Show CURRENT NEWS april 9 the house of the illinois legislature has passed the australian ballot reform bill the secretary of the navy has approved the findings of not guilty in the case of commander joseph B coghlan recently tried by court martial at san francisco charged with conduct unbecoming an officer and gentlemen and conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline the offense consisted in writing and causing to be published in a california newspaper an article condemning and abusing in unmeasured terms the present administration of naval affairs the house committee on judiciary completed tuesday its consideration i of the Tor renca bankruptcy bill and ordered it reported favorably with some amendment the committee also ordered a favorable report on the henderson bill amending the internal revenue laws advertisements will bo issued today to day from the navy department for bids for the construction of one armored cruiser of about one thousand one hundred tons one protected ot about five thousand five hundred tons and one practice vessel of about eight hundred tones the bids will be opened june the house committee on commerce has ordered a favorable report on the bill establishing a customs collection district for arizona and the secretary of the treasury has authorized the collector of the port of san diego to employ an force to assist him in preventing the smuggling of chinese laborers across the mexican border this action is based upon the telegraphic report from the collector regarding the capture of thirteen as announced in these dispatches sunday |