Every law Congress has passed

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

1. An Act granting a pension to Philip H. Emmert.

   Ch. 409 · 26 Stat. 1397 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act granting a pension to Mrs. Frederika B. Jones.

   Ch. 410 · 26 Stat. 1397 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act granting a pension to Mrs. Mary Hyde.

   Ch. 411 · 26 Stat. 1397 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act granting a pension to Andrew J. Wallace.

   Ch. 412 · 26 Stat. 1397 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act granting a pension to B. Jones.

   Ch. 413 · 26 Stat. 1398 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act granting a pension to Edwin Cotton, late musician Twenty-fourth Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry.

   Ch. 414 · 26 Stat. 1398 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act granting a pension to Ellen Guffey, a hospital nurse.

   Ch. 415 · 26 Stat. 1398 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act granting a pension to Doctor Francis Lambert.

   Ch. 416 · 26 Stat. 1398 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act granting a pension to Elvira Brooks, widow of Odney D. Brooks late assistant surgeon Twenty-sixth Michigan Volunteers.

   Ch. 417 · 26 Stat. 1398 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act granting a pension to Mary D. Jones.

    Ch. 418 · 26 Stat. 1399 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act granting a pension to Sarah A.Phelps.

    Ch. 419 · 26 Stat. 1399 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act granting pension to Sarah Hutchins.

    Ch. 420 · 26 Stat. 1399 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act granting a pension to Joel A. Holdren

    Ch. 421 · 26 Stat. 1399 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act granting a pension to Sarah H. Philp.

    Ch. 422 · 26 Stat. 1399 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act granting a pension to Mary B. Cook.

    Ch. 423 · 26 Stat. 1400 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act granting a pension to Anna S. Shuman.

    Ch. 424 · 26 Stat. 1400 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act granting a pension to Mary Buckland.

    Ch. 425 · 26 Stat. 1400 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act granting a pension to Catherine McRoberts.

    Ch. 426 · 26 Stat. 1400 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act granting a pension to Ruth E. Furgeson.

    Ch. 427 · 26 Stat. 1400 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act granting a pension to Caroline J. Craft.

    Ch. 428 · 26 Stat. 1401 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act granting a pension to Walter Scott.

    Ch. 429 · 26 Stat. 1401 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act granting a pension to Mrs. Nancy Springer.

    Ch. 430 · 26 Stat. 1401 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act granting a pension to Susan Wood.

    Ch. 431 · 26 Stat. 1401 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act granting a pension to Lewis D. Terry.

    Ch. 432 · 26 Stat. 1401 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act granting a pension to Mary S. Day.

    Ch. 433 · 26 Stat. 1402 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act granting a pension to Alice O. Leighton, widow of Everett W. Leighton, deceased, Company C, Thirteenth New Hampshire Volunteers.

    Ch. 434 · 26 Stat. 1402 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act granting a pension to Sarah A. Joiner.

    Ch. 435 · 26 Stat. 1402 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act granting a pension to Joseph Smith.

    Ch. 436 · 26 Stat. 1402 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act granting a pension to Sarah Steedman.

    Ch. 437 · 26 Stat. 1402 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act granting a pension to Jennie May Cain.

    Ch. 438 · 26 Stat. 1403 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act granting a pension to Emma Southwick Brinton.

    Ch. 439 · 26 Stat. 1403 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act granting a pension to Mary Jane Allen.

    Ch. 440 · 26 Stat. 1403 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act granting a pension to Hetty A. Hasson.

    Ch. 441 · 26 Stat. 1403 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act granting a pension to George James.

    Ch. 442 · 26 Stat. 1403 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act granting a pension to Caroline A. Burghardt, an army nurse.

    Ch. 443 · 26 Stat. 1404 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act granting a pension to Martha A. Wood Furgeson, an army nurse.

    Ch. 444 · 26 Stat. 1404 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act granting a pension to Florence Petigrew Lithgrow, an army nurse.

    Ch. 445 · 26 Stat. 1404 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act granting a pension to Solomon Mayberry.

    Ch. 446 · 26 Stat. 1404 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act granting a pension to Mary C. Broughton.

