The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-19

MAY BE CLEVELAND
The Ex.Mayor's Name Being
Considered for the
Postmastership.
HIS VISIT TO WASHINGTON.
Given the Privilege of the House
Asking Appropriations For
Improvements.
lis VISIT TO WASHINGTON.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 10, 1S94.-Orestes
Cleveland, ez-Mayor of Jersey City and
twenty-five years ago a member of Congress,
was on the floor of the House yesterday.
His presence gave rise to the rumor that he
would be appointed Postmaster of Jersey
City. Secretary Bissell, when interviewed
by your correspondent, refused to say who
would be appointed.
"Mr. Cleveland's name is being considered
with several others, but nothing definite has
been arrived at. In a few days you will
know who is to be appointed"
RIVER AND R IMPROVEMENTS.
The members of the New Jersey delega-
ton are nov making an earnest effort to Sc
cure as liberal appropriations as possible for
the river and harbor improvements in that
State. Representatives English, Dunn and
Geissenhainer have appeared before the
River and Harbor Committee and have
made vigorous arguments in behalf of inn
provements located in their respective dis
tricts. DR.. English is interested in the i'm
provement of the Passaic River, both above
and below Centre street bridge, in Newark,
and he is anxious that the committee shall
appropriate the $50, 600 which the engineer
officers say can be profitably expended next
year. He has laid before the committee
some important facts and figures regarding
the of the river in support of his
appeal.
Representative Dunn appeared for the
Railway and Elizabeth rivers. For the first
named river $99, $50 is asked, and it is said
that the lack of appropriations for several
years has caused the channel of the river to
revert to its original condition, so that it is
almost useless for the purposes of commerce.
An appropriation of 81, 160 is wanted for
deepening the channel of Elizabeth River.
Mr.. Dun kinks that a series of locks would
be a great advantage i'll th csc rivers.
ME-. GEIssENHAINER's
In Mr.. G-eissenhainer's district are Shoal
River and Compton's Greek, for which $1,000
are asked; Shrewsbury River, $4,000; Rari-
tan River and. Raritan Bay, 100000. The
continuation of the improvements already
commenced on these waterways Mr.. Geissen-
hainer urged with considerable zeal, and
he is also anxious that an examination
shall be made of Whale Creek for the purpose
of making a constant navigable channel
there. Captain Benjamin Greggs of Port
Monmouth and DR.. Campbell of Middletown
ave been before the committee asking that
this survey shall be provided for. Captain
Casey of the Engineer Corps has reported
that the Improvement of the creek would be
a great assistance to the brick and clay in
terests On its borders, would result in a re-
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ness. He has, however, reported against it
on the ground that it could inure to the
benefit of only a few private interested par
ties. Congressman Geissenhainer will, of
course, have some difficulty in combating
the adverse report of the engineer officers.
As a matter of fact, the condition of the
Treasury will make it impossible for the
River and Harbor Committee to make very
elaborate appropriations. Members will be
fortunate if they get one-half of the sums
which they assert ought to be appropriated.
MR.. DUNN AND HIS POST OFFICES.
Representative Dunn, of the Elizabeth dis
trict, spoke his mind very freely today to
your correspondent regarding the inability
of some of the Democrats in his district to
reach a conclusion in the matter of the selec-
ton of postmasters. "There are some post
offices in my district" he said, "that are not
filed by reason of the fact hat the people
have got in such quarrels among themselves
that it is almost impossible to determine who
is the proper man to appoint. 1t is OF no in
tereSt to me personally who is postmaster
anywhere, as have few friends to reward
who would look to me for anything in that
direction, and | have no enemies to punish.
What / desire is to know what the people
want in the several localities, and to give it
to them, but until they stop their quarrels
among themselves and determine what is
best to be done, l do not propose to saddle
myself with the antagonisms of any man or
set OF men. Ii they don't come TO a de-
termination pretty soon in one or two places,
l shall submit the appointment to a vote of
the Democrats in caucus.
sit is very tlresome, !" continued Mr.. Dunn,
"for a member whose duties are here to
make laws and to attend to the needs of the
public in that direction, to be pestered, an
noyed and worried by the differences of the
aspirants for Office. There ought to be some
method of making these appointments, and
1 have in my mind the framing of a law to
cover the ground. I would propose a State
Advisory Board, which would relieve Sena-
tors and Congressman of this thankless and
onerous duty. The distribution of public
Office, and the annoyance and worry that
follows the effort to do something for those
who are really deserving is a bore to Con-
gresham, and it certainly mus be to the
Senators, who, in our State, assume the
duties of the distribution of the public
patronage"
John H. Wilmington of Trenton is here for
a few days. He is at the National.
Mr.. Edward T. Matthews, Private Secre-
tary to Senator Mcpherson, is confined to
his home with the grip.
John Kennel, ex-postmaster of Paterson,
and Henry Van Cleve, brother of ex-Judge
Van Cleve, are in the city.