drop-title In Senate of the United States. July 25 1848. Submitted and ordered to be printed.
184818707Washington 1848. 8vo. 4 pp. <br><br>First two lines of text: "Mr. Downs made the following report: To accompany bill S. No. 319. The Committee on Private Land Claims to whom the bill to facilitate the entry of pre-emptive claims was referred respectfully report: The first section of the bill has in view two objects: 1. To authorize the settler to relinquish his pre-emptive right from the United States and allow the State to locate on it for the purpose and on the condition of obtaining a pre-emption from the State if he deems it more advantageous to him. 2. To authorize him to obtain State scrip from the State and locate it on his pre-emptive claim instead of paying for it in cash." Government document: 30th Congress 1st Session. Senate. Rep. Com. No. 216. Removed from a nonce volume. Pencilled numeral in top margin of p. 1. unknown books
