A Bill
To provide for bringing home to the united States the remains of the 1 deceased officers & soldiers of our country who were killed in battle or who died in Mexico during the present war.

Whereas by a recent Treaty of Peace agreed upon between this Country and Mexico by the United states senate, it is, among other things stipulated and agreed that the united States are to vacate all the Teritory south of the Rio Grande[.] and whereas many of our gallant officers and soldiers (volunteers and Regulars) in the hour of danger rushed to the thickest of the battle-strife & fought and fell in defence of their country[’]s rights & honor

and Whereas the voice of Humanity ever alive to human suffering & ever active in commemarateing the deeds of our country[’]s defenders make a solemn appeal to us as the Representatives of that People for whom they offered up their lives, to see their remains rescued from their Present inhospitable graves and suitably Honored with Christian burial ^so^ that there remains may be protected by that flag for which they so nobly fought and died and that their dust may repose in their own land and country. Therefore

Sec 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the US of America in Congress Assembled
That the President of the US be and he is hereby autherised and required to appoint some suitable persons not exceeding three to proceed to Mexico so soon as he shal deeme it expedient and cause the remains of the Deceased officers and Soldiers of the Amercan Armey to be removed to some apropriate spot within the united States and there intered in a manner commensurate with their high duties ^deserts^ as American patriots and in a way apropriate to the Nation

Sec 2 be it further enacted that the sum of fifty thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to carry into full effect the provisions of this act.