The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-19
FEDERAL PLUMS
New Jersey Loses a Juicy
One While John Gard
ner Isn't Looking.
BURLINGTON The VICTIM
Matters of Interest to This
State at the National
Capital.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 10, 19o1.--
New Jersey has lost the place which was
formerly held by the late Charles T. Par
ker of Burlington.
It developed yesterday that in the alb
sence Of any regular appointee being on
the ground to assume the duties Of the
position that Representative Payne, oi
New York. exerted his influence with suca
good effect that c. S. Hoyt from his dis
trict was promoted from a 81, 500 cierkship
In the file room to the post of printing ana
bill clerk which pays 81, 500 year
It was stated that the place was q
difficult one to fill and that 1t required
Mr. Parker three months of training be
fore he had the duties SO that he could
discharge them satisfactorily.
M. E. Matlack, the Mount Holly law
yer. will be assigned to the place made
vacant by Hoyt. Representative Payne's
man.
It was thought by the Jersey Repre-
sentatives that the State would hold the
place, but it was too choice plum to go
begging, and Mr. Payne took it right out
Of the hands of the Jerseymen before they
were aware OF it.
Had Mr.. Matlack been on the ground
Representative Gardner would no doubt
been able to have held the place for him
through the combined efforts of the dele
cation, but 1t is UNDERSTOOD he could not
arrange his affairs to be here until after
the holidays.
The Daughters of Liberty, society aux
iliary to the Junior American Mechanics,
and made up of their mothers, wives and
hao " ic irf faI In,
ters in line with some of the recommenda-
tions of President Roosevelt and they are
manifesting that interest by petitions
which are beginning to come in from var
ious parts Of the State.
These patriotic women advocate the
exclusion of the Chinese: the restriction
of all undesirable immigrants: the inact-
ment of a law inf1icting a severe penalty
for an attempt upon the life of the Presl-
dent; and the exclusion and deportation
of al anarchists.
Representative Fowler filed petitions
from the American Federation of Labor
Of Elizabeth, Union No. s. of Orange and
P.ainf1eld, advocating the building o.
ships in the navy yards. Repres entative
Parker filed petitions from Peter Cooper
Council. Junior Order United Mechanics
Of Newark, urging the suppression Of
anarchists. He also filed petition from
the Essex Trades Council advocating the
construction OF war vessels in the nav,
yards.
Announcement was made yesterday by
the Post Office Department that thret
rural free delivery routes would be estab
lished at Cranbury, Middlesex county
February 1, 1902. The three carriers will
be r. s. Mason, Disbrow Bergen and
Franklin Walker. The length Of the
routes will be So 9-16 miles. The area
covered will be % square miles; popula-
ton served, 1,475 and number of houses
on the routes 328.
The Hon. Mahlon Pitney has been in
this city for a couple of days.
Representative Howell has recon-
mended the reappointment of Benjamin
f. S. Brown, as Postmaster at Matawan
Mr. Howell has procured the temporary
appointment of William Cressey as page
in the House. He was recommended by
Senator C. Asa Francis and Postmaster
A. D. Sherman of Long Branch.
The Senate committees were announced
Tuesday Senator Sewell is chairman ol
enrolled bills, and on appropr' ations, mill.
tary affairs, territories and immigratio
Senator Kean is chairman of geological
survey and on foreign relations, inter
state commerce, auditing of contingent
expenses. claims and private land claims