The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-07
MR.. FIHLDHR'S VIEWS.
The Congressman Talks
About the Work of the
Special Session.
AGAINST BILL
lie Advocates a Revision of the PEN
sion List-New Jerseys
Federal Patronage.
FISHERMAN BILL

MAEToLoKING, N. j., August Z. 1893
Seated upon a broad plaza within a huu-
bred feet of the sea, with a stiff ocean
breeze blowing across the narrow peni-
sula upon which this pla e is situated
Congressman George B. Fielder talked of
The financial depression and the probable
action of the extra session of Congress
which meets iofaY.
I'm my opinion he said among other
things, the present unsettlement of the
business world is due TO the Sherman Sill
yer Act.aDd the many impossible features
of the Mckinley Tariff. 1t ia my intention
to vote for the repeal of the Sherman Act
without any reservation rs 10 what may
be devised Ia the placs or what may fol-
low. The silver money industry of the
West Is a largs one, aud employs thou
sands of men who ought to be considered
and how that industry can be reached
with seriously effectlng those men will
be 4 subject for debate afterwards the
repeal of The act.
What the extra session of Congress
ought to Go, In my opinion, Is to act upon
the suggestions which will be mate by
the President. and to enact such legisla-
tfon as ne will suggest and no others. I
would prefer that the Speaker appoint
the Committee on. Ways and Means and
Rules only for the present.; the Commit
tee GU Ways aud Meansato fornul ate a
healthy and conservative revision of the
present tariff laws. which can be fully
discussed and considered at the regular
session, which opens In December. Such
healthy revision, If adopted and adhered
to, will meet the IA and requirements
of the manufacturers aud importer for
an indefinite period. Under lava which
have been passed heretofore the manu-
facturer and importer have been at sea
as TO what is the best tariff legislation
for their respective businesses. The
tariff is altered and changed 50 often
that it seriously effects their interests.
Ii Il caref I'll revision Is made, which will
reconcile these a~ntagonisms it will settl q
many OF these disturbing elemeuts for
many years to come. The old aryument
am ong businessmen was that they could
only act. during the then e~present admins.
~tration. as they did not know what
changes would be made after ths next
Presidential election.
OPPOSED TO STATE BANK REPEAL.
u am opposed to tue repeal OF tnestax
on State bank circulation unless some
law could be passed which would make
q State banks circulation O first lien
against that banks capital. Even then
there would be danger for tine reason
that the floating debt of some STATES is
larger than in others Il q State with a
large debt in It's desire to have more cur
rency III circulation would pass very lib
eral banking laws with but few ~restric-
tons, and before We know it we would
have the old wild cat currency again.
More currency Is needed. but / am not
prepared to say just how that should b e
brought about except that / am in favor
of permitting the National banks under
the present laws to Issue notes up to 100
per ceat. of the bonds deposited with the
Government instead OF the 80 per cent.
which they are now allowed to issue,
II am III favor OF Il healthy revision of
the pension list throughout u re-examina-
tion of pensioners by the Commissioner of
Pensions through his properly appointed
examiners WIN shall honestly endeavor
TO ferret out and report all those VINO are
at present unlawfuliy and uGdeservedly
receiving pensions. | believe that this or
any other administration not ouly desires
to see every veteran or his widow receive
the full benefit Of the existing pension
laws. but is DESTROYS Of doing all In its
power TO deserve worthy and deserving
pensioners from the evils of those dis
honest and schem ing examiners.
GOOD NEWS FOR THE BOYS.
Senators Mcpherson aud Smith to-
gether with myself have already, and
will with greatersvigor, endeavor to as
certain from the various departments the
full extent of the Federal patronage TO
which our State is entitled. Up 10 this
time. much to our disg ust, we have been
unable to obtain any indication as to
what that patronage Is. Out of the 8. 900
or 1000 men employed as clerks, nechau-
les aud iaborer5 at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard less than fifty changes have been
made, aud IN the Treasury Department.
and the Department OF Engraving aud
Printing at Washington, the changes
have been even less thar that. We
and both males u females employed
in various positions in the different de-
partments at Washington aud New York,
charged against New Jersey, who, upon
careful examination, We tind never liveI
in the State, but in many instances come
from the West aud Northwest. Every
effort will be made by the representatives
of the State to have these men replaced
by active. bona f1de Jersey democrats"
Mr.. Fielder said that he did not think
that the extra session would last To the
beginning OF the regular session.
Manroloking, though a small place, is
one of tho most delightful spots along
the coast. It is about four miles below
Point Pleasant, and is situated on the
Barnegat Bay. It is rather small YET and
boasts but one hotel. the Albsrtson, at
which the Congressman and Mrs. Fielder
are staying. There are several cottages
in the place, and its summer inhablt-
ants are mainly from the Oranges. Mont
clair and Morristown. Jersey City peo-
pie are indebted to the Rev. DIR. Brett, of
the Bergen Reformed Church, for their
knowledge Of this place. rs he was about
the first Hudson mau to go there. He
has a pleasantly situated cottage near
the beach. Among the other cot5agers
are Judge Van Syckle OF the Supreme
Court and DIR. Pyle of Jersey City.
Bar negat Bay, as Is well known to all
Jerseymsn, is a famous fishing ground,
but the practice of ~impounding fish
which has sprung up among the coast
fishermen is seriously interfering with
the sport. These pounds consist of
huge nets spread in the paths of the
fish to the breeding grounds of the Bay,
IN which the fish are caught and held I'M
Ill waited. The food demand cannot be
pleaded IN excuse for this practice, as the
effect of the pounds has Hbeen on more
than one occasion TO over stock the
market, and the fish have died before
they could be taken out. Durin g q recent
storm. many tons Of blue fish, bass aud
q 90 AE H9A