Every law Congress has passed

1,959 laws of the 56th Congress, 1899–1901

1. An Act Granting a pension to Susan A. Miller.

   Ch. 328 · 31 Stat. 1700 · February 7, 1901 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act Granting a pension to George T. Boulding.

   Ch. 329 · 31 Stat. 1700 · February 7, 1901 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Samuel Ryan.

   Ch. 330 · 31 Stat. 1700 · February 7, 1901 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act Granting a pension to William H. Palmer.

   Ch. 331 · 31 Stat. 1700 · February 7, 1901 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Isabela Myers.

   Ch. 332 · 31 Stat. 1700 · February 7, 1901 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John Walker.

   Ch. 333 · 31 Stat. 1701 · February 7, 1901 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act Granting a pension to Elizabeth Dickerson.

   Ch. 334 · 31 Stat. 1701 · February 7, 1901 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Thomas H. Roberts.

   Ch. 335 · 31 Stat. 1701 · February 7, 1901 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Henry C. Brooks.

   Ch. 336 · 31 Stat. 1701 · February 7, 1901 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Henry S. Topping.

    Ch. 337 · 31 Stat. 1702 · February 7, 1901 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act Granting a pension to Ashel C. Aulick.

    Ch. 338 · 31 Stat. 1702 · February 7, 1901 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Andrew E. Dunham.

    Ch. 339 · 31 Stat. 1702 · February 7, 1901 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act Granting a pension to Matilda Rapp.

    Ch. 340 · 31 Stat. 1702 · February 7, 1901 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Ellen H. Phillips.

    Ch. 341 · 31 Stat. 1702 · February 7, 1901 · Private law · Original text

15. Joint Resolution

    Public Resolution 1 · 31 Stat. 1809 · February 7, 1901 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act For the payment of travel allowances, on discharge from the Volunteer Army, to certain officers and enlisted men who reentered the military service of the United States in the Philippine Islands.

    Ch. 342 · 31 Stat. 762 · February 8, 1901 · Original text

17. An Act To supplement and amend the Act entitled “An Act to incorporate the North River Bridge Company and to authorize the construction of a bridge and approaches at New York City across the Hudson River, to regulate commerce in and over such bridge between the States of New York and New Jersey, and to establish such bridge a military and post road,” approved July eleventh, eighteen hundred and ninety.

    Ch. 343 · 31 Stat. 762 · February 8, 1901 · Original text

18. An Act Permitting the building of two dams across the Savannah River above the city of Augusta in the State of Georgia.

    Ch. 344 · 31 Stat. 763 · February 8, 1901 · Original text

19. An Act To authorize the construction and to maintain a dam and wagon bridge across Twelve-Mile Bayou, in the parish of Caddo, in the State of Louisiana.

    Ch. 345 · 31 Stat. 763 · February 8, 1901 · Original text

20. An Act Granting to Keokuk and Hamilton Water Power Company right to construct and maintain wing dam, canal, and power station in the Mississippi River in Hancock County, Illinois.

    Ch. 346 · 31 Stat. 764 · February 8, 1901 · Original text

21. An Act To authorize the Kingston Bridge and Terminal Railway Company to construct a bridge across the Clinch River at Kingston, Tennessee.

    Ch. 347 · 31 Stat. 764 · February 8, 1901 · Original text

22. An Act For the establishment of a beacon light on Hambrook Bar, Choptank River, Maryland, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 348 · 31 Stat. 765 · February 8, 1901 · Original text

23. Joint Resolution To enable the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives to pay the necessary expenses of the inaugural ceremonies of the President of the United States March fourth, nineteen hundred and one.

    Public Resolution 7 · 31 Stat. 1461 · February 8, 1901 · Original text

24. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Horace L. Stiles.

    Ch. 349 · 31 Stat. 1703 · February 8, 1901 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act Providing for allotments of lands in severalty to the Indians of the La Pointe or Bad River Reservation, in the State of Wisconsin.

    Ch. 350 · 31 Stat. 766 · February 11, 1901 · Original text

26. An Act To extend the privileges of the seventh section of the immediate transportation Act to Saginaw, Michigan.

    Ch. 351 · 31 Stat. 766 · February 11, 1901 · Original text

27. An Act To authorize advances from the Treasury of the United States for the support of the government of the District of Columbia.

    Ch. 352 · 31 Stat. 766 · February 11, 1901 · Original text

28. An Act To provide for eliminating certain grade crossings on the line of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, and requiring said company to depress and elevate its tracks, and to enable it to relocate parts of its railroad therein, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 353 · 31 Stat. 767 · February 12, 1901 · Original text

29. An Act To provide for eliminating certain grade crossings of railroads in the District of Columbia, to require and authorize the construction of new terminals and tracks for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company in the city of Washington, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 354 · 31 Stat. 774 · February 12, 1901 · Original text

30. An Act To divide Kentucky into two judicial districts.

    Ch. 355 · 31 Stat. 781 · February 12, 1901 · Original text

31. An Act To authorize the purchase of a steam launch for use in the customs collection district of Galveston, Texas.

    Ch. 356 · 31 Stat. 783 · February 12, 1901 · Original text

32. An Act To authorize the Chattahoochee and Gulf Railroad Company, of Alabama, to construct a bridge across the Choctawhatchee River, a navigable stream in Geneva County, Alabama.

