Mr. THAYER. I will send to the Clerk's desk to be read a letter of the late Commissioner of Public Lands, which contains every ex}pla.nation in regard to the bill. Clerk read as follows: DEPTof THE interIOR, GLO, May 21, 1866. SIR: A bill confirming the title to Alexis Gardapier to a certain tract of land at Green Bay. Wisconsin, has been receivedwith your letter of the 16thinstant, and agreeably to your request, that I impart such information to you as this officeaffords in regard to the merits of the bill, I have the honor to say that the claim of Alexis Gardapier, lying on the west bank sotfriFpox river and more particularly known as vacant of land “ lying betweenatract No. 1confirmed to Jaques, Porlier on the north, and tract No.? confirmed to Lewis Grignon on the south, ” &c., appears to be the identical claim as presentedto the commis s“iAonners appointed under the act of Congressontitled act to revive and continue in force certain acts fMoirchthigeaand, ”jusatpmpernotved of laFenbdrculaarimy s21in, the Territory of 1823. (SeeAmerican State Papers, vol. 4, pages722and 723.) The claim was presented on the 16thday of September and was confirmed on the 1stof November, 1823, to Alexis Gardapier with a proviso “that the same shall not interfere with any confirmation here tofore made.” As the prior confirmations to Jaques Porlier on the north of the vacant land and Lewis Grignon on the south of the same (see page 855, A. S. Papers) have already been surveyed and patentsissued there ifmorpefodrimloetntNos.1 and? respectively, there exists no to the vacant strip being confirmed by Congress to the extent of 80×3arpents as applied for by Alexis Gardapier and confirmed by the board of commissionors as aforesaid. This bill is herewith returned with suggested mar: fo addenda, conformable to similar bills of relief eretofore passed by Congress, which I deem proper to add to the same for such disposition as you may think necessary..I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obe dient servant, J. M. EDMUNDS, Commissioner. HOn, IRA HARRIs, Chairman of on Private Claims. the Senate Committee During the reading of the letter the morning hour expired, but by unanimous consent the case was proceeded with.