Every law Congress has passed

2,188 laws of the 51st Congress, 1889–1891

1. Joint resolution to authorize the President to appoint an additional ensign in the United States Navy.

   Public Resolution 51 · 26 Stat. 682 · September 26, 1890 · Original text

2. Joint resolution authorizing the transfer of certain appropriations for the Indian Service, on the books of the Treasury.

   Public Resolution 52 · 26 Stat. 682 · September 26, 1890 · Original text

3. An Act granting a pension to Henry A. Barnum.

   Ch. 953 · 26 Stat. 1259 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act granting a pension to Mrs. A. J. Horton.

   Ch. 954 · 26 Stat. 1260 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act granting a pension to Thomas Redmond, late private Company K, Fourth United States Infantry.

   Ch. 955 · 26 Stat. 1260 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act granting a pension to Thomas H. Hopkins.

   Ch. 956 · 26 Stat. 1260 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act granting a pension to Margaret Myers.

   Ch. 957 · 26 Stat. 1260 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act granting a pension to Clara Fowler.

   Ch. 958 · 26 Stat. 1260 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act granting a pension to Ann G. Blackington.

   Ch. 959 · 26 Stat. 1261 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act granting a pension to Levi B. Smith.

    Ch. 960 · 26 Stat. 1261 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act granting a pension to Anna Platt.

    Ch. 961 · 26 Stat. 1261 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act granting a pension to Adelaide E. Spurgeon, army nurse.

    Ch. 962 · 26 Stat. 1261 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act granting a pension to David Drumheller.

    Ch. 963 · 26 Stat. 1262 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act granting a pension to Mary White.

    Ch. 964 · 26 Stat. 1262 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act granting a pension to Wells C. Harrell.

    Ch. 965 · 26 Stat. 1262 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act granting a pension to Sallie E. Rickards.

    Ch. 966 · 26 Stat. 1262 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act granting a pension to Louisa M. Sholl.

    Ch. 967 · 26 Stat. 1262 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act granting a pension to Laura James.

    Ch. 968 · 26 Stat. 1263 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act granting a pension to Rebecca McDonald.

    Ch. 969 · 26 Stat. 1263 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act granting a pension to Mary A. Hooke.

    Ch. 970 · 26 Stat. 1263 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act granting a pension to Amanda Watson Bowler.

    Ch. 971 · 26 Stat. 1263 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act granting a pension to Sarah L. Knight.

    Ch. 972 · 26 Stat. 1263 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act granting a pension to Ruth W. Keene Hodgman.

    Ch. 973 · 26 Stat. 1264 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act granting a pension to Mary A. Newcomb.

    Ch. 974 · 26 Stat. 1264 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act granting a pension to Carrie M. Miller.

    Ch. 975 · 26 Stat. 1264 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act granting a pension to Mrs. Elizabeth A. Baker.

    Ch. 976 · 26 Stat. 1264 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act granting a pension to Jonathan D. Hale.

    Ch. 977 · 26 Stat. 1264 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act granting a pension to Polly McArthur.

    Ch. 978 · 26 Stat. 1265 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act granting a pension to Susan C. White.

    Ch. 979 · 26 Stat. 1265 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act granting a pension to Samuel Miller.

    Ch. 980 · 26 Stat. 1265 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act granting a pension to Sarah J. Alexander.

    Ch. 981 · 26 Stat. 1265 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act granting a pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart.

    Ch. 982 · 26 Stat. 1265 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act granting a pension to George Blum.

    Ch. 983 · 26 Stat. 1266 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act granting a pension to Harriet E. Donaldson.

    Ch. 984 · 26 Stat. 1266 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act granting an increase of pension to Henry Sprague.

    Ch. 985 · 26 Stat. 1266 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act granting an increase of pension to Mrs. Ellen W. Thornton, widow of the late Captain James S. Thornton, United States Navy.

    Ch. 986 · 26 Stat. 1266 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act increasing the pension of Smith J. Shafer.

    Ch. 987 · 26 Stat. 1266 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act increasing the pension of Mrs. Caroline Hanneman.