    Ch. 357 · 31 Stat. 784 · February 12, 1901 · Original text

33. An Act Authorizing the Mount Carmel Development Company to draw water from Wabash River at Grand Rapids, Wabash County, Illinois.

    Ch. 358 · 31 Stat. 785 · February 12, 1901 · Original text

34. An Act Authorizing the establishment of a first-order light at or near Hillsboro Point, Florida.

    Ch. 359 · 31 Stat. 785 · February 12, 1901 · Original text

35. An Act Granting permission to the Indians on the Grand Portage Indian Reservation, in the State of Minnesota, to cut and dispose of the timber on their several allotments on said reservation.

    Ch. 360 · 31 Stat. 785 · February 12, 1901 · Original text

36. An Act To authorize Arizona Water Company to construct power plant on Pima Indian Reservation in Maricopa County, Arizona.

    Ch. 361 · 31 Stat. 786 · February 12, 1901 · Original text

37. An Act To authorize the construction of a bridge across Rock River, Illinois.

    Ch. 362 · 31 Stat. 786 · February 12, 1901 · Original text

38. An Act Making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 363 · 31 Stat. 787 · February 12, 1901 · Original text

39. An Act To authorize Jefferson County, Arkansas, to construct and maintain a free bridge across the Arkansas River within five miles of Pine Bluff Jefferson County, Arkansas.

    Ch. 364 · 31 Stat. 788 · February 12, 1901 · Original text

40. An Act Providing for the construction of a bridge across the Yalobusha River, in Grenada County, State of Mississippi.

    Ch. 365 · 31 Stat. 789 · February 12, 1901 · Original text

41. An Act For the relief of Brevet Colonel Thomas P. O’Reilly.

    Ch. 366 · 31 Stat. 1703 · February 12, 1901 · Private law · Original text

42. An Act Granting a pension to Eliza L. Reese.

    Ch. 367 · 31 Stat. 1703 · February 12, 1901 · Private law · Original text

43. An Act For the relief of William O. Eagle.

    Ch. 368 · 31 Stat. 1703 · February 12, 1901 · Private law · Original text

44. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Orville H. Cram.

    Ch. 369 · 31 Stat. 1703 · February 12, 1901 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act To provide for the entry of lands formerly in the Lower Brule Indian Reservation, South Dakota.

    Ch. 370 · 31 Stat. 790 · February 13, 1901 · Original text

46. An Act For the establishment of a beacon light near Grubbs Landing, Delaware River, Delaware.

    Ch. 371 · 31 Stat. 790 · February 15, 1901 · Original text

47. An Act Relating to rights of way through certain parks, reservations, and other public lands.

    Ch. 372 · 31 Stat. 790 · February 15, 1901 · Original text

48. An Act To extend the privileges provided by an Act entitled “An Act to amend the statutes in relation to the immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes,” approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, as amended.

    Ch. 373 · 31 Stat. 791 · February 15, 1901 · Original text

49. An Act To authorize the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company and the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad Company, or their successors, to construct and maintain a bridge across the Delaware River.

    Ch. 374 · 31 Stat. 791 · February 15, 1901 · Original text

50. An Act To correct the military record of William Elkert.

    Ch. 375 · 31 Stat. 1704 · February 15, 1901 · Private law · Original text

51. An Act Granting an increase of pension to H. S. Reed, alias Daniel Hull.

    Ch. 376 · 31 Stat. 1704 · February 15, 1901 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act Amending the Act providing for the appointment of a Mississippi River Commission, and so forth, approved June twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine.

    Ch. 377 · 31 Stat. 792 · February 18, 1901 · Original text

53. An Act To authorize the Glassport Bridge Company to construct and maintain a bridge across the Monongahela River, in the State of Pennsylvania.

    Ch. 378 · 31 Stat. 793 · February 18, 1901 · Original text

54. An Act To put in force in the Indian Territory certain provisions of the laws of Arkansas relating to corporations, and to make said provisions applicable to said Territory.

    Ch. 379 · 31 Stat. 794 · February 18, 1901 · Original text

55. An Act To confirm in trust to the city of Albuquerque, in the Territory of New Mexico, the town of Albuquerque Grant, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 380 · 31 Stat. 796 · February 18, 1901 · Original text

56. An Act Authorizing the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad Company to construct and maintain a bridge across Saint Joseph River at or near the city of Saint Joseph, Michigan.

