Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-10

trict Of Columbia" 10 the title of the bill whicl
| Senator Faulkner introduced nearly two year,
/ ago and which he reiutroduced today
This bill was reported from the Senate Dis
| trict committee in the last Congress. Tn,
Senator hopes to push it through this time
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK BILL
Senator Henderson today introduced a bill
| which Was introduced in the House last session
/ TO establish postal savings banks and to encour
| age small savings The bill authorizes the
Postmaster General 20 designate as depositorie'
such post offices as he may think proper. which
shall keep for sale stamps OF the denomination
of 10 cents and 81, to be known a'
postal saving stamps; also pc stall saving cards,
upon which snch stamps are to be affixed when
sold. the amount of the stamp purchased TO be
deposited in such banks TO the credit of tie
may direct. The bill provides that a small
amount of interest shall be paid depositors on
their amounts
MINT FOR OMAHA
Senator Henderson reintroduced in the
Senate his bill of last session appropriating
s200, 900 to establish branch mint at Omaha.
Neb.
Also his bill of last session increasing from
$500, 900 to S2,000,o00 the appropriation for
the erection Of public building at Omaha.
Neb.
erection Of public building at Norfolk, Neb.
Another bill introduced by Senator Man
derson appropriates go, 900 for the construc-
ton Of a military store house and Office quar-
tiers at the Omaha military depot.
He also introduced q bill granting pension
Of gu month to persons who have lost an
arm at the shoulder or a leg at the hip joint
and $50 to those who have lost an arm below
the elbow or a leg below the knee.
NATIONAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Senator Gibson of Maryland is bent on en-
couraging one of the fine arts. Today he intro
duced bill to provide q building
site ''for the National Conservatory
of Music of America" The Secre-
taries of the Treasury and Interior and the
president of the board of District Commits
sioners are to be appointed commission %
select and set apart building site for the use
of the conservatory. which il a properly con-
stituted corporation. The site must be found
on government land within the District limits,
and the commission is empowered to de-
liver the site. when selected, to the
authorities of the conservatory. 1t is provided
that the property thus conveyed can be used
only for buildings required for tho corporate
purposes of the conservatory. The conserva-
tory, it is specifically stated shall not have
power to grant or convey the lands or any por-
ton Of them.
AN INEBRIATE HOSPITAL.
lnebriety and dipsomania received some
attention at the hands of Senator Morrill,
today, for the venerable vermouter intro
duced bill to establish a hospital ard
homo for inebriates and dipsomaniacs
in the District. The bill is practically the one
which passed the Senate and WAS favorably re-
ported from the House District committee
III the last Congress. Two hundred thousand
dollars are appropriated for the erection OF
the necessary building or buildings. The orig
in:l proposition to purchase q site has been
eliminated, and provision is made Tor the loca-
ton of the hospital on government property al
Arlington or within the grounds OF ST. Eliza
beth's.
THE ARMY BILL.
Senator Henderson today introduced a bill,
similar in purpose to the one introduced by
him last session. to increase the efficiency of the
infantry Of the army. The bill provides for
the increase of infantry regiments to twelve
companies, as at present, with the addition OF
junior officers for the two proposed additional
companies. The bill also proposes to increase
the enlisted force of the army to 80, 600 men.