    Ch. 988 · 26 Stat. 1267 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act to increase the pension of James Coey.

    Ch. 989 · 26 Stat. 1267 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act placing the name of Lena Neuninger on the pension-roll.

    Ch. 990 · 26 Stat. 1267 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act for increase of pension to Mrs. Sarah R. Bleecker.

    Ch. 991 · 26 Stat. 1267 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

42. An Act for the removal of the charge of desertion from the record of Daniel J. Mahoney.

    Ch. 992 · 26 Stat. 1268 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

43. An Act for the relief of Thomas J. Parker.

    Ch. 993 · 26 Stat. 1268 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

44. An Act for the relief of James B. Guthrie.

    Ch. 994 · 26 Stat. 1268 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act for the relief of Philip T. Greely.

    Ch. 995 · 26 Stat. 1268 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act for the relief of Margaret F. Smith.

    Ch. 996 · 26 Stat. 1268 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act for the relief of Rear-Admiral Carter.

    Ch. 997 · 26 Stat. 1269 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act for the relief of Jeremiah Darling.

    Ch. 1004 · 26 Stat. 1269 · September 26, 1890 · Private law · Original text

49. An act to amend the Articles of War relative to the punishment on conviction by courts-martial.

    Ch. 998 · 26 Stat. 491 · September 27, 1890 · Original text

50. An act to provide an American register for the Steamer Neptuno.

    Ch. 999 · 26 Stat. 491 · September 27, 1890 · Original text

51. An act for the relief of George M. Wheeler.

    Ch. 1000 · 26 Stat. 491 · September 27, 1890 · Original text

52. An act authorizing the establishing of a public park in the District of Columbia.

    Ch. 1001 · 26 Stat. 492 · September 27, 1890 · Original text

53. An act to authorize the Texas-Mexican Electric Light and Power Company to erect wires across the Rio Grande River at Eagle Pass, Texas.

    Ch. 1002 · 26 Stat. 495 · September 27, 1890 · Original text

54. An act to provide an American register for the steam-ship G. W. Jones, of New York.

    Ch. 1003 · 26 Stat. 495 · September 27, 1890 · Original text

55. Joint resolution to correct an error in the act entitled an act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and for other purposes, approved August 30, 1890.

    Public Resolution 53 · 26 Stat. 682 · September 27, 1890 · Original text

56. An Act for the relief of Doctor Carl Ruckert.

    Ch. 1005 · 26 Stat. 1269 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

57. An Act for the relief of Bessie S. Gilmore.

    Ch. 1006 · 26 Stat. 1270 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

58. An Act for the relief of Asher W. Foster.

    Ch. 1007 · 26 Stat. 1270 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

59. An Act for the relief of Albert Shell.

    Ch. 1008 · 26 Stat. 1270 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

60. An Act granting a pension to Mary Crook, widow of George Crook, late a major-general in the United States Army.

    Ch. 1009 · 26 Stat. 1271 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

61. An Act granting a pension to Ellen M. McClellan.

    Ch. 1010 · 26 Stat. 1271 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

62. An Act granting a pension to Jessie Benton Fremont.

    Ch. 1011 · 26 Stat. 1271 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

63. An Act granting an honorable discharge to Almon Wetmore.

    Ch. 1012 · 26 Stat. 1271 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act correcting the military history of David A. Parkhurst.

    Ch. 1013 · 26 Stat. 1272 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act to correct the military record of John Hinsmann, late of Company G, Eleventh Regiment Kentucky Cavalry.

    Ch. 1014 · 26 Stat. 1272 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act to remove the charge of desertion from the military record of William S. Bennett.

    Ch. 1015 · 26 Stat. 1272 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act to remove the charge of desertion against Almon R. Tobey.

    Ch. 1016 · 26 Stat. 1272 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act granting a pension to Maryett Vaille.

    Ch. 1017 · 26 Stat. 1273 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act granting a pension to Sophia J. Dimick.

    Ch. 1018 · 26 Stat. 1273 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act granting a pension to Margaret Pratt.

    Ch. 1019 · 26 Stat. 1273 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act granting a pension to Elizabeth Gushwa.

