Rutherford B. Hayes: “If the bill contained no other provisions, no objection to its approval would be made.”

I would commend the suggestions and recommendation of the chairman of the Commission to the careful consideration of Congress.

It is hereby ordered that the following-described lands in California, viz: Sections 26 and 35 in township 10 south, of range 1 west, and sections 2 and 3, in township 11 south, of range 1 west of the San Bernardino meridian be, and the…

It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as a factor in our politics should disappear.

I have the honor to submit herewith the report of the Public Lands Commission, embracing the history and a codification of the public-land laws; and I desire earnestly to invite the attention of Congress to this important subject.