    Ch. 381 · 31 Stat. 796 · February 18, 1901 · Original text

57. An Act To constitute a new division of the eastern judicial district of Texas, and to provide for the holding of terms of court at Sherman, Texas, and for the appointment of a clerk for said court, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 382 · 31 Stat. 798 · February 19, 1901 · Original text

58. An Act To extend the privileges of the seventh section of the immediate transportation Act to New Bedford, Massachusetts.

    Ch. 383 · 31 Stat. 798 · February 20, 1901 · Original text

59. An Act To establish a light and fog station at Point Dume, Los Angeles County, California.

    Ch. 384 · 31 Stat. 798 · February 20, 1901 · Original text

60. An Act To extend the privileges provided by an Act entitled “An Act to amend the statutes in relation to the immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes,” approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, as amended.

    Ch. 385 · 31 Stat. 799 · February 20, 1901 · Original text

61. An Act To amend section forty-four hundred and seventy-two of the Revised Statutes so as to permit the transportation by steam vessels of gasoline and other products of petroleum when carried by motor vehicles (commonly known as automobiles) when used as source of motive power.

    Ch. 386 · 31 Stat. 799 · February 20, 1901 · Original text

62. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Joshua B. Harris.

    Ch. 387 · 31 Stat. 1704 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

63. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Cyrus A. B. Fox.

    Ch. 388 · 31 Stat. 1704 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act For the relief of Lieutenant Horace P. McIntosh.

    Ch. 389 · 31 Stat. 1705 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act Granting an increase, of pension to Rachel M. Worley.

    Ch. 390 · 31 Stat. 1705 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act Granting a pension to William Gaddis.

    Ch. 391 · 31 Stat. 1705 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Ross Wheatley.

    Ch. 392 · 31 Stat. 1705 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Harvey Graham.

    Ch. 393 · 31 Stat. 1705 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act Granting a pension to Adolph Schrei.

    Ch. 394 · 31 Stat. 1706 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act Granting a pension to Girard Welch.

    Ch. 395 · 31 Stat. 1706 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act Granting a pension to Martha C. M. Fisher.

    Ch. 396 · 31 Stat. 1706 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act Granting a pension to Emma T. Martin.

    Ch. 397 · 31 Stat. 1706 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Hiram J. Reamer.

    Ch. 398 · 31 Stat. 1706 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act Granting a pension to Fanny Healy.

    Ch. 399 · 31 Stat. 1707 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Andrew Reed.

    Ch. 400 · 31 Stat. 1707 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act Granting an increase of pension to James Brown.

    Ch. 401 · 31 Stat. 1707 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Carroll W. Fuller.

    Ch. 402 · 31 Stat. 1707 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Henry Muhs.

    Ch. 403 · 31 Stat. 1708 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Oliver W. Miller.

    Ch. 404 · 31 Stat. 1708 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Charles C. Bunty.

    Ch. 405 · 31 Stat. 1708 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Charles Frye.

    Ch. 406 · 31 Stat. 1708 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act Granting a pension to Mary M. Kean.

    Ch. 407 · 31 Stat. 1708 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act Granting a pension to Mary E. Griffiths.

    Ch. 408 · 31 Stat. 1709 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Thomas T. Phillips.

    Ch. 409 · 31 Stat. 1709 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act Granting a pension to Abner C. Ricketts.

    Ch. 410 · 31 Stat. 1709 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act Granting a pension to Henrietta Parrott.

    Ch. 411 · 31 Stat. 1709 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act Granting a pension to Wilson E. Carter.

    Ch. 412 · 31 Stat. 1710 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act Granting a pension to Amos L. Hood.

    Ch. 413 · 31 Stat. 1710 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William J. Cannon, alias James Cannon.

    Ch. 414 · 31 Stat. 1710 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Martha M. Bedell.

    Ch. 415 · 31 Stat. 1710 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act Granting an increase of pension to James M. Fry.

    Ch. 416 · 31 Stat. 1711 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

92. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Kate Harbaugh.

    Ch. 417 · 31 Stat. 1711 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

93. An Act Granting a pension to Mary Elizabeth Moore.

    Ch. 418 · 31 Stat. 1711 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act Granting a pension to Paulina Smith.

    Ch. 419 · 31 Stat. 1711 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

95. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William I. Miller.

    Ch. 420 · 31 Stat. 1711 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Henry D. Johnson.

    Ch. 421 · 31 Stat. 1712 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act Granting a pension to William B. Caldwell.

    Ch. 422 · 31 Stat. 1712 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Robert A. Edwards, junior.

    Ch. 423 · 31 Stat. 1712 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Samuel N. Hoyt.

    Ch. 424 · 31 Stat. 1712 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act Granting a pension to Julia S. Goodfellow.

     Ch. 425 · 31 Stat. 1713 · February 20, 1901 · Private law · Original text