FEDERAL FORESTRY LEGISLATION. 



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Object of hill. 



H. E. 7854. . . To prevent the free use of timber on the public lands and 

 to revoke all permits heretofore granted in cortiiin States, 

 and for other purposes. 



Authorizing liona tide settlers on public lands to cut timber 

 therefrom, and for other purposes. 



To create a forestry commission 



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 Senate 2571 

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H. R. 7259 . . 

 H.R.7854.. 



H. 11. 8323.. 



Senate 914 . 

 Senate 1214 

 Senate 1349 

 Senate 1632 



Senate 1803 . 

 Senate 2118, 



Senate 2946 

 Senate 2963. 



H. E. 40 



H.R. 119... 



H.E.832... 

 H. R. 2280 . . 



H. R. 4058 . . 



H. E. 4065 . . 

 II. K. 40117.. 



II. 11.4:136.. 

 H. E.4442.. 



H. E. 4562 . . 

 H. It. 4991.. 



H. E. 8730 . . 

 H. E. 9123 . . 



To protect public forest reservations. 



For the relief of certain settlers, who have entered land! 



undor the timber and stone act, etc. 

 To prevent the free use of timber on the public lands and 



to revoke all permits heretofore granted in certain States, 



and for other purposes. 

 Making an additional appropriation to meet the expenses 



of protecting the timber on the public lands for the fiscal 



year ending June 'JO, 1895. 

 To protect public forest reservations 



Ti> appropriate funds for investigations and tests of Ameri- 

 can tiniber. 



For the relief of applicants to purchase public lands under 

 the timber and stone act. 



To permit owners of claims to iron and coal mines on forest 

 reservations of the United States to perfect their titles 

 thereto, and to procure a patent therefor, and for other 

 purposes. 



To repeal section 8 of n act entitled "An act to repeal 

 timber-culture laws, and for other purposes," approved 

 March 3, 1891. 



To protect public forest reservations 



To protect and administer th public timber lands 



To amend sections 18, 19, 20, and 21 of the act entitled "An 

 act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other pur- 

 poses," approved March 3. 1891. 



For the relief of purchasers of timber and stone lands 

 under the act of June 3, 1878. 



To prevent the free nse of timber on the public lands for 



commercial use, and for other purposes. 

 To protect public forest reservations 



To protect the forests on the public domain from destruc- 

 tion by tire. 



To open the forest reservations of the State of Colorado for 

 the location of mining claims. 



To set apart certain lands now known as the Pacific For- 

 est Reservation as a public park, to be known as the 

 Washington National Park. 



For the relief of applicants to purchase public lands tinder 

 the timber and stone act. 



To amend an act entitled "An act for the sale of timber 

 lands in the States of California, Oregon, Nevada, and in 

 Washington Territory," approved June 3, 1878. 



To extend the mineral land laws of the United States to 

 lands embraced within reservations created by Presi- 

 dential proclamation, and for other purposes. 



To amend the act of June 3, 1878, entitled "An act for the 

 sale of timber lands in the States of California, Oregon, 

 NV\a<la, and ill Washington Territory,' as amended by 

 section 2 of the act of August 4, 1892. 



To amend an act entitled "An act for the sale of timber 

 lands in the States of California, Oregon, Nevada, and 

 Washington Territory." 



To open forest reservations in the State of Colorado for the 

 location of mining claims. 



To appropriate funds for investigations and tests of Ameri- 



i-an timber. 

 To prevent forest fires on the public domain 



Eeferred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. Reported back with amend- 

 ment. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. 



Referred to Committee on Forest Res- 

 ervations. 



Debated in the House. Amended and 

 passed House. Eeferred to Senate 

 Committee on Public Lands. Refer- 

 ence changed to Committee on Forest 

 Reservations. Reported back with 

 amendment. Amended and passed 

 Senate. Referred to House Commit- 

 tee on Public Lands. Conference 

 appointed. Report made and with- 

 drawn. 



Passed Senate. Examined and signed. 



Debated, amended, and passed House. 

 Eeferred to Senate Committee on 

 Public Lands. 



Referred to Committee on Appropria- 

 tions. 



Referred to Committee on Forest 

 Reservations. 



Referred to Committee on Agriculture 

 and Forestry. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. 



Eeferred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. Reported back with amend- 

 incuts. Amended and passeil Sen- 

 ate. Referred to House Committee 

 on Public Lands. Reported back 

 with amendment. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. 



Referred to Committee on Forest Res- 

 ervations and Protection of Game. 

 Reported back. Passed over in 

 Senate. 



Referred to Committee on Forest Res- 

 ervations and Protection of Game. 



Eeferred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. Reported back adversely 

 and laid on table. 



deferred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. Reported back with amend- 

 ment. Passed House. Referred to 

 Senate Committee on Forest, Reser- 

 vations and Protection of Game. 



Eeferred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. H. E. 4991 reported aa sub- 

 stitute. 



Eeferred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. Eeported back with amend- 

 ment. Amended and passed House, 

 lleferred to Senate Committee on 

 Forest Reservations and Protection 

 of Game. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. 

 Do. 



Referred to Committee on Indian Af- 

 fairs. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. Reported ba<-k. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. 



Introdneec! by Committee on Public 

 Lands as substitute for H. R. 2280. 

 Debated and passed House. Re- 

 ferred to Senate Committee on Pub- 

 lic Lands. Reported back Passed 

 Senate. Examined and signed. Ap- 

 proved by President. 



Referred toCommitteeon Agriculture. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. Reported back. Debated 

 am! passed House. Referred to Sen- 

 ate Committee on Public Lands. 



