
Year. Congress, 
1882 47th, Ist sess. 
1s82 47th, Ist SCS, 
1882 47th, Ist sess. 
1882 47th, 2d sess. 
1°83 | 47th, 2d sess. 
1883 «47th, 2d sess. 
1883 47th, 2d sess. 
1883 48th, lst sess. 
1883 48th, Ist sess. 
1883 48th, Ist sess. 
1883 48th, Ist sess. 
1884 | 48th, Ist sess. 
Hlouse in which 
orignated, 
Senate 1641, 
Teller, 
Senate 1826, 
Sherman. 
Il. R. 6315, 
Butterworth 
H.R. 6907, 
Strait. 
H.R. 7509, 
Dwicht. 
Senate 2406, 
Tabor. 
H. R. 4757. 
H. R. 832, 
Strait. 
Senate 1258, 
Sherman. 
H. R. 4811, 
Hatch. 
HT. I. 5206, 
Deuster. 
Senate L444, 
Dawes. 
Object of bill. 
To amend act of 1878, so as to al- 
low any one in Western States 
and ‘Territories to remove tim 
ber from mineral lands for any 
purpose, under rules and regu 
lations of the Secretary pf the 
Interior and payment of 82.50 
poracre for thetimber, No tim- 
ber to be cut by mill-owners or 
lumber manufacturers. 
lor tue preservation of woods and 
forests adjacent to sources of 
navigable rivers. Same as bill 
introduced in H.R. 1st session, 
Forty-fourth Congress. 
Por the preservation of woods, ete. 
Samo as Senate bill next above- 
To provide for the classification 
and disposition of pine tinmber- 
lands. Such lands, chiefly valu- 
able for their timber, not to be 
subject to pre-emption or home- 
stead entry. but to be appraised 
by the Secretary of the Interior, 
and sold from time to time at 
public sale, for notless than two- 
thirds the appraisement. Min- 
eral lands exempt from the act. 
To regulate the sale of the tim 
ber-lands of the United States. 
Similar to last bill above, but 
lands remaining unsold to be 
subject to private entry at the 
appraised value. 
For the protection and preserva. 
tion of the forests of the United 
States, One hundred thousand 
dollars to be appropriated to 
Colorado for the establishment 
of anexperiment station under 
the direction of the Department 
of Agriculture. 
Act to exclude the public lands 
in Alabama from the operation 
of laws relating to mineral lands, 
(In reality an act to sell all min- 
eral lands in Alabama as agri- 
cultural lands, at private sale, 
in unlimited quantities, and at 
the reduced rate of $1.25 per 
acre, to citizens or aliens.) 
lor the classification and disposi- 
tion of pine timber-lands. Same 
as above bill presented in Forty- 
seventh Conyress. 
lorthe preservation of woods and 
forests adjacent to sources of 
navigable rivers, ete. Sameas 
billin Forty-seventh Congress. 
For the preservation of woods. 
ete. Same as last billabove. 
For the preservation of woods, 
etc. Same as last bill above. 
To prevent cutting of timber on 
military or Indian reservations. 
Action taken. 
Referred to Committee on 
Publie Landa, 
Referred to Committee on 
Agriculture. 
Referred to Committee on 
Agriculture. 
Referred to Committee on 
the Public Lands. 
Referred to Commi 
the Publie Lands. 
Referred to Commit 
Appropriations. 
ttee on 
tec on 
Approved by the President 
March 3, 1883. 
Referred to Commi 
the Publie Lands. 
Referred to Commi 
Agriculture. 
Referred to Committee 
Agticulture. 
Referred to Committee 
Agriculture. 
ttee on 
ttec on 
on 
on 
Referred to Committee on 
ludian Affairs. 
in Senate April 23. 
H. R. 
Passed 
In 
referred to Com- 
mittee on Indian Affairs. 

