Every law Congress has passed

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

1. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Amos H. Goodnow.

   Ch. 280 · 31 Stat. 1515 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Oliver J. Lyon.

   Ch. 281 · 31 Stat. 1515 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Eli J. March.

   Ch. 282 · 31 Stat. 1515 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Henry Frank.

   Ch. 283 · 31 Stat. 1515 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Franklin C. Plantz.

   Ch. 284 · 31 Stat. 1515 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Frederick Higgins.

   Ch. 285 · 31 Stat. 1516 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Eudora S. Kelly.

   Ch. 286 · 31 Stat. 1516 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Joseph W. Skelton.

   Ch. 287 · 31 Stat. 1516 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act Granting a pension to Mary A. Russell.

   Ch. 288 · 31 Stat. 1516 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act Granting a pension to Maria A. Thompson.

    Ch. 289 · 31 Stat. 1516 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Mary E. Law.

    Ch. 290 · 31 Stat. 1517 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act Restoring to the pension roll the name of Annie A. Gibson.

    Ch. 291 · 31 Stat. 1517 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William Padgett.

    Ch. 292 · 31 Stat. 1517 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Julia M. Edie.

    Ch. 293 · 31 Stat. 1517 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Wesley Reed.

    Ch. 294 · 31 Stat. 1517 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Luke H. Cooper.

    Ch. 295 · 31 Stat. 1518 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act Granting a pension to Rebecca J. Jones.

    Ch. 296 · 31 Stat. 1518 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act Granting a pension to James McNutt.

    Ch. 297 · 31 Stat. 1518 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Missouri B. Ross.

    Ch. 298 · 31 Stat. 1518 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Isaac M. Locke.

    Ch. 299 · 31 Stat. 1519 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act Granting an increase of pension to George J. Steely.

    Ch. 300 · 31 Stat. 1519 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act Granting a pension to Jane F. Chalmers.

    Ch. 301 · 31 Stat. 1519 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act Granting a pension to Angeline Eyestone.

    Ch. 302 · 31 Stat. 1519 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Lavinia M. Payne.

    Ch. 303 · 31 Stat. 1520 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act Granting a pension to John S. Dukate.

    Ch. 304 · 31 Stat. 1520 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Ellen V. Myer.

    Ch. 305 · 31 Stat. 1520 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act Granting a pension to Joseph E. Baldwin.

    Ch. 306 · 31 Stat. 1520 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act Granting a pension to Calvin E. Myers.

    Ch. 307 · 31 Stat. 1520 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Joshua Ricketts.

    Ch. 308 · 31 Stat. 1521 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Frances D. Best.

    Ch. 309 · 31 Stat. 1521 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act Granting a pension to Samuel B. Weeks.

    Ch. 310 · 31 Stat. 1521 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Alanson C. Eberhart.

    Ch. 311 · 31 Stat. 1521 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act Granting a pension to Emily Burke.

    Ch. 312 · 31 Stat. 1522 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act Granting a pension to Lois A. Fields.

    Ch. 313 · 31 Stat. 1522 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Simon Van Der Vaart.

    Ch. 314 · 31 Stat. 1522 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act Granting a pension to Laura S. Pontious.

    Ch. 315 · 31 Stat. 1522 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John O’Conor.

    Ch. 316 · 31 Stat. 1522 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Wilbur F. Loveland.

    Ch. 317 · 31 Stat. 1523 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Joseph F. Allison.

    Ch. 318 · 31 Stat. 1523 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act Granting a pension to Cyrus Johnson.

    Ch. 319 · 31 Stat. 1523 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William R. Wallace.

    Ch. 320 · 31 Stat. 1523 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

42. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Charles A. Hausman.

    Ch. 321 · 31 Stat. 1523 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

43. An Act Granting a pension to Mrs. Therese W. Hard.

    Ch. 322 · 31 Stat. 1524 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

44. An Act Granting a pension to Alfred T. Moreland.

    Ch. 323 · 31 Stat. 1524 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Lewis R. Armstrong.

    Ch. 324 · 31 Stat. 1524 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Orange F. Berdan.

    Ch. 325 · 31 Stat. 1524 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act Granting an increase of pension to George Myers.

    Ch. 326 · 31 Stat. 1525 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William F. Tait.

    Ch. 327 · 31 Stat. 1525 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

49. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Benjamin F. Kurtz.

    Ch. 328 · 31 Stat. 1525 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act Granting a pension to Hannah O. Smith.

    Ch. 329 · 31 Stat. 1525 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

51. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Harrison Canfield.

    Ch. 330 · 31 Stat. 1525 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Franklin M. Burdoin.

    Ch. 331 · 31 Stat. 1526 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

53. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Wilf ord Cooper.

    Ch. 332 · 31 Stat. 1526 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Charles H. Gates.

    Ch. 333 · 31 Stat. 1526 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Joshua Mitchell.

    Ch. 334 · 31 Stat. 1526 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John White.

    Ch. 335 · 31 Stat. 1526 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

57. An Act Granting a pension to Ellen J. Williams.

    Ch. 336 · 31 Stat. 1527 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

58. An Act Granting a pension to Joseph Champlin Stone.

    Ch. 337 · 31 Stat. 1527 · April 23, 1900 · Private law · Original text

59. An Act To provide an American register for the steamship Garonne.

    Ch. 338 · 31 Stat. 141 · April 27, 1900 · Original text

60. An Act To provide a government for the Territory of Hawaii.

    Ch. 339 · 31 Stat. 141 · April 30, 1900 · Original text

61. An Act To authorize the construction of a bridge across Tallahatchie River, in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.

