...facilitate the Payment of Sick and Wounded Soldiers in the Hospitals and Convalescent Camps. Resolved by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of A merica in Congress assembled, That the Paymaster-General be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed...

...the following resolution and articles amendatory to the Constitution of the United States: Bcxoli'ed by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of both Houses concurring), That the following articles be...

...presented to Major-General Grant in the name of the people of the United States of America. Be it resolved by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the thanks of Congress be and they hereby are presented to Major-General...

...additional article of war,' approved March 13, 1862, and which act is in the words and figures following: " 'Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That hereafter the following shall be promulgated as an additional...

...APPROVED, August 6th, 1861. AN ACT TO PRESCRIBE AN OATH OF OFFICE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the /Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That hereafter every person elected or appointed to any office of honor...

...what was done ? This joint resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority in each House : ' Resolved by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following article be proposed to the Legislatures of the several...

...said States until loyal and republican State governments can bo legally established: Therefore — Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That said rebel States shall be divided into military districts and...

...volunteers, passed July 4, 1836, approved July 21, 1848. — (Revised Statutes, vol. ix, chap, cviii.) Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemble^, That the provisions of the first section of the act entitled "An act...

...Approved March 3, 1843. (C.) AN ACT to extend pre-emption rights to certain lands therein mentioned. Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the^pre-emption laws of the United States, as they now exist, be,...

...an act entitled "An act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States." Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first proviso in section fourteen of an act approved March...