The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-12
JERSEY IN THE union
Our Representatives Play a
Very Active Part IN
Congress.
TRENTON BATTLE MONUMENT
Senator Mcpherson Working for
the Appropriation-MoneY to
Develop Our Rivers.
Special to the Jersey city Ne,os.


WASHINGTON, May 12, 1892. The House
Committee on Commerce, after ~investi-
gatipg the necessities of the lighthouse
service, has had prepared for considera-
ton a bill making provision for the cou-
structlon of the more important of these
works IN the near future. Among the
projects included in the measure are two
in New Jersey, as Observation-Disclosures
and fog signal station near big oyster bed
shoal. mouth of the Maurice River. not
to cost more THAI $25. 900. A suitable
light aJ the mouth of Salem Gre Elk, not to
cost more than $500.
Senator Mcpherson has induced the
Committee on the Library, which has
charge of such matters. to support a
measure, prepared by him, authorizing
an appropriation Of $50, 900 to aid in the
ert ctiyn of a monumental column 10
commemorate the battle of Princeton.
1t is provided, however, that the Prince
ton Battle Monument Association, Gre
ated by act of the New Jersey Legisla-
tuIe, shal raise and expend an equal
amount in the purchase of a site and
erection of the before this
Government contribution eau become
available, and, in addition, the design
Tor the must receive the ap-
prevail of the Secretary of War.
AND CANALS.
Representative Bergen has reported
from the Committee on Railways and
Canals a resolution directing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury TO ascertain before
the 1st OF January next the length OF
canal mileage in the several States own
Ing canals upon which interstate COM
merca is borne free of tolls; the annual
cost of maintaining the same, Il the
amount of foreign and Interstate freighJs
and of the local or State freightS trans
ported upop each thereof, and also like
Information in regard to all other canals
within tue United States. I he informa-
tiou Is desired to afford the committee all
the Information possible in connection
with its investigation into the freight
problem.
Senator Mcpherson has asked the Com
mi' tee on Pensions to report a bill giving
Margaret Solly, whose husband served i'll
tile Mexican War. u pension Of S12 II
month. Among all the scientists and
other employees OF the Smithsonian Insti-
tute there is only one from New Jersey,
this one being j. Z. Watkins, who gets
$l75 Il month rs chief Of property.
RIVERS N HARBORS.
The River aud Harbor bill, rs finally
made up and submitted, makes provision
for the folio wing surveys in New Jersey,
with the view of ultimate improvements,
should the Chief of Engineers deem them
necessary; Whale creek. Cooper creek.
lDtllulS creek anu bdTueSub lulGb, Gu~
trance and harbor. AS the statements al
ready published only gave the large APP
propriations included in the River and
Harbor bill, Il full and accurate list of the
allowances for New Jersey, is here given,
together with such limitations on the ex-
penditures as the committed has made:
-keyport harbor, $1,000; harbor ut
Raritan Bay, $40. 900, one-half Of which
may be used in dredging bar between
South Ainhoy and Great Beud light,
Arthur Kill, between Staten Island and
New Jersey shore, S., 0G0; channel be-
tween Staten Island ana New Jersey
shore. SIS, 900; Salem River. $500, to be
expended above the canal; Goshen creek,
So. 600: Shoal harbor and Compton creek.
$1,000: Rancocas River, $1,000; Mattawan
creek, completing Improvement, 5000;
Elizabeth River, $1,000; Allowuy creek,
River. $40 000, one-half of which shall be
expended on the south branch; Raritau
river, $40. 900; Passaic River below New
ark, $50. 900; Passaic River, below New
ark, s., 600. This makes sixteen distinct
projects provided for in the State. not
counting the Subdivisions thereof. and
the aggregate sum allowed is SlSS, 100
SOLDIER CADMUs.
Representative CadinuS has asked the
Committee on Military Affairs to report
a bill directing the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to appraise that portion of the Fort
SulllNtA hiiiitt1J "AO CO AAop-
port, Me-, which is occupied by build
ings belonging to Robert Burns, and to
convey the same to him upon payment
OF the appraised value.
The Committee on Military Affairs has
made d favorable report on a measure Of
much importance to a meritorious class
of soldiers in New Jersey. as well as those
in other sections. Soldiers who enlisted
as veterans in the late war were promised
a bounty of S402, and it was paid to all
soldiers who were mustered ont
as enlisted men. But those who,
during such enlistment, had been
mustered as officers from the rank
of second lieutenant up were not so paid.
AS an equivalent, however. and to re-
ward the officers Of these veteran regl
meuts. an order was issued allowing such
of them as had been mustered previous
to March 8, 1865, three months extra paw,
thus leaving those who were mustered
after that date unprovidsd for, having
been deprived Of the bounty they would
have received had they remained in the
ranks. Many of these officers. even with
their increased pay, got less, owing to the
close of the war. than they would have
received had they remained as enlisted
men. She committee proposes. therefore.
to pay these oEscers just the same bounty
they would nave been entitled to hud
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