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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



March 



Referred to Com. on Irrigation of 

 Arid Lands. Reported without 

 amendment. 



H. R. 8429 (Rep. Smith) To amend 

 Reclamation Act by extending law 

 to Texas and for other purposes. 

 Referred to Com. on Irrigation of 

 Arid Lands. 



H. R. 9747 (Rep. Stephens) Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture to make irriga- 

 tion experiments in Texas. Re- 

 ferred to Com. on Agriculture. 



H. R. 8439 (Rep. Martin) To amend 

 Reclamation Act regarding con- 

 struction by contract, hours of la- 

 Ibor, etc. Referred to Com. on Irri- 

 gation of Arid Lands. 



H. R. 3071 (Rep. Dixon) To en- 

 courage reclamation in Montana. 

 Referred to Com. on Public Lands. 



II. R. 16007 (Rep. Steenerson) Pro- 

 viding for reclamation of swamp 

 land. Referred to Com. on Public 

 Lands. 

 S. 2560 (Sen. Ankeny) Authorizing 

 disposition of surplus and allotted 

 lands on Yakima Indian Reserva- 

 tion, Washington, irrigable under 

 Reclamation Act. Report made Jan. 

 18 by director on H. 10067 (same 

 bill), introduced by Rep. Sherman 

 of New York. 

 S. 3000 (Sen. Carter)- Survey and 

 disposition of certain lands on Milk 

 River, Ft. Belknap Indian Reserva- 

 tion, Montana. 

 .S. 3005 (Sen. Ankeny) Ratify and 

 confirm agreement with Colville In- 

 dians, Washington, and making ap- 

 propriation for carrying same into 

 effect. (H. 1 1268.)' 

 S. 3687 (Sen Hansbrough) Segrega- 

 tion of $1,000,000 from Reclamation 



Fund. (H. 13197.) 

 H. R. 1 1796 (Rep. McKinlay) For 

 the diversion of water from the Sac- 

 ramento River in California, for ir- 

 rigation. 

 H. R. 9748 (Rep. Wiley) Purifica- 

 tion of water supply in Washington. 

 H. R. 149 (Rep. Van Duzer) Appro- 

 priation for artesian wells in Neva- 

 da. 



H. R. 12221 (Rep. Brooks) Author- 

 izing Secretary of Agriculture to 

 make experiments and investiga- 

 tions in utilizing limited water sup- 

 plies in connection with farming in 

 the semi-arid regions of the United 

 States and making appropriation 

 therefor. 



S. 1802 (Sen. Gamble) Regulating 

 public use of reservoir sites. 



S- 539 (Sen. Carter) Restoration of 

 lands in reservoir sites. 



S. 17 (^Sen. Clark) Printing of Re- 

 clamation Service Report. 



S. 2193 (Sen. Teller) Public build- 

 ing for Geological Survey at Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



S. 87 (Sen. Heyburn) Withdrawal 

 of townsites under reclamations pro- 

 jects. 



S. 91 (Sen. Heyburn) Leaves of ab- 

 sence to homesteaders on lands to ' 

 be irrigated (H. R. 5361). 



S. 276 (Sen. Fulton) Purchase and 

 condemnation of irrigable lands. 



public lands. 



H. R. 3019 (Rep. Lacey) Repeal of 

 Timber and Stone Act. 



H. R. 1 1268 (Rep. Jones) Ratifying 

 and confirming agreement with Col- 

 ville Indians (S. 3005, Akeny). 



H. R. 10839 (Rep. Humphrey) Re- 

 lief of Desert Land Claimants for 

 lands in Washington, entered be- 

 tween Jan. 1, 1902, and June 24, 

 1903 (S. 2710). 



H. R. 311 (Rep. Kinkaid) Amend- 

 ing homestead laws as to certain 

 public lands in Nebraska ; providing 

 for entry by homesteaders of public 

 lands cornering on their homesteads 

 up to 640 acres, when there are no 

 public lands contiguous. 



H. R. 313 (Rep. Kinkaid) Restoring 

 homestead rights to those who en- 

 tered a certain area in Nebraska be- 

 tween April 28 and June 28, 1904. 



H. R. 409 (Rep. Brooks) Amending 

 homestead laws as follows : That 

 tracts of public lands up to 640 acres 

 mav be homsteaded in a described 



