The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-26
5. D. LAU7ER CO.,,
At WASHINGTON
Congressman English on G. A.
R. Aggressions-- 0ppos-
ing a Bridge.

WASHINGTON, JUNE 26, 1S94.-A letter has
been received by Congressman English from
the office OF the adjutant of the g. A. R. of
New Jersey, asking him to support House
bill No. 80, introduced by Amos J. Cum
mings Of New York. The letter IS signed by
the department commander, John Schields,
and says of the measure referred to-
''lu receives the hearty approval of our
organizati on, n / am certain a large ma
jority of our constituents would be pleased
to have you give 1t your support and in
The bill is entitled ga bill to insure
preference in appointment employment
and retention In the public service of the
United States to veterans of the late war;
and after providing that in all public de-
partments and upon all bpublic works of the
United States Government, and on COMPETE
tive examinations alike under the Civil Ser
vice rules, henorably discharged Union SOL
diers shall be preferred for appointment or
retention, contains the following proposal
''That all heads of departments, officials
boards Of examiners, or other persons having
power of appointment, employment or certt-
fieation for such appointment or employ
ment in the public service of the United
States, as set forth in section one of this acts
are charged with a faithful compliance with
the terms thereof, both in letter and spirit:
and any person who shall be deemed guilty
of violating any provisions OF this act, shall
be deemed guilty OF a mlsdemeanor, and
shall. on conviction thereof, be punished by
a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonr
ment for a term not exceeding three years,
or by both such fine and imprisonment, In
the discretion of the court" Z
BIT OF SARCASM
Commenting IN the bill, Mr.. English
said: "The bill does not strike me
$3.50 IL hA rrnrrr rnIIoh rpndfHnd
The object is to secure to veterans Of the late
war preference as oficeholders over all
other applicants. This will do much to re-
ieve memt ers Of Congress of the dominant
party from the annoyance of office hunters.
To make it complete, however, 1t should be
provided that the filing of rall places should
be in the hands of the army posts exclusively,
and as the veterans are, unfortunately,
dying out one by one, leaving US without
sufficient material in a few years to fill all
the places, the same rights should be trans
mitted to their descendants to the fourth
generation. This, with the p~aternal ,legis-
lation of the Populists, will, In due time put
this country on the transition path to
monarchy. Il
81 am willing that anything right or rea-
sonable to assist those veterans who honest
" and periodically put themselves at the
front when needed be done, especially those
who served full terms and enlisted without
being bribed by high bountleS, Dut l oD1ecb
to the introduction of privileged classes In
this country, no matter In what shape or
form. or under what specious pretext it may
be- suggested
THE NEWARK BAY BRIDGE.
Congressman English of Newark is not
yery well pleased with the bill introduced
by Congressman Dunn Of Elizabeth to bridge
the Newark Bay between Union and Hudson
counties.
II presume, said DIR. English, sthat the
intention of Mr.. Dunn, who introduced the
bill, embodied a pleasant joke. The measure
would be more properly called AN act for
the purpose of destroying entirely the COM
merce of Newark, and as the city of Orange
and other parts Of Mr.. Dunn's district are
Intimately connected with Newark in a bust
ness way, I presume that the intention of my
respected colleague was to shake up that
part of his constituency a little, and thus en-:
liven proceedings that are SO apt to be dull
during this warm weather.
'.The bill Is. an absurdity and an outrage.
Outside of the fact that the Secretary of
War in suggesting some limits and guards
has expressed no opinion on the merits of the
project, and apparently knows no more
about the Newark Bay than he does about
some gulf in Kamschatka, he indirectly
hints that it is one of those things thrown
out with no object except profit to the pro-
moters. I presume that my colleague has
introduced the bill by request and l
recommend you to go to him and find out by
whose request"