Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-06-16
Te|egTaphic Tjdings
WASHINGTON MATTERS.
NOMINATIONS.

NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, June lG.-The president
sent to the senate the nominations OF Ii.
A. Bennett, Oregon Col Tretor, customs
at YaQuma, Oregon; William f. Furay,
of Montana, United States marshal, Of
Montana.
THE ELECTION BILL.
John J. Davenport, United States su.
pervisor OF election, was with the house
caucus committee for some time to-day,
giving them the benefit of his experience
in the execution OF laws to aid in the for.
nation of the national election bill, The
committee has 81 far progressed that
Messrs. Longe and Lowell were this after
noon arranging the sections and adding
the finishing touches to the bill which
will be- printed in time for the caucus
Monday night, if it is regarded as neces-
sary to submit to that body the small de-
tails viii have already received its ap-
proval in principle and outline.
BENEFIT TO NEW MEXICO.
The house committee on mines and
mining has agreed upon bill having for
its object the better protection Of the
lives OF persons employed IN mines in the
territories.
The bill provides for the appointment
of mine inspectors, and for furnishing
mines with machinery and other appli-
ances necessary to the safety of en-
ployes. Where these are inadequate it
compes owners or managers to provide
at least two shafts, slopes or other out
lets, separated by natural strata OF not
less than $50 feet in breath, by which
shafts, slopes or outlets distinct means
of ingress and egress shall always be
available to persons employed in said
mines
1t makes the employment OF child labor
in mines misdemeanor.
ARMY LEGISLATION.
A senate bill to provide for examination
OF certain officers In the army and to reg
ulate promotions therein mas passed the
senate. 1t provides that promotion to
every grade below that OF bregadier gen
eral, throughout each army corps or de-
partment, shall be made according to
seniority in the next lower grade, and
prescribes system of examination Of all
officers below the rank of major.
A senate bill to credit Major Wham,
army paymaster, with $2S,345 OF govern
ment funds OF which he was robbed in
Arizona in May, 1889, was passed by the
senate.
GRINDING ON THE MoRMoNs.
Senator Edmunds, from the committee
on the judiciary, to-day reported back
favorably with amendments the bill re.
Gently introduced by him, providing for
the reorganization of the government of
Utah. By the terms of the bill the exist
ing election districts and the apporion-
ments for representatives for members of
the territorial legislature are abolished,
and it is made the duty of governor, terri
torial secretary and board of commission
ers, as soon as practicable after result OF
census is made known, to redistrict the
territory and make new wapportionment
for legislative purposes. The offices OF
territorial auditor, treasurer, commission
ers to locate university land, probate
judges, county clerks, selectmen, asses
sors, recorders and superntendents Of
district schools are all vacated, and the
appointment of all these officers is vested
in the governor, subject to the approval
of the board of commissioners. The
board Of commissioners is authorized and
empow cred, in its discretion, to cause a
new registration of voters in Utah, and
to make and enforce rules and regulations
not inconsistent with the laws of the
United States for the conduct of reglstra-
tions and elections in the territory.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT.
It's said that majority of the finance
committee will MAKE no report in the
shape of an argument in favor of the
tariff bill, confining itself to statement
Of reasons for making the changes re-
ported and table showing the relative
specific duties in the cases where ad
valorem duties are laid in accordgnce with
the resolutions passed by the senate.