The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-03
JERSEY In CONGRESS
P~ostmasters' Salaries Do
Not Seem to be Enor-
nous.
M'PHERS0N'S ACTIVITY.
Fighting Republicans on the Tariff
and His Own Party in Be-
half of the Navy.
ACTIVITY.
Spsetal to the Jersey ctr News.

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WASHINGTON, May 3, 1S92.-Senator Nc
Pherson has asked the Committee or
Commerce to recommend a change in the
rule governing lights on vessels SO as to
provide that the lights Tor barges and
canal boats when in tow of steam vessels
shall be regulated by the Board of Super
vising Inspectors of Steam Vessels.
When the River and HarDor bill comes
before the Senate the Senator will also
propose an amendment making provision
for a survey, with the view of future i'm
provement, of a channel west of Robbins
Reef light house to connect the mouth OF
Arthur Kill with New York harbor.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
sent to the Committee on Appropriations
estimates Of the appropriations required
to meet Deficiencies IN the salary &C,
counts of the following Postmasters and
ex-Postmasters in New Jersey.-H. Davis,
Anthony, $l3.O 90; g. I. Jones, Elbe-
son, $40. 90; S. ID. Broadway. Norma, S243S;
w. w. DeCamp. Roseland, $27 81; II. K.
Craft, Bamber. IS; 81; A. Hoffman,, Carl
Si4 IS; Mlchae. Dolan, Cooksville,, 81 so;
A.. j. Hova, Longport, 50, %; J. M. Moore,
Lopgport, $42. Al; p. Il. Huff, Montgom-
cry, $40. 80; j. C. Farley, Mountainvilie.
s14 81; j. 6. Brookes, Paisley, $l0.79; = A.
Harris. Seaside Park. $50 20; j. T; Hen
d~er,hott, Swartswood. $20.4l;. ID. NJ.
Brown, S~wartswood. So. IS; !. Hunt,
Trenton Junction. $S2S: II. M. Jewell,
Winslow. Sl97.41; William jeffrey, Jr.,
Bayville, $11.62; J. e. Howell. Trenton
Junction, S16.69.
WAR CLAIMS.
The Committee on War Claims has
made a favorable report on the measure
introduced by Mr.. Cadmus allowing the
administrator of David b. Taylor TO enter
suit in the Court Of Claims for longevity
pay Cue him for army services. The
amount involved is $4,000, aud arises
from the refusal of the War Department.
TO count the years of service as an enlisted
man prior to Taylor's promotion to COM
nlissIoned officer.
The Senate Committee Oh Naval Affairs,
at the instance of Senator Mcpherson, has
reported a bill to pay Charles w. Cronk
S264 As, being the mount of three
mouths extra pay, which he failed to re-
ceive as Il volunteer engineer in the navy
at the date OF his discharge.
AS is known the Department OF Agri
culture makes annually a distribution or
seed throughout the country TO test tne
adaptability OF each variety to different
sections. 1t will be of interest in this
connection to the farmers OF New Jersey
TO know the success met with. III the
State with the varieties mentioned below,
as uGCalleu ny correspondent VI eho W.
partment as follows:-
Oals-The white Bona. "a grew to the
heighth Of four feet and had very hne
heads.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of a pound OF
new Genesee was sown on a plot l6xo0
feet, and it stooled out, and, although
larlially destroyed by rabbits, yielded
filtv pounds Of nice grain.
Vegetables-The kentucky field pump
kin yielded abundartly; the Golden Wal
bean was very early. the Westerfeld pick
ling cucumber was excellent IN quallEy
and very productive. Stowell's Ever
green sweet Corn holds its rank as the
largest and is OF good quality.
MCPHERSON AND THE NAVY.
During the week Senator McPherson
has given evidence OF the fact that he
does not follow or approve of the course
of those members of his party who would
cripple the rebuilding OF the navy Just to
make IL better showing in the way OF
economy in public expenditures. Both
in the Committee Ga Naval affairs and 10
the Senate he has made 1t known that he
is a believer in getting together a navy
sufficiently powerful to insure protec-
tiou at home and respect
abroad. For this purpose be would keep
on with the good work 1naugurated by
Secretary Whitney when he WAS at the
head OF naval affairs, aud appro pirate the
necessary means at once to build p0we r.
ful hnrbur defence vessels and torpedo
boats, the first named to be armed with
the largest and best type of guns.
The Senator says that, while war is to
be dreaded, we should not close our eyes
to tue fact that it may come, and the true
economical policy is to be ready for it
should it ever come. In other words,
that a dollar spent now may be worth
hundreds in the hereafter. 1t is notice
able, too, that these views are enter
tanned by Senators of all parties Whose
constituents are in coast States, where
they would have to bear the brunt of any
fpreign aggressions. The statesmen whu
affect TO believe that war Is not possible,
all. ike Holman. live in those parts
where, from locality alone, its evil re-
suits are not to be apprehended.
The Committee on Claims reports in
favor OF the bill introduced by Judge
buchanan directing the Court of Claim:
to retain jurisdiction Of the claim Of For
r:nn Matthew's and David Stout Parker
of Ocean county, for ecovery of the value
of their schooner, the Twilight, sunk by
the United States steamer lroqnois II
1864. The value of the schooner is held &c
have been So, 900.