Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-05
MONEY FOR COLLECTION
OF REVENUE ATT LOCAL
OFFICE.
Continued from mage /.

towards the center aisle; Mr.. Louden-
slayer will sit in the real of Mr.. Gard
ner, in the same section; Mr.. Howell
and Mr.. Wood have adjoining seats
in the next section one row back;
Mr.. Parker is in the section next to
the speakers lobby, the second tier;
a good seat; while Mr.. Fowler is well
back in the "Cherc.-ee strip as the
section nearest the wall is known.
Petitions have been received by
Senators Kean and Dryden from the
Stevens Club, of Newark, favoring
the refunding to Stevens Institute
of $45,75O collected in 1870 as col
lateral inheritance tax from the en-
dowment fund left by the will of the
late Edwin A. Stevens, of Hoboken.
II is probable that a bill will be in
troduced authorizing the Secretary
Want immigration Restricted.
The Federation of Labor of New
Brunswick, the Iron Moulders of Eliz-
abeth, and the Railway Conductors
of Camden want immigration restrict
ed. The superintendent of the Mont
clair public schools asks for the re-
moval of the tariff duty on works of
art. The Current News Club, of Nor
ristowp, asks for the enactment of
pure food laws.
Senator Kean, discussing the state
hood matter. expressed the opinion
that the probable action of congress
would be the passage of a bill Great
New Mexico and Arizona, and the
other of Indian Territory and Okla
homa. He thought this would be Il
fair solution of the matter.
Want Seven-HOur Day.
1t will be of some interest to New
Jersey residents TO know that Con-
gresham Brownlow, of Tennessee,
las introduced a bill to fix the num-
Der of hours for work in The depart
nents. Seven hours is designated as
a days work, with half holiday on
Saturdays in July, August and Sep
.ember.
Elizabeth Wants Federal Building.
Representative FOWlCl WIN
luce a bill to make an appropriation
If $685. 600 for a new post Office
building at Elizabeth. Senator Kean
has signified his intention of intro
lucing a bill for $3.50, 600 and if he
gets his bill through the senate, as
lie probably will do, MIR. Fowler will
AVE to do some l%og-rolling with the
committee on public buildings and
rounds.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle will take up the
! matter of a new post office at Jersey
City, and probably introduce at an
,arly date a bill similar to the
! senator Dryden win introduce in the
ienate, making an appropriation or
100000 Congress McDermott
las done his utmost TO get some ac-
ion on this matter because of the
great need for a building at Jersey
jity.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
submitted a report of the emolu-
nents of the collectors OF customs
for the year ending June 80, 1905:
G. l.. Smith, collector of Newark, re-
| ,eived $~4,491.80; Robert Carson, col
ector at Perth Amboy, received $4,-
5000; and G. w. MCGOWAN, col
eetor at Bridgeton, received $685.
80.
Residents of Hackensack have
| sent a petition to the senator's favor
ng the expulsion of Senator Reed
| Smoot, of Utah.
AS yet Senator Kean has not Sc
lected any one to take the place made
vacant by the promotion of Donald
H. Mclean to be his secretary. Mr..
Mclean received many congratula-
tons yesterday upon taking hold of
he week. as clerk of the senate COM
mittee on contingent expenses.
c. S. A.
(The Presidents message, which
was read before congress today, Will
be found in an abridged form on
page s of today's issue.)