In the House of Representatives of the United States,
March 3, 1845.
The House of Representatives having been notified by the Senate that the bill entitled “An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers,” had been returned by the President, with his objections, to the Senate, in which it originated, and that the Senate having proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the same, had “Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same,” the House of Representatives proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the said bill, and
Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same.
Attest:
RESOLUTIONS.
No. 1. A Resolution explanatory of “An act making appropriations for the payment of revolutionary and other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five.”
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Claims pending at the passage of this resolution, not affected by the pension appropriation act.
Act of April 30, 1844, ch. 15. That the act entitled “An act making appropriations for the payment of revolutionary and other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five,” shall not be so construed as in any way to affect the claims of those widows whose application for a pension, or an arrear of pension, at the passage of this resolution, shall have been made and filed in the Pension Office, awaiting the decision of the Commissioner of Pensions thereon.
Approved, January 23, 1845.
No. 3. A Resolution to suspend a part of the third section of the joint resolution of the eleventh of September, one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, relating to armories.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Suspended in case of the naval depot at Memphis.
Act of March 3, 1843, ch. 93. That so much of the third section of the joint resolution of the eleventh of September, one thousand eight hundred and forty one, as requires the consent of the State before the expenditure of any public money, upon any site or land purchased by the United States, for the purpose of armories, arsenals, posts, fortifications, navy-yards, custom-houses, light-houses, or other public buildings of any kind, be, and the same is hereby, suspended, so far as the same is applicable to the naval depot at Memphis, in the State of Tennessee, until after the adjournment of the first session of the legislature of said State which may be held after the passage of this resolution.
Approved, February 13, 1845.
No. 4. Joint Resolution authorizing the Postmaster General of the United States to contract with railroad companies, in certain cases, without advertising for proposals therefor.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Authority to contract with any railroad. That the Postmaster General be, and he hereby is, authorized to make and enter into contracts with any railroad company for the transmission of the mail, without advertising for bids on such proposals, as now required by law.
Approved, February 20, 1845.