Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-12
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WASHINGTON MATTERS.
REVIEWING TIE TROOPS.

WASHINGTON, April l2.-At the review
Of regular troops and the district ma
ional guards Yesterday. ordered r the
espt cial benefit of delegates to the Pan
American conference, President Harrison
,erved IA the reviewing oiiirer. This Is
ihe first time since his election that the
president has officially reviewed the
'roops hy virtue of his Office Us com
nander,in chief.
TO STOP SMUGGLING.
The u. S. attorney for southern district
t California has been instructed to in
.,itntp proreehings against all persons
ornerted with the recent attempts at
.muggling Chinese laborprs into this
.onntrv arrcss the Mexican border, and
the colectC OF customs at san DIEGO,
Cal has been instructed to arrange for
snnding back to China all Chinese cap
rured.
PADDOCK PUT OUT.
Let Lieut.. ]. v. s. Paddock, Of .he 9Th
..valrv, was recently tried before court
martial at Fort I.eavanwoith on charge
{ having duplicated his pay accounts.
The procepdng and finding in the case
have been acted upon by the reviewing
officers Of the war department and the
case heen Submitted to the president fr
action. It is assumed from this action
that the court found tie officer Yniltv Of
the charge and sentenced him to dismissal
from the service.
CIVIL SERVICE CONTEST.
In case of Old Dominion Republican
League against officers, of uhich action
has ht, instituted in the courts of this
district for violations Of the United States
civil service laws, it has been determined
to waive all further proceedings and
admit the statement of facts on the part
Of d. fendant and President Newton of
the league in orther that same NAV
be passed upon in higher court and final
decision had in the supreme court of the
United States.
COURT MARTIALED.
Gen. Hchofield has issued a formal order
approving the finding of the court martial
in the case OF Lieut. Steele. of the Sth
cavalry, for striking Private Wild. The
rpprinand provided for in the ver-
diet of the court is not courhed in severe
language, hut takes rather the form Of
fatherly advie to Young officers about
the necessity of controlling their temper,
and deprec ates the had taste shown hv
Steele in occupying the double position
of prosecuting witnesses and judge advo
cate in the trial of Wild for lnsubordina-
tion.
sILcOrr's DEFALcATIoN.
The president to-day approved the act
making an appropriation to supply the
deficiency ocrasioned by the defalcation
in the office of the late sergeant at arms.
ANOTHER DEEP HARBoR.
The senate committee on commerce has
agreed to report substitute for the bll
for the improvement of Aransas pass, in
Texas.
ORIGINAL PENSION.
An original pension has been granted
to Grin T. Brown, of Albuquerque, N. NJ.
ANOTHER BLOW AT PoLYGAMY.
Senator Cnllom has introduced hill
the revised statutes in refer
ence to bigsmy. The bill provides that
no person living in what is known No
plural or celestial marriage. or who teach
es, advises, or encourages anv person to
enter into polygamy, or who is a member
Of any organization which encourages hiy-
amy, or any person who assists in sol
the ceremony of anv such mar
riage. shall vote. serve a. juror, or he
elerted tn. or bold any civil office in the
territory Of Utah.