Show I CAPITAL NOTES I 1 < It rlis of the Sliriial Off It i Vliivlm Viilloiiiil Hank curlllcii ICc I WASHINGTON lob IUno bundled and twenty of tho 140 clcrka ou duty at tho office of tho Chief Higunl Officer hnvo signed n petition to Congress in which they express tho opinion that tho best interests of tho Government would bo subserved by trans forring the signal corps of tho army to tho now executive department contemplated in llouso bill I > J 100 nnd also urco tlmt they bo oct nl 311 re r fi tOs h mcdo civilians instead of enlisted I men nsnt present Till TEIUIITOKY Ot ALASKA Ibo Honso Committee on Territories yea terdav favorably considered tho hill for the organization ot tho ierritory of Alaska Iho bill provides for tho establishment of a civil government over nil tho country coded by Itussin to tbo United States under tho name of Alaska and designates tho town of Sitka na tho Rent of government It also provides that the iemlory Rhall bo entitled to n Dolcgnto in tho National HOUBO of Hop resontativos to bo elected by tbo qualified voters of tho lorrilory A CIUFHTIOV ANSWUKUJ i ho Secretary of the irensurj yesteidny ll f1c 11 10t Scld tl Bent n communication to tho President pto tern of tho bonnto in answer to tho rcsolu tion requesting him to inform tho bennto whether any National banks nro loaning money upon securities or discounting bills or notes which require payment in gold coin only Iho bccretary says thoro is I no information in-formation tho Ironsnry Department from which it cnn bo ascertained whether or not any National banks ore transacting business in tlio manner described Iho Department of the Interior has naked Congress for nn appropriation of 35 COO for salaries expenses etc of special atents for locating Indians on lands in aovcrnlty under the net recently passed in which no nppro printion wns made foi special agents required re-quired to bo employed for thnt purpose l fh t fd 8 rJ i Iho President has accepted tho section of tbo Oregon t California Kallroad beginning nt n point forty flvo miles south of Itose I berg Oregon nnd running ttouh one linn drcd miles I |