The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-04
THE QUERY DEPARTMENT
SOME or THE CONTAINS OF THE
TINES NAIL BAG.
Answers 10 Inquiries on a Variety of
Subjects Received From Our
Subscribers.


eAcco centre OF the country.
The Highest Price.
What was the highest price paid for
silver bullion under Tho Sherman ActF
On September 10. 1880. when the price
touched N.2l per 1ne ounce. 1t began to
drop Immediately thereafter.
United states.
Is the word "Onery'' correct. or Is II
only slang
IL As OF the dialect OF those United
States" ana is a corruption OF the wofa
ordinary, used in a deyrecistory sense.
The Law Allowed II.
Did we have free coinage OF silver IN
this country before 1897
The law allowed II. but there had oeen
practically no coinage OF silver except Tor
small coins since 1S0i. except in 1871
and 1872. Iaaf-A
When Lost-Neycr Found.
Whom WINS Charley Ross Kidnapped and
has he been foundy
cborlcv Ross was kidnapped July /, 1874.
AT intervals since then various persons
have been found who were said 10 be
the missing boy. but he has never been
recovered.
sis That SOP"
have heard that the elections FOR Pres
ident used 70 last for more than one day.
Is that 30?
In New York State. previous to 1872. the
elections lasted three days. The act or
April .. 1872, did away with these long
elections. William Henry Harrison whose
initials you bear. was the last President
eleceed under the old law.
The Difference.
We read about horse. foot, and dra-
goons:" what is the difference between
horse and Dragons?
The "horsc' were mounted soldiers tram
ed TO act only on horseback, the Dragons
were soldiers trained to act either on foot
or on horseback. The cavalry carried
longer swords that en- infantryman or
foot-soldier would find In the way. the
Dragons sword was a happy medium In
length. The first and second regiments
Of cavalry I'm the United States army
were originally called Dungeons; in fact,
IL was only by the reorganization at the
outbreak Of tbs war that the name was
changed. 4.-AaI
privileged Questions
Whit are privileged questions In Con-
sress?
A privileged question is one that has
right of way over other questions. Mo
tons 10 adjourn. MOTORS relating 10 the
rights Of members, motions FOR the orders
Of the Jay and reports from certain COM
mittees-as the Committee on Rules, the
Committee on Appropriateness privi-
legged motions In Congress. A question
of privilege is a question relating 10 me
personal rights Of a member OF Congress
"a .mch member. Generally II relates 10
some newspaper comment upon some act
or word Of some member. and the mem
Der complains that his constitutions right
TO be free from outside criticism for any
thing said or done in the House has been
infringed.
Which Cried?
which party cried. "Fifty-four forty or
nghty' and what did the CRY mean?
The Democrats. in iSi4. There was a
dispute between ourselves and Graf Brit
Gin over the boundary line of the Oregon
territory. question being where the line
should run. We said that the line Of q
degrees and 40 seconds, n. latitude, was
the proper line. Great Britain said II
wasn't. and the election came while the
o~uestion was stil unsettled. The Dem
pcrats cried. "Fifty-four forty or hght.'
meaning that II they came into power
they would have that boundary, even n
the country went TO war with England
about IT. We didn't get that boundary,
however. though Polk was elected. The
line remains as IL had been decided upon
by our treaty Of 1878.
king and emperor"
What is the difference between the titles
King and Emperor?
Speaking generally. the sovereign OF a
single country Is a king, the sovereign or
two or more countries united under one
crown is on emperor. Thus we have The
King Of Spain. the King OF Greece ths
King Of sweden. the King Of Prussia.
and the Emperor Of Germany. which Is
composed OF e. number Of Kingdoms. prin-
.iDalities duchies. etc; the Emperor OF
Russia. which IS composed OF kingdoms
and duchies: the Emperor Of Austria,
which IS composed OF a kingdom and Sew
tral duchies. Great Britain Is an eA-
eepuon to the general rule, for though II
l. composed Of four kingdoms and a prin-
rpanty. IT is governed bp a king or queen.
but this IS because the title emperor is
not English. The four kingdoms are
those OF England. Scotland. Ireland. and
Dan. and the principally is that OF Wales.
The Original Case.
What was the Original Package caseF
The case Was thai OF LeIsy and Others
AGAINST litaAll, a-iNll- OUT o. Al lpN~
State law aealnst the sale Of liquor. suit
had been brought 20 recover certain nnes
Imposed by the state laws. and the de-
fence was that those laws violated the
constitutional provision that Congress
alone had power 10 l~eslsiate upone anter-
STATE commerce. and that So long as
goods were ia their original packages
they could be imported into a State even
Ia defiance OF the laws OF that State.
The case went up 10 the supreme Court
of The United States. and on April p.
1870. the court sustained the defence. The
SQUIRT. IN rendering It's decision. said that
Congress could call the state laws iato
effect by passing an act, and such an
act was signed August s, 1850. Ii DEo-
gded that state laws should be aoplca-
Die 10 articles IN transit from one State
% another as soon a. those articles en-
.ered that State.
The Significance.
What is meant by conferring the free
iom OF a city upon a 9egson?
The ~bestowlng upon that person OF the
privileges OF citizenship IN the city. In
The old days only "frcemen OF "a city
we're allowed 20 exercise their trades or
professions In that place, and IL took a
ons time 10 obtain the freedom. a per
son began a. an apprentice TO a free-
nan, then he became a ~yourneyman and