The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-01
REED NOT so CORDIAL
Congressman Stewart Tells Why
New Jersey Is for Me
Kinley- Live Wash
ington News.

WASHINGTON, May l. lS96.-Senator
Sewell is quite confident that the close
OF Congress Will not be postponed beyond
the first of June. He says that the two
Houses will remain in session till the
time for the Presidents action on the
River and Harbor bill shall nave ex-
pired. If he should take it into his head
to veto the bill, the Senators and Rep
resentatives who have items in it want
to be on hand to re-enact il in spite of
him.
Congressman Stewart talked pretty
freely yesterday about the relations of
the Jersey Congressman to Speaker Reed
and the presumed straining of those re-
lations because of the tendency of the
New Jersey delegates to support McKin-
ley in the ST. Louis convention. His
idea is that sixteen of the twenty Jersey
delegates are in favor of the Ohio man.
We all feel grateful to Speaker
Reed, . Mr.. Stewart added II shouted
for him till / was called down by my
people and made to fall in line with Me
Kiniey. 1t all goes to show that the
New Jersey Congressman do not control
the politics of the State"
Senator Smith has not yet returned to
the. Arlington from the Hot Springs. He
He was in excellent health when he
went away and will hardly find it possi-
BILE to be in better when he gets back
But he knows what risks there are for a
man of such full habit as himself and he
is taking good care of himself
Congressman Howell who is on the
Committee on Immigration, says that
there is a disposition in the committee
to support the Lodge immigration bill,
while the Stone immigration bill hardly
pleases. the German element. The Stone
bill requires a certificate from the United
States consul or other local representa-
tive of the Government to the desr-
ability and acceptability of foreigners to
enable them to pass theg. ates at Ellis
Island. The Germans fear that the
making of application for these cert
fcates may serve as notice to the Ger
man authorities of intention to leave,
and that Germans seeking TO Senaigrate
\ The Lodge bill sets us an educational
qualification for the immigrant
Congressman Howell has passed his
act making a gift to the soldiers and
sailors association of New Brunswick.
of four condemned cannon and thirty
balls. They will as already announced
the war monument which has recently
been put UP in the city.
The action of the Illinois convention
in refusing to instruct fer her favorite
son Culom, and then adopting instruc-
tions for Mckinley by reclamation is
regarded in Washington in conjunction
| with the course pursued by the Vermont
: Republicans. as indicating the nomina-
ton of Mckinley beyond q. doubt. From
| this time on the Mckinley column will
/ receive fresh accessions. Conventions
are vet to be held in Michigan, North
| Carolina. California, West Virginia and
| Wyoming, and in each of these States,
] according to their Senators in Congress,
1.-THE Mckinley tide is running at the fun.
/ Some of them may not instruct, but it
is said that the sentiment is all one way.
Senator Sewell went over to Philadel-
! phia yesterday afternoon to attend the
! dinner given by Clement A Griscom in
honor of the Farmers Club
The conference on the legislative bill
| compromises the salary of the United
i States Marshal ana District Attorney for
/ New Jersey at $1,000 each. The House
/ fixed the figure at $1,000 and the Senate
at 81, ,0O0
Representative Loudenslager yesterday
received notice that pensions had beer;
| granted to John Osborn of Camden and
| Joseph Appiegate of Bridgeton, the
| former at eight and the latter at six dol
| lars per month.
| Colonel Early and his bride of Trenton
| are in the city.