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TIMBER CULTURE ACTS— Continued. 



Year. 



Congress. 



Honse in wLicli 

 originated. 



Object of bill. 



Action taken. 



1878 



45tli, 2d sess. 



H. R. 3235, 

 Strait. 



To amend the act of 1873. Reduc- 

 ing the number of acres to bo 

 planted to 10 for every c[uarter 

 section and in the same propor- 

 tion for smaller quantities, but 

 requiring closer planting — 

 twenty -seven thousand trees 

 per acre. Five acres to be 

 broken first year and 5 the sec- ' 

 oncl, and planted with trees in 

 the third and fourth years. Re- 

 peals the homestead provision 

 of the act of 1874. 



Reported with amend- 

 m 0 n t 3 by committee, 

 passed, and approved 

 June 14, 1878. 



1881 



47111, 1st sess. 



H. R. 430, 

 Ryan. 



To amend the act of 1878. Speci- 

 fying the kinds of trees to be 

 planted. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Public Lands. 



1882 



47tli, 1st sess. 



H. R. 4497, 

 Deering. 



To repeal the act of 1878 



Referred to Committee on 

 Public Lands. 



1885 



49tli, 1st sess. 



Senate 65, 

 Dolph. 



To repeal all laws for the pre-emp- 

 tion of public lands and those 

 allowin"" entries fortiraber cult- 

 ure, the sale of desert lands, etc. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Public Lands. 



1885 



49tli, 1st sess. 



H. R. 452, 

 Cobb. 



To repeal all laws for the pre-emp- 

 tion of public lands and those 

 allowing entries for timber cult- 

 ure. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Public Lands. 



1885 



49tli, 1st sess. 



H. R. 380. 

 Payson. 



To repeal pre-emption and timber- 

 culture laws. Nearly identical 

 with bill 452. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Public Lands. 



1886 



4911], 1st sess. 



XL. J.V. 



Henley. 



To repeal all laws for the px'e-emp- 

 tion of public lands and for tim- 

 ber-culture entries. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Public Lands. 



1886 



49tli, 1st sess. 



H. R. 1238, 



To amend the act of 1878 



Referred to Committee on 



Strait. 





Public Lands. 



1888 



50tli, 1st sess. ' 



Senate 2893, 

 Paddock. 



To amend act to encourage the 

 growth of timber on the west- 

 ern prairies. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Public Lands. 



FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ENDOWMENT OF FORESTRY SCHOOLS. 



1882 



47tli, 1st sess. 



Senate 1880, 

 McMillan. 



To aid in the endowment of a 

 school of forestry at Saint Paul. 

 Granting 300 sections of public 

 land forlhc purpose. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Agriculture. 



1883 



47th, 2d sess. 



H. R. 7440, 

 Pettigre-\v. 



To grant lands to Dakota for the 

 purpose of establishing a school 

 of forestry. Granting 400 sec- 

 tions of land for thepaiposc. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Public Lands. 



1 



1881 



48tli, 1st sess. 



H. R.43G1, 

 Raymond. 



To grant lands to Dakota for the 

 purpose of establishing a school 

 of forestry. Same bill as the 

 preceding. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Public Lands. 



1886 



49tli, 1st sess. 



H. R. 2826, 

 Gifford. 



To grant lands to Dakota for the 

 purpose 01 establishing a school 

 of forestry. Same as two pre- 

 ceding bills. 



Referred to Committee on 

 Public Lands. 



