The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-01
JERSEY RAINES Law
Senator Hinch1iffe Says the
Fear of One Will Make
the State Democratic.
BAY0NNE-ELIZABETH BRIDGE
Congressman Dunn Trying to Gel
the Time for Its Construc-
ton Extended

WASHINGTON. April /. 1885,. Senator
Smith secured two more political plums
sss f f5'a tdmssfst~,.aan for
his Democratic supporters. The more
.ie -. s.-s MS ~9k@.a-
ment If John Il. Dusenberrv OF Newark
TO the position Of Assistant Appraiser in
the district of New York. The other
snap Went to First Assistant Engineer
Wilets Pedrick. who was promoted to
Chief Engineer in the revenue service,
Dusenberry is a well known Newark poll
itician, popular with those who know
him. and said TO he a man thoroughly
competent for the position he has been
nominated for. So far as can be learned
no opposition will be made to his con-
frmation by the Senate at an early date.
In the House yesterday Congressman
Pitney was as fortunate as the New Jer-
sey Senator had been. for he secured the
$50. coo wanted by the citizens Of New
ark for the Postoffce and general Fed
esal building. which has already cost
one-haif million dollars. The appropria-
tion for the Newark Postofice is the only
one Congress will make this session for
any similar building in New Jersey. Pat
erson, Jersey City. New Brunswick and
Calnden have all petitioned for Federal
buildings. but viii have to wait until the
next session.
Senator Sewell yesterday introduced a
hill which will make him popular along
the coast. and make all Senators from
coast States assist him in maintaining
this popularity. The bill provides for the
retirement and pensioning on half-pay
of lighthouse keepers and members of
fIla iif6-So n GoPUiGO a ff60 fvvnnfN-Htn
years of service. with half pay for those
&c years of age who have served twenty
years. and one-third pay for fifteen years
of service. The bill gives half pay to
men fncapacitated by Illness or. accident
in the service. and gives to the widow
OF a h~fe-saver who is killed or dies of
illness contracted in the service a pension
of one-half his salary.
The bill was read twice and referred.
This bill will doubtless be backed up by
hundreds OF petitions. and it is predicted
about the Capitol thaLfit will become a
law
The citizens of the township of East
brunswick have. through Congressman
Howell. petitioned Congress to make an
appropriation for the removal of the sand
bars in South River, between the Raritan
Railroad Bridge and Did Bridge. That
this Improvement would greatly benefit
the immediate section mentioned is un-
doubted. for at present vessels having a
deeper draught than five feet cannot pass
the bars, and therefore freighting by
water is very much restricted.
General Bird W. Spencer and Mr.. Nor
r1ns his business partner. are in Washing
ton on a visit The business that brought
them here is purely of a personal char
acrer- Ex-senator Winton is also here,
looking after the Palisades Reservation
bill. His only desire now is to have the
on Military Affairs let it re-
main In statu quo until the December
session Of Congress convenes. when he
GfI0Tra nonn L. ~
pass it.
Congressman Loudenslager's bill appro-
priatfng $500 for a lighthouse service at
Maurice Cove passed the Senate yester-
gay, and has game to the President to
be signed.
The steps which have been taken in
New York to put the Raines bill into. eff
rect have been followed with a great deal
OF interest by the leading Democrats. Ii
is their opinion that the passage of the
law has been a serious mistake for the
republicans from a political point of
view This kind of legislations, coupled
with the poor record which this. Congress
mas made-a record for doing nothing
has given the Democrats considerable
announcement and predictions are now
made that the next Congress will be
Democratic.
In this connection State Senator Hinch-
llife, who is here, says that the Raines
Jaw VIII result in placing New Jersey in
the Democratic column. He says that
the fear of such legislation in Jersey will
prevent the election of another Republi-
can Assembly, and he also predicts that
at least five of the Congressional district
Will go Democratic next fall.
Franklin Murphy, Chairman of the
New Jersey Republican State Committee.
IS N Washington for a brief visit. He
says that his mission here is purely a
personal one and that there is no politics
IN it. Sunday night he occupied a box
with Congressman Mahlon Pitney and
Il@C III -
cite Square Theatre, where Henry Wat
terson delivered a magnificent lecture on
Lincoln"
Senate Smith has presented to the
Senate a petition signed by citizens of
Trenton, praying for some legislation
giving protection to American citizens
in Turkey. and extending sympathy to
suffering. Armenians.
petition was also presented by the
Senator asking for a S~unday-rest law in
the District of Columbia. The petition
was signed BY, Mrs. S. M. Swain and
fnirty-six other member of the Wofnan's
Christian Temperance Union OF Chat
ham. A petition from the Wonan's
Christian Temperance Union of New
Jersey was presented the Senate by Mr..
Srsith, which asked Congress to appoint
an i~nfernational Board of Arbitration
tive the United States and Great
Britain.
The Senator has laid before the Senate
the petition Of John B. mith and
titNEH otHer eitlzenS OF Newark Union
soldiers and sailors, who lost a limb il
the Wa of the Rebellion. praying for
the passage of bill No.. 354, to adjust
pensions of those, who have lost limbs
or have been totally disabled in them.
The following petitions were also pre-.
scented by Senator Smith, asking for the
passage of the Stone Immigration bill:
Ellsworth Council. NO. l29. IF. o. u. Al.
Jr. O. u. A. NJ. Jersey CITY. Highs.
town Council, No. 20, Jr. o. u. A. M
Hightstown; Lafayette Council, No. 129'
Jr. o. U. A. NJ, Jersey City, Fidelity
and BeMeville Council. No. 16s, Belle
willie.
Ex-Congressman John T. Dunn re,