1903 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



posal of public lands in certain states 

 and territories to the construction of 

 irrigation works for the reclamation of 

 arid lands, which was referred to the 

 Committee on Irrigation and Reclama- 

 tion of Arid Lands. 



Senator Platt, from the Committee 

 on Printing, reported a resolution for 

 the further printing of 15,000 copies of 

 the Woodsman's Handbook (Bulletin 

 No. 36, Bureau of Forestry, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture), to be distributed 

 as follows : 5,000 copies for the use of 

 the Senate ; 5,000 for the House of 

 Representatives, and 5,000 copies for 

 the Department of Agriculture ; and 

 the same was referred to the House of 

 Representatives, where it was referred 

 to the House Committee on Printing. 



Senator Teller introduced a bill (S. 

 7227) permitting the town of Montrose, 

 Colo., to enter 160 acres of land for 

 reservoir and water purposes. Referred 

 to the Committee on the Public Lands. 



In the House of Representatives, Mr. 

 Bates moved to suspend the rules to 

 consider a bill (H. R. 15008) providing 

 for the better separation and utilization 

 of public and private lands within the 

 limits of railroad land grants in the arid 

 region, with amendments. The motion 

 was lost. 



Senate bill No. 6339, providing for 

 the confirmation of certain forest lieu 

 selections made under the act approved 

 June 4, 1897, was referred to the Com- 

 mittee on Public Lands of the House. 



February 3. 



The Senate having under consider- 

 ation the Statehood Bill, as on several 

 other dates, considerable discussion was 

 evoked regarding the possibilities of 

 forestry and irrigation in the proposed 

 states. 



A petition of Camp 4251, Modern 

 Woodmen of America, of Villard, Min- 

 nesota, praying for the enactment of 

 legislation providing for improved 

 economy of the forest resources of the 

 country, was referred to the Committee 

 on the Public Lands. 



February 4. 



The bill (S. 6968) granting the Cen- 

 tral Arizona Railway Company a right 

 of way for railroad purposes through 



the San Francisco Mountains Forest 

 Reserve, in Arizona, was passed by the 

 Senate without amendment. 



The bill (H. R. 159) providing for 

 free homesteads on the public lands for 

 actual and bona fide settlers in the north 

 half of the Colville Indian Reservation, 

 Washington, and reserving the public 

 lands for that purpose, also passed the 

 Senate without amendment. 



The bill (H. R. 12098) entitled "An 

 act extending the homestead laws and 

 providing for a right of way for rail- 

 roads in the district of Alaska," was 

 considered by the Senate in Committee 

 of the W 7 hole. After a number of 

 amendments and corrections, the bill 

 went over for future consideration. 



In the House the bill (S. 6968) grant- 

 ing the Central Arizona Railway Corn- 

 pan}' a right of way for railroad pur- 

 poses through the San Francisco Moun- 

 tains Forest Reserve, Arizona, was re- 

 ferred to the Committee on the Public 

 Lands. 



The bill (H. R. 159) providing for 

 free homesteads for actual and bona fide 

 settlers in the north half of the Col- 

 ville Indian Reservation, Washington, 

 and reserving the public lands for that 

 purpose, having passed the Senate and 

 the House, became ready for Executive 

 action. 



February 6. 



The bill (H. R. 159) providing for 

 free homesteads on the public lands for 

 actual and bona fide settlers in the north 

 half of the Colville Indian Reservation, 

 Siate of Washington, was presented to 

 the President of the United States for 

 his signature. 



The House of Representatives received 

 resolutions from the National Live Stock 

 Association favoring a public-land com- 

 mission, and protesting against the pas- 

 sage of House bill 15008, called the 

 ' ' land exchange ' ' bill, and favoring the 

 preservation of pasturage on the public 

 domain. 



Mr. Eddy, from the Committee on the 

 Public Lands, to whom was referred the 

 bill (H. R. 11652), an amendment to the 

 United States Statutes at Large, entitled 

 "An act to authorize the President of the 

 United States to cause certain lauds 



