The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-04

General Sickles, recently elected TO Con-
gress, House Bill No. 8. $50 has been intro
duced by Congressman Antony. a Demo-
craft at that, providing severe penalties
for any officer or enlisted man Oh the re-
tired list Of the army to hold a Federal
Office or receive money from the Federal
treasury for services rendered, without
first resigning from the army. In case OF
an officer an exemption Is made where
his pay does not exceed $3.50 a year, and
in case of an enlisted mar where 1t does
not exceed $500 a year. 1t Is made the
duty of the Adjutant General to furnish
q list of retired officers and men annually
to every officer Of the Government having
appoiltive powers, to all members of Con-
gress, to all Federal Judges aud District
Attorneys.
Speaking of officers aud retirement, it
may be mentioned here that there Is q
class of them in the Navy for whose re-
tirement thus far no provision has heeu
made, and two of them have homes in
South ~Jersey-the mates of the Navy.
These officers take precedence of the So
called warrant of~f1cers-the gunners.
boats wains, carpenters and sailmakers-
but do rot, like them, enjoy the privilege
of retirement. aud most Of them have
been from thirty to forty-five years In
the service. A bill, H. 2.708. has been
favorably reported to remedy this defect.
just prior to Adjournment General
Bingham OF Pennsylvania introduced u
bill, II. r. 9,976, which will undoubtedly
interest the New Jersey Zinc Company
of Newark. The bill provides for the
severe punishment of dealers in paints,
white lead. white zinc, ETC.. who sell
goods iu packages labeled 60 contain
pure goods, but really containing spuri-
Gus and adnlterated goods. The bill
provides for the appointment of an
analytical chemist, etc.. by the Treasury
Department.
By a recent communication from the
Secretary Of Wa it appears that the
chief of engineers GU the various river
and harbor works now under way EN-
| ploys not less than 1853 civil engineers as
assistants TO the army officers, aad some
of them seem TO have a good thing OF 1t.
Among the residents OF New Jersey thus
favored are Charles L. Mcmillan. of
| Jersey City. who draws $3.50 u month for
work at Brooklyn. and K. D. Thompson.
of Bound Brook. who has Sl75 d month at
Wilmington, N. c..
LIFE SAVING SERVICE DISPLAY.
Tn life saving service of ne Treasury
intends to make q grand and practical
display at the Chicago Fair, and orders
have been recently issued to Lieutenant
Mcclellan, United states Revenue Marine,
residing at Toms River. N. j.. aud for
many years the inspector of the life
saving service of the New Jersey district,
to hold hiulself in readiness to assume
| charge of the exhibit.
OFFICIALS TO BE REMOVED.
Among tie officials here hatllng from
New Jersey who expect a speedy removal
after the 4th of March next. as they are
not rrotected by the civil service rules.
| are:-Assistaut Attorney Nixon, of the
Department Of Justice; Octaviano L.
Pruden, Assistant Private Secretary of
The President; Executive Clerk f. B.
Cox; Captain James E. Leonard. Inspec-
tor of Fuel for the Interior Department;
Joseph 5. Mccoy, Actuary of the Treas
ury Department.: A. N. Stsvsnton, Lieu
| tenant of the Watch, Treasury; Harry
G. McLean. Assistant Supervising Archi.
tect; w. E. Simonton. Civil Engineer, War
| Department.; Ambrose E.. Rowell. Princi-
pal Examiner, Board of Pension Appeals,
| Interior. DeDarGmel Schuyler Duryee,
Chief Clerk, Patent office. and Joseph w.
Jayne. Principal Examiner, Patent Oh
flee.