The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-07
WASHINGTON CHAT.
Earnings and Expenses of
The Various u. S.
Courts in New
Jersey.
BIG WATERWAY SCHEMES
Quay Says lie Is in Earnest-CensuS
Of State Debt and
Railways.
BIG WATERWAY SCHEMES
Special 10 the jersey city Ne,cs.

LdNOtaOiy DlIlS giving tle united states
Court officials fixed salaries instead OF
ices and commissions, as at present. The
following are the salaries prov .dad in
New Jersey:-United States Marshal,
$1,000; Chief Depuiy Marshal, 5000; Clerk
of the Circuit Court, So, 800; Clerk of the
District Court. 49, 800.
In this connection Attorney General
Miller has submitted the following state
lnent, showing the gross earnings, ex-
penses of office aud net earnings of the
clerks of the United States Courts i'll
New Jersey since 1885,
Clerk of the Circuit C~ourt-1Ss5, gross earn
mas s~5'5S1.6l: office expenses, Sl,65S,92; net
S5,5,5 Is; ohics expenses. 1.658. %; net earnings,
u, 1Ol 81. 1SoG, gross earnings, S6,322.9J; office
expenses, u, 6234S; net earnings, S4,G9J.51. 1888,
gtoss earnings. IS. 81. IS: office expense,
81, COL. G5; net earnings. 81, 1888. 1881, gross
earnings, S6.T3l. 33; Office expenses, $1,9>3.40;
net earnings. S4,Sl5.S3. 1890, gross earnings,
S',a1Os office expenses, S., II; net earn
Clerk of the District Court 1885,, gross earn
ings, $780,. 40; office expenses, Sl,32s. 65; net
"a, O9I. Is: office expenses, 81, 325. 30; net earn
ings, S3,3Tl.9S. 1857, gross earnings, S5,60l -;
offite expenses, 81, 3l0.9 net earnings, 81, 5000
1883, gross earnings, S5,2l0. %; office expenses,
Sl,331.5O; net earnings, $3.S7S.73 1889, gross
earnings, Sc, 1ao.2 81; Office expenses, 81, 652. 30:
net earnings, SI.46f.97. 1880, gross earnings
SG,529.tS; Office expenses, Sl,962. 40; net earn
ings, 81, 566.63.
United States Marshall-1s89, gross earnings,
IS, 1863. 10; office expenses, ST. 07. GA; net earn
1ngs, "a, 1861 So; earned from the government,
S2.5o6 80; earned from individuals, S2,5o?.77.
1880. gross earnings, $5,772.51; office expenses,
81, $50. 63; net earnings, S4,4l2 IS; earned from
the government, "a, 419.59; earned from indi-
viduals, $l,293 OF.
THE CROSS-STATE CANALS,
Senator Quay said the other day that he
is much in earnest about the project to
get a ship canal across New Jersey, from
Philadelphia to New York Bay. 70 prop
erly locate and survey the route will only
cost 5000. the engineers say. and the
Senator considers this but u small amount
to gain such important information.
Aside from its great commercial benefits.
he says, 1t is of prime military import
ance to the Government, as it wou,d be of
immense advantage. in case of war, to
have this inland water route for the
movement of naval vessels.
Senator Mcpherson has asked the Com
mittee on Commerce to report favorably
his bill directing the Commissioner of
Navigation to Issue American registers to
the ~foreign-built steamers Clarlbel and
Athos, which are owned by a New Jersey
corporation.
Judge Buchanan has made a favorable
report, Tor the Committee on Patents, on
the bill prepared by him revising and
amending the statutes relating to pat
ents." This is a measure of very great
Importance, not only to inventors, but to
all classes of people, and to farmers par
ticulariy. For instance, one of the amend
ments proposed is intended to put an end
to the iudiscrlmluate prosecution OF peo-
pie for infringement of patent rights, III
abuse that has extensively prevailed.
This is to be accomplished by providing
that, hereafter, whenever Il patent is al
legged to be infringed, the patentee or his
representative shall seek his remedy by
bringing suit In the first instance against
the manufacturer or vendo OF the article
ale ged to infringe such patent, and shall
in nc case bring suit against any indiv1d-
ual who shall have purchased, IN good
faith. an article of a regular dealer in the
omen market for his own.
Many other material notifications are
contemplated by the bill in the patent
system, which are of interest to inventors
aud those in patent practice.
The Secretary of War has entered n
vigorous protest against the passage of
the bill introduced by Representative
Cudmus providing for the sale to some
New Jersey parties of the Fort Sullivan
military reservation in Maine.
The House Committee on Commerce
has made a favorable report on the gen
eral lighthouse bill; the only New Jersey
works provided for observation-disclosures and
fog signal near the mouth of the Maurice
River, 50. 800; light at mouth OF Salem
River. $500.
The government pays for private build
ings in this city which are required for
official uses an annua rental of Sl65. 172.
One would imagine that with our big
public buildings no necessity would exist
for additional room, but the fact IS the
public service is cramped for room. even
under existing conditions, aud each yeai
but adds to the Inconvenience n over
crowding.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, just reported to tho
House, makes the following allowances
for the expense of collecting the internal
revenue in New Jersey:-First district
$l3 5000; fifth district, S3S. GOO; total, SOL 900
These sums are the full estimates of the
department for the fiscal year beginning
on July 1st next.
THE STATE DEBT.
The officials of the Treasury Depart
ment have got together some interesting
statistical facts about New Jersey. Dur
ing the past decade the total debt of the
State mas been slightly reduced, or a mat
ter of a few thousands. This refers Il
debts of all classes, which in 1885,
amounted to $40 1872, 615, while for 1890 the
figures are $49, 1873, $50. But although the
decrease is slight. owing to the growth of
population, the debt per capita has beer
largely reduced. 1t having been in 1880
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h State debt proper has largely risen
in the ten years, as in 1880 1t was S649 24S,
but it 1890 it had grown to $1,022. 642. On
the other hand, the debt of the counties
shows Il heavy reduction. In 1880 the
counties owed IS, 669. 1853; in 1890, So, 72S, 100
Relatively considered, there has not beer
much of an increase In municipal obliGa
lions. Here. of coarse, we find the most
valuable improvements necessary. and i
is not unusual for debts of this kind tC
grow with much rapidity. Such, how
ever. has not been the case in New Jer
sew. In 1880. the municipalities owed
sal. 1867, O57; in 1890, $42.99 63S. This is ont
kind of indebted ness that has much more
than doubled, and it is very probable no
bodv is sorry for it, or disposed to fiad
fault with it,. This is the School distric
debt. which has increased fiom $697, S07 il
1880 TO 81, 592.479 in 1890. ALI of these
figures, it should be stated, are "less sink
ing fund"
There is another phase of this deb
question for individuals, as we'll as cor
porations, or governments get into deot
nnd it is to this picture we now turn. II
is. too, misfortunes that we are TO notice
as the figures now given relate to com
mercial failure.
During the past three years there ha:
been steady growth in New Jersey, botf
in the number of such failures and .rht
amounts involved in the 'cioSing o.
shops." During the past year there were
IS7 concerns in the State that closed theli
anors. out of "a. 1874 business establish