Every law Congress has passed

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

1. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Russell L. Moore.

   Ch. 770 · 31 Stat. 1606 · June 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act Granting a pension to Madison T. Trent.

   Ch. 771 · 31 Stat. 1607 · June 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act Granting an increase of pension to George B. Abbott.

   Ch. 772 · 31 Stat. 1607 · June 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act Granting a pension to Anna C. White.

   Ch. 773 · 31 Stat. 1607 · June 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Bertha G. Kimball.

   Ch. 774 · 31 Stat. 1607 · June 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act Granting a pension to Joseph B. McGahan.

   Ch. 775 · 31 Stat. 1608 · June 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Richard Harden.

   Ch. 776 · 31 Stat. 1608 · June 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Elizabeth S. Seymour.

   Ch. 777 · 31 Stat. 1608 · June 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act Granting a pension to Herbert J. Graff.

   Ch. 778 · 31 Stat. 1608 · June 5, 1900 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act To amend an Act granting to the Muscle Shoals Power Company right to erect and construct canal and power stations at Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

    Ch. 779 · 31 Stat. 274 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

11. An Act To create a commission to make settlement and adjustment with the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Company of its indebtedness to the Government of the United States.

    Ch. 780 · 31 Stat. 274 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

12. An Act Establishing terms of the United States circuit court at Newbern and Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

    Ch. 781 · 31 Stat. 274 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

13. An Act To authorize the construction of a railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at Saint Paul, Minnesota.

    Ch. 782 · 31 Stat. 275 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

14. An Act To authorize the Alexandria and Pineville Bridge Company to build and maintain a traffic bridge across Red River at the town of Alexandria, in the parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana.

    Ch. 783 · 31 Stat. 276 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

15. An Act To incorporate the American National Red Cross, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 784 · 31 Stat. 277 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

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

    Ch. 785 · 31 Stat. 280 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

17. An Act Making further provision for a civil government for Alaska, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 786 · 31 Stat. 321 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

18. An Act To authorize the city of Tucson, Arizona, to issue bonds for waterworks, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 787 · 31 Stat. 553 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

19. An Act To authorize the President to place Andrew Geddes on the retired list with the rank of captain.

    Ch. 788 · 31 Stat. 554 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

20. An Act Making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 789 · 31 Stat. 554 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

21. An Act Making provision for emergencies in river and harbor works, for certain surveys, and for the diversion of certain appropriations or modification of provisions heretofore made.

    Ch. 790 · 31 Stat. 578 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

22. An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 791 · 31 Stat. 588 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

23. Ac Act Making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 792 · 31 Stat. 645 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

24. Ac Act Amending section fifty-two hundred and seventy of the Revised Statutes of the United States.

    Ch. 793 · 31 Stat. 656 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

25. Ac Act To grant right of way over Government lands for a pipe line for the conveyance of water to Flagstaff, Arizona.

    Ch. 794 · 31 Stat. 657 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

26. Ac Act Changing place for holding court in the central division of the Indian Territory from Cameron to Poteau, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 795 · 31 Stat. 657 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

27. Ac Act To extend the coal land laws to the district of Alaska.

    Ch. 796 · 31 Stat. 658 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

28. Ac Act To provide better facilities for the safe-keeping and disbursement of public moneys in the Philippine Islands and in the islands of Cuba and Porto Rico.

    Ch. 797 · 31 Stat. 658 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

29. Ac Act To authorize the Seneca Telephone Company to construct and maintain lines in the Indian Territory.

    Ch. 798 · 31 Stat. 658 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

30. An Act To provide for the sale of isolated and disconnected tracts or parcels of the Osage trust and diminished reserve lands in the State of Kansas.

    Ch. 799 · 31 Stat. 659 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

31. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act for the erection of a public building at Anniston, Alabama.”

    Ch. 800 · 31 Stat. 659 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

32. An Act To extend to certain publications the privileges of second-class mail matter as to admission to the mails.

    Ch. 801 · 31 Stat. 660 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

33. An Act To provide for the use of timber and stone for domestic and industrial purposes in the Indian Territory.

    Ch. 802 · 31 Stat. 660 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

34. An Act To amend the seventh section of the Act entitled “An Act to establish circuit courts of appeals, and to define and regulate in certain cases the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States, and for other purposes,” approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one.

