Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-29


that Il shall b IL duty q ~ 0ovUe.
NOT, TIE Territorial 0eoeseasy aud to
United States Judges q aid Tseritssy
70 p s'rict the Teri DRY and appnr.
{ On representation % . 10 secure equal
2 present stion 10 citi1sos a the United
6tattA according 70 numbers, in oaid
Legislative Assembly, soeh ostahlioA-
ment Of districts and REPRESENTATION 70
continue until Congress otherwise pec-
des
section Is provides that all reeistra-
ton and election odlcels Of every de-
sc1ption in the Territory OF Utah.
shall q on the enactment Of tho bill
iato Lao b declared vacant: that all
duties rehtinR 70 registration Of voter,
conduct OF elections. receiving OF n
lecslnR votes, oanvassinQ and returning
the same and issuing cersi6cates, or
other evidence Of election in said Tern
tory shall for tbs present be performed
onder the existing Law Of the Territory
and tho United States BY persons Who
have been selected 70 perform that
duty BY board specially provided for
ny TINS oil. 1t provides that this board
| snail CONSIST ct i've persons, who shall
b appointed BY the President With the
advice and consent of the Senate, not
more than three Of them being mem
bers of one political party, and each TO
recei7e GALAXY Of $OO0 per annum:
that this board shall continue in oflice
until the Legislative Assembly Of the
Territory shall make provision for d.
ting registration and election officers in
the Territory; the Secretary Of the Ter
ritory shali Be the Secretary ct said
board. Who shall keep journal Of the
prOceedinRs aud attend its action. Il
| provides for the canvass and returns Of
elections BY this board and the issuance
BY IL OF all certificates Of election to
members Of the Assembly, suoh csrtifi-
Gates 70 be the only svidsnse Of the
right Of such persons to sit in such A.
sembly. Ii provides, however, that the
board shall not exclude from the polls
or refuse to count the vate of any per
son Otherwise eligible 70 vOts, on 90
count ct any opinion suca person may
entertain on the sutjsos Of bigamy or
pol, Rsmy.
The Failure u The N1earaga. Canal.
A prominent Washington friend of
the NIcaragu Canal Company, received
q letter from Nicaragua, written by Q
| native citizen Of that country, in which
the failure of the ''cahal project" 10
spoken of as deplorable, but a recoR-
nized fact for the present. The writer
expressed hope for the future, believing
that the canal would b built through
some OF .er unspecifea fundamentally
than the existing Company. The con-
cessiOn from the Nicaragua Govern
ment expires in September next, aud
| requires previous expenditure of g.
OOO:O0O on the xork, to make it perman-
emily valid.
Democratic aenaeerial Caucus.
The Democratic Senators held eau
ous Immediately after the adjournmsnt
OF the senate today for the purpose Of
deciding upon the policy to BE- adopted
with references 70 senator Sherman's
resolution calling for an investigation
of tue alleged 0utrages at the elections
in Virginia and Mississippi; and also
for tho purpose Of considering the selse-
tiOn Of Democratic members Of tho new
Senate committees. The session. which
lasted about three hours. Vas mainly
devoted to the first three SUBJECTS.
Tho Chlsese l0alGrasien 0lll.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-Tho sab-oom-
mittee Of the House Committee ON For.
elgn Affairs, Which has been considering
the Chinese immigration bill prepared
BY the Pacific Coast delegation, has CON-
Guided its work and expects to make .
report to the full committee tomorrow.
Lamb and Eaton will submit majority
report recommending that the bill pre-
pared by the delegation and introduced
| " Henley, DO reported to the H0use Of
Representatives. Rice will make an
adverse report. His grounds of 0pp0si-
/ hnt hn ID
| number of vexatious and troublesome
amendments to a Law already safiicient-
ly obnoxious, and that there is NO neces-
| sity for the enactment of additional
Legislation on the subject ct this time.
he objects to the proposed bill because
| under Its provisions Chinese subjects of
| other governments than that OF China
| will be shat out of this country, and
| this action might involve the United
States in entanglementS with other
pewers. He thinks the provision which
proposes to make toe master Of q veoool
who might violate the law through
ignorance, the subject Of severe penal
ties. altogether too harsh, aud expresses
tho opinion that Congress has other and
more important work to attend to now
than the enaoting Of laws for emer0en-
oiss not arisen.
Caucus or Oenaocrasie SeaatoPs.
After the adjournment of the Senate
the Democratic Senators met in caucus
to decide upon the policy to b puFs0ed
in reference to the Sherman resolution.
senate Committees.
Tho Senate oOnferees recedod from
she Senate Amendment T. the Greedy 70
lief bill, ana the bill will be reported 70
morrow.
The new Senate code Of rules creates
two new standing oOnmittees and On.
largss several old opss. A committee
Of the senate Rep ,blioan oAucus 10 en-
gagged in making selections for the Re-
publican members OF the Committees
and filing the new places upon the old
Oues. IL 10 understood that senator
Laphau has been selected ~ Chairman
of the Committee on Fisheries aud sem
lator Wilson ~ Chairman Of ths Com
mittes on Expenditures Of Public
Moneys. Senators Harrison and Plat
have been selected a. the Repabliean
members Of the latter oommiste !. Seu-
at0r Wilson 10 nov Chairman Of the
COMMITTEES on Mines and Mining and
senator Laphsm Of that on Woman
suffrage. Their acceptance Of the new
ohair,nanships leaves their present po-
eiti0ns vacant. senator Bowen has been
asls ted - Chairman Of the Commistse
on Mines aud Mining. No selsotion hes
been made for the craftsmanship Of the
Committee on WON IN Suffrage.
The Weas6ee.
WAsHn0ToM, Jan. 8.-For the Pa
clio coast, clsady vsather And local
rAlns.
ooc1o1 4veoes.
Tho Chinese Nav Ysaxs vAs cole
brstsd BY the Chinese Legation this even
| ing By rscepsiou given By the Chinese
| Minister Chang rsao ia. and attended
By . large lumber Ut prominent per-
| sons.
The annual charity ball in aid Of the
Childrsus' Hos ,ltAl, which Vas given
tonight, vas s0eos ssful and brilliant
affair. Many State diRnitaFies attended.
OReooA RAILWAY AND NAVIGATION
e,0sgpAwv - m direotOru Of thia cOsn.