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WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 81.
REPEAL.
Mr.. Kelley, of the ways and means commit
tee, who is Jealous friend of the proposed re-
peal Of the income tax, says to-day that repeal is
very doubtful in the present congress.
FALSE REPORT.
The story sent out that the war department is
waiting for the report of the house military COM
mittee to promulgate its decision on CadetSmt
at West Point is false, for the simple reason that
said committee has never been instructed to in
vestigate the subject.
BANKING INTERESTS.
The discussion this morning in the house
committee on banking, showed a majority of
its members in favor of modification of the
law limiting the capital of national banks to half
million. They will probably agree to an in
crease in large cities to one million.
ONE MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE TREASURY.
Old members of the house, who ought to
know, say that the senate resolution, which
passed the house yesterday, for the relief of a
class of Iron-clad contractors, will take million
dollars from the treasury; yet it passed without
word of debate by two-thirds suspension of
the rules, and just after Mr.. Dawes had been
showing the danger of passing such resolutions
without debate.
THE ALLEGED INDIAN FRAUDS.
The investigation into the alleged Indian
frauds by the subcommittee of the appropria-
lions committee is uncovering some things which
look very badly for the Indian bureau. All the
facts will be reported to the house at an early
day. The president assures the committee that
If anything duplicates any officer of the bureau,
he shall be promptly dismissed, but he is not
willing that any man shall be stricken down by
false report
ALABAMA CLAIMS.
The Alabama claims were discussed in the
senate foreign relations committee this morning.
/ is still insisted by prominent members of the
government that nothing new in the way of ne
gotiations on this subject is going on; but, out.
siders say that Mr.. Schencks detention is singu-
lar, and it is suspected that the new minister
is trying to arrange the details OF treaty which
will be acceptable to the senate and our govern
ment and which will, at the same time, stand
some chance of being acceptable to the English
government.
THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
The soldiers and sailors homestead bill
passed by the house is a very important meas
ure, giving, as it does, to all soldiers and sailors
who served during the war a right to one hun
dred and sixty acres of the reserved alternate
sections along the lines of railroads. The right
of assignment was reserved in the bill, though
the democrats generally voted to strike it out.
The time which the applicant served in the
war is to be substracted from the time required
by the law to perfect the title by actual resi-
dence, and he may assign to an actual settler
all the advantages accruing to him if he settled
himself on the land. The sentiment of the
house was very strongly in favor of voting lands
freely to soldiers and sailors, instead of to rail-
road corporations 1t is believed the senate will
agree to the bill. SAM WELLER.