The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-19
JERSEY NOT In IT YET.
Nav Get There Later If 1t Has
Good Luck.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1S92.-Congress
| has now been in session nearly a month
and a half. and nothing has been accom-
plished in the way OF legislation. More
than this. but few of the House COM
mittees have met and organized to pre-
| pare business for consideration in open
session. This is largely the result OF the
ilineSsS of Speaker Crisp. as until he can
attend the meetings of the Committee on
Rules no parliamentary regulations can
be formed to govern legislation. The
Speaker is now out of his sick bed, how
ever, and before long. should no relapse
occur, will be able to take his place as the
head of the House.
The superintendent of the public build
ing in course of erection at Newark, drew
rs pay for his services last year 81, $50.
The officials of the Treasury Depart
ment estimate that the following amounts
will be required for the care and preser-
walton Of public buildings in New Jersey
during the next fiscal year:
Newark Custom House. $2,S40; Jersey
City Postofice, 81, $50; Trenton Court
House. 2,670; Hoboken Postotfice, 5000.
Ii the War Department can have its
way, and Congress sees fit to grant the
money, a garrison of United States SOL
hiers will be located and maintained on
New Jersey soil. The point selected Is
the powder depot at Dover, To effect the
purpose in view a total appropriation of
$40, 900 is needed. divided as follows:
Barracks for enlisted men. SIG. 500; quar-.
ters for non-commissioned officers and
married soldiers. 81, 800; quarters for COM
handing officer, 5000; quartermaster
storehouse, 50, 1000.
MORE POSTAL PROTECTION NEEDED.
In u communication to the Committee
on Appropriations urging the appropria
lions named, the Secretary of War says it
is necessary to have more police protection
to the post than is afforded by II day
| and one night Waterman. "Civilians
! and a sufficient number of men should
| reside OIL the post" ne says. where they
| can be called upon at any hour when
needed by reason of fire or other contin-
gency. Again, the surrounding country
is a mining region and most, If not all.
are of the worst classes of foreigners. In
case of war or labor troubles, ample po'
quired. 1t will be noted that the post is
three miles long by two miles wide."
The officials of the Department of JUS
tice makes the following statement OF
the expenses of the United States Courts
in New Jersey during the past year.
Marshals. $S,605. so; jurors, $3,6O9: wit
nesses, $3,553: support Of prisoner, $1,947'
bailiffs, 81, 694; miscellaneous, 1925; regu'
lar compensation of United States Attor.
ney. $500 40; regular compensation of
Assistant United States Attorney, S59S. II
commissioners, $13. 205. Total, S21, SOC &c
Mr.. Mcdonald. of the Seventh New
Jersey district. as a member Of the Com
mittee on Pensions, will be able this SEES
sion to assist the many New Jersey vet
Grams, forced to appeal to Congress for
special legislation. because of the rejec-
ton of their claims by the Pension
Bureau. Mr.. Bergen. of the First dis
trict, sits in the Committee on Pos
Offices and Post Roads. An assignment
to this last named committee not only
enables a member to serve his people il
matters of postal legislation, but 1t also
gives him a large influence with the De
partment proper and postal officials in
general. a fact worthy of appreciation in
this era, when every small community
and every State is scrambling for more
enlarged and more efficient postal
facilities.
Four members from New Jersey servt
on committees that formulate great ap'
preparation measures, a thing never be
fore heard of in the history of the dele
CATION in Congress. They are;-McDon
aid, on Military Affairs, which prepares
the army appropriation bill, n of thu
largest i'll amounts; Geissenhainer, of the
Naval Committee, which makes provi
sions for the naval service; Bergen. OF
Postoffices, the appropriations for thu
postal service coming next to that of pen
siors in the amount of money appro
priated, and English. of Indian affairs
which looks out Tor the support OF Lo
the poor Indian.