The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-19
JERSEY At WASHINGTON
Hoboken's Public Building
Sandy Hook APP
preparations.
Special to tile JERSEY City Meps.

WASHINGTON, July Is, 1892.-The House
Committee on Public Buildings In urging
an increase of the amount appropriated
for a public building at Hoboken. another
of the New Jersey cities lucky enough to
get favorable consideration, says:
SPY prior legislation SIS, 1000 has been
authorized for a public building at Hobo
ken, and about S3l, 600 has already been
expended for the site alone. Meanwhile
it has become evident that the one-story
structure originally planned for postal
uses alone would not merely be made
quate for these, but would leave an ur-
gent need fer an additional public build
ing for other public uses. 1t is estimated,
however, that an addition of $50, 900 to the
cost, making the total cost S110,0 600, will
permit the erection of a two-story build
ing ample for post Office purposes. and
furnishing in its second story acconmo-
dations for the other Federal Offices"
COAST FoRTIFICATIoNss
Senator Mcpherson, owing to i'll health
has Obtained leave OF absence for the r
mainder OF the session. Before leaving
the Sepator suggested that an amend
ment be made to the Fertilization Appro-
priation bill appropriating SIS. 900 for the
ernment reservation at Sandy Hook. be-
longing TO the grantee of the Highland
Beach Association of New Jersey, to-
gether with the right of way from said
land TO the main line of the Central Rail-
road, together with the rails and other
railroad equipment on said lands.
Secretary Foster has sent to the Sem
ate, to be included in the Deficiency bill,
q supplemental list Of claims audited by
the accounting officers of the Treasury,
among which are the following for New
Jersey parties:-W. BuGd Deacon, sup
port of prisoners, 1914 80; William Carpen-
ter, late postmaster, Clinton, S53.41; w.
b. French, late postmaster, Woodstown,
$54.S [.
.sLIPsHoD CONGRESS.
Instances are constantly occurring in
which evidence Is given of the slipsnod
way Congress does its work. Almost the
last act of the last Congress was the max
ing of n law directing the Court of
Claims 10 ~adjudicate the claims of indi-
viduals for losses sustained on account Of
Indian d~epredations. Under the theory
that the government owes protection to
the citizen in the enjoyment of his prop
erty rights, this may be perfectly proper,
but Congress Went much further, and
provided that The successful claimants
should be paid out Of the trust funds held
by the Secretary OF the Treasury Tor the
support and civilization of the Indians,
each charge, of course, to be credited
againsS the tribe taking or destroying the
property. Another thing, some of these
claims are nearly n century old, thus
making the present generation Of Indians
suffer for wrongful acts perpetrated by
their grand daddles. But this phase Of
the matter aside
POOR Los CAPERs,
There has been placed with the officers
of the Government 1885 OF these Indian
depreciation claims, and the total amount
claimed Is $25. $50, 600. But the Indian
trust funds deposited in the treasury only
make the sum of SIG, 246, eS3. 90. More
than this, but thirty Indian tribes have
any trust funds whatever, while depreda-
tiOns are charged up against fifty-s1x dis
tiuct tribes of Indians. There is some
arithmetic involved here, bnt possible
only the average Congressman can fur
nish the solution. But there Is a darker
side to this picture. Que Of the few things /
the Indian has learned is O knowledge ar
money. Anyone of the redskins who still
sticks TO a blanket knows to a dollar how
much his trlbs has on deposit in Uncle
Sans bank, and can tell to a cent the
amount of interest which should be forth |
IN every interest day. III fac
interest," day with the Indian is a sort of n
Fourth OF July picnic. Take, then, an
illustration:
The fierce and untamed Comanche. the