The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-05
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SOLDIERS PAY.
Governor Voorhees, Takes
Steps to Have Their
Gratuity Distributed,
ROW OYER SIMPSONS SWORD
Joint Committee and Chief
Executive Cannot Agree
on a Contractor.
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TRENTON, April 5. 1S99.-Governor
VOORHEES, today devoted much OF his time
discussing a plan for the payment of the
States gratuity to the volunteers from
New Jersey that served in the recent war.
The Legislature voted s1SO,CO0 to them.
General Burd w. Spencer, Colonel James
Kiger, representing the Adjutant General,
and Paymaster Samuel S. Armstrong, OF
Quartermaster General Donnelly's Office,
were deputized to confer n devise a
plan for the speedy distribution of money.
The Governor is anxious for the men TO
be paid as soon as possible. 1t is believed
the work of paying them will begin within
ten days, and it will take about three
weeks to pay the four regiments.
A dozen makers of medals, with original
designs and stock medals, were here today
submitting their wares to the Governor.
The Legislature recently appropriated
$500 for medals for the honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors, and the Gov
ernor is to make the selection of the med
ais. III would like to get the medals
completed so as TO distribute them at the
same time that the State funds are dis
tributed. He will decide on the style OF
the medal in a few days. =
There is a hitch oyer the sword thai
is, to be presented to Admiral Sampson
by the State. The Legislative COMMITTEE
has decided on the design and the maker,
who is a Philadelphia. but the Cover
nor and a member of the committee
object because a New York firm offers
a finer sword for the same money. The
majority of the committee think that
the Governor should stand by the ma
jority. They taxi the position that the
New York firm did not enter into COM
petition at the proper time, and that
they were undertaking for advertising
purposes. The committee may be called
together the latter part of this week to
settle the matter.
The Governor next Tuesday will name
the special commission of two who will
purchase and erect a memorial to the
sailors from New Jersey who persisted
on the Maine. This commission is under
the law to act in conjunction with the
Secretary of the Navy, who will have
a voice in the selection of the site where
the monument is to be erected. The list
of the dead sailors has not yet been.
secured.
Governor Voorhees, on Friday will re-
view the returning companies of he
Fourth Regiment, New Jersey Volun-
teers, who are TO be mustered out to-
morrow at G~reenville, S. G.
Governor VOORHEES, today will visit Vine
land ana inspect. the newly acquired
soldiers and sailors home. He will
meet the managers of the home at
Cander at noon. The State has appro-
priated $44, 900 for this home. The Gov
ernor personally desires to inspect the
changes that are to be made in the
building.
The State Board of Children's Guardians
provided for by the last Legislature has
not yet been named. The Legislature made
no appropriation for the working of the
board, but the projectors Of the scheme
are SO anxious to get on the board that
they are urging the naming of it anyhow.
sideration. He will appoint Mrs. Emily
E. Williamson and Hugh H. Fox, the pro-
jectors of the law, and also A. Z, Williams
of this city, who served on the commi
sion. There are seven members to be APP
pointed. OF the four remaining members
one, at least. will be a member of the.
Children's Home Society. which has done
such valiant work in child saving, without
any State board or aid. The representative
of the society on the board is likely to be
either Rev. George H. Ingram or Rev. M.
T. Lamb, both of this city.
The Governor has yet to name a Dis
trict Court judge for Asbury Park. a new
Oyster Commission. a Pollution Commits
sion and a commission to present a plan
for the preservation of the Palisades.
For the judgeship three men are being
urged. They are Claud E. Guerin, Francis
will pay $1,000 a year and carries with it
the appointment Of a clerk at $500 a year.
For places on the respective commissions
there are scores of applicants.