Every law Congress has passed

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

1. An Act Granting pension to Philip Yoe.

   Ch. 87 · 31 Stat. 1479 · March 22, 1900 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act Declaring Cuivre River to be not a navigable stream.

   Ch. 88 · 31 Stat. 50 · March 23, 1900 · Original text

3. An Act To constitute South Manchester, Connecticut, a port of delivery.

   Ch. 89 · 31 Stat. 50 · March 23, 1900 · Original text

4. An Act To amend section forty-four hundred and forty-five, of title fifty-two, of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the licensing of officers of steam vessels.

   Ch. 90 · 31 Stat. 50 · March 23, 1900 · Original text

5. An Act Appropriating, for the benefit and government of Porto Rico, revenues collected on importations therefrom since its evacuation by Spain, and revenues hereafter collected on such importations under existing law.

   Ch. 91 · 31 Stat. 51 · March 24, 1900 · Original text

6. An Act To provide for necessary repairs to the steamer Thetis, for service as a revenue cutter.

   Ch. 92 · 31 Stat. 51 · March 24, 1900 · Original text

7. An Act For the relief of A. F. Fleet, superintendent of the Missouri Military Academy, Mexico, Missouri.

   Ch. 93 · 31 Stat. 1479 · March 24, 1900 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act Granting a pension to James M. Kercheval.

   Ch. 94 · 31 Stat. 1480 · March 24, 1900 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Andrew J. Davis.

   Ch. 95 · 31 Stat. 1480 · March 24, 1900 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John J. McCormick.

    Ch. 96 · 31 Stat. 1480 · March 24, 1900 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act Granting an increase of pension to George H. Pennington.

    Ch. 97 · 31 Stat. 1480 · March 24, 1900 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act Granting a pension to Susan Garrison.

    Ch. 98 · 31 Stat. 1481 · March 24, 1900 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Melvina Bottles.

    Ch. 99 · 31 Stat. 1481 · March 24, 1900 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John F. Nelson.

    Ch. 100 · 31 Stat. 1481 · March 24, 1900 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William W. Wharton.

    Ch. 101 · 31 Stat. 1481 · March 24, 1900 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Henry Geesen.

    Ch. 102 · 31 Stat. 1481 · March 24, 1900 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William G. McLain.

    Ch. 103 · 31 Stat. 1482 · March 24, 1900 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Frances C. Kirby.

    Ch. 104 · 31 Stat. 1482 · March 24, 1900 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Joseph McCune.

    Ch. 105 · 31 Stat. 1482 · March 24, 1900 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act Granting a pension to Malinda Jones.

    Ch. 106 · 31 Stat. 1482 · March 24, 1900 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act Granting a pension to Matilda G. Higbee.

    Ch. 107 · 31 Stat. 1483 · March 24, 1900 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act To extend the time for the completion of the incline railway on West Mountain, Hot Springs Reservation.

    Ch. 108 · 31 Stat. 51 · March 26, 1900 · Original text

23. Joint Resolution To amend joint resolution to furnish the daily Congressional Record to members of the press, and so forth, approved February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven.

    Public Resolution 15 · 31 Stat. 713 · March 26, 1900 · Original text

24. An Act For the relief of J. A. Ware.

    Ch. 109 · 31 Stat. 1483 · March 26, 1900 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act Granting to the State of Kansas the abandoned Fort Hays Military Reservation, in said State, for the purpose of establishing an experiment station of the Kansas Agricultural College, and a western branch of the Kansas State Normal School thereon, and for a public park.

    Ch. 110 · 31 Stat. 52 · March 28, 1900 · Original text

26. An Act Enlarging the powers of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company.

    Ch. 111 · 31 Stat. 52 · March 28, 1900 · Original text

27. An Act To establish light and fog stations to mark the main southern entrance of the new breakwater at Buffalo, New York.

    Ch. 112 · 31 Stat. 53 · March 28, 1900 · Original text

28. An Act To authorize C. R. Dobbins to accept a gold watch awarded to him by the government of the Dominion of Canada in recognition of his humane and gallant services to the shipwrecked crew of the British schooner Ashton, of Weymouth, Nova Scotia.

