Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-08
JERSEY AT
WASHINGTON
Congressman and Senators Are
Busy Attending TO the Inter-
eStS of Their Constituents.
(From the NEWS Correspondent

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WASHINGTON, d. c., June s.
Representative Wood has received a
petition from New Jersey Division,
Order of Railway Conductors, of
Trenton. and from the Trenton Broth
erhood of Railway Employees, object
ing to the anti-pass amendment to
the railroad rate bill. He has also
received a petition from the Munich
pal Art Society of Baltimore in favor
of a national board of art experts.
Senators Kean and Dryden have
received kilograms from N. j. Divi-
sion, No. 294, Order of Railway Con-
ductors, of Trenton, and from the
Roebling Division, No. 1878, Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers of
Trenton, opposing the anti-pass
amendment.
Mr.. Gardner has made a report on
the bill to regulate the sale of con
vict labor made goods. The bill is
designed to allow each state to enact
legislation as it may see fit. In a
table showing the value of convict
made goods it is shown hat the value
Vi Lie SOOuS OOlu III lNCW OloCJ IL
the year 1904 amounted to $751;
263; sold outside of the state, $780,
600: used in public institutions,
$137,467. The aggregate mount of
convict made goods is $27,24S,761.
Representative Gardner has been
advised that a pension has been gran
ted to Charles B.. Gibbs, of Mount
I TT.I1.. - n n r.@r4h fpnna A mil 2
1906; and to William j. Carlisle, of
Leesburg, at Sc a month from March
26, 1906.
1t is a pity for the good name of
New Jersey that Paterson is picked
out as the place from which every an
archist order is supposed to emanate.
Not only are the newspapers of Eur
ope making assertions, that perhaps
they could not prove, but some of the
papers in this country are declaring
that the police authorities of the New
Jersey city are negligent. One of
the local papers criticizes the Pater-
son police, and then calls attention
to the immigration of undesirable i'm
migrants, and in pursuing this line OF
argument makes an excellent plea
for the immigration bill which has
passed the senate, and which, it is ex-
pected will come up in the house in
the near future.
Miss Margaret Stanley Davis,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fl.
Pelouze, and Joseph s. Cole, of Nor
ristown, were married on Wednes-
day evening at the Calvary Baptist
church. The officiating clergyman
was Rev. Samuel Greene. The best
man was Charles Cole, of Norris
town, a brother of the bridegroom.
Representative Howell has been ad-
vIsed that a pension has been granted
to Thomas Bastedo. of Marlboro, al
$40 a month from Feb. 10, 1906. Mr..
Howell has been advised that the bill
to increase the pension of John r
Veach, of Cranbury, to $17 a month
has been reported favorably by the
senate committee.
Herbert Heroy, of Belmar, who was
here for a couple OF days, has return
ed home.
Representative Loudenslager has
introduced a resolution to pay the
widow of Robert Richardson. sia
months salary at the rate her nus
band received. and $3.50 for his fun
eral expenses.
V. l.. Burgesser. F. C. Bloemeke
of Newark. are at the Raleigh; MT
and Mrs. George =. Turner, OF New
ark, are at the National; Mrs. Anna
w. Golding, Mrs. Chester A. Leigh
of Trenton. Thomas McEwan. Jr., Of
Jersey City. former congressman, are
at the st. James. C. S. A.