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of acres of land thus ocae sold and transferred. for the purpose aforesaid does not exceed six thousand four hundred acres; and the President of the United States hereby authorised and directed 10 cause pat ents to issue to said purchasers, their heirs or their e gal representatives, for the late governors several To- cations, safes and transfers, whenever the applications are properly made by said purchasers or their legal re- pTesentatives.

 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. PRE-EMPTIoNs TO SETTLERS ON PuBfIc LANDS January 3.-Mr. Yell, from the committee on the public lands made the following report:

 The committee on the public lands, who were in- structed to inquire into the expediency of allowing ali such persons were actually residing on or cultvat- ing any portion of, the public land, and who pre- vented from obtaining their pre-empons under the act ot 1884, and previously, by failure or delays in sur veylng the public lands right enter quarter sec ton, to include their residence or improvements; or where such lands have been subsequently, ioated upon or sold, right 10 enter quarter seetion, and one additional eighth, Compensation fof their improve menfs 10 De locaeed in the dsttiG where such improvements or residence may have beeh had, repor hat under the privilege of the act of Congress granting pre-emptlon 10 actual settlesS passed the 9h ot June 1884, evere settler or occupant residing upon public lands prior to the passage of said act and who was n possession and cultivated any part there- o. in the year 1853, entitled, for two years to the beneht o said act; but, from varions calses, over

  of the survGyo General to cause the land to be sur veyed and the plas thereof filed in the land offices or the lands having been reserved from sale by the gos- efnment, tile occupant dehied the benefit of said act previous to it's espration which was on the I9h June, 1886.

 The committee are satisfied that the occupant who brings himself within the provisions of the act of the isth June. l634 but wlo has been prevented ffotn eapng the benefits thereof by any failure or non-com plance on the part of the government it's authorised agents in not placing them in situation 10 receive the benefit ot said act is, and in good faith ought to be, titled to the benefit of said act until the obstacle is re- moved by the general government. Therefore they fecomnend the extension of the benefit of said act to all settlers who come within its provisions, until said land shall be offered at public sale,

 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

 DISTRIBUTION THE PUBLIC LANDS.

 Janua'y 4.-Mr. c. .9llen offered the following pre- amble and resolution:

 Whereas Congress has heretofore made donations of the pubic lands for the purpose of internal improve ment and education.