    Ch. 803 · 31 Stat. 660 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

35. An Act To amend chapter two of the laws passed by the first session of the Fifty-fifth Congress of the United States, being an Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and for other purposes,” approved June fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven.

    Ch. 804 · 31 Stat. 661 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

36. An Act To amend section one of the Act of Congress approved February twelfth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, entitled “An Act to amend section sixteen hundred and sixty-one of the Revised Statutes, making an annual appropriation to provide arms and equipments for the militia.”

    Ch. 805 · 31 Stat. 662 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

37. An Act To incorporate the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association.

    Ch. 806 · 31 Stat. 662 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

38. An Act To establish a board of charities for the District of Columbia.

    Ch. 807 · 31 Stat. 664 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

39. An Act To regulate the collection of taxes in the District of Columbia.

    Ch. 808 · 31 Stat. 665 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

40. An Act For the extension of Columbia road east of Thirteenth street, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 809 · 31 Stat. 665 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

41. An Act Authorizing and requiring the Metropolitan Railroad Company to extend its lines on old Sixteenth street.

    Ch. 810 · 31 Stat. 668 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

42. An Act To authorize the detail of an officer of the retired list of the Army as adjutant-general of the District of Columbia militia.

    Ch. 811 · 31 Stat. 671 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

43. An Act To close all alleys in block three of the Walbridge subdivision of Ingleside, in the county of Washington.

    Ch. 812 · 31 Stat. 671 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

44. An Act To ratify an agreement with the Indians of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho, and making appropriations to carry the same into effect.

    Ch. 813 · 31 Stat. 672 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

45. An Act To provide for the inspection of the boilers of the Alvena and Ailsa.

    Ch. 814 · 31 Stat. 681 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

46. An Act To establish a fish-hatchery and fish station in the State of West Virginia.

    Ch. 815 · 31 Stat. 681 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

47. An Act To provide an American register for the ships Star of Italy and Star of Bengal.

    Ch. 816 · 31 Stat. 682 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

48. An Act For reestablishing the range lights on the Delaware River known as Finns Point range, Reedy Island range, and Port Penn range.

    Ch. 817 · 31 Stat. 682 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

49. An Act To provide for the establishment of a port of delivery at Worcester, Massachusetts.

    Ch. 818 · 31 Stat. 682 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

50. An Act Relating to the anchorage of vessels in the Kennebec River at or near Bath, Maine.

    Ch. 819 · 31 Stat. 682 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

51. An Act To amend an Act to prohibit the passage of special or local laws in the Territories, to limit the Territorial indebtedness, and so forth.

    Ch. 820 · 31 Stat. 683 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

52. An Act To amend the Act of Congress approved May fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled “An Act for the relief of settlers on the public lands.”

    Ch. 821 · 31 Stat. 683 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

53. An Act To provide an American register for the barge Davidson.

    Ch. 822 · 31 Stat. 684 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

54. Joint Resolution To authorize and empower the Banco Español de Puerto Rico (Spanish Bank of Porto Rico) to amend its by-laws.

    Public Resolution 32 · 31 Stat. 719 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

55. Joint Resolution Relating to the use of the rooms lately occupied by the Congressional Library in the Capitol.

    Public Resolution 33 · 31 Stat. 719 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

56. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President of the United States to appoint David Bagley as an additional cadet at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.

    Public Resolution 34 · 31 Stat. 720 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

57. Joint Resolution Respecting the unveiling of the statue of Lafayette, at Paris, France, July fourth, nineteen hundred.

    Public Resolution 35 · 31 Stat. 720 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

58. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to appoint George W. Kirkman to be a captain of infantry, United States Army.

    Public Resolution 36 · 31 Stat. 720 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

59. Joint Resolution Authorizing foreign exhibitors at the Ohio Centennial and Northwest Territory Exposition, to be held in Toledo, Ohio, in nineteen hundred and two, to bring to this country foreign laborers from their respective countries, for the purpose of preparing for and making their exhibits, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.

    Public Resolution 37 · 31 Stat. 721 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

60. Joint Resolution Authorizing foreign exhibitors at the Pan-American Exposition, to be held in Buffalo, New York, in nineteen hundred and one, to bring to this country foreign laborers from their respective countries for the purpose of preparing for and making their exhibits under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.

