The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-02-14
KEAN RESOL. .UTION
HELD BACK
Its Introduction to the Sen
ate Will Be AS a Test Of
Feeling on the R. R.
Rate Question.
COL. FULLER At THE CAPITAL
His Interest Centred In the
Arthur Kill Survey Jer-
sey city's Postal Re-
ceipts.


ceipts.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA. 19O5.-Un-
til the Townsend bill, which has
been passed by the House, comes up.
Senator Kean's resolution viii not be in
troduced. 1t is expected its presentation
will be a test of the Senate's disposition
regarding the railroad rate question.
The committee is still having hearings,
and there have been number Of abb
surd rumors current as to the probable
action of the committee. One was to
the effect that the committee intended
to report the House bill without amend
ment, when, in fact, the consideration Of
the bill is still going. on, as well as the
hearings.
1t is possible that the resolution pre-
pared by Senator Kean may not be in
troduced until the last week in the ses-
sion. That his plan has the approval Of
the majority of the Senators there is not
the slightest doubt, since no one is anx-
ious to take up the matter With snch a
brief time to consider it in the Senate.
and there is manifest disposition to
agree upon some course that will insure
the usual delberation that characterizes
the Senate in all matters of such import
ance as the railroad rate subject. Hence
it is probable that the sentiment Of the
Senate Nill crystaIize il the enactment
of the resolution of Senator Kesan, and
the COMMITTEES will make thorough IN
vestigation of the subject.
BY reason of the prominence that has
come to him because Of the great merit
in the resolution he has prepared, SeIa-
tor Kean is sought for other purposes.
An effort was made to have him named
as one of the conferees on the Statehood
bill, duty which the Senator, while not
wishing to shirk, was averse to assuming
for the simple reason that no master
what conclusion may be arrived at by
the confeees. those who act in that ca
pacity wiz be subject to more or less
criticism from their colleagues in each
House.
Senator Kean has secured the passage
through tie Senate of three bills. one
authorizing the payment Of $3.50 bounty
to Mrs. Della Stewart: second biii,
which will give the Grand Army of the
Republic the right to use bronze cannon,
and the third to prevent the fraudulent
stamping of gold and silver, a measure
in which the manufacturing jewelers. Of
Newark were deeply interested
After a lapse of several months the
postoffice at Jersey City shows greater
increase than that of Newark. The
statement of the gross receipts for the
ffty principal postoffices has been made
public by the Postoffice Department. In
January, 1904, the receipts Of Newark
were Ss53,643 81; for January, 1908,
S57.532e9; an increase of $3,ss9.3s, or
7.25 per cent. At Jersey City the re-
ceipts for January, 1904. were So,
273.42; for January, 1905, s2s, s,139.S5;
an increase Of s5,sj5.9s. or 1888 per
cent.
Colonel Charles W. Fuller. Of Jersey
City, called to see Mr.. Burton, chairman
Of the river and harbor committee, on
Saturday with reference to a resolution
introduced by Representative Fowler
last April. 1t provides that a survey
shah be made of that part of the west
erly side Of Arthur XIII, or Staten Island
Sound. from the north end of the Gras-
selli Chemical Company, opposite the
north end of Chelsea or Pralrs Island,
to point about 1000 feet north Of Plies
Creek. about one mile in length. and
also Of Piles Greek from its mouth to the
crossing Of the Long Branch Railroad,
with view to improving The New Jee-
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