, 1892-05-14

gfeSS, ana to small extent was success
ful. introduced a measure for the pay
ment of surfmen, enforcing with a speech
remarking: 1T is desirable that the crews
who endanger their lives shall be paid, and
especially rewarded for any acts of danger
GUS and successful duty in saving life and
/ property. Such services have hither-
to been rendered BY these gal
liant men without pay or reward, and
SO palpable an injustice should no longer
disgrace the government
My constituents, Mr.. speaker, have
ever been on the alert TO save life and prop
erCy from shlpWreck, and ask no conlpen-
sation for acts of humanity, and desire no
relief from its burdens, but they should not
be expected to keep up an organization for
that purpose and be always ready to afford
rellef and receive no consideration for
their services" An inadequate compensa-
tlon has at length been established BY con
gress, which should be largely increased. I
appeal from this distant shore to my friend,
the Honorable James Buchanan, who
ably represents the 2nd district, and who
has made earnest efforts to secure an IN
crease, not to relax his efforts unti+gsassss.s$s
IS established which will be iii accord with
the services of these life savers, upon our
coasts.
The monument to which you refer was
erected by the Hon. James a. Bradley, the
founder and chief owner of-Asbury park,
tHNAJ O9CctAI AlOVG3 NGW JGEb6ys IL is
a large granite shaft, placed upon the main
avenue, by the sea, and bears substantially
the inscription "near this spot the ssNeW
Era was wrecked in 1843. This monu-
ment is TO commemorate that event, and
IN honor of William A. Newell, who, whilst
a member Of congress from New Jersey,
originated the life-saving system by which
such disasters may be prevented, . am
informed that similar monument will be
erected in memory Of the Ayrshire.
prefer these Way-side monuments of
humanity to the CORY shafts of war. NV
brother, Dr. "A. d. Newell, has invented
simple and convenient apparatus which
propelled by wind and wave, conveys a
line with unerring certainty and great
speed from ship to shore.
DID you accomplish any other similar
beneit2" Oh yes. | was proud of my dis
trict extending from the Delaware to the
Atlantic, containing Trenton, Princeton,
Long Branch, Ocean Grove and Asbury
Park, an agricultural, manufacturing, COM
mercial, mara time and educational district,
in the highest sense, with Joseph Henry
afterward of the Smithsonian institution,
Dr. Alexander, DR.. Hodge, DIR. Miller, DR..
McCosh, Commodore Stockton, conqueror
OF California, William +. Dayton and Bish-
op Doane as constituents friends and sup
porters.
/ secured appropriations for new light
house at Conaskonk Point, Mattawan,
lighting Raritua bay and New York har-
Dor, new system of lights, thelight house
at fuckers beach reopened and improved,
numerous beacon lights fog horns foe
bells and, indeed, all other necessary adj
juncts to maritime commerce. I made the
first proposition for the erection of
breakWater at Cape May, at the mouth Of
Delaware Bay, which | enforced with an
extended speech.
| obtained from Mr. Lincoln written
and recorded permission, for the Long
Branch and Seashore railway to construct
track upon government property on
Sandy Hook spit, which was necessary to
steamboat connection. The state had
ceded jurisdiction when the property was
conveyed for light house and fertilization
purposes. Secretary Stanton had objected
TO the privilege and had the tract which
had been placed without authority torn up.
AT my request alone, Mr.. Lincoln wrote
upon coast survey map: Permission is
hereby granted to the Long Branch and
Seashore railway to construct railroad
track upon the government property at
Sandy Hook, to correspond with the dotted
lines which make upon this map, until
revoked by congress or the president of the
United States. "A. LINCOLN
WASHINGTON, D. G., June 8, 1864.
It was too late in the season for the road
to be built for the business of that year
Mr.. Lincoln was killed in April next, and
.On the day thereafter, Mr.. Stanton who
was INDIGNANT at tbe nernission revoiraS
III. Being a member of conpress a. tbat
time, IsecureG a renewal from Mr.. Johnson
The road was built, and has been in sue
cessful operation, which, with other ave-
nues Of travel, bring annually from ten to
twenty millions of dollars to be expended
in the counties of Monmontb and Ocean
claim To have a chief instrI7no antaIitv
in establishing the United States aoricrI-
tural bureau. now advanced to denart-
ments Of aoricuItI1re on FehrIarv Z f851
/ presented a resolution instructing tbe
conmitfee on aoricnItl1re to inoI,ira9 i,,t
tie expedieney Of estabIisbinq an aericnI. liYg
tlraI bureau. and the nurebase Sf the
Mount Vernon estate incIT1d;1,er7 tba +a,l16
and mansion of Washinoton to estabIisb
al Agricultural farm ~ model school ~,
both which + sought Ia enforce ii ! snea,oh
in which ren1agIred AgricI,It1,Ta 10.
Washington's pursuit, and Il the occur,a-
tion of fhree-foi1rths IF onr constitmante
We cannot add to It's dignity INT we NAV
essentially promote its i1ferests Nv creaF
ING a bureau and school IF agrieulfure n 4
The last annual message Of the Rather of
his Country contains the foIlowino words
This snecies of establishment nn5trib11tas5
doubIy to the increase Of improvements hw
stimuiating to enternrise and evneriInenf
and by drawing to a common center tbe
results evervyySeTa If individna1 sziiI I'M
observation. and snreadine them tbanca lle
over the whole nation Fxnerienca az
9ordingIv has shown that thev are vary
chean Instruments If immense T1o+ionoyI
benefit x We have a Tertiary em.
bracing such varieties Of Soil and climate
that f NAV almost he said to be ] world II
itself. Since that time Mount Vernon haa
been purchased and the aoricnItnraI bns
rean. one of the most vaIuaRIa annandaoes
Of our government. is firmly established,