The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-07
new JERSEY is LEFT
The Economy of the House
Causes Loss to This
State.
CADMUS AND HIS PLANS
Newark's Post Ufice Delayed--No
Pay for Deserters.
Special to the Jersey city Ms,ys.

WASHINGTON. AIrl IL, 1872. - atchdo9
of the Treasury" Holman has so success
fully growled that not one of the Jersey
delegation has been able to get near the
cash box. In other words the great
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. which
makes provision for all public works, con-
ta1ns not a single dollar for tho State OF
New Jersey. This is something that has
not happened within the nemor OF the
oldest inhabitants" although it must be
confessed, the people of the State have
never asked very much from Congress. 1t
is, of course, not the fault of the delega-
tion, for they would, if they could, pro-
vide for every home achievements, but
Judge Holman has taken the Sundry
Civil under his own wing, and cheese
paired until there is less money left in it
than words. at least SO TAR as public i'm
provements are involved
The Senate. however, Is expected to fill
up the gaps made by Holman's knife, so
there the hight will be made for such pro-
jects as may have a local importance for
New Jersey.
A keen search through the Sundry
Civil bill shows only the following New
Jersey items, and it takes a keen exam
ination to even find these few, none of
which is public building enterprise.
Provision is made out of the general
fund for the maintenance of post Ii 1hts
on Raritan River in aid OF navigation;
for one superintendent OF the Life Saw
ing Service on the New Jersey coast,
81, 800: repairs TO wharf at Sandy Hook
proving ground, 81, 1000. and for one steam
capstan, 5000.
This is all. Nothing for public build
ings, not even the Newark Custom House;
nothing for the Dover powder depot, the
only army concern in the State; nothing,
III fact, for nothing.
NEWARK KNOCKED OUT.
While the failure to allow the remain
ing 5000, 600 under the limit of cost for
the Newark Custom House will retard it's
final completion, no immediate harm is
done. Congress has already allowed for
the improvement $3.50, 900. of which only
$3.50, 1877 have beep spent. The outstand-
ing liabilities, not including any contracts
for the su~perstructure, amount to only
SIG, 592, so, after deductiug all, there is
quite $500, 600 TO carry on work during the
present oulluing season. 1t must be re
membered, though, hat as Congress
grants nothing at this session, no more
money can become available until July OF
next year.
Representative Cadmus, of the Fifth
district, il destined to lake a more active
part in legislation. This is on account of
his position as Il member of the District
of Columbia committee, which looks out
for all legislation required by this ten
miles square, or was formerly, AS there
is no local legislature Congress is of ne
cessity appealed to for everything The
LATEST appearance OF Mr.. Cadmus on the
legislative stage is as the champion of q
girls reformatory and house of detention
in this city. In a report drawn up to sup
port the measure Mr.. Cadmus states
some truths hat have more than a local
application. He says:
TO RECLAIM GIRLS.
"Propriety requires that women and
girls should not be detained. for the
shortest time, in the same building with,
nor put under charge of men. The effects
of such confinement in the district Jail in
the past have been attended with the
most unsatisfactory results. While some
of the conditions reported can hardly be
published, they do not wholly arise from
detective arrangement.
"1he most beneficent results have fol-
lowed the establishment of reformator-
les and houses of detention for women
and girls in several States under the
direct and exclusive control of women.
There is no considerable town in the
Union having greater need ofthe protec-
ton which this bill Is Intended to secure,
not only to the unfortunate class falling
under the consideration of the law,
but to all residents. than the Capital
City,"
If Mr.. Cadmus succeeds in getting a
girls reformatory from this Congress the
women of Washington will-well. IL they
don't build a monument TO him, they'll
kiss him.
Secretary Noble has informed Congress
that he has caused to be paid to the ofic-
ials of New Jersey the sum of $48, 900 in
three installments of $4,000, $1,000 and
$4,000 respectively, under the act of
August 80. 1890. ito apply q portion of
the proceeds OF the public lands to the
support of agricultural colleges"
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
The Committee on Military Affairs of
the House has laid down Il new principle
in considering the applications of those
ll,n So xuith n n II ~ npnvk ~ or -,
honorable discharge from the army
through IA special act of Congress. In
common with all the States, New Jersey
has many Of these veterans who left the
military service without the formality of
a muster-out. The committee, when pos
sible. recommends that a soldiers of this
description shall receive an honorable
discharge, and then couples with it a
proviso "that no pay or enoluments shall
become due by reason of the passage OF
this act."
AS most of the soldiers ask for the re-
moval of the charge of desertion only
that they may be in position to make a
grab at the Treasury, it is expected by
the committee that the honorable dis
charge business will shortly show u fall
ing off at least in legislation.
The bill reported by the Senate COM
mittee providing fixed compensation for
United States District Attorneys instead
of fees, as at present., allows this official
IN New Jersey S.. 600 Il year.
There is not in the calendar of business
of the House a single bill of local import
to New Jersey that authorizes the expen-
diture of u dollar of money. In this re-
spect the Senate is much ahead of the
House, as among others, several public
building bills have been reported. More
than this, there is not II single measure OH
the calender of any local Significance for
The people of the Stale. 1t is true that
New Jersey asks for little in the way OF
legislation, but it is equally true that this
is a mighty slow Congress.