transmit to the Governor of the State of Alabama, duplicates all such books and public documents destroyed, as have bee by the acts and resolutions of Congress, heretofore distribu among the States of the Union. Approved September 9, 1850. M. Butler. [No. 14.]-A RESOLUTION for the settlement of accounts with the heirs representatives of Colonel Pierce M. Butler, late agent for the Cherokee dians. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives Settlement of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Th aecounts of P. any balance appearing to be due upon a settlement of the a counts of P. M. Butler, late agent for the Cherokee Indian and agent for paying pensions at Fort Gibson, Arkansas, ม and the same is hereby, released, upon the condition that t heirs and representatives of said Butler shall release all clair against the Government growing out of his services, as su agent, or as commissioner to treat with certain Indian tribes. Approved September 16, 1850. the Navy authorized exchanges of the metal for the [No. 15.1-JOINT RESOLUTION relating to the equestrian statue of Gene Andrew Jackson. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives Secretary of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Th to make the Secretary of the Navy be, and is, authorized to make su exchanges of the metal delivered to Clark Mills for executir Jackson eques- the equestrian statue of General Andrew Jackson, for oth brass or copper in possession of the United States, as he ma deem proper in order for the execution of said work. Approved September 20, 1850. trian statue." the Treasury au interest due on at the time of its redemption. [No. 16.]-A RESOLUTION to amend a resolution approved on the tenth August, eighteen hundred and fifty, relative to the payment of dividends interest on war bounty scrip. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives Secretary of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Tha thorized to pay the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby directed the dividend or where the principal has been heretofore redeemed of any wa war bounty scrip bounty scrip, to pay the dividend, or dividends, or interest due at the time of such redemption, to the person or person who would be entitled to the same under the resolution which this is an amendment, in case such scrip was hereafte presented for payment or redemption, or that he pay the sam to the assignee, attorney, or legal representative, as the cas may be.. Approved September 26, 1850. [No. 17.]- A RESOLUTION relating to the publication of the Laws of the United States. D of State authorized Little & Brown Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Secretary the Secretary of State be authorized and directed to contract to contract with with Little & Brown to furnish their annual Statutes at Large for their annual printed in conformity with the plan adopted by Congress in Statutes at Large. eighteen hundred and forty-five instead of the edition usually issued by his order, under the act of Congress of April, twentieth, eighteen hundred and eighteen, and which conforms to an edition of the Laws now out of use. Approved September 26, 1850. [No. 18.1-JOINT RESOLUTION for the relief of the children of Sarah Stokes, deceased. tributed to her children. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That A sum to be the proper officer be, and he hereby is, directed to pay to Jona- paid to Jonathan Shelton, adminthan Shelton administrator of Sarah Stokes, deceased, out of istrator of Sarah Stokes, to be dis. the money appropriated for the payment of revolutionary pensions, the sum of three hundred ninety-three dollars and thirtytwo cents, the same being the amount of pension due the said Sarah Stokes on the day of her decease, by virtue of an act of Congress passed on the fifth day of August eighteen hundred and forty-eight, (excepting what would accrue from March fourth, eighteen hundred and forty-one to March fourth, eighteen hundred and forty-three,) to be by the said Jonathan Shelton administrator as aforesaid, distributed to the children of said Sarah Stokes, in the same manner as arrearages of pensions are distributed to the children of deceased pensioners. Approved September 28, 1850. For auditing the account for uary notices on President Tay printing the obit the death lor. [No. 19.]-A RESOLUTION relative to the Public Printing. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House, and the Clerk of the Joint Committee on Printing, jointly be, and they hereby are, authorized and empowered to examine, audit, and pass upon all accounts for printing, except they shall not audit or allow the account for printing the obituary notices on the death of President Taylor, to make a pro rata reduction in the compensation allowed, or to refuse the work altogether, should it be inferior to the standard, and in all things to possess the same power over the public. printing as is conferred upon the Joint Committee on Printing by the joint resolution approved August 3d, eighteen hundred and forty-six: Provided, That the authority hereby conferred shall only be exercised Proviso. of 1 during the next recess of Congress, and shall cease at the co mencement of the next session of Congress. Approved September 28, 1850. 2d section of the "Act ows or orphans," 1848, extended. [No. 20.1—JOINT RESOLUTION explanatory of certain acts therein m tioned. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives Provisions of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Th granting the provisions of the second section of the act entitled "A half-pay to wid, act amending the act entitled 'An act granting half-pay etc., of July 21, widows or orphans where their husbands and fathers have di of wounds received in the military service of the Unit States,"" approved July twenty-one, eighteen hundred a forty-eight, extended by the act of February twenty-two, eig teen hundred and forty-nine, shall be construed to embrace t widows and orphans of all persons designated therein, w died while in actual service in the late war with Mexico, or going to, and returning from the same; and also to the widow and orphans of all such persons, as, having been honorab discharged, or having resigned, shall have died after the passag of said last mentioned act, or who may hereafter die, of woun received or from disease contracted while in said service: Pr vided, That the army rolls showing the death of any of sa persons in the army, shall be sufficient evidence to establish th fact. Proviso. Approved September 28, 1850. ་་་ ་་ APPENDIX. TREATIES. CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONCLUDED JANUARY 27, 1849. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a Convention between the United States of America and his Majesty, the Emperor of Brazil, for the adjustment of claims of citizens of the United States against the Brazilian Government, was concluded and signed by their Plenipotentiaries at Rio de Janeiro, on the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, which Convention, being in the English and Portuguese languages, is word for word, as follows: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST EM NOME DA SANTISSIMA E AND The United States of America and his Majesty, the Emperor of Brazil, desiring to remove every cause that might interfere with the good understanding and harmony, which now happily exist between them, and which it is so much the interest of both countries to maintain; and to come for that purpose to a definitive understanding, equally just and honorable to each, as to the mode of settling the longpending questions arising out of claims of citizens of said States, have for the same appointed, and conferred full powers, respectively, to wit: Sua Magestade o Imperador do Brazil, e os Estados Unidos da America, desejando para removerem qualquer motivo que empeça a bóa harmonia e intelligencia que felizmente subsistem entre os dous paizes, e tanto lhes interessa manter, chegar á un accordo definitivo, igualmente justo e honroso para ambos, sobre o modo de pór termo ás questões ha tanto tempo pendentes, provenientes de reclamações de cidadãos dos ditos Estados, nomearao e munirào com plenos poderes para aguelle fim, respectivamente, a saber: Convention with Brazil, 27th January, 1849. the Emperor of Preamble Negotiators. 530,000 milreas, to be placed at the President of the of the U. States 'The President of the United States of America, on David Tod, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the said States near the Court of Brazil,and his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, upon the most illustrious and most excellent Viscount of Olinda, of his Council, and of the Council of State, Senator and Grandee of the Empire, Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary, of the Legion of Honor of France', and of Saint Maurice and St. Lazarus of Sardinia, Officer of the Imperial Order of the Cross, Commander of the Order of Christ, President of the Council of Ministers, Minister and Secretary of State for foreign Affairs; who after exchanging their full powers, which were found in good and proper form, agreed to the following articles: ARTICLE 1. The two high contracting disposition of the parties, appreciating the diffiU. S. to settle culty of agreeing upon the subclaims of citizens ject of said reclamations, from against Brazil. the belief entertained by each, -one of the justice of the claims, and the other, of their injustice and being convinced that the only equitable and honorable method by which the two countries can arrive at a perfect understanding of said questions is to adjust them by a single act; they mutually agreed, after a mature examination of these claims; and, in order to carry this agreement into execution, it becomes the duty of Brazil to place at the disposition of the President of the United States the amount of five hundred and thirty Sua Magestade o Imperador do Brazil ao Illustrissimo e Excellentissimo Sñr. Visconde de Olinda, do Seu Conselho, e do de Estado,Senador e Grande do Imperio, Grào Cruz das Ordens de Santo Estevào da Hungria, da Legião de Honra da França, e de S. Mauricio e S. Lazaro de Sardenha, Oficial da Imperial Ordem do Cruzeiro, Commendador da de Christo, Presidente do Conselho de Ministros, Ministro e Secretario d'Estado dos Negocios Estrangeiros; e o Presidente dos Estados Unidos d'America ao Sr. David Tod, Enviado Extraordinario e Ministro Plenipotenciario dos mesmos Estados na Côrte do Brazil; os quaes, de pois de terem trocado seus plenos poderes, que forào achados em boa e devida forma, concordarào nos seguintes artigos: ARTIGO I. Conhecendo as dúas altas partes contractantes a difficuldade de se entenderem sobre o assumpto daquellas reclamaçoes pela convicção, em que ambas estao, uma da justiça, e outra da injustiça das mesmas reclamaçoes, e convenci das que o unico meio justo e honroso para chegarem os dous paizes à um perfeito accordo em taes questões serà resolve-las por via de uma transacçào; concordárào mutuamente, depois de maduro exame sobre aquellas reclamaçoes; e para o fim de poder levar se a effeito aquella transacção, em que por parte do Brazil se ponha à disposição do Presidente dos Estados Unidos a quantia de quinhentos e trinta contos de |