The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-20

anxious that they shall get it. Those Of
the Second Regiment made an appeal
to the Legislature last week through the
medium of Assemblyman Mckee, VINO
offered a series of resolutions very
| strongly worded setting forth their griev-
| ances. The question of soldiers pay IS
naturally a very popular one. The Gov
| ernor is in deep sympathy with the
| movement, and is willing to do all IN ms
| power to make 1t effective. There are
three measures now before the Legisia-
| ture which tend toward a solution OF the
problem. Assemblyman King would ike
| each soldier and sailor to get a bulk sum
| of SIPS. and Senator Braun fixes the
amount at 500. Then Senator Ketcham
| thinks that Sc a month for married men
and 81 for single men during their term
| of service would be sufficient. 1t would
| seem tina this latter measure is scarcely
| worthy of consideration.
Mr.. Kings proposition is in closer touch
with popular feeling than any other men
toned, and it is probable that the Leg
~islature will take it as a basis Tor ar
irving at a just conclusion. As long as
there is a big surplus in the State Treas
ury no better or more popular plan couid
be devised than to get rid of some OF II
by awarding it to the gallant men VINO
volunteered to serve in the army in the
hour of the nations need. Many of them
contracted diseases during their service,
and all were willing to risk their lives in
unfolding the flag of their country. The
meagre pay allowed them by the National
and State Governments is not considered
a sufficient recognition of the hardships
they endured, and most certainly they
deserve, in addition, a lump sum worthy
of mentor and not a parsimonious allow
ance. The subject will be discussed at a
hearing to be given by the committee
having the matter in charge next Tues
day.
The joint committee appointed to pur-
chase a sword for Admiral Sampson Will
also meet tomorrow to receive designs
and fix the amount to be expended IN It's
purchase. The time for it's presentation
is uncertain because the Admiral is now
in Cuban waters and he will not return
to New Jersey before the middle OF April.
The codifcation of the township laws
is said to be a work of great merit. Ii
repeats no less than 235 acts and places
in condensed form all the various laws
which caused so much confusion in the
government of townships. Generally no
radical changes have been. made, as the
full power now exercised by townships to
govern themselves in their own way is not
restricted. This township codihcatlon
act will form a good model for similar leg
islation with regard to cities, and which is
much needed.
Mr.. Kings pure beer bill is not creating
the stir that had been expected. The
lobby has not much to say about II ana
most of the legislators seem to forget
that it has been introduced at all. Mr..
King says he is holding the bill in apey-
ance so as to be sure of his ground before
he begins an agitation for it's passage. de
is anxiously waiting the ou5come o. a
The good parts of that bill he desires to
have Incorporated in his so as to create d
f~avorable, impression.
Donnelly, each to the rank OF MAJOR Gen,
eral in the State National Guard, are Wen
received throughout the State. General
Sewell, of course, has his enemies IN po-
Iitical life, as every prominent leader mas,
but still all of them cheerfully concede
his military genius, and the great RECORD
War. BY placing the General in COM
mand of the National Guard the Cover
nor has lone a very worthy act and rem
dered great service to the State. AS to
General Donnelly, he well earned his
promotion by the mastery manner in
which he equipped the New Jersey troops
during the recent Spanish war. And ne,
too. made a brilliant record as a soldier
on many battlefields during the Civil
War.
The Governor may send in more nom
nations to the Senate this week. 1t IS
stated on good authority that he will
nominate Thomas w. Trenchard for
Judge, and either Louis Miller or
Wheaton Berault, of Vineland, FOR
Prosecutor of the Pleas for Cumberland
county. Mr.. Trenchard served as an
Assemblyman in 1889, and at present he
is a member of the State Republican
Committee. The only other county
Judgeship to be filed this year is for
Burlington, and it is believed Joseph H.
Gaskili will be ~reappointed. There is
scarcely a doubt of the reappointment
of william Cloke and John I. Holt as
Riparian Commissioners. AS to the two
Democratic members of the board, the
Governor, as yet, has not come to a de-
cision. 1t is reliably reported that the
present Board of Prison Inspectors will
be retained in office, and that Henry j.
West and Joseph Thompson will be con-
tinued as members of the State Board
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