Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-16
or the Australian Colonies: II Rescm.
blcs Very Much that OF the
United States.
THE NEBRASKA CONTEST BEFORE
THE SUPREME COURT.
Green II. Raum, Jr. Tenders his Rtsig.
nation as Chief Clerk Of the
Pension Bureau.
The Cbisr Feature. .f the Proposed
Consultation.

SAN FRANcfsco, May rs. - The
steamship Alameda brought advIces
regarding thc Australian Federation
Convention, which was concluded
April 9th, having prepared the draft OF
a constitution for the proposed fedora
ton which Will he submitted TO tho
people OF the colonies for approval. IA
soon M the colonies accept the consti.
| tuition IL will be- scnt 10 England for
thc assent Of the Imperial Parliament
and " rntified the Queen will, by pro-
clamation, appoint day when tho
commonwealth OF Australia IL TO he
established, and will nlso appoint
Governor General. The salient points
Of the constitution are:
The federation win be known as the
Commonwealth Of Australia and tho
colonies be- called States. The Lcgis-
lnturv will consist OF Senate and
House Of Representatives, TO he called
| Parliament. A Governor. General, to
be appointed by the Queen and receive
n salary Of not less thnn $40, 900. Parli.
aments shall bc held as appointed by
the governor, but there In 10 be- scs.
sion at least once every year. Tho
Senate will be composed Of eight MEM
beers from each State, chosen by the
i
Tho senators will DO chosen for six
year,; one-half the members 10 retire
every three years. The president Of
tho Senate Will lie chosen by the Sem
ate. The House OF Representative
VIII he chosen by the people Of the
several States In proportion 10 the
numbers, each State to have one rcpfe-
sentative for every $4,000 people, but
the minimum number OF representa-
lives Tor each State shall be four. This
life OF the House OF Rcprcse ntativcs In
three years. Members Of both houses
will receive nh allowance Of $500 Per
nnnum.
The powers OF Parliament are, In
general, the same ~ delegated 10 Con-
grcss by the Constitution Of the United
States. Appropriation or taxation bills
must be sent down 10y message from
the Governor.
The executive power Of the CON-
monwealth IN vested In the Queen and
exercised by the governor-general ~
the Queens representative. The gov.
ernor will be advised by nm executive
council consisting OF ministry, whose
number shall not exceed seven. Ths
supreme court will consist Of chief
justice and not lcss than four other
Justices. to be appointed 10y Parliament
and hold Office during good behavior.
AS soon M uniform tariff shall be im-
posed intercoioniAl free trade " % pre-
vail between all the colonies. Tho
States are TO retain all the powers
which they at present possess, with the
exception OF those expressly delegated
10 the federal Parliament.
nsum. IT.. Tenders Ills Eesignation.
WASHINGTON, May i5.-Gieen Il.
liaum, Jr.. son OF the commissioner Of
pensions, has, upon request Of Secre-
tary Noble, rendered his resignation as
assistant chief clerk OF tho pension
bureau, and tho same IL accepted.
Secretary Noble learned, upon what
appeared 10 be perfectly Trustworthy
testimony, that Raum. Jr., had been n
party 10 certa n Irregular and unlawful
proceedings In connection with APP
pointmenis To minor positions In the
pension bureau.
The Mexican system of Taxatis
WAsnISoroS, May i5.-Thc Bureau
OF American Republics has informa.
ton from the CITY OF Mexico regard.
Ing the Mexican system OF taxation,
An economy conference, composed Of
delegates from each state, has reached
certain conclusions Of great Inn
poftance, which will probably be
adopted. Its proposed, iirst, that all
interior customs houses he abolished
anu all Imported merchandise, having
complied with the customs laws Mt tho
port ofentry, shall pass unimpeded 10
Its destination; second, In place OF tho
existing internal duties, an indirect
tax Ia To be substituted, TO DO collected
from the consumer, anu TO bs uniform
throughout tho Republic, at rate not
to exceed eight per cent. ad paiorens
on nil articles, except tobacco and
spirits, the rate on which shall be do.
tsrmined from time To time. The
revenues from this tax shall belong 10
the States that collect them, and those
collected In the Federal district and
territories shall be paid into the Federal
treasury.
The Nebraska Gosernorship case. D
WAsHISGToN, May is. = Justice
Brewer VI the United States Supreme
Court today granted the application OF
counsel for Mr.. Boyd, who was elected
governor OF Nebraska, for u writ OF
error TO the Supreme Court TO test the
questions involved In the decision OF
the majority Of the supreme court OF
Nebraska, who decided that no wal
not an American citizen aud therefore
not eligible to the office Of governor
The supreme Court meets again or
the 25th and It Is the intention o.
Boyd's counsel TO move 10 advance the