    Ch. 340 · 31 Stat. 162 · April 30, 1900 · Original text

62. An Act To authorize the Ohio Valley Electric Railway Company to construct a bridge over the Big Sandy River from Kenova, West Virginia, to Catlettsburg, Kentucky.

    Ch. 341 · 31 Stat. 163 · April 30, 1900 · Original text

63. An Act To amend the charter of the East Washington Heights Traction Railroad Company.

    Ch. 342 · 31 Stat. 165 · April 30, 1900 · Original text

64. An Act Authorizing the establishment of a light and fog signal on the new breakwater, harbor of refuge, Delaware Bay.

    Ch. 343 · 31 Stat. 165 · April 30, 1900 · Original text

65. Joint Resolution Providing for the printing of three thousand copies of House Document Numbered One hundred and forty-one, relating to the preliminary examination of reservoir sites in Wyoming and Colorado.

    Public Resolution 22 · 31 Stat. 715 · April 30, 1900 · Original text

66. Joint Resolution To provide for the administration of civil affairs in Porto Rico pending the appointment and qualification of the civil officers provided for in the Act approved April twelfth, nineteen hundred, entitled, “An Act temporarily to provide revenues and a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes.”.

    Public Resolution 23 · 31 Stat. 715 · May 1, 1900 · Original text

67. An Act To amend an Act authorizing the terms of the district court of the United States for the southern district of Mississippi to be held hereafter at Biloxi.

    Ch. 344 · 31 Stat. 165 · May 3, 1900 · Original text

68. Joint Resolution Recognizing the gallantry of Frank H. Newcomb, commanding the revenue cutter Hudson; of his officers and men; also retiring Captain Daniel B. Hodgsdon, of the Revenue-Cutter Service, for efficient and meritorious services in command of the cutter Hugh McCulloch at Manila.

    Public Resolution 24 · 31 Stat. 716 · May 3, 1900 · Original text

69. Joint Resolution For change in location of aids to navigation on Simmons Reef and Lansing Shoal, in Lake Michigan.

    Public Resolution 25 · 31 Stat. 717 · May 3, 1900 · Original text

70. An Act Authorizing the Cape Nome Transportation, Bridge, and Development Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Washington and authorized to do business in the Territory of Alaska, to construct a traffic bridge across the Snake River, at Nome City, in the Territory of Alaska.

    Ch. 345 · 31 Stat. 166 · May 4, 1900 · Original text

71. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act permitting the building of a dam across Rainy Lake River.”

    Ch. 346 · 31 Stat. 167 · May 4, 1900 · Original text

72. An Act To authorize the New Orleans and Northwestern Railway Company, its successors and assigns, to build and maintain a bridge across Bayou Bartholomew in the State of Louisiana.

    Ch. 347 · 31 Stat. 167 · May 4, 1900 · Original text

73. An Act To authorize the Atlantic and Gulf Short Line Railroad Company to build, construct, and maintain railway bridges across the Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers within the boundary lines of Irwin, Wilcox, Telfair, and Montgomery counties, in the State of Georgia.

    Ch. 348 · 31 Stat. 168 · May 4, 1900 · Original text

74. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to prevent forest fires on the public domain,” approved February twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven.

    Ch. 349 · 31 Stat. 169 · May 5, 1900 · Original text

75. An Act Granting a pension to Mary McCarthy.

    Ch. 350 · 31 Stat. 1527 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Festus Dickinson.

    Ch. 351 · 31 Stat. 1527 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Ezra A. Bennett.

    Ch. 352 · 31 Stat. 1527 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act Granting a pension to William H. Edmonds.

    Ch. 353 · 31 Stat. 1528 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act Granting a pension to Phebe S. Riley.

    Ch. 354 · 31 Stat. 1528 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John F. Crawford.

    Ch. 355 · 31 Stat. 1528 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act Granting a pension to Eleanor McDevitt.

    Ch. 356 · 31 Stat. 1528 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Isaac Patterson.

    Ch. 357 · 31 Stat. 1528 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act Granting a pension to Julia D. Richardson.

    Ch. 358 · 31 Stat. 1529 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Isaac W. Comery.

    Ch. 359 · 31 Stat. 1529 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act Granting a pension to Hannah R. Johnson.

    Ch. 360 · 31 Stat. 1529 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Anna M. Deitzler.

    Ch. 361 · 31 Stat. 1529 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act Granting a pension to Sarah Ann Fletcher.

    Ch. 362 · 31 Stat. 1529 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Nelly Young Egbert.

    Ch. 363 · 31 Stat. 1530 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act Granting a pension to Mary E. Fenn.

    Ch. 364 · 31 Stat. 1530 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Sarah E. Stubbs.

    Ch. 365 · 31 Stat. 1530 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Adele W. Elmer.

    Ch. 366 · 31 Stat. 1530 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

92. An Act Granting a pension to Charles Williamson.

    Ch. 367 · 31 Stat. 1530 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

93. An Act Granting a pension to Mary R. Bacon.

    Ch. 368 · 31 Stat. 1531 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John T. Hayes.

    Ch. 369 · 31 Stat. 1531 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

95. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Burton Packard.

    Ch. 370 · 31 Stat. 1531 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Joseph P. Pope.

    Ch. 371 · 31 Stat. 1531 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Rida B. Haskell.

    Ch. 372 · 31 Stat. 1531 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Levi Moser.

    Ch. 373 · 31 Stat. 1532 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Elizabeth W. Murphey.

    Ch. 374 · 31 Stat. 1532 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act Granting an increase of pension to James C. Carlton.

     Ch. 375 · 31 Stat. 1532 · May 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text