Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-13
new JERSEY AT
WASHINGTON
An Accrued Pension Has Been
Granted Mrs. Ann N. Kant
and John Crosby, Of This City.
fFrom the NEWS Correspondence

sey national guardsmen who expect
to go to Mount Gretna for the joint
encampment with the regulars to
learn some of the arrangements that
will be made for the camp. The or
Nominations taking part in the camp
will be expected to arrive fully armed
and equipped for active duty in the
field and with tentage necessary to
establish a proper camp. Cooked
meals may be provided at a cost not
to exceed seventy-five cents a day
per man, and any expense in excess OF
the allotment will have to be borne
by the organization mourning the
same.
The Franco-American Food Com
pany of Jersey City Heights has an
open letter advertised in the local
newspapers inviting the attention OF
President Roosevelt to the fact that
it's canned soups and canned meats
are put up in a manner that Is clean
ly in every respect. 1t is stated that
the report of the commissioners II in
complete since it did not tell who the
HOllGob PdOhOIo WClCt WhiNh ~ -
claimed, should have been done in
justice to the firms who have been
acting in good faith with the consum-
ers.
Senator Dryden had the bill passed
in the senate yesterday permitting the
state or any municipality to make
improvements of the waterways along
the Jersey coast. Mr.. Burton, chair
man of the house committee on rivers
and harbors, has promised Senator
Dryden to do what he can to get 1t
out of that committee at once.
Senator Dryden has received a let
ter from Sarah S. Paddock, chairman
Woman's Club of Orange; a letter
from Orange, signed by eight per-
sons and a letter from John r. Pad
dock, of East Orange, against Sena-
tor Smoot. He has a telegram from
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, of Trenton, opposing the anti
pass amendment to the railroad rate
bill. He has also been advised that
the bill to pension Phebe w. Drake,
of Elizabeth, at So a month, has
passed the House.
Representative L~oudenslager has
been advised that pensions have been
granted to Thomas r. Lake, ST., Of
$50 North 9th, %streetp Camden, at
s12 a month from Febts24, 1906; to
| Frederick M. Chamberlain, of 5OS
Pine street, Camden, at $40 a month
from Sept. 80, 1905; to Joseph Her
bert, of SOS Berkeley street, Camden,
at IS a month from April 81, 1906;
to Andrew Ridgway, of 615 South 9Th
street, Camden, at $12 a month from
April "a, 1906; and to Kate 5. Rob
linson, of Wenonah, at $40 aglnorth
from May 10, 1906 M
Perth Almboy Pensions.
Representative Howell has been
advised that the accrued pension has
been granted to Mrs. Ann M. Kant, OF
Perth Amboy, as the widow of Alex
ander Kant, to Sept. IA. 1900; and
the accrued pension of John Crosby,
of Perth Amboy, to Catharine Cros-
bv. his widow, to Dec. Is, 1905. He
has also been advised that a pension
has been granted to Nehemiah Conk-
lin, of Cedar Run, at $40 a month
from May 2, 1905.
1t is believed that Congress Will
adjourn about June %. An attempt
was made to get action yesterday on
the Howell naturalization bill by the
senafeF but there seemed to be a dis
position to refer the bill to a sub-com-
mittee and have it go over until the
next session. The zeal was express
ed il the bill was taken up now II
might interfere with the adjourn
ment, and it is understood that the
senators are now getting FESTIVE AM
anxious to get away on the 23d or al
soon thereafter as possible.
Senator Kean has introduced a Dill
to increase the pension of Mrs. Mar!
l.. Beardsley, of Jersey City, to $40
month.
]. M. Thompson, chief telegrapher
of the house, will attend the league
clubs convention at Philadelphia OF
June IS and 10. Representative lr'
w. Wood, of Trenton, is named as on
of the delegates.
Representative Howell has receiv
ed a letter from Mrs. Margaret by
Ellis. of the National Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union, opposing tn
sale of liquor in soldiers homes.
Orwill Van Sickle has been con
frmed as postmaster at Matawar
a Monmouth county. He will succee
, Benz. F. S. Brown, who has been tn
: postmaster about nine years.
William S. Culin, of Camden, cal
cd on Chief Clerk Browning yestel
day. G. S. A.
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