Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-10
Capitol Topics.
WHAT MR.. HEWITT SAYS ABOUT THE PREsI-

NapItOl ropes.
WHAT MR.. HEWITT SAYS ABOUT THE pREsI-
DENT-ELECT.
Mr.. Hewitt has returned from New York. He
will not talk about his interview with Mr..
Cleveland, as he thinks it would be improper to
repeat what occurred between him and the Pres
tdent-elect. He says this much, however: Mr..
Cleveland is working hard to please and satisfy
all sections of the country; he has not yet made
up his cabinet; and Mr.. Hewitt Is not candi-
date for a cabinet position.
THE UNLAWFUL ENCLOSURE OF PUBLIC LANDS
The bill called up by Senator Van Wyck ana
passed by the Senate to-day "to prevent unlaw-
full occupancy of public lands is House bill,
but having been amended by the Senate it must
. return to the House of Representatives for its
further consideration: In its present form it
declares II to be unlawful for any person or assOc
alton to enclose public lands to which, or to any
portion of which, such person or association
has no claim or color OF title; and the erection
is fopbidden. 1t Is made the duty of
United States district attorneys upon affidavit
by citizens of the United States designating
and describing unlawful enclosures of public
lands to institute civil suits in the United
States district or circuit courts, or in terri
States against the parties described as being in
charge Of the enclosure. If the enclosure shall
be found to be unlawful the court is required to
order the summary removal of the fences. It
Is made a misdemeanor, punishable by fine
and Imprisonment, to prevent by threats, in
OF passage over public lands. The President is
authorized to employ the civil and military
forces when necessary to aid in enforcing the
provisions of the act.
TO PENSION PILOTS.
Representative Bagley has been instructed by
the committee on invalid pensions to favorably
report to the House a bill providing that pilots
who served on United States gunboats during
the late war shall receive the same rate of pen
sion as engineers In the same service are now
entitled to.
SPEAKER CARLISLE AND HTS WIFE ROTH I'LL
Speaker Carlisle who has been sitting up in
his room for several days, had to take to his bed
again to-day. His illness, however, is not
thought to be serious. Mrs. Carlisle is suffering
from this trouble last winter, but it was thought
she had been cured by doctor, advertising to
possess great powers over the disease.
VENEZUELAN AWARD.
The Senate committee on foreign relations
this morning agreed to resolution as a substi-
tute for all measures before the Senate relating
to the distribution of the Venezuelan awards
which provides that the distribution and pay
ment OF the principal and interest of the awards
properly belongs to the Executive, and is hereby
referred to that branch Of the government"
NO QUORUM.
The District committee did not hold meeting
today, as no quorum could be assembled.
CONFIRMED HER TITLE.
In the Senate to-day bill was passed to con-
firm to Maria Syphax, an old colored woman
formerly owned by the Gusts family, the title
to small tract Of the Arlington estate. Many
years ago the Lees gave to the old woman q
small parcel of land on the estate, as she had
been faithful old family servant, but they
neglected to give her a title. In 1866 Congress
passed an act confirming her title, but the act
for the purchase of the Arlington estate subse-
quently passed, wiped that out. The bill passed
to-day was to make her title and possession of
the little piece of land secure, Notwithstanding
the acquisition of the entire property by the
government
NOTES.
A Pennsylvania paper says that Senator Don
Cameron has a new claim to fame, as q hog
with six legs beneath and two above Ats body,
and two tails, was born on his farm last week
The Senator, before leaving this morning for
Florida, laughingly said he had not been In
formed Of the birth of this natural phenomenon
but as he owns several farms and had not had
reports from any of them Of late, he could not
say that the story was not true.
In the House this afternoon Mr. King Ha.l.
rising to question Of personal privilege, said
that, under Misrepresentation, he had on FRI
day last, made use Of some remarks directed to
wards Mr.. Hiscock IN. " which he wished now
to withdraw.