Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-06
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
BOTH HOUSES IN SESSION.
LANDS OWNED BY FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.

The Senate.
The chair laid before the Senate q commun:ca-
ton from the commissioner OF the general land
Office to the Secretary of the INTERIOR and by that
oihcer referred to Congress, asking for additional
clerical force.
LANDS HELD BY FOREIGN CORPORATIONS
Also, communication from the Secretary of the
interior transmitting, in reply to recent Senate
resolution, report Of the commissioner OF the
general land office giving information az to
the Estes Park company, the Arkansas Val
icy Land and Cattle company, and others.
The commissioner of the land Office in his report
states that no entries have been made by these cor
porations, but that the lands held by them are held
under assignments. When it was attempted to ex-
anime into the legality OF the claims andsass1gn-
menus, the witnesses for the government did not
appear, and 1t was believed that they had been in
undated. Many claims are suspended for inves-
tgatlon. The commissioner represents that there
are now 600,0 600 claims OF record before the land
onlce, involving y, 100000 acres.
The House.
On motion of Mr.. Poland (vtl Senate bill was
passed to authorize the construction of a highway
bridge across that part OF the water OF Lake Cham
plain lying between the towns of North Hero and
Alburg, In the state OF Vermont.
On motion OF MIR. Lewis LAY. Tuesday next was
SCI apart 1or the consideration OF the New Orleans
MI Henley (Cal) gave notice that when that bill
was disposed or he would call up for action the
NoTtnern racine land grant bill.
AhL fhlNAIE CALENDAR
The House then, at IL O'clock on motion of Mr.
McMillinT enn.) went into committee of the whole
GnI MeliDorn, OF Texas, In the chair) on the pr-
At o'clock, without transactlng any business.
une committee rose, and the House took recess
until O'Clock, the evening session to be for the
consideration OF pension bills.
The District in Congress.
DAMAGES IN CASE OF DEATH.
The House committee on judiciary to-day author
Hed Judge Poland to report favorably to the House
the bill authorizing suits for damages where death
results from the wrongful act or neglect of any per-
SUI OF corporation In the District Of Columbia
TIE VALUATION OF DISTRICT REAL ESTATE.
IN response TO Senate resolution, the District
Commissioners to-day transmitted a report of the
valuation OF real estate in the District including
grounds and improvements, according to the last
assessment.
Capitol Topics.
PROVIDING FOR A FORFEITURE CT LAND
Inc House committee on public lands to-day
agreed to report bill providing for the forfeiture
OF 5000 acres Of land Immediately north Of Sioux
city, Iowa. which Is claimed by the Sioux City and
81. raul railroad company.
THE wISE-MAsSEY CASE TO BE REoPENED
1t Is now declared that the House elections COM
mittee will certainly reconsider the vote by which
tney decided to report in favor OF John S. Wise re-
tanning his seat, and Will report in favor OF the
contestant, Mr. Massey. They say that the first
vas tDOut ny Inp absence OF some
or the democrats from the committee room when
the vote was taken, and that such decision would
DC reversal or that in the FarrelPaul case.
MINOR NOTES
Inc democrats OF the 10Th Ohio district yester-
day ren0minated. by reclamation Beriah Wilkins
present incumbent for Congress. The delegates to
me national convention were instructed Tor TIL
den and Hendricks
Judge GeddeS' constituents renominated him for
congress by acclamatton yesterday afternoon.
Representative Brainard has returned from Penn
Sylvania. *