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Tear. 



1884 



1884 



1884 



1885 



1885 



1885 



1885 



1886 



1887 



Congress. 



48th, 1st 



48tli, 1st SPSS. 



48th, 2d scs.s. 



1888 



49th, 1st sess. 



4Sth, 1st sess. 



49th, 1st sess. 



49th, 1st sess. 



49th, 1st sess. 



49th, 2d sess. 



House in which 

 originated. 



Object of hill. 



Action taken. 



50th, 1st 



Senate 1188 

 C:unei'ou. 



Senate 1874, 

 Edmunds. 



Sonate 2451, 

 Miller. 



Senate 581, 

 Edmunds. 



H. R. 379, 

 Payson. 



H. R. 2946, 

 Hatch. 



Senate 551, 

 Sherman. 



H. R,. 5556, 

 Gates. 



H. R. 10430, 

 Markham. 



H. R. G04- 

 S.V.Whit^ 



For the protection, preservation, 

 and extension of the forests of 

 the United States. To estab- 

 lish an experiment station in 

 connection with the Department 

 of Agriculture, west of the Mis- 

 sissippi River. To propagate 

 aud distribute forest trees, in- 

 vestigate qualities, time of giow- 

 ing, profit, etc. One hundred 

 thousand dollars appropriated. 



Act to establish a forest reserva- 

 tion on the head-waters of the j 

 Missouri and Columbia Rivers. 



For tlie protection of forests on : 

 the public domain. Withdraws 1 

 all timber land from sale under 

 existing laws. Forest Commis- 

 sion to be appointed to examine 

 and classify forest lands aud 

 determine what should be per- 

 manently reserved. Timber on 

 reserved lands to be sold under 

 direction of the Commissioner 

 of the Land Office. 



To establish a forest reservation 

 in Montana. Same as bill S. 

 1824, in Forty-eighth Congress. 



Referred to (committee on 

 Agriculture and For- 

 estry. 



Passed Senat-e June 1884. 

 In House printed. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Agjiculture. Reported 

 favorably. 



To repeal act of 1878, for the sale 

 of timber-lands in California, 

 Oregon, Kevada, and Washing- 

 ton Territory. 



Forthepreservation of woods and 

 forests adjacent to sources of 

 navigable "rivers, etc. Samo as 

 bill offered in Forty -eighth Con- 

 gress. 



For the preservation of woods and 

 forests adjacent to sources of 

 navigable rivers, etc. Same as 

 l)ill next above. 



To define and punish the offense 

 of setting fire to woods or for- 

 ests belonging to the United 

 i States. 



For the protection of forests in 

 California. To withdraw from 

 sale Government forest lauds in 

 California not suited to agricult- 

 ure. Such lands not to be alien- 

 ated from the Government, but 

 to be placed temporarily- under 

 tlie management of the forest 

 commissioners of California. 

 Fifty thousand dollars appropri- 

 ated to carry out the act. 



For the protection and adminis- 

 tration of the forests on the pub- 

 lic domain. Provides for the 

 classification of forest lands, the 

 reservation of a proper amount 

 of forest land from sale, the tim- 

 ber on the same alone being 

 sold under direction of forest 

 commissioners to be appointed, 

 who are to liave entire manage- 

 nu^nt of thepublic forests. Tim- 

 ber lands not necessary for res- 

 ervation to be sold. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Agriculture. Reporte<l 

 favorably. Passed Sen- 

 ate. In'n. R. on calen- 

 dar. 



Referred to Committee on 

 the Public Lands. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Agi'iculturo. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Agriculture. 



Referred to Committee on 



' Judiciary. Reported at 



second " session, with 



amendments, and placed 



on the Calendar. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Public Lands. Reported 

 favorably. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Public Lands. 



