The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-12-09
Jerseymen Who Are Playing
Prominent Parts in Nat
ional Capital Affairs
POTTERs WANT DRYDEN
ASSOCIATION INVITES THE SEN
AToR TO ATTEND ITS SESSIONS
BUT HE CANNOT Go-MR. ROB
ERTSs LEATHER BILL.

That there is big demand in New
Jersey as well as in other States for the
Congressional Record. many copies Of
| which are sent out by the Represents
tives, is due to the fact that it does mot
| cost anything. Even though the Repre-
sentatives have ffty-nine copies at their
disposal their quota is soon exhausted
| and they are frequently at loss what.
to do for some particular individual who
happens to think he would like the Rec
ord after the Congressman has exhausted
his supply. 1t happens at times that a
spare copy can be obtained frouA some
colleague in whose district the people are
not so anxious to read about the doings
of the national legislative body.
While the Panama appropriation bill
was being discussed yesterday afternoon
| Secretary Taft sat next to Colonel Hep
burn. of the interstate and foreign COM
merce committee, and chatted with him
| for a time.
Representative Wood, of New Jersey,
sat in the front row on the Democratic
side, near the centre aisle, and manifest
ed considerable interest in the colloquy
! between Mr.. Payne, chairman Of ways
and means, and Mr.. Williams. the mi
nority leader.
The observation of Mr.. Payne that il
was necessary to maintain surplus In
the treasury to meet the hard times that
would follow in the wake Of the Demo
cratic party. if it obtained control of
the government. was enjoyed by the Re
pubhcans.
When the New Jersey troops were fit
teed out at Sea Girt during the Spanish
American war in 1898 Captain William
@. Butler, of New Brunswick, then cap
tain in the Third United States Infan-
try, was detailed for duty at Sea Girt
as quarter master The Second Regi-
ment was ordered to Jacksonville Fla.
In the shipment of the horses belonging
to Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Curry and
Major John Engle there was some sort
of a misunderstanding and $197.20 was
paid instead of 500, which the Govern
ment allowed. In the adjustment of the
accounts Lieutenant Colonel Curry
and Major Engle had been discharged
| from the service and Captain Butler was
the only one to whom the War Depart
ment could look for the money. He was
accordingly charged with the $97. 90
/ Representative Howell has introduced a
bill authorizing the the refund Of this
amount. 1t goes to the Committee on
Claims.
! Senator Dryden has received commu-
nication from the Secretary of the Mil
that it has membership comprising a
greater number of or officers in active
service in the army and navy than any
other society, and the President, Admir-
al Dewey and other prominent officers
are included The Senator has introduce
ed joint resolution permitting the mem
bers to wear the button Of the associa-
ton similar to that of the button OF the
4 G,.o M rrvarr of &ha Pnn,,bI,
Senator Dryden has been invited to
attend the sessions of the United States
Potters Association in this city on De-
cember 13. It is expected there will be
good sized delegation here from Tren-
ton. The Senator would like to be pre-
sent but he has hade an engagement to
appear before the Armstrong Committee
in New York city next week and there
fore, will not be able to attend.
Senator Kean has received petitions
from the Junior Order of American Ne
chanics at Bound Brook and the Ameri-
can Federation of Elizabeth. urging the
|restriction of immigration. He also has
a petition from Hoboken favoring pure
food, and one from Montclair asking for
the removal Of duty from works Of art.
| Representative Howell has introduced
bill to grant an increase in pension to
Thomas r. Fallon. of Freehold, formerly