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 Senate.
The chair laid before the Senate a communica-
tion from the commissioner OF the general land
oice to the Secretary OF the INTERIOR and by that
officer referred to Congress, asking for additional
clerical force
LANDS HELD BIT 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 as 70
,a ,ands neld by foreign corporations such as
,me ,a. Estes Park company, the Arkansas VAL
Inc commissioner OF the land office in his report
STATES that no entries have been made by these cor
porauons, out that the lands held by them are held
unoer assignments. When IL was attempted 10 ex-
anime into the legality OF the claims and asSign-
mentS, the witnesses for the government did not
appear, and IL was believed that they had been In
tihiuaueO Many claims are suspended for lnyes-
oisatlon The commissioner represents that there
are DOW 100000 claims OF record before the land
once, involving 100000 acres
The House.
On motion OF Mr.. Poland (vt), a 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
Alourg, in the state OF Vermont
co, on n, nouon OF Mr Lewis La), Tuesday next was
SCI apart 1or the consideration OF the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge and NickSburg forfeiture bill.
ss Mr hsnley Cai gave notice that when that bill
Northern Pacific land grant bill.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
Ihe House then, at IL O'Clock, on motion OF Mr..
McMillin nTenn.) went into committee OF the whole
sMr Melloorn, OF IexaS, In the chaiD on the pri-
AT 2 O'Clock, without transacting any business.
the committee rose, and the House took a recess
unllI O'Clock, the evening session TO be for the
CONSIDERATION OF pension bills
The District I'm Congress.
DAMAGES IN CASE OF DEATH.
H0UGp feaoo i,,1tn .,a,
lied Judge Poland to report favorably TO the House
tne Dill authorizing suits for damages where death
results from the wrongful neglect OF any per-
son or corporation In the District OF Columbia
THE VALUATION OF DISTRICT REAL ESTATE
In response to Senate resolution, the District
commissioners to-day transmitted report OF the
valuation OF real estate ia the District including
grounds and Improvements, according 10 the last
assessment
Capitol Topics.
PROVIDING FOR A FORFEITURE OF LAND.
The House committee on public lands to-day
agreed to report bill providing for the forfeiture
OF $500 acres OF land Immediately north of Sioux
CITY, Iowa, which is claimed by the Sioux CITY and
81. Paul railroad company.
THE wISE-MAssEY CASE TO BE REoPENEp.
Ii is now declared that the House elections COM
mittee Will certainly reconsider the vote by which
they decided TO report In favor OF John S. Wise re-
taining his seat, and Will report In favor OF the
,s,s GontesIant Mr Massey They say that the first
decision was brought about by the absence OF some
OF the democrats from the committee room when
the vote was TAKEN and that such decision would
DE reversal OF that in the Farrel-Paul case
MINOR NOTES.
Inc democrats OF the 18th Ohio district yester-
day renOmnated, by acclamation Berah Wilkins
present incumbent for Congress The delegates To
the national convention were Instructed Tor TIL.
den and Hendr1caS
Judge Geddes' constituents renominated him for
congress by acclamation yesterday afternoon
representative Bra1nard has returned from Penn.
sylvania.