.IIoisK Bill, No. 12(1. J 
 
 IIOUiSE OF IJEPIIESENTATIVES, May 26, 1.H64.— Read first 
 and pec'orid tiuics. placed on the calendar and ordered to be printed. 
 
 [By Mr Fi NbTF.N, from u" Special Committee.] 
 
 To be entitled An act to compensate Cbarles E Stuart, Jsrael (\ 
 Owings and J. H. T«ylor lor the use of an improvement iu instru- 
 ment? for sighting cannon. 
 
 1 The Congress- of the Confederate States of America <h, morf. Tint 
 
 2 the Treasurer of the Confederate States be, and he is hereby, 
 ^ authorized and directed to p^ to Charles E. Stuart, Israel C. 
 
 4 Owings and J. H. Taylor, patnntees of an improvement in instru- 
 
 5 ments in sighting cannon, the sum of twenty-five thousand dol- 
 
 6 Ihrs, as a compensation for the use of said invention by the Con- 
 l federate States of America. 
 
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