The Library of Congress provides access to S. 176 (34th Congress, 1st Session) "A Bill To establish a separate judicial district south of the Gila, and to create the office of surveyor general therein, to provide for the adjudication of certain land claims, to grant donations to actual settlers, to survey certain lands, and for other purposes" which was introduced March 18, 1856 by Sen. Rusk of Texas. January 28, 1857 (34th Congress, 3rd Session) the title of the bill was changed to read "A bill to establish a separate judicial district south of the Gila, and to create the office of surveyor general therein; to provide for the adjudication of certain land claims; to grant donations to actual settlers; to survey certain lands; to provide for the representation of the inhabitants of the ''Gadsden Purchase'' in the territorial legislature of New Mexico, and for other purposes."