PRIVATE LAWS OF THE SlXTY·FlF'l`H CONGRESS or me UNITED STATES Passed at the second session, which was begun and hehl at the city of Washington, in the District Z Columbia, em Monday the third day of December, 1917, and was adjourned without y on Thursday, the twentyyirst day of November, 1.918. Woonnow W1LsoN, President; Tnoms R. MARSHALL, Vice President; WILLABD SAULsnUnr, President of the Senate pro tempore; Jomt H. BANKHEAD, Acting President pro temp0re,January 17, July 5, 22 to 29, A@t 1 to 12, September 30, October 17 to 21, 1918; JOSIAH H. Woworr, Acting President pro temgore, March 26 and 27, 1918; Josnrn T. RomNsoN, Acting President pro tergpore, ctober 24 to November 1, 1918; OSCAR W. Ummnwoon, Acting President pro tempore, November 2, 1918; Momus SHEPPARD, Acting President pro templore, ovember 4, 1918· CHAMP CLARK, Speaker of the House o Representatives; LAUDE Krrcmix, gpeaker pro tem e, April 16 to 20, May 11, August 8, 19 and 29, 1918; FINIS J. Annnrr, Spealiiiii pro tempore, September 1 1 and 12, November 1 to 7, 1918; CHARLES R. Cmsr, Speaker pro tem ore, September 21, 1918; COURTNEY W. HAMI.INg Speaker pro tempore, September 25, 1918; MARTIN` T. Fosrmn, Speaker pro tempore, September 28 and 30, 1918. CHAP. 2.-An Act Gran ei; months to Ida Cottrell Hod n widow of D¤¤¤¤¤*>¤¤’8 1917- Frederick Grady Hodgson, , colonelfahited States Army, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives (K the United I mm ’ °` J States of America in Llnagress assembled, That Ida Cottre Hodgson, mm H°d" widow of Frederick Gra y Hodgson, deceased, colonel, United States 8,,§`g1";$g})g9¤**;¤;¥w' Army, retired, is hereby allowe an amount equal to six monthslpay oeaseereureelmemeer. ap giegatehsaid Frederick Grady Hodgson was receiving at the ate o s eat . Sec. 2. That said Ida Cottrell Hodgon, widow of Frederick Grady P°m°°°°°th°d'°d' Hodgson, deceased, colonel, United tates Army, retired, as aforesaid, e paid out of the Treasury of the United States a sum of money or an amount equal to six months’ pay at the rate said Frederic Grady Homrigpon, deceased, was receiving at the date of his death. All M mn d Sec. 3. _ at the payment of the amount of money hereby allowed ¤sted)app¤’0Priatic:1liE.. and authorized to be paid to said Ida Cottrell Hodgson is authorized to be made from the a propriations for beneficiaries of officers who die while on the activegist of the Army. Approved, December 8, 1917. _ CHAP. 18.·-—An Act Toa orize th P of U ° F°b"°°"Y19» 1918- G captain of I Y, e resident the mted States to appoint mm,§, 4 Bc it enactal by the Senate and House of Re esentatives of the United [ O` J States of America in Congress assembled, '1`h)iit the President of the iL'"1gmEi>lif¤mwd United States, in his discretion, be, and he is hereby, authorized to ¤\P$oIIn£an1.ry· appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, Harry mham, formerly a captain of Infantry, a. ca tain of Infantry, to take No back vsrhgrg ¤<> rank at the foot of the list of captains of I.n.lg,ntry; and that 110 back i§§r¤§°*.Z°3. °t uy pay or allowances shall accrue as a result of the passage of this Act, and there shall be no increase in the total number of captains of Infantry now authorized by law by reason of the passage of this Act. . Received by the President, February 7, 1918. [Norm mr rn DnrAn·nmm· or S»rA·rs.——The io in act presen to the President of the United States for his approrvogg arid nothhawvh}§gb(db`?•;!n retung bY him to the house of Congress in which it originate within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.] 1357
