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TIMBER CULTURE ACTS—Continued. 
Year.| Congress. ee sare aires Object of bill. | Action taken. 


1878 | 45th, 2d sess. H. R. 3235, To amend theact of 1873. Reduc- | Reported with amend- 
Strait. ing the number of acres to be monts by committee, 
planted to 10 for every quarter | passed, and approved 
section and in the same propor- June 14, 1878. 
tion for smaller quantities, but 
requiring closer planting— 
twenty-seven thousand trees 
per acre. Tivo acres to be 
broken first year and 5 the sec- 
ond, and planted with trees in 
the third and fourth years. Ie- 
of the act of 1874. 

Paddock. growth of timber on the west- Public Lands. 
ern prairies. a 
peals the homestead provision 
1881 |} 47th, 1st sess. H. Qt, 430, To amend the act of 1878. Speci- | Referred to Committee on 
Ryan. fying the kinds of trees to be Public Lands. 
planted. 
1882 | 47th, 1st sess. H. RR. 4497, To repeal the act of 1878.......... Referred to Committee on 
Deering. Public Lands. 
1885 | 49th, 1st sess. Senate 65, To repeal all laws for the pre-emp- | Referred to Committee on 
Dolph. tion of public lands and those Public Lands. 
allowing entries for timber cult- 
ure, the sale of desert lands, ete. 
1885 | 49th, 1st sess. Hi. I. 452, To repealall laws for the pre-emp- | Referred to Committee on 
Cobb. tion of public lands and those Public Lands. 
allowing entries for timber cult- 
ure. 
1885 | 49th, 1st sess. H. R. 380. Torepeal pre-emption andtimber- | Referred to Committee on 
Payson. culture laws. Nearly identical Public Lands. 
with bill 452. 
1886 | 49th, 1st sess. EL. RR. 5210, To repeal all laws for the pre-emp- | Referred to Committee on 
Henley. tion of public lands and for tim- Public Lands. 
ber-culture cntries. 
1886 | 49th, Ist sess. H. R. 1238, To amend the act of 1878.......... Referred to Committee on 
Strait. Public Lands. 
1888 | 50th, 1st sess. Senate 2893, | To amend act to encourage the | Referred to Committee on 
if 

FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ENDOWMENT OF FORESTRY SCHOOLS. 

1882 | 47th, lst sess. | Senate 1880, | To aid in the endowment of a} Referred to Committee on 
McMillan. schoolof forestry at Saint Paul. Agriculture. 
Granting 300 sections of public 
laid fer the purpose. 

1883 | 47th, 2d sess. H. R. 7440, To grant lands to Dakota for the | Referred to Committee on 
Pettigrew. purpose of establishing a school Public Lands. 
of forestry. Granting 400 sec- 
tions of land for the purpose. 
1884 | 48th, 1st sess. H. R. 4361, To grant lands to Dakota forthe | Referred to Committce on 
Raymond. purpose of establishing a school Public Lands. 
of forestry. Same bill as the 
preceding. 

1886 | 49th, Ist sess. | H. R. 2826, To grant lands to Dakota for the | Referred to Committce on 
Gifford. purpose ox establishing a school Public Lands. 
of forestry. Same as two pre- 
ceding bills. 



