Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-20

sidering the nomination of Samuel j.
Bigelow, to be district attorney of New
Jersey. Senators Edmunds, Evarts and
some others opposed the confirmation Wig
orously and it was rejected by large ma
FORTY.
The Fuller ease was not considered to-
day, but will be taken up tomorrow.
Confirmation-Wm D. Myers, of Mis-
souri,, Indian agent, Wichita agency
The senate tariff Subcommittee has
finished its hearings and will have the sub
stitute for the house tariff bill finished and
ready to submit to the full finance commit
tee on Saturday.
Senator Chase has submitted an exhaus-
tive report on his bill to reduce the postage
on fourth class matter. He says the
bill proposes in effect to merge
the third and fourth class with
uniform of one cent for each two ounces
or fraction thereof. The fourth class
embraces merchandise, samples, seed and
an infinite variety of small articles OF al
most every conceivable class. The postal
revenues and expenditures for series OF
wears are reviewed, showing that the
present charges for posting, readjusted
upon q SCdlt lUdt, III tile lcdl 1utuiS, Wal
be greatly more than adequate to meet the
cost of maintaining the postal service, and
there is nothing in the present situation
or prospects of the postoffice department
to prevent so desirable a cOnsummntlon as
a reduction of posting on fourth class mail
matter.
Senator Blair today introduced bill de-
claring that hereafter, no aliens shall be aa-
nitted to naturalization until he shall
have been resident of the United States
during the five years Immediately proceed
ing the application for naturalization
papers. nor until he shall prove by two
reputable witnesses that during these five
years he has behaved as a person OF good
moral character and shall also, IN the
presence of the judge, speak, read and
write the English language, with srch In
telligence and facility as to prove that ne
has the capacity to transact ordinary busi-
ness in that language, and. by Its use
to become well informed In the
principles of the constitution and the
duties OF an American citizen. No natur-
allied person, the bill provides, shall eX-
ercise the right of suffrage Tor one year
after receiving his naturalization papers.
Judges are forbidden to try more than
twenty naturalization cases per day, and
false swearing in such cases Is declared to
be sufficient cause for the forfeiture OF the
persons right TO suffrage.
j. Il. Cabell, of Kentucky, has been ap-
pointed assistant superintendent OF the
railway mail service.
The director of the mint reports that for
the year 1887 the product of gold
amounted to 1913 000,G 0J, and of
silver to $50, PSI, 900. Coinage of the
mints during the calendar year s60,3t9, lol.
Bars of gold and silver manufactured s65,,-
49,. 395. Total metallic stock IN the United
States on the LIST of June, 1888: Gold coin,
1892, 129, 102; gold bullion lin the mints)
sob. 7lO.Sl1. Silver dollars 1927 ,099, 100;
subsidiary coin, $40, 400.S42; silver bullion
(in the mints) so. 154 SOB; total silver 1885,,
655 537. Total gold and silver, $1,000, 49,
056 Gold and silver used in the arts, 49,,
$50 600. The coinage of the world during
the calendar year 1887 was 1924 ,9jS,191 gold
and S133, 5020G6 silver. Reported consump-
ton of gold in the industrial arts in the
world for 1856 was S46,000,000 gold and
so 900, 600 silver, Production of gold and
silver in the world in 1886 was S9o, 164, :22335
gold and Sl26, 651, 500 silver.