The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-15
A SILTER SOUVENIR.
Plan Proposed to Raise Heney for the
Worlds Fair.
Congress to Be Asked 10 Sanction the Coinage Of
New SilYer Memorial -Eaturali.
zatiOn Of Aliens.
Special to THE MORNING GALE.

WASHINGTON, May 14-Representative
Bowers to-day appeared and made speech
before the Joint Committee on immigration
and Naturalization, which gave hearing to
the advocates of the several bills now pend
ing. Mr.. Bowers plan tnrequire applicants
for citizenship to give due notice in the
public press of their intention to apply for
final papers meets with the approval of
Senator Chandler. chairman of the Senate
Committee on Immigration. His provision
requiring foreigners to live in this country
for five years before being given citizenship
is also favorably considered.
Worlds Fair Souvenir.
The officials of the Worlds Fair laid
before the House Committee this morning a
new proposition relative to the loan to the
exposition, In the shape of bill similar to
the pending S5,000,0O0 appropriation
except that it contains a novel proposition
calculated TO secure the support OF Con-
gressmen favorable to silver. 1t proposes
that the Treasury be directed to coin
100000 silver half-dollars, to be made
legal tender and stamped with an inscrip-
ton TO make them souvenirs Of the four
hundredth anniversary OF Columbus dis
covery of America, 10 be paid out in CON-
pleting the exposition. the Secretary of the
Treasury to purchase silver bullion. in ad-
dtion to the present monthly purchases, TO
enable him to comply with the terms OF the
act. Four million dollars are proposed to
be appropriated for the purpose.
The payments are TO be made only upon
certified vouchers for labor done and mate
rials furnished. and to be payable only after
Chicago has paid S10,000000 toward the
work. Director Sage, in presenting the
bill, urged speedy action and touched upon
the peculiar souvenir currency which it was
proposed to issue. He said the cost to the
Government for S5,000,000 in this coin
would not exceed S3, 800 00O and predicted
that the coins would never be presented to
the treasury for redemption in any large
amounts, as they would be retained by the
public as souvenirs. Sage further urged
that the purchase of this amount OF silver
would relieve the bullion market OF an ac-
cumulation which weighed like al incubus
upon current prices, and give this valuable
product of our mines chance TO test, under
better conditions, the outcome OF the free
play of the two operating foTceS--snpply
and demand.
Investigations in Progress.
The testimony on the part of the prosecu-
tion in the Raum investigation practically
closed this morning, when the committee
adjourned to meet May %. AT that time
Payson. on the part Of Raum, will intro
duee evidence in rebuttal.
In the Census Office investigation to-day
James A. Collins OF the Farms, Loan and
Mortgage Division of the Census Office said
he had no personal knowledge of misman-
agement, but considered that the division
could have been conducted to better advan-
tage, but the fault. in his opinion, lay
in the system of the members of Congress
Influencing the retaining in office of people
less efficient than others who had been dis
charged.
Mark of Respect.
In the House to-day Meredith of Virginia
announced the death of Senator Barbour,
and after the adoption of appropriate reso-
lutions the Speaker appointed committee
to attend the funeral. The House then, as
mark of respect to the memory of the de-
ceased, adjourned.
The President, accompanied by Mrs. Har-
rison, Mrs. Dimmick and Lieutenant and
Mrs. Parker, left here this afternoon on the
lighthouSe-tender Jessamine for trip down
the river and bay. 1t is expected the party
will be absent from the city until the latter
part of next week.
Capital Notes.
The payments Of the sugar bounty for the
present fiscal year have amounted to ST.
600, coo, and the payment is practically COM
pleted. The estimate for the ensuing year
is 100000.
Secretary of War EIkins has directed that
the new military post at Helena, Mont, be
named Fort Harrison.