The amount of laud which was disposed of last year exceeded the amount disposed of during any preceding year. The number of immigrants who came to this country last year exceeded the number of any preceding year. The United States has acquired these lands for the purpose of having them occupied. Until they are occupied by actual settlers they will yield no revenue to the Government. As an economic measure. therefore. we should make sufficient appropriation to survey them. so they may be occupied. Then they will become valuable. Their owners will pay taxes on them. They will then yield products which will bring revenues into our Treasury.
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