Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-05
NEW JERSEY AT
WASHINGTON.
JerSeman Will Be Secretary of
Congressional Committee Pc
titiOn On immigration Bill.
lcc-nI 10 IA EVENING NEWs:

WASHINGTON, D. c., Apr. D
REPRESENTATIVE L~oudcnslager will not
ONLY be the New Jersey member of
the Republican congressional COM
mittee. but he will serve as the secre-
tary of that body, the choice being
unanimous, and ON account of the
long experience he has had with the
committee. II is believed that Will
liam ]. Browning, of Camden. chief
clerk Of the house, will be selected as
assistant secretary. Mi. Browning is
also well qualified for this position by
reason of his experience with the
committee at its headquarters in New
York.
More Petitions.
Senators Dryden and Kean con
tinue to receive scores Of petitions for
the Howell naturalization bill. The
latest batch of petitions came from
Newark. Elizabeth Peapack. Perth
Amboy and Jersey City. They also
have a petition from Pride of Tren-
ton Council, Daughters of Liberty,
asking for the restriction of immigra-
ton. and from the American Fedora
ton opposing the anti-compulsory pi-
lOlage bill.
Senator DRYDEN has introduced a
bill to increase the pension of Ma
tilda Frizall at $t2 a month.
The committee IN pensions has
| reported favorably on the bill to in
| crease the pension of Mrs. Laura b.
lhrie. widow of Brigadier General
| Ihrie, from SIS to SIG. General lhrie
had a splendid record i'll the Mexican,
Indian and Civil wars.
Representative Gardner has been
| advised that a pension of ST. a
month has been granted to Ephraim
Bailey, of Riverside. Burlington coun-
ty, from Jan. >. 1906; to increase the
pension of John Adams, of Pleasant
vile, Atlantic county, to SIS a month
from Feb. :. 1906; TO increase the
pension Of Mary b. Plat, of Erma,
Cape May county, to SIS a month
from Oct. J, 1905; and a pension for
Elwood j. Johnson, of Lamberton, at
SIP a month from Feb. 10, 1906.
Petition to Mr.. Howell.
representative Howell has a petit
ton from the Cumberland Glass Man
ufacturing company. of Bridgeton,
relative to certain provisions of the
pure food bill; from Sea Bright
Daughters of Liberty. %favoring the
restriction of immigration; and from
M%anasquan asking for the retention
of the anti-canteen law.
MI. Howell has indorsed the appli-
! cation for a charter for the First Ma
| tional Bank. of New Egypt, Ocean
county. Those interested are George
C.. Lower, John Spence, w. T. Nash,
Charles l.. Lamb, and II. Allen. The
q capital is $4,000.
Mir. Howell has been advised that
he bill to pension William Blair of
Dunellen. at $24 a month has been
signed by the president.
Lieut.. Commander p. w. Houri-
gan has been directed by the secre
larry of the navy to proceed to the
Yards of the Fore River ShipbuildinG
Company to oversee the building of
The New Jersey, and to act as eXecu-
tive officer when the boat goes into
commission.
Senator Dryden was a guest last
might at a dinner given by the Rus
sian Ambassador in honor OF the
Nire President and Mrs. Fairbanks.
Harold J. Toffey, of Jersey City. is
at the New Willard; Mrs, l.. f.
Brown, Miss Mabel Benjamin, of
lIorrisDown, are at the ST. James;
j. H. Allen, of East Orange, and
Carl e.. Orange, of Plainlield, are at
III eShoreham. c. S. A.