Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-22
CAPITOL GLEANINGS.
Bills to Abolish Subtreasuries, for the
Relief Of Certain Army Officers, &c.

\ bill introduced in the House yesterday by
Representative Butterworth amends and con-
strues existing law for relief of certain officers
of the army by providing that any person who
| was duly appointed and commissioned whether
| the commission was actually received by him
or not, shall be considered as com missioned to
| the grade therein named from the date from
which he was to take rank under and by the
terms of the commission: provided, however,
that at the date from which he was to take
rank vacancy existed to which he could be
so commissioned. and that he was actually per-
forming the duties of the grade to which he
was so commissioned, and if not performing
them, then from the time he may have entered
upon such duties. ANY person absent from
his post by reason of disability at the date of
commission shall be entitled to the pay and
emoluments pertaining thereto as If actually
performing the duties of the grade to which
he was commissioned. The amended law shall
apply only in those cases where the commits
sion bears date prior to July l, 1865 or after
that date when their commands were not be-
low the minimum number required by existing
law.
TO ABOLISH sUBTREAsURrEs
Senator Farwell Yesterday introduced bill
to repeal all parts of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to the appointment of assistant United
revenues of the government now on deposit in
the Treasury and subtreasuries OF the United
States, and all revenues hereafter collected.
shall be deposited in such national banks and
other banking institutions as may be from time
to time selected by the Secretary of the Treas
ury. The Secretary shall receive from such
banks and institutions ample and adequate Sc
curity for the safe keeping of the public rev.
enue.
THE OKLAHOMA BILL.
The House yesterday afternoon adopted the
report of the conference committee on the
Oklahoma bill.
LAND LAWS FOR ALASKA.
G. ". Garside, United States surveyor, of
Alaska, and NJ. W. Bruce of Juneau. Alaska, ap-
peared before the House committee on public
lands yesterday in favor of the bill to extend
the land laws over Alaska and pro-
vide for the acquisition Of land for
townsite and commercial purposes The SUBJ
committee has decided to report the bill favor
ablp to the full committee with amendments,
which provide for the removal Of the capital
t aG% Se,ha to Juneau ,d sOf the o es
of Juneau; giving the privilege of cutting tim
Der in the territory and setting aside three is
lands as reservations for certain Indians,
among them the Annette Island for the Met
taketlas.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on PUBLIC LANDS
has ordered favorable report upon the bill
to authorize North Dakota to apply certain
sections of school lands to the uses and needs
OF an agricultural college. Most of the session
was occupied in the consideration of a bill pre-
pared in the land Office to regulate the grant
ing of leases and the distribution of
hot water at Hot Springs, Ark, but
no action was taken on it. By
the terms of the bill the Secretary
of the interior is authorized to execute leases
to the bath houses aud bath house sites on the
permanent reservation at Hot Springs for
periods not exceeding ten years, and at certain
annual ground rents and water rates. The bill
IS opposed by representatives of Hot Springs
interests, who ask that the terms of the leases
be made thirty years instead of ten years, and
that the price for the water be reduced.