The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-15
WERTS' LAST WORD
Second and Concluding In
stallment of the Gov
errors Farewell
Message.
OUR GALLANT JACK TARs
Organization Of the State Naval
Reserve Disabled Soldiers
Of the War.
The. Invasion Of Our Rights on the
Delaware Preservation of
the Palisades.

the Palisades.
The following is the second part of
Governor werts' Message to the Legis-
lature. the first part of which was pub
iished in The News yesterday:
The Naval Reserve.
Since my last message the naval reserve
of New Jersey has been organized under
and in pursuance of legislative acts, ap.
proved Feb. IL, 1895, and Feb. 90, 1895.
The reserve has been uniformed, equipped
and mustered into the service of the state.
This force may be regarded as an ad.
jui,ct of the national guard. 1t is prima,
rily intended for coast and harbor defense,
but may be called into active service for
the same purposes and in the same manne
I as tEp national guard.
The reserve consists of two battalions,
designated respectively as the battalion Of
the cast and the battalion of the west.
Battalions are composed of divisions, and
a division OF tho naval reserve corresponds
to a company of infantry of the national
guard. The battalion of the east COM
prisos two divisions; located at Newark
and Jersey City. The battalion on the west
consists of three divisions, located at Tren-
ton, Camden and Haddonield.
The totcl number of officers Is 23, and
of petty officers and searnen, 245.
There is no doubt hat emergencies may
arise when the naval reserve would prove
very potent in preserving the peace of the
state or protecting the lives and property
OF its citizens. This branch of the service
j t4ow organized in IL III tile states and Is
rs1nfr7rrd nn1 fcC%oxa6 H- 4ho foJ,uo1 rro,
nme in many ways. An appropriation
of $40, 600 is annually made and divided
pro rata anon the reserves of the differ
ent states. It is probable that the amount
of this appropriation will hereafter be in.
creased.
1t is tho practice of the general govern
ment also to loan or transfer vessels to the
states possessing naval reserves. The Unit
ed States ship Portsmouth and the monitor
Ajax have thus been transferred to the
state of New Jersey; the Portsmouth be.
ing In dock at Hobeken and the Ajax
noored off Camden These vessels, with
their guns, rigging and equipment, repre-
sent large sums of money, and obviate the
necessity Of expenditure by the state fol-
armOrics and drill halls for the naval re-
serve.
The state is responsible for the proper
care maintenance of these vessels, and
provision should be made therefor. The
appropriation for the naval reserve for the
current year is SO, 900. That amount was
fixed whentshe organization was in a for
NATIVE state mi its needs not well under
stood. The appropriation will probably
have to be considerably increased to meet
fully the requirements of tie organization.
For fuller and more specific details con
corning the national guard and the naval
reserve I respectfully refer yonr honorable
bodies to the reports of the adjutant gem
eral and the quarternaster general, and
tho different reports, statements and pa
pers thereto appended.
Home For Disabled Soldiers.
The New Jersey Home For Disabled Sol
diers is located at Kearney. IN the county
of Hudson. 1t has been in existence 80
years, and during that period has afforded
care and relief to IS, 1872 benefciaries. The
number of inmates at present is 4g7. TIL
appropriation bill of last year reduced the
annual appropriation for the home from
$3.50, 600 to $50, 600. The treasurer of the
institution states in his report that a bal.
ance of SIS, 619.17, standing to the credit
of the home, was carried into the STATE
treasury. This balance was created, he in.
sists, not through extravagant state appro.
priations, but by reason of the federal gov.
eminent assuming part of the expenses Of
the care and maintenance of the inmates
1t pay be that the existing appropriation
should be enlarged. II so, 1t should be
done, in order that the benef1cent and
charitable work Of the institution may not
be impaired or crippled.
By joint resolution No. 2, approved
March IA, 1895, it is recited, Whereas, it
appears that there are within this state O
number of needy and deserving veterans OF
the late war who would like to take adj
vantage of the comforts offered by the
Home For Disabled Soldiers maintained
by the people Of this state, but who cannot
do SO without exposing their wives to want
D suffering, " etc., n providing for the
appointment Of a commission, to serve
without compensation, to prepare a plan
for the erection and maintenance Of a suit
able hoine or homes for such cases as are
above referred to.
The authorized commission was duly
Aappointed, and have made their report as Of
the date of I)ec. !, 1895. They report that
after a thorough review of the subject,
they sought to accomplish the object OF
their appointinent.through correspondence,
- ~ ~ SAPSL4&eAAC "a 0hJ AAA4d
was provided for. Accordingly, they gath.
cred such statistical and other information
regarding the proposed institutions as
could be obtained from correspondence
with officials, printed reports, etc.
Several of the states already maintain
such establishments, either separately OF
in connection with soldiers homes. Other
states IRE moving in the matter In the
same direction. The commission conclude
their report By stating that they have thus
far collected ali the information it wa
Within their limited power to obtain, and
suggesting that the commission be con.
tinued for another year, and that an APP
preparation not exceeding 81, 600 be made
to defray the necessary expenses Of prose
A lucky accident
for Rev n. Stevenson. Hawthorne, N. j., who
writes: . BY rare accident | was made acquainted