    Ch. 447 · 26 Stat. 1404 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act granting a pension to Elizabeth Mounts.

    Ch. 448 · 26 Stat. 1405 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act increasing the pension of Alexander Evans.

    Ch. 449 · 26 Stat. 1405 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

42. An Act to place the name of John W. Younger on the pension-roll.

    Ch. 450 · 26 Stat. 1405 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

43. An Act increasing pension of Erastus D. Butler, of Togus, Maine.

    Ch. 451 · 26 Stat. 1405 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

44. An Act to increase the pension of Mary Condy Ringgold, widow of George H. Ringgold, late lieutenant-colonel and deputy paymaster-general United States Army.

    Ch. 452 · 26 Stat. 1405 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act to place upon the pension rolls tire name of Elizabeth Wolcott.

    Ch. 453 · 26 Stat. 1406 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act to increase the pension of Allen J. Maker.

    Ch. 454 · 26 Stat. 1406 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act to increase the pension of George W. Whitacre, of Huntington, Indiana.

    Ch. 455 · 26 Stat. 1406 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act increasing the pension of John Britton.

    Ch. 456 · 26 Stat. 1406 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

49. An Act to increase the pension of Ambrose B. Carlton.

    Ch. 457 · 26 Stat. 1406 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act to increase the pension of William M. Boggs.

    Ch. 458 · 26 Stat. 1407 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

51. An Act for the relief of Valeria B. Elliott.

    Ch. 459 · 26 Stat. 1407 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act for the relief of Jane Branigan.

    Ch. 460 · 26 Stat. 1407 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

53. An Act to grant a pension to Mary E. Dubridge.

    Ch. 461 · 26 Stat. 1407 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act to grant a pension to Martha Tennery, widow of James H. Tennery, of Captain Griffin’s company, First Illinois, Black Hawk war.

    Ch. 462 · 26 Stat. 1408 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act to grant a pension to Robert Moore, of Kirkwood, Illinois,

    Ch. 463 · 26 Stat. 1408 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act to grant a pension to Absalom M. Wolf, of Mier, Indiana.

    Ch. 464 · 26 Stat. 1408 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

57. An Act to pension Mrs. Adeline S. Wilbur.

    Ch. 465 · 26 Stat. 1408 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

58. An Act to pension Morgan D. Lane.

    Ch. 466 · 26 Stat. 1408 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

59. An Act to grant a pension to Nancy F. Glenn.

    Ch. 467 · 26 Stat. 1409 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

60. An Act granting an increase of pension to Richard W. Hubbell.

    Ch. 468 · 26 Stat. 1409 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

61. An Act granting a pension to Ann E. Tew.

    Ch. 469 · 26 Stat. 1409 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

62. An Act granting a pension to Matilda S. Thompson.

    Ch. 470 · 26 Stat. 1409 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

63. An Act granting a pension to Mary Vance.

    Ch. 471 · 26 Stat. 1409 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act granting a pension to Susan G. Furnald.

    Ch. 472 · 26 Stat. 1410 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act granting a pension to Solomon R. Ruch.

    Ch. 473 · 26 Stat. 1410 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act granting a pension to William D. Calkins, Company A, One hundred and eleventh Pennsylvania Volunteers.

    Ch. 474 · 26 Stat. 1410 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act granting a pension to George W. Jenkins.

    Ch. 475 · 26 Stat. 1410 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act granting a pension to Mary Brooks, army nurse.

    Ch. 476 · 26 Stat. 1410 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act granting a pension to Mary Jane Fox, army nurse.

    Ch. 477 · 26 Stat. 1411 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act granting a pension to Malinda Porter.

    Ch. 478 · 26 Stat. 1411 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act granting a pension to Georgiana Smith, an army nurse.

    Ch. 479 · 26 Stat. 1411 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act granting a pension to Henry Allhorn.

    Ch. 480 · 26 Stat. 1411 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act for the relief of the legal representatives of David Walter Jones.

    Ch. 481 · 26 Stat. 1411 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act for the relief of John Finn.

