1904 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 187 



In the House : A message from the March 17. 



Senate announced that, among others, In the Senate : Mr.Hansbrough,from 

 the Senate had passed the bill (S. 3205) the Committee on Public Lands, re- 

 authorizing the Secretary of the Interior ported favorably, with amendment, the 

 to acquire the title to lands within cer- bill (S. 5054) providing for the dis- 

 tain Indian reservations. posal of .timber on public lands chiefly 



By Mr. Jenkins : A bill (H. R. 13673) valuable for timber. 



to amend section 2 of chapter 426, U. S. The amendment was concurred in 

 Statutes at Large : "An act to authorize an d the bill passed, 

 the President of the United States to Senate bills 370, 932, and 4916, re- 

 cause certain lands heretofore with- lating to the same subject, were indefi- 

 drawn from market for reservoir pur- nitely postponed. 



poses to be restored to the public do- Mr. Dubois, from the Committee on 

 main subject to entry under the home- Public Lands, reported, with amend- 

 stead law with certain restrictions," ment, the bill (S. 3165) amending see- 

 so that any isolated or disconnected tion 3 of the act of June 5, 1900. The 

 tract or parcel thereof may be sold for amendment was concurred in and the 

 not less than $1.25 per acre. bill passed. 



This bill condenses the present law, 



March 10. and j n case a homestead entryman has 



In the Senate : Mr. Hansbrough in- made an entry w hi ch h e has been corn- 

 trod need a bill (S. 4916) to provide for pelled) through no fault of his own, to 

 the disposal of timber on public lands, re li n quish, and for the relinquishment 

 and for other purposes. o f w hi c h he has received no considera- 

 March 12. ti n ' it: allows him to make a second 



In the Senate : Mr. Warren intro- entry. Under certain restrictions, a 



duced a bill (S. 5009) providing for the man who has entered less than a quarter 



transfer of forest reserves from the De- section may enter enough additional 



partment of the Interior to the Depart- contiguous land to make 160 acres 



ment of Agriculture. March 21. 



In the House: By Mr. Reeder : A In the Senate: Mr. Hoar introduced, 



bill (H. R. 13867) to amend the act by request, a bill (S. 5126) to create a 



providing for national irrigation, ap- colonization bureau and to provide for 



proved June 17, 1902. advances to actual settlers on the public 



IVUrrk 14- domain. 



In the House : A letter from the Sec- 



1 V hC n C : \ ^ Uar ro S ide for retary of the Interior, transmitting, with 



duced a bill (S. 5054) to provide for ' recommendation, the draft 



the disposal of timber on public lands ^ to ^ settlement of 



chiefly valuable for timber. d fn)m withdrawal 



Mr Warren introduced a bill S 5055 ) for forest reserveS( was referre d to the 

 providing for the transfer of forest re- ittee on Public Lands . 

 serves from the Department ot the in- 

 terior to the Department of Agriculture. March 22. 



In the Senate : Mr. Gibson introduced 



March 16. a bm ^g 5l68 j to re p e al the desert 



In the House : By Mr. Stephens of land act &nd the comm utation provision 



Texas : A bill (H. R. 14050) to subject of the hornestea d act. 

 the mineral lands within Indian reserva- 



tions to location, operation, and entry. Marcn H. 



ByMr.Mondell: A bill (H.R. 14052) In the Senate: Mr. Dietrich mtro- 



prohibiting the selection of timber lands duced a bill (S. 5207) to amend 



in lieu of lands in forest reserves. homestead laws as to certain unappro- 



Also a bill (H. R. 14053) providing priated lands in Nebraska, and to au- 



for the entry of agricultural lands within thorize the leasing of grazing lands 



forest reserves. therein. 



