The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-15
PLUMS RIPHNING.
Two of Collector Butchers
Assistants Chosen The
State Collectorships.
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Two Of the Deputy Internal Revenue
Collectorships have been settled. Mr..
Frank 4. Mcgowan OF Trenton gess one
and Judge B. f. Wells Of Burlington the
other. Mr.. Mcgowan was In Wasning-
ton to look after the matter. ana called
upon Senator Mcpherson. These two
appointments were secured by Mr. Nc
Pherson as n recognition Of tie endorse
ment which he gave Mr.. Butcher.
1t is expected that the proposed
enlargement of the revenue district will
add at least TWO mere deputies to Mr..
Butchers fOrcs and these will be named
by Senator Smith. The counties likely
TO be added TO the district are Somerset
aud Middlesex.
LOOKING AFTER THE TARIFF
Mr.. Frank Brooks. OF the firm OF Nun
sell & Co.. Elizabeth. was here Wednes-
day for the purpose of comforting with
Chairman Wilson of the Ways and Means
Committee. Mr.. Brooks is interested In
having the duty on mica removed. A
tariff was placed upon It in the Mckinley
OH for the purpose q protesting some
but Mr.. Brooks pointed out to Mr.. VIII
son thst the mica which la used IN aleo=
tricai work Is not obtainable In this
country. and therefore ought to be adj
mitted free. Mr.. Wilson promised that
the matter would be taken under consid-
GRAFTON.
John Grimshaw of Grimshaw Bros !,
and Jerome B. Reed of Reed IL Lovett,
both of Patterson. together with Bfitton
Richardson, Secretary Of the Silk Asso-
cation of America. were here yesterday
in conference with Chairman Wilson of
the Ways and Means Committee. they
learned what these dispatches stated
TO be changed in the silk schedule. and
the proposed hearing was therefore
abandoned.
WORK OF THE DELEGATION.
|. Mr.. Geissenhainer has introduced a
bill to establish a lighthouse at East
Point, KeyDort Harbor.
Mr.. Cadmus has presented TO the House
the petitions of Alfred w. iPragrl aud
others Of Paterson. aud Cnss., D. Dubois
and others of Ciester, praying for the
passage OF the repeal bill. A petition
signed by Matthew Dunn and otner..
Union Hill. asking a more extended use
of silver has also been introduced by Mr..
Cadmps.
TIL CUSTOMS CoLLECToRsHIPs.
Eneeh a. Higbee will be the next Col
lecter Of Customs at S,mer's P,,iut. His
papers, properly endorsed, were sent to
the Secretary OF tile Treasury yesterday
by Senator Mcpherson. The term of John
Price. the present Republican Collector
does not expire until the 18th of next
JauuAEy anq tuS 2ppVlntlueHt ol Ills Demo-
cratic successor before that time will de-
pend largely upon the dis position Of the
President. There are two other appli-
cauIs besides Mr.. Higbee. Messrs. Joseph
f. Hand and JoU w. Steslman.
The settlement of the Somer's Point
case will leave only three coilectorships
in The State still In the hands of the
Republica us, the names Of the lncumheLts
aud the dates syhsn their terms expire
being ns fOlt0VE.-
Burlington, Alfred G. Barwis. March
IL, 1894.
Tackyrton, Samuel R. Bartlett. July 2.
1896.
Perth Amboy, William T. Hopper, jan
uary Is, 1884.
allowing The iacumbents of these offices
20 remain until their four years. terms
have expired is adhered to, there is no
likelihood Of anY changes at present; hut
this rule has already been broken Ia tie
appointments of Henry w. Egner, at
Newark. Mr.. Reynolds term did not
expire until December II. 1894. but this
did not prevent his stepplux down aud
out.
II is probably the hope that the prece-
dent established In the Newark case will
be followed throughout the State, which
has led a number of New JERSEY Demo-
Gratis to come fur ward with apDllcatioas
for these offices. The names of the Som
ers' Point Candidates have already beeu
given, while for the c~ollec5orship at
Perth Amboy Messrs. William B.. Beach.
Lawrence KsarneV and Orlando Per.ine
are applicants. For the Burlington and
Tuckerlon coilectorships 40 applicatlons
have been filed.
In adiitinn TO these cnllectorships there
are WI assistant collectors to be nomi-
mated by The Presideat-eAe At Caindea
ND npn af Iarcav Gifu Thnc, knct,a,
Expire june 81. 1894, and August IS, 1896
RESPECTIVELY. Several candidates have
already appeared, Thomas H. Kelly.
William j. Doll, .Tr., ana William E.
EHoyl, for Jersey City, aud H. L.. Jones
and d. B. Peterson, Tor Camden.
THE REVENUE CoLLECToRsHIP.
The Near M%pprpach Of the time when
the collectorship OF the Fifth Internal
Revenue District will see q chance has
also stimulated Interest in this Office
although 1t can not be learned that
Senator's have a. yet taken any steps, to-
ward setting the matter. There are five
avowed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. John J.
Fell, OF West Orange; Frank de Canlara.
of Jersey CT y; Tyler ParmIY, OF Newark;
Thos. Hoaglaud. of Dover. aud 81. Gsorge
ke:insnn. Of Perth AmboY, the editor Of
the Middleser County Democrat. Mr..
Heaglaud should perhaps nnL hs Included
IN this list, as the application did not
cone from him direct but from friends.
1t Is known. however. that Mr.. Cornish i
IN active worker Tor Mr., Hoaglapd and
that senator Mcpherson regards the
aspirant with considerable favor.
PERSONAL.
William Il Wilson, tle editor of the
Elizaheth Herald. was in Washington
YESTERDAY. Nj. Wilsonts wants appoint
ment as Consul General TO Berlin.
Moses BtRelew Was at the Navy Da-
partment YESTERDAY on business.
D. B. Halstead, president. of the Ex-
change Nation ! Bank of New YORK, Is
the guest Of Senator Mcpherson.