    Ch. 482 · 26 Stat. 1412 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act for the relief of John P. Downing, first paying teller in the subtreasury at Boston, Massachusetts.

    Ch. 483 · 26 Stat. 1412 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act pensioning Joseph A. Blair.

    Ch. 484 · 26 Stat. 1413 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act for the benefit of General W J. Landram.

    Ch. 485 · 26 Stat. 1413 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act to pension Mary B. Peck, widow of Major James S. Peck.

    Ch. 486 · 26 Stat. 1413 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act increasing the pension of Ellen L. Pelouze, widow of Lewis H. Pelouze.

    Ch. 487 · 26 Stat. 1413 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act to restore the name of Mrs. Laura C. Humber to the pension roll.

    Ch. 488 · 26 Stat. 1413 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act for the relief of A. J. McCreary, administrator of the estate of J. M. Hiatt, deceased, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 489 · 26 Stat. 1414 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act granting a pension to Frederick B. Sells.

    Ch. 490 · 26 Stat. 1414 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act granting an increase of pension to George H. Blodgett.

    Ch. 491 · 26 Stat. 1414 · February 28, 1891 · Private law · Original text

84. Joint resolution authorizing George H Scidmore, vice-consul-general of the United States at Kanagawa, Japan, to accept a medal conferred upon him by the Emperor of Japan for saving a subject of Japan from death by drowning.

    Private Resolution 16 · 26 Stat. 459 · March 2, 1891 · Private law · Original text

85. An act to authorize the building of a railroad bridgeât Little Rock, Arkansas.

    Ch. 492 · 26 Stat. 797 · March 2, 1891 · Original text

86. An act to detach the county of Logan, in the State of Ohio, from the northern and attach it to the southern judicial district of said State.

    Ch. 493 · 26 Stat. 799 · March 2, 1891 · Original text

87. An act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 494 · 26 Stat. 799 · March 2, 1891 · Original text

88. An act making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two.

    Ch. 495 · 26 Stat. 816 · March 2, 1891 · Original text

89. An act to credit and pay to the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia all moneys collected under the direct tax levied by the act of Congress approved August fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one.

    Ch. 496 · 26 Stat. 822 · March 2, 1891 · Original text

90. An act to prevent bookmaking and pool-selling in the District of Colombia.

    Ch. 497 · 26 Stat. 824 · March 2, 1891 · Original text

91. An act to amend an act entitled “An act for the relief of certain Volunteer and regular soldiers of the late war and the war with Mexico,” approved March two, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine.

    Ch. 498 · 26 Stat. 824 · March 2, 1891 · Original text

92. An act dedicating part of lots fourteen and fifteen, in square eight hundred and twelve, as a public alley.

    Ch. 499 · 26 Stat. 824 · March 2, 1891 · Original text

93. An act authorizing the Commissioners to grant to the Veteran Volunteer Firemen’s Association use of certain property in the city of Washington.

    Ch. 500 · 26 Stat. 824 · March 2, 1891 · Original text

94. An act to authorize the Rapides Bridge Company, limited, to construct and maintain a bridge across Red River at or near Alexandria, Louisiana.

    Ch. 501 · 26 Stat. 825 · March 2, 1891 · Original text

95. Joint resolution amendatory of and supplementary to joint resolution number three, approved December ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety.

    Public Resolution 12 · 26 Stat. 1114 · March 2, 1891 · Original text

96. Joint resolution correcting an error in an enrolled bill

    Public Resolution 13 · 26 Stat. 1114 · March 2, 1891 · Original text

97. Joint resolution to print ten thousand additional copies of the work known as the “Growth of Industrial Art.”

    Public Resolution 14 · 26 Stat. 1115 · March 2, 1891 · Original text

98. Joint resolution providing for printing the Fifth Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor.

    Public Resolution 15 · 26 Stat. 1115 · March 2, 1891 · Original text

99. An Act granting an increase of pension to John S. Furling.

    Ch. 502 · 26 Stat. 1414 · March 2, 1891 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act granting a pension to Benjamin B. Houghkirk.

     Ch. 503 · 26 Stat. 1415 · March 2, 1891 · Private law · Original text