...Revised Statutes provides that — "The Commissioner of the General Land Office shall perform, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, all executive...sale of the public lands of the United States, or in anywise respecting such public lands, and also such as relate to private claims of land and the issuing...

...regard to the "executive duties" then "prescribed," or which* might thereafter " be prescribed bylaw, appertaining to the surveying and sale of the public...lands; and, also, such as relate to private claims of lands, and the issuing of patents for all grants of land under the authority of the government of the...

...passage of this act, the executive duties now prescribed or which may hereafter be prescribed by law, appertaining to the surveying and sale of the public lands of the United States, or in anywise respecting such lands ; and also such as relate to private claims of land, and by the enterprise...

...pasfflge of this act. the executive duties now prescribed or which may hereafter be prescribed by law. appertaining to the surveying and sale of the public lands of the United Stales, or in anywise respecting such lands ; and also such as relate to private claims of land, and...

...the General Land Office, plenary powers are conferred on the Commissioner to supervise all surveys of public lands, "and also such as relate to private claims of land and the issuing of patents." By the act of March 3, 1849, the Interior Department was established. The 3d section of the act vests...

...regard to the 'executive duties* then 'prescribed' or which might thereafter 'be prescribed by law, appertaining to the surveying and sale of the public lands of the United Statt-», or in any wise respecting such public lands, and, also, such as relate to private claims...

...by law, appertaining to the survey and salo of the public lands in the United States', or in anywise respecting such public lands, and also such as relate to private claims of land, and tho issuing of patents for all grants of land under authority of the government oftlie United States,...

...4th July, 1836 (ft Stats, at Large, 101)* it is provided that the executive duties prescribed by law, appertaining to the surveying and sale of the public...the United States, or in any wise respecting such lands, and also such as relate to private claims of land, and the issuing of patents for all grants...

...department. 1. The act of July 4, 1836', to reorganize the General Land Office, (vol. 5, p. 107,) makes the executive duties appertaining to the surveying and sale of the public lands of the United States, or duties in anywise respecting such public lands, subject to the supervision aud control of the. Commissioner...

...passage of this Act, the executive duties now prescribed, or which may hereafter be prescribed by law, appertaining to the surveying and sale of the public lands of the United States, or in anywise respecting such public lands, and, also, such as relate to private claims of laud, and the...