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JERSEY G0NGRGSSMBN
Bills Introduced By Them
During the Special SEES
sion Of Congress,
CONGRESSMAN FlgLDER's WORK
Senator Mcpherson's Fight for Solid
Financial Principlss-Otaer
Interesting Notes.
CONGRESSMAN FlELDER's WORK
spscial to we Jersea cYta Ns,os.

FpfCutt 10 eOSISCH SttV AtctVS
WASHINGTON, D. q, Oct. 81. 1ss3,-The
probability of a speedy adjournment of
the extra, or the first session OF the Fifty
third Congress Co the constitutional time
for the assembling of Congress. In De-
cember. has lie me to an examination OF
the various indexes to that bulky but
int. resting periodical known as the
Congressional Record. The index is
worth ten times the prics of thu Record
as Ii reveals the tru activity Of a mem>
Der of Congress. be he a high Sen stor or
a PLAIN Member of the House. AS to &C.
riviry, the oldest member of the New
Jersey delegation Ia point OF years of
life, DR.. Thomas Duan English. of the
Sixth district, takes the cake. He has
Introduced two important financial bills.
M. 8 go, now before the Committee on
Coinage. Weights aud Measures. and No.
3.759. now before the COMMITTEE on Bang
ing aud Currency. on which he was given
a hearing. aud which seems to meet
with the approval of many meu said
TO be financial authorities Of the finest
water.
On the floor OF the House the Doctor
has been heard from. He was heard
forcibly upon the Fucker bill to repsal
tie Federal Elecfion laws, he had the
courage OF his convictions on the Rich
ardson Printing bill. and he was not a
minute too Lutte in advocating n searching
inquiry into the robberies OF mail trains.
Ga the private calendar he st nds father
to No. 5000. an act for the relief of Major
John Leonard, To No. 73l for the relief of
Breve' Colonel Thomas P. O'Reilly. aud
to No. 3.001 for the relief of Johu G. Rose.
The las mentioned bill is a deserved
resurrec ion of a meritorious claim of a
nayy pfhsoP thar nn0hf fO hava haau q
law long ago, and would be If some OF
The Doctors predecessors had understood
it right.
SENATOR SMITHS WORK.
Leaving DR.. English for tina Senator
residing in Newark, we fnd him to nave
been exceedingly busy in executive mat
tiers. and these eugrosssd aim )st his
entire attention. His recent speech on
the rights of the MAORI J to rule, aud
his steadfast support of the financial
policy OF the administration need no
rehearsal at my hands. II Is not customs
arg for a Senator to advocate private
claims, and so we miss Senator Smiths
name pm the private calsndar of the
Senate. even ii 1t had been possible DUR
ing this existing session of the Senate to
establish such a thing.
TIN Senator. however. has i%ntroiueel
very meriror1ous public bill, known as
Senate No. S98, 10 establish a reserved
list of the Army of the Uuitsd States :"
which, has been referred to the Commit
tee on Military Affairs. Its passage
would give proper rank, aud, In case of
need. proper pay to quite a number of
retired regular army officers residing in
New Jersey. n Senator's bill is
Synonymous with House bill No. 141,
introduced by Mi. O'Neil Of Massachu-
setts.8 HTTgy
ssb7od SENATOR MCPHERSON.
As to the senior Senator from New Jer-
sey. little is to be said. As a member OF the
Administration side In the Committee on
Finance and on the floor of the Senate
during all this fight for solid financial
principles he has had but little time to
devote to other matters even to those of
his own committee and Naval Affairs.
But one bill bears bis name-one of the
earlier measures-to build the bridge
across the Hudson river between New
Jersey and New York. The Senator has
frequently spoken on the silver question.
the .fiBftAtion of debate. aud upon in
cideftal %shbjects.
Mr.. Louder slayer. Republican. of the
First district, has not been heard from
very muchiy, but bright and early Ia the
session he introduced House bill No. 401.
which increases the lin:it of cost Of the
new Camden Post Office building TO
$50, 000. am ar aid that it will never
emerge from The pigeon holes in the
roomsfef the. Committee On Public Build
lAkS oal0 . IL AOuAChG41RCL
also fathers H. r. No. 9s4 for the relief of
Joseph Curriden. which ia before tine
Comtnittee ou Wa Claims. and No. 985,
which is intended to clear a cloud npou
the military record of George Whit
tscker, late a private In Company c.
Twelfth New jersey Volunteers.
The strictest scrutiny of the records,
bills. debates, reports. etc, fail to show
the congressional existence of Mr.. Dunn,
democrat, Eighth district; Mr.. Cornish,
democrat, Fourth district. aud Brother
Gardner. republican, Second district.
ACTIVE CONGRESSMAN CADMUs.
Mr.. Cadmus. Vt the Fifth d. c.. is on
hand, however. q by his bill, H.
r. No. q, he tries 10 Increase LIE limit of
cost of The new federal building ut Pater-
500. that is. site and all, to S250ye00. Mr..
Cadmus has secure t the powerful support
of Senator Mcpherson, for the Senator
has introduced the identical bill on his
side Of the big marble bui ding. and there
1t is known as Seuate No. $50. With the
present condition of the treasury / am
afraid that the bill has but little chance
of becoming a law.
On the private calendar Mr.. Cadmus is
represented by No. 8 IA. an act for the
relief Of Captain Francis A. Beuter,
which has gone to the Committee on
War Claims. and by $50 for the relief of
Taylor Stewart, which is a pension
measure. Mr.. Cadmus is also father of u
dibE GtCcp OAhblO4 VII huOWH as
H.. r. Nc. 1868. to incorporate the Ma
tionai Light aud Fuel Company, II little
cotarie of gentlemen thai are willing to
supply the city OF Washing GA with cleo
trio, gas, kerosene oil or other light aud
the necessary fuel In cold weather. The
capital stock of the company is to be a
round million dollars diviaed into 10000
shares of 500 each. The act is
very elaborate aud names the
following gentlemen incorporators:-
Theodore F. Hicks. John N. Hartman,
Richard NJ. JordaH, Frederick w. Tap.
penbeck, Robert J. Ferris, Samuel q.
Thompson. Frank G.. Hallett aud Will
oliam r. Knapp. Some of them are
known In New Jersey, but not here
y.tbouts. In this matter also Congress-
IMAM Cadmus has had the klrd associa-
alton of Senator Mcpherson, for ths Sen
(by requesi1 mas introduced the same
I bill in the Senate, where it is known rs
Senate No. 852. Both bills are before
the respective committees on the District
of Cuiumbih.
A BUSY MAN,
Mr.. Gei~sse1haiher of tins Third d district
Is always a very busy man. especially by
virtue of his important position on the
COMMITTEES on Naval AT airs and his
W chairlranship Of he Commi tee on