I concedeand on this point I ask the attention of the gentleman from Texas -that the Commissioner of the Gencral Land Office has power to distribute this money in his discretion. .and will very probably do it in a just way. but last year. in submitting with his estimates his divisions of lands in these States and Territories. .he said that if we gave him $400.000 for this purpose he would expend -$45. 000 of the appropriation in Dakota. For some reasonI have no doubt a good onehe reduced the amount to $40.000. We made our appropriation upon the basis which he submitted to us-$45.000. and he said that was right. We thought it would not be unwise to relieve the Commissioner of the General Land Office from the pressure that is being brought to bear upon him in regard to the distribution of this money. and that if the needs of immigration in Dakota require this amount. it should be given.
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