    Ch. 1020 · 26 Stat. 1273 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act granting a pension to John A. Johnson.

    Ch. 1021 · 26 Stat. 1273 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act granting a pension to Isaac Riseden.

    Ch. 1022 · 26 Stat. 1274 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act granting a pension to O. E. Hukill.

    Ch. 1023 · 26 Stat. 1274 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act granting a pension to Clark Stewart

    Ch. 1024 · 26 Stat. 1274 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act granting a pension to Clara Reed.

    Ch. 1025 · 26 Stat. 1274 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act granting a pension to Agnes R. Rice.

    Ch. 1026 · 26 Stat. 1274 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act granting a pension to Lucinda Rawlingson.

    Ch. 1027 · 26 Stat. 1275 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act to pension Stacey Keener, widow of Tillman B. Keener, deceased, who served in the Indian war.

    Ch. 1028 · 26 Stat. 1275 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act to pension Mathew Lambert for service in the Indian war.

    Ch. 1029 · 26 Stat. 1275 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act increasing the pension of Nelson Rich.

    Ch. 1030 · 26 Stat. 1275 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act restoring Rebecca Young to the pension-rolls.

    Ch. 1031 · 26 Stat. 1275 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act to grant a pension to James Knetsar.

    Ch. 1032 · 26 Stat. 1276 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act granting increase of pension to Nancy Cato.

    Ch. 1033 · 26 Stat. 1276 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act granting an increase of pension to Agnes M. Bradley

    Ch. 1034 · 26 Stat. 1276 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act granting an increase of pension to Lewis Solomon, a private in Company A, First Indiana Infantry, Mexican war service.

    Ch. 1035 · 26 Stat. 1276 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act granting an increase of pension to James B. Reed.

    Ch. 1036 · 26 Stat. 1276 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act granting an increase of pension to Moses Graham.

    Ch. 1037 · 26 Stat. 1277 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act granting an increase of pension to James H. Vosburgh.

    Ch. 1038 · 26 Stat. 1277 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act for the relief of Frank A. Lee.

    Ch. 1039 · 26 Stat. 1277 · September 27, 1890 · Private law · Original text

91. An act to forfeit certain lands heretofore granted for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railroads, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 1040 · 26 Stat. 496 · September 29, 1890 · Original text

92. An act authorizing the placing of the name of James M. Williams upon the retired list of the United States Army, with the rank of captain of cavalry.

    Ch. 1041 · 26 Stat. 500 · September 29, 1890 · Original text

93. An act for the relief of certain officers on the retired list of the Army.

    Ch. 1042 · 26 Stat. 500 · September 29, 1890 · Original text

94. An act to authorize the President to restore Tenedor Ten Eyck to his former rank in the Army, and to place him on the retired list of Army officers.

    Ch. 1043 · 26 Stat. 500 · September 29, 1890 · Original text

95. An act extending the limit of cost for public building at Hoboken, New Jersey, to meet requirements of site.

    Ch. 1044 · 26 Stat. 500 · September 29, 1890 · Original text

96. An act for the establishment of a light-station and fog-signal in the vicinity of Braddock’s Point, Lake Ontario, New York, and providing a fog-whistle at Charlotte light-station on said lake.

    Ch. 1045 · 26 Stat. 501 · September 29, 1890 · Original text

97. An act amending an act of Congress passed July twelfth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, relative to fire limit of site of post-office and Federal building, Brooklyn, New York.

    Ch. 1046 · 26 Stat. 501 · September 29, 1890 · Original text

98. An act to provide for the establishment of a port of delivery at Peoria, Illinois.

    Ch. 1047 · 26 Stat. 501 · September 29, 1890 · Original text

99. An act to repeal part of section six of an act entitled “An act to divide the State of Iowa into two judicial districts,” approved July twentieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two.

    Ch. 1048 · 26 Stat. 502 · September 29, 1890 · Original text

100. Joint resolution providing for the printing of eulogies delivered in Congress upon the late James Laird.

     Public Resolution 54 · 26 Stat. 683 · September 29, 1890 · Original text