Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-06
WASHINGTON.
The swain Court efIgor,,,

WAsBisGToS. Nay 5.-Fhe Curt 81
inquiry 10 hv-stlgate TIE esare--
against Judge Advocate General a. j.
WIS 10 have been oraauized TO-DAY. In.
oEInQ 10 the absence Of Gen. Fo., q.
organization viii hos take Yiace uuul
tomorrow.
Hedest Request.
Representatives of tte Mineral Belt
Railroad Company, of Ariz IA. zerr
before TIE senate Commi ICES aH Pun e
lands this morning. Taey ask Ill, rrlv-
ilege Of Purchasing from ;hs govern
msut b 10 acres of land tor every pile Il
track they may lay at sI2 per ncre
senator Piumb's Riu
The bill introduced BE- Senator Plumb
10 prevent thea QUESTION o. real estate
- aliens, prov j 8 that =. .eqs rtg h,ty
not declared intention tI be,oue c..i
zen sh 3ii not acquire real res -. Ia any
Territories or She District 5f tu.auais.
II provides tAa- no turtiz q. corporation.
IN re than ten per cent IT the stock II
which IS held b. aileus. shall acquire
,'tie 20 aay lands IL ans Te-riior. or n
the De tuc4 Oi 'J-8n ia. .a4 tlst no
corporation. native u- foreign. EXCEPT
railroads. shall acquire more than $50
acres. tns exception respecting tue
railroads limit ta.jr privileges T., tue
lands Heees-ary o the Transaction OF
tnAir b1s us-s Iut ID A1el ~ may have
been grant by the government. With
respect to government grants, the
bill provides that iauss must Da id
within ten years or they shall revert 20
tue government.
so Aid Trade and Commerce
In
House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Representative Stewart, Of IeXa=, has
prepared bul providing f,5r the au-
poIntmegt % three Cumai -l9utfs. H.
serve for three year, 20 aid 10 extend
ing American trade AID commerce and
acquiring informant lIi l0.king % rall-
road communicable DotX-.u southern
countries ara the United States. ue
bill provides tGat tGa Cammiss, ouers
shall visit Mexico. H9nd 1ras. saw dor. /
Nicaragua, Costa hlco, Columbia, E.ue- /
Zneia, Ecqnador, Potu, 3 lvia, she Ar /
qentine Republic, Chill, Ufagu4v. Part-
Quay and Br.Hl. IL .ufth-f provides |
that 1t snail be tie aUty ot SO con- /
mission to Ascertain til. FEELINGS /
aud incllH4tions IF the people I
OF these countries wit reference /
- railway communication uatS en 4
their countries sud tbs United states. 1
And ikew1sB va st Auaraulets, iDmuul- I
ties and privilege, q suy, have already (
bsen granted Dy th.Hu. ar ~h.t tusy
may be Hl.ig- o. ~ a.. .- r. (j-I, look /
ing to ga increase 'Ui qaIekeuiua Of /
postal commerce, trade and travel be. /
tween their own countries and tae /
United States. he Secretary OF -tats /
is directed to instruct the UnIel States /
Ministers and GonsuIs in Nex.cI and /
south America to render every possible /
assistance 10 ths c1mmi -ipn in arquir |
ing ail ESSENTIAL inform ,tI0n .Llsin lble. 1
The bill aprrOpriates 5000 L. pas |
the expenses of tns Cnmmlssl 1uers 4
and their salaries Is pi seed AZ /
5000 each annually. Ia ais report /
to accompany the bill, SteN .rt says: |
% The idea at uuIdIrlJ railway FIONA /
the Uai:"d state ia ArIeulas Re |
public IL somewhat starllH. ~ those |
Who have never given the subj 81 4
thuught, bat little reflection Rtli co., |
vince any 0ne tsat ~ lHsuosrtJl. Oh
staela - IN tie s.y of such ,g entor- |
pri.u.'