    Ch. 113 · 31 Stat. 1483 · March 28, 1900 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act To authorize C. E. Marr and E. H. Pierce to accept silver watches awarded to them by the government of the Dominion of Canada in recognition of their services in rescuing British sailors.

    Ch. 114 · 31 Stat. 1483 · March 28, 1900 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of Thomas Paul.

    Ch. 115 · 31 Stat. 1484 · March 28, 1900 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act To authorize the Cambridge Bridge Commission to construct a drawless bridge across the Charles River, in the State of Massachusetts.

    Ch. 116 · 31 Stat. 53 · March 29, 1900 · Original text

32. An Act Granting a pension to Maria E. Mailley.

    Ch. 117 · 31 Stat. 1484 · March 29, 1900 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act Making appropriations to supply additional urgent deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred, and for prior years, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 118 · 31 Stat. 54 · March 30, 1900 · Original text

34. An Act For the relief of Louis Miller.

    Ch. 119 · 31 Stat. 1484 · March 30, 1900 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act Concerning the boarding of vessels.

    Ch. 120 · 31 Stat. 58 · March 31, 1900 · Original text

36. An Act To amend an Act providing for the construction of a light-ship to be located near Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

    Ch. 121 · 31 Stat. 58 · March 31, 1900 · Original text

37. An Act For the relief of Hattie A. Phillips.

    Ch. 122 · 31 Stat. 1484 · March 31, 1900 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Isaac D. Smith.

    Ch. 123 · 31 Stat. 1485 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act Granting a pension to Louisa S. Wilson.

    Ch. 124 · 31 Stat. 1485 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act Granting a pension to Ellen Norwood.

    Ch. 125 · 31 Stat. 1485 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Eli C. Walton.

    Ch. 126 · 31 Stat. 1485 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

42. An Act Granting a pension to Marie Wiersang.

    Ch. 127 · 31 Stat. 1485 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

43. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Eli Overhultz.

    Ch. 128 · 31 Stat. 1486 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

44. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Edward Boyle.

    Ch. 129 · 31 Stat. 1486 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act Granting a pension to Peter Cummings.

    Ch. 130 · 31 Stat. 1486 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John W. Brisbois.

    Ch. 131 · 31 Stat. 1486 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act Granting an increase of pension to George W. Weeden.

    Ch. 132 · 31 Stat. 1486 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Elisha B. Seaman.

    Ch. 133 · 31 Stat. 1487 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

49. An Act Granting an increase of pension to David Talmon.

    Ch. 134 · 31 Stat. 1487 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John M. McCord.

    Ch. 135 · 31 Stat. 1487 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

51. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Samuel C. Krickbaum.

    Ch. 136 · 31 Stat. 1487 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act Granting a pension to James L. Whidden.

    Ch. 137 · 31 Stat. 1488 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

53. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Margaret Gangloff.

    Ch. 138 · 31 Stat. 1488 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act Granting an increase of pension to James J. McMains.

    Ch. 139 · 31 Stat. 1488 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Thomas Adams.

    Ch. 140 · 31 Stat. 1488 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act Granting a pension to Sarah Potter.

    Ch. 141 · 31 Stat. 1488 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

57. An Act Granting a pension to Lona A. Morgan.

    Ch. 142 · 31 Stat. 1489 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

58. An Act Granting an increase of pension to George White.

    Ch. 143 · 31 Stat. 1489 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

59. An Act Granting a pension to Frederick Weber.

    Ch. 144 · 31 Stat. 1489 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

60. An Act Granting a pension to John H. Meeker.

    Ch. 145 · 31 Stat. 1489 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

61. An Act Granting an increase of pension to James W. Carmody.

    Ch. 146 · 31 Stat. 1490 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

62. An Act Granting a pension to Louisa Stearns.

    Ch. 147 · 31 Stat. 1490 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

63. An Act Granting a pension to Lucinda Haggard.

    Ch. 148 · 31 Stat. 1490 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Margaret A. Porter.

