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House in 

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 nated. 



Senate 957... 



Senate 1476.. 

 Senate 1779.. 

 Senate 1817.. 



Senate 2427.. 



Senate 2510.. 

 Senate 2877.. 



H.R.122S... 



H.R.1256... 

 H. R. 1300 . . . 



H.R.1353... 



H. R. 1982 . ■ . 



H.R.3239... 



H.R.3279... 



H.R.3306... 

 H.R.3410... 



H.R.6045... 

 H.R.6709... 



H.R.7Q01... 



H.R.8006... 



H.R.9055... 

 H.R. 11037.. 

 Sen ate 549... 

 Senate 1394.. 



Senate 1523.. 



Senate 3199.. 

 Senate 41 56.. 



H.R. 705.... 



H. It. 4593... 



H.R. 5382... 

 H.R. 7026... 



Object of bill. 



To establish a public park at Pagosa Springs, in the State 

 of Colorado. 



For the protection and administration of the forests of the 



public domain. 

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To grant the State of Oregon townships 27, 28, 29, 30, and 

 31 south, in ranges 5 and ($ east of the Willamette merid- 

 ian, in the State of Oregon, for a public park. 



To establish a public park to be called and known as the 

 Royal Arch Park. 



To amend act authorizing citizens of Colorado, Nevada, 

 and the Territories to fell and remove timber on the pub- 

 lic domain for mining and domestic purposes. 



Authorizing citizens of Colorado, Nevada, and the Terri- 

 tories to tell and remove timber on the public domain for 

 mining and domestic purposes. 



For the protection of forest lands belonging to the United 

 States and California. 



To establish a public park at Pagosa Springs, Colo 



To repeal the timber-land act of June 3, 1878 



To further amend the public-land laws, and for the preser- 

 vation of natural forests on the public domain, the pro- 

 tection of water supply, and for other purposes. 



To set apart a certain tract of land situated on the head- 

 waters of the Pecos River, in New Mexico, as a public 

 park. 



For the preservation of the woods and forests of the na- 

 tional domain adjacent to the sources of navigable rivers 

 and their affluents in the United States. 



To define and punish the offense of setting fire to and burn- 

 ing woods, grass, or forests on lands belonging to the 

 United States. 



For the protection and the administration of the forests on 

 the public domain. 



For the preservation of the woods and forests of the na- 

 tional domain adjacent to the sources of the navigable 

 rivers and their affluents in the United States. 



For the protection and administration of the forests of the 

 public domain. 



To amend an act entitled ''An act authorizing the citizens 

 of Colorado, Nevada, and the Territories to fell and re- 

 move timber on the public domain for mining and domes- 

 tic purposes," approved June 3, 1878. 



To secure to actual settlers the public lands adapted to 

 agriculture, to protect the forests on the public domain, 

 and for other purposes. 



To amend section 5388 of the Revised Statutes of the United 

 States in relation to timber depredations. 



To establish a public park to be called and known as the 

 Royal Arch Park. 



To set apart a certain tract of land in the Territory of New 

 Mexico as a public reservation. 



For the protection and administration of the forests on the 

 public domain. 



Authorizing the citizens of Colorado, North Dakota, South 

 Dakota, Montana, Nevada, and the Territories to fell 

 and remove timber on the public domain for mining and 

 domestic purposes. 



For the preservation of the woods and forests of the na- 

 tional domain adjacent to the sources of the navigable 

 rivers and their affluents in the United States. 



To authorize the entry of the public lands by incorporated 

 towns for cemetery and park purposes. 



For the protection of trees and other growth on the public 

 domain from destruction by fire. 



For the preservation of the woods and forests of the na- 

 tional domain adjacent to the sources of the navigable 

 rivers and their affluents in the United States. 



To amend an act entitled "An act for the sale of timber 

 lands in the States of California, Oregon, and Nevada, 

 and in Washington Territory," approved June 3, 1878. 



To dispose of the timber lands of the State of Arkansas at 

 cash entry. 



For the reservation and preservation of forest lands on the 

 public domain and to establish a commission to examine 

 into the condition of the said lands, and to report a plan 

 for their permanent management. 



Action taken. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. Reported back with amend- 

 ments. Amended and passed Sen- 

 ate. Referred to House Committee 

 on Public Lands. 



Referred to Committee on Agriculture 

 and Forestry. 



Debated and referred to the Commit- 

 tee on Agriculture and Forestrv. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. Reported back with amend- 

 ment. Amended and passed Senate. 

 Referred to House Committee on 

 Public Lands. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. Reported back with amend- 

 ments. Amended and passed Senate. 

 Referred to House Committee on 

 Public Lands. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. 



Do. 



Do. 



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 Referred to Committee on Public 



Lands. Laid on table. 

 Referred to Committee on Public 



Lands. 



Do. 



Referred to Committee on Agriculture. 



Referred to Committee on Revision of 

 Laws. Reported back. 



Referred to Committee on Public 



Lands. Laid on table. 

 Referred to Committee on Agriculture. 



Referred to Committee on Public 



Lands. Laid on table. 



Referred to Committee on Public 



Lands. 



Reported by Committee on Public 

 Lands as a substitute for H. R. bill 

 No. 0045 and other bills relating to 

 the public lands. Passed. In Sen- 

 ate referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. 



Passed House. Referred to Senate 

 Committee on Indian Affairs. Re- 

 ported back. Passed Senate. Ex- 

 amined and signed. Approved by 

 President. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. 

 Do. 



Referred to Committee on Agriculture 



and Forestry. 

 Referred to Committee on Public 



Lands. 



Referred to Committee on Agriculture 

 and Forestry. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. 



Introduced by Committee on Agricul- 

 ture and Forestry. Debated, 

 amended, and passed Senate. Re- 

 ferred to House Committee on Pub- 

 lic Lands. 



Referred to Committee on Public 

 Lands. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Do. 



