizabeth Holt. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United §“m'j‘,'§’,§,'f" {mt States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension poll, sugiject to the; pppvisionlp gid regulptions of the general pension laws e name o iza et o t of opeka Kansas the stepmother of L. B. Holt, who was a private; in Company L, Fifteenth Pennsylvania Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. Approved, May 7, 1898. Mw 7, 1808. CHAP. 275.-An Act To pension Gratia H. Martin. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United §;;};f·M*"*°· States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll the name of Gratia H. Martin, dependent mother of Carlos Martin, late of Company D, Twelfth Regiment of Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and of Company C, Eighth Regiment of Vermont Volunteer Infantry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twelve dollars a month. Approved, May 7, 1898. May 1, 1898. CHAP. 276.-An Act Granting a pension to Charles A. Foster. Be it enacted the Senate and House of Representatives of the United <1g;·;g::·A.F¤¤wr. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the ‘ Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place upon the pension roll of the United States the name of Charles A. Foster, late acting assistant surgeon, United States Army, and pay him a pension at the rate of twelve dollars per month. Approved, May 7, 1898.