    Public Resolution 38 · 31 Stat. 721 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

61. Joint Resolution Making appropriation for payment of the salaries of certain officers in the district of Alaska for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, and for other purposes.

    Public Resolution 39 · 31 Stat. 722 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

62. Joint Resolution To pay the officers and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives their salaries for the month of June on the day following adjournment.

    Public Resolution 40 · 31 Stat. 722 · June 6, 1900 · Original text

63. An Act For the relief of Mathias Pederson.

    Ch. 823 · 31 Stat. 1608 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act For the relief of the estate of Major Guy Howard, deceased.

    Ch. 824 · 31 Stat. 1609 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William T. Lowry.

    Ch. 825 · 31 Stat. 1609 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Charles H. Adams.

    Ch. 826 · 31 Stat. 1609 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act Granting a pension to Delia A. Jones.

    Ch. 827 · 31 Stat. 1609 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act Granting a pension to James A. Tulloss.

    Ch. 828 · 31 Stat. 1610 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act Granting a pension to Clarence S. Hall.

    Ch. 829 · 31 Stat. 1610 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act Granting a pension to Martha E. Horn.

    Ch. 830 · 31 Stat. 1610 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act Granting a pension to Mary E. Dickey.

    Ch. 831 · 31 Stat. 1610 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act Granting a pension to Byron F. Davis.

    Ch. 832 · 31 Stat. 1610 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act Granting a pension to Frances A. Jones.

    Ch. 833 · 31 Stat. 1611 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act Granting a pension to Bethuel H. Brasted.

    Ch. 834 · 31 Stat. 1611 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act For the relief of James T. Ellis, of Rankin County, Mississippi.

    Ch. 835 · 31 Stat. 1611 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act For the relief of John D. Hale, of Tilford, Meade County, South Dakota.

    Ch. 836 · 31 Stat. 1611 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act For the relief of John M. Martin, of Ocala, Florida.

    Ch. 837 · 31 Stat. 1612 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act For the relief of Robert A. Ragan.

    Ch. 838 · 31 Stat. 1612 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act For the relief of Joshua Bishop.

    Ch. 839 · 31 Stat. 1612 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act For the relief of William L. Orr.

    Ch. 840 · 31 Stat. 1613 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act For the relief of E. B. Crozier, executrix of the last will of Doctor C. W. Crozier, of Tennessee.

    Ch. 841 · 31 Stat. 1613 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act For the relief of A. T. Hensley, survivor of Fulton and Hensley, doing business under the name of Lavaca Wharf Company.

    Ch. 842 · 31 Stat. 1613 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

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

    Ch. 843 · 31 Stat. 1613 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Hiram C. Childress.

    Ch. 844 · 31 Stat. 1614 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Alice de Vecchj.

    Ch. 845 · 31 Stat. 1614 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Robert J. Carr.

    Ch. 846 · 31 Stat. 1614 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Joseph M. Shaw.

    Ch. 847 · 31 Stat. 1614 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Benjamin F. Dennis.

    Ch. 848 · 31 Stat. 1614 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Emily H. Wood.

    Ch. 849 · 31 Stat. 1615 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Winefred M. Goins.

    Ch. 850 · 31 Stat. 1615 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Ellen Miles Brown.

    Ch. 851 · 31 Stat. 1615 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

92. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Martin O’Connor.

    Ch. 852 · 31 Stat. 1615 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

93. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Robert C. Rogers.

    Ch. 853 · 31 Stat. 1615 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Sarah W. Rowell.

    Ch. 854 · 31 Stat. 1616 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

95. An Act Granting a pension to Ira Doane.

    Ch. 855 · 31 Stat. 1616 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Frederick W. Kellogg.

    Ch. 856 · 31 Stat. 1616 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Jennie C. Taylor.

    Ch. 857 · 31 Stat. 1616 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act For the relief of Fred Weddle.

    Ch. 858 · 31 Stat. 1617 · June 6, 1900 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act Making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 859 · 31 Stat. 684 · June 7, 1900 · Original text

100. An Act To authorize the payment of traveling allowances to enlisted men of the regular and volunteer forces when discharged by order of the Secretary of War and stated by him as entitled to travel pay.

     Ch. 860 · 31 Stat. 708 · June 7, 1900 · Original text