    Ch. 149 · 31 Stat. 1490 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act Granting an increase of pension to James R. Sawtell.

    Ch. 150 · 31 Stat. 1490 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John S. Parker.

    Ch. 151 · 31 Stat. 1491 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Sherman D. Plues.

    Ch. 152 · 31 Stat. 1491 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Peter M. Heaton.

    Ch. 153 · 31 Stat. 1491 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Samuel Lybarger.

    Ch. 154 · 31 Stat. 1491 · April 2, 1900 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act For the relief of Joseph Bacigaluppi and others.

    Ch. 155 · 31 Stat. 1492 · April 3, 1900 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act Approving a revision and adjustment of certain sales of Otoe and Missouria lands in the States of Nebraska and Kansas.

    Ch. 156 · 31 Stat. 59 · April 4, 1900 · Original text

72. An Act To establish a military post at or near Des Moines, Iowa.

    Ch. 157 · 31 Stat. 59 · April 4, 1900 · Original text

73. 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 one, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 158 · 31 Stat. 59 · April 4, 1900 · Original text

74. An Act Making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one.

    Ch. 159 · 31 Stat. 60 · April 4, 1900 · Original text

75. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Caroline V. English.

    Ch. 160 · 31 Stat. 1492 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Jane McMahon.

    Ch. 161 · 31 Stat. 1492 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Mary J. Freeman.

    Ch. 162 · 31 Stat. 1492 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act Granting a pension to Ambrose J. Vanarsdel.

    Ch. 163 · 31 Stat. 1493 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act Granting a pension to Catherine E. O’Brien.

    Ch. 164 · 31 Stat. 1493 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act Granting a pension to Jane E. Augur.

    Ch. 165 · 31 Stat. 1493 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Alice S. Jordan.

    Ch. 166 · 31 Stat. 1493 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act Granting a pension to James J. Wheeler.

    Ch. 167 · 31 Stat. 1493 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Alfred Bigelow.

    Ch. 168 · 31 Stat. 1494 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act Granting a pension to Mary A. Randall.

    Ch. 169 · 31 Stat. 1494 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Henry McMillen.

    Ch. 170 · 31 Stat. 1494 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act Granting a pension to Jane Dykes.

    Ch. 171 · 31 Stat. 1494 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act Granting a pension to Ella F. Sydnor.

    Ch. 172 · 31 Stat. 1494 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Charles Kauffung.

    Ch. 173 · 31 Stat. 1495 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act Granting a pension to Sarah Claggett.

    Ch. 174 · 31 Stat. 1495 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Charles Ross.

    Ch. 175 · 31 Stat. 1495 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Maria Andrews.

    Ch. 176 · 31 Stat. 1495 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

92. An Act Granting a pension to Serelda C. McGrew.

    Ch. 177 · 31 Stat. 1495 · April 4, 1900 · Private law · Original text

93. An Act To establish light and fog signal at Browns Point, in Puget Sound.

    Ch. 178 · 31 Stat. 72 · April 5, 1900 · Original text

94. An Act For the relief of the estate of George W. Lawrence.

    Ch. 179 · 31 Stat. 1496 · April 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

95. An Act To complete the establishment and erection of a military post near the city of Sheridan, in the State of Wyoming, and making appropriation therefor.

    Ch. 180 · 31 Stat. 72 · April 7, 1900 · Original text

96. An Act Granting a pension to Elizabeth Johns.

    Ch. 181 · 31 Stat. 1496 · April 7, 1900 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act To settle the title to real estate in the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

    Ch. 182 · 31 Stat. 72 · April 9, 1900 · Original text

98. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue patent to the city of Elreno, Oklahoma, for cemetery purposes.

    Ch. 183 · 31 Stat. 73 · April 9, 1900 · Original text

99. An Act Ratifying an appropriation by the legislature of Oklahoma, out of the Morrill fund, for the use of the university at Langston for colored students.

    Ch. 184 · 31 Stat. 73 · April 9, 1900 · Original text

100. Joint Resolution For appointment of members of Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.

     Public Resolution 16 · 31 Stat. 713 · April 9, 1900 · Original text