wˌaɪl ɪn kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, hiː pɹəpˈoʊzd ɐ bˈɪl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː ðæt wʊdhɐv ᵻlˈɪmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd joʊsˈɛməɾi nˈæʃənəl pˈɑːɹk, pɹˈɑːmptɪŋ ɐ kæmpˈeɪn baɪ ðə siːˈɛɹə klˈʌb pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈɑːn mjˈʊɹ tə kˈɪl ðə bˈɪl.
While in Congress, he proposed a bill in 1892 that would have eliminated Yosemite National Park, prompting a campaign by the Sierra Club President John Muir to kill the bill.