Foot's proposal called for a study into restricting of the sale of public lands to those lands already available for sale, an action which called into question the relationship between the powers of the federal government and the governments of the individual states.
Foot's proposal called for a study into. Foot's proposal was restricting of the sale of public lands to those lands already available for sale. Sale was an action. This action called into question the relationship between the powers of the federal government. This action called into question the relationship between the governments of the individual states.