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Show INDEX 825 survey system, 422 Preemption, 66, 219-247, 485-486 abuses, 240-241, 466 values of, 245-246 on railroad grants, 244 Preemption Claims Board, 1846, 241-243 Preemption claims, suspended, 241 Preemption entries, acreage, 1820-1829, 224 1830-1835, 225 under Acts of 1830, 1832, 1833, 1834, 231 Preemption entries, number, Illinois, 1837-1845, 243 entries, 1881-1894, 493 entries, 1881-1904, 494 Preemption "floats," 227-228 Preemption laws in Colonies, 39 Preemption legislation, Act 1800, 222 Act 1803, 222 Intrusion Act, 219 application of, 220 Act 1814, 223-224 Act 1816, 223 Act 1830, 224-228 implementation difficulties, 226-227 abuse, 227-228 Act 1832, 229 Act 1834, 229-232 difficulties of administration, 230-232 Act 1838, 235-236 Preemption, Prospective, Act, 236-240 Compromise with distribution Act, 237-238 Act 1846, 241-243 Preemption on railroad grants (1853), 244 Preemption unsurveyed land (1853) , 244 General Revision Act, 247 Preemption line, 43 Private land claims. See Claims, private, legislation Proclamation of 1763, 34 Proclamation, Dec. 12, 1815, 98 Prospective Preemption Act, 236-240 Public domain. See also Land or Public land Public domain, acquisition of, 49-57, 75-86 acreage by source, 86 from colonies (states), 49-57 from France, 77 from Spain, 78-79 from England, 79-80, 84 from Texas, 82-83 from Mexico, 83, 84-85 from Russia, 85 New England opposition, 78 Public domain, cession to states, 516, 524-525, 526- 528, 622-624, 625-630, 647-650, 741 Public domain, private claims on acquired lands. See Claims Public Land Commission, first, 1879, 422-434 report 424-425, 428-434, 480 weakness of, 424-425, 428, 431, 480 testimony given it, 425-428 Public Land Commission, 1903, 488-491, 578 hearings, 488-489 report, 489-491, 578 congressional action, 491 Public Land Law Review Commission, 633, 761-762 Public land, leasing. See Leasing Public land policies, basic, 63-67 discussion, 1785, 63-64 breach of, 364-367 Public land sales for revenue, 47, 61-63, 68 income, 1851-1861, 210 Public lands, investigation, 619-622 hearings, Committee on Public Lands and Surveys, 619 congressional discussion, 621-622 Public lands, State v. Federal ownership, 1-32, 287, 317-318 Public power, 659-660, 686, 692 Quebec Act, 1, 34, 49 Railroad acquisitions, grant or purchase, 372 Railroad grant legislation. See Grants, railroad, legislation Railroad mileage in public land states, 357 Railroads, forest lieu provision benefits, 586 Railroads, Grants to. See Grants Railroads taxed, 460-461 Rangeland, damage, 519-524, 528-529, 631 livestock cuts, 524 Conference of Western Governors, 1914, 516 Rangeland, fencing, 466-468 Rangeland legislation, fencing, 474 Stock Raising Homestead Act, 512-513, 516-519, 521-523 Act 1928, 608-610 Taylor Grazing Act, 610-615 congressional discussion, 611-612 operation, 613-615 allocation of grazing rights, 617-618 Multiple Use Act, 631 Receivers, land offices, 126-127 |
