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Year.; Congress. 
* 1872 | 42d, 2d sess. 
1873 | 3d, 1st sess. 
i874 | 43d, Ist sess. 
1874 | 48d, Ist sess. 
1874 | 43d, 1st sess. 
1875 | 43d, 2d sess. 
1875 | 44th, lst sess. 
1875 | 44th, 1st sess. 
1875 | 44th, 1st sess. 

House in which 
originated. 
Object of bill. 

H. R. 410, 
Page. 
Senate 471, 
Boutwell. 
H. R. 2497. 
Herndon. 
II. R. 2540, 
Dunnell. 
H. R. 4430, 
Averill. 
He R323: 
Dunnell 
Senate 2, 
Clayton. 
Senate 6, 
Ixeclley. 


| Resolution thatthe Committee on 
Agriculture inquire whether a 
certain percentage of each quar. 
ter section of public lands sold 
must be planted with trees or 
a certain percentage of existing | 
forests preserved for the pur- 
pose of preventing or remedying 
drouth. 
Same as Garfielde bill (274) above. 
For the survey and disposal of 
the timber lands of the United 
States. Miners may buy stump- 
age, notimore than 160 acres, till 
that is cut, at $2.50 per acre. 
Homesteaders m ay buy 40 acres 
of timber land near agricultural 
land at same price. 
For the appointment of a commis- 
sion for inquiry into the de- 
struction of forests and into the 
measures necessary for the pres- | 
ervation of timber. 
For the appointment of a commis- 
sioner to inquire into the de- 
struction of forests and into the 
measures necessary forthe pres- 
ervation of timber. 
To regulate the survey and sale of 
the timber lands of the United 
States. Commissioner of the 
Land Office to survey and ap- 
praise lands more valuable for 
their timber than for agricultu- 
raluse. Such lands not to be 
entered under homestead or pre- 
emption laws, but appraised and 
offered at public sale, and if not 
sold then to be open to private 
entry at a price not less than 
the appraisal. 
To regulate the survey and sale of 
the timber lands of the United 
States. Same bill as the pre- 
ceding. 
To repeal section 2303 of the Re- 
vised Statutes, thereby opening 
timber lands in Southern States 
to private entry in unlimited 
quantities and at the reduced 
price of $1.25 per acre. 
For sale of timber lands in Cali- 
fornia, Oregon, and the Territo- 
ries. Same -as previous bills 
with similar title. 
Action taken. 
No action. 
Referred to Committee on 
Public Lands. June 3,re- 
ported back with amend- 
ments and recommitted. 
December, 1874, H. R. bill 
4194 reported by commit: 
tee as substitute. Passed 
February 22, 1875. In 
Senate February 22, re- 
ferred to Committee on 
Public Lands. 
Referred to Committee on 
Public Lands. Reported 
with amendments, 
Referred to Committee on 
Public Lands. Reported 
back with H. R. 2540 as a 
substitute. 
Wie 
Reported by Committee on 
Public Lands as a substi- 
tute for preceding bill, H. 
R. 2497. 
Referred tc Committee on 
Public Lands. 

| Referred to Committee on 
Public Lands. 
Referred to Committee on 
Public Lands. Reported 

back and passed. In H.R. 
referred to Committee ou 
Public Lands. Passed 
H. R. and became a law 
July 4, 1876, through in- 
action of the President. 
Referred to Committee on 
Public Lands. Passed 
Senate February, 1876. 
In H. R., February, 1876, 
referred to Committee on 
Public Lands. March, 
1877, House refused to 
suspend rules and pass 
the bil i, 


