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a constant reader: Cam a Chinanan born
in the United States, by registering, vote?
). T.. GILLUM.
! Yes
EDS. RECORD UNION: VIII you please
! publish III your valuable paper, The
! WEEKLY UNION, the law just passed.
! entitled ''To provide for day of rest
1 from labor" Iii is too long. then please
give a synopsis so we can know what 1t is.
! In doing SO you will greatly oblige many
readers.
a SUBSCRIBER, BursOn, Cal.
| 1t guarantees to workers for wages one
day IN seven; that is, makes six days
( labor week of labor.
EDS. RECORD UNION: Kindly inform
constant reader the estimated cost of
the State Capitol building and the actual
cost thereof, and oblge
INQUISiTJVE, Sacramento.
! Original cost S2,500,000. Actual cost,
with improvement of grounds, etc, prob
ably As much more. No actual calcutta
tlon has been made. The State property
here is estimated to have cost fully
S6,O00,0c0.
EDS. RECoRD-UHIoN viii you kindly
answer the following questions through
the columns OF your paper:
/. Cushing's Manual says where there
are no SPECIAL rules in IL society on the
subject, Il motion to reconsider must be
considered in the same light as any other
| motion, and subject to no other rules"
Can anyone in that case move to recon-
! slder question?
=. Is Cushlng's Manual the standard
authority Oh parliamentary practice?
! y READER, Sacramento.
l. Only those who vote in the atlirma-
7 .
slider. Once before the house anyone can
move to take up the motion and consider
ii.
>. 1t is in California. In Congress,
Jefterson's is the standard.
EDS. UNION: In boxing what
| is the true meaning of bantam eight?
ATHLETE.
One of l05 pounds weight and under.
EDS. RECORD UNION: Were the
Olympic games held every wear by the
Greeks or only at odd times?
SERUs, Oakland.
Once in five years. They related to
religious festivals occurring every fifth
year.
EDS. RECORD-UNIoN: Suppose man
who applies to become a citizen bears
title OF nobility under his former govern
ment, does he lose it by naturalization?
ELLIS c., Oakdale.
Under our naturalization laws one
bearing title OF nobility must expressly
renounce it at the time of his applica-
ton. This remuneration, we apprchend,
will divest him of it in his original home.
EDS RECORD UNION: What is the
capital of West Virginia? There is bet
that it is Wheeling.
S. AND G., Sacramento.
1t is Charleston, Kanawah County.
EDS. RECORD UNION: Can you tell
me the total length of the Erie Canal?
EMPIRE, Davisville.
1t is 36l miles long.
EDS. RECoRD-U MON: To settle n
dispute will you be so kind as to answer
for two old soldiers these questions and
settle red hot dispute:
l.-Are there more pensioners now
than ever before?
2.-How many are there now?
3-What has been the whole amount
paid for pensions?
What was the increase allowed
last year?
5.-What State has most pensioners?
CARTRIDGE AND RAINIER, Sacramento.
l. No. q In 1891 1863, ,799 applications;
156, 4S6 allowances. In 1892 1854. Total
S7G,G6S applications and 224 ,047 sallow-
ances. 3. Since 1861 to June 80, 1892,
81. AS, 34S ,2ll 81. I. Cannot give total as
you want it; the total of increase and re-
issue and additional was S6,O3S, ,245 "a.
There were dropped in 1892 25, ,306, repre-
senting value OF SS.OlG, ,044 92 The re-
duction on roll in 1892 amounted to S92
l24. This includes all wars, army and
navy. 3. Ohio. Note.-The claimants
in 1892 included l62, ,S96 invalids and "a
974 widows under Act of June 7, 1890, and
4l6 survivors of the war with Mexico.
EDS. RECORD UNION: Can you tell
me who is the American Consul at
Venice, Italy? SICILY, Sacramento.
II. A. Johnson of Washington, D. c.
EDS. RECoRD-U UNION: Can YOU give
MS little information. We want to
know how much sugar bounty the
United States has paid under the new
law? NJ. AND o., Sacramento.
To June 80, 1892 --latest report, S7,342.-
or 10.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Robert Richardson is visiting friends
in