The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-13
DINED BY SEWELL
The Senator Wanted to Size
Up the New Jersey
congressman.
M'EwAN sTAYED AWAY
Our Delegation Turned Down by
Tom Reed-Public Building
Bills.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1S95.-The New
Jersey delegation, with the exception OF
Congressman McEwan. were the guests
of Senator Sewell last night at a dinner
given at the Metropolitan Club. The oc-
casion was thoroughly informal, and had
no other object than to afford the New
Jersey Congressman a chance to meet
the Senator and their colleagues in a
social way. Nearly all the members had
something to say about New Jerseys
place in the Republican column and
about what they hoped to accomplish
in Congress, although there were no set
speeches. The menu was epicurean in
it's nature and the floral decorations very
elaborate. After the dinner the Con-
gressmen spent some time in the mag
nificent club house and then went over
to Senator Sewelrs room in the Norman
die. where they talked and smoked until
an early hour this morning.
The prediction made lin these dispatches
some days ago, that the slate of COM
mittee appointments desired by the New
Jersey delegation would not be followed
by Speaker Reed in making the appoint
ments. ds already being realized.
As has been stated. Mr.. Howell, of the
Third district. wants a place on the
Banking and Currency Committee, ana
yesterday Mational Gommitteeman pass
quest. The Speaker smiled when he
beintsa What & ! Me- Me- Of H fSIi1 af Ean nsaes a1 q
congressman who asked places on the
committee and whose claims We're to be
considered Mr.. Howell'S name was not
even in the list. SO he for one. is sure
to be disappointed.
In addition to this, the delegation has
regarding the committeeships cannot be
granted and so the members will now be
glad to accept anything h they can
get.
Congressman Stewart, who is catch
ing on at a lively rate for a new mem
Der, is disposed to act vigorously regard
ing the delay in pushing work upon the
pubic building at Paterson. He has In
trodlced a resolution, which has been
referred to the Committee on Public
Secretary of the Treasury. to explain the
delay. Mr.. Stewart realizes that the
condition of the treasury is such that It
is almost impossible TO spend any money
on public buildings, but he wants the
Secretary to show his hand. I am
after him. says Mr.. Stewart, "and par
ticularly do / van something done for
Paterson, or else 1 want to know the
reason why"
More plums have fallen into the lap Of
New Jersey. Representative Gardner of
the Trenton district has secured the APP
pointment of Charles T.. Parker of Bur-
lington as printing and bill clerk OF the
House. and Congressman Stewart has got
a place for James Mitchell of Paterson.
There is very genuine sympathy in the
delegation with Representative Gardner,
who has been greatly bereaved by the
death of his daughter. Had the mem
bers known of the time of the funeral
they would have attended in a body. AS,
it Is, they have communicated to Mr..
Gardner their expression of sorrow at the
sad loss which has befallen him.
Representative. Parker of Newark pro-
poses to introduce a bill for the relief
Of Charles w. Cronk, late acting first
assistant engineer in the United States
Navy, by appropriating $264.45 as extra
pay for three months service.