Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-19
new JERSEY AT
WASHINGTON.
Pension for John C. Honey, of
This City, Has Passed the
House.
(From the NEWs Corrcapondentl

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WASHINGTON, ID. G.. Apr. 10
Representative Wood has been at
work getting some pension through
for his constituents. The bill which
Senator Kean had passed in the SEN
ate TO increase the pension of Lydia
Ann Jones of Trenton. to 500. has
passed the house; and bills to in
crease the pension OF John l.. Fur
man, of Trenton. to S24 n month;
and William Kelly. of Bernardsyille.
$24 IA month.
MIR. Woods Good Work.
Mr.. Wood has been advised that a
pension of So a month has been
granted to Mrs. Mary Palmer, of
~Frenchtown, commencing March 90.
1904, and the accrused pension OF
her husband to March Z. 1904. He
has received petitions favoring the
Howell naturalization bill from Rari-
tan and Hopewell. and he has recon-
mended the appointment of Thomas
NJ. Cox as postmaster at Frankfort.
b. f. Boyer and Company, of Cam
den, write him in opposition to the
Littauer bill.
Charles s. Robinson, postmaster at
Princeton, and Mr.. Van Doren, a
prominent lawyer of that place. were
the guests the other evening at din
ner of Representative Wood.
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton of New Jersey have been highly
complimented in the report of the Iii
brarian as having an excellent sup
ply of books, and Mrs. Althea is men
toned as second in collecting dona.
lions, while Miss Ellen Mecum, the
state regent, is well up in the list.
Mr.. Gardeners Work.
Representative Gardner has been
advised of the death of John Ne
Cormick, postmaster at Stone Har-
Dor, Cape May county; and a petit
ton is e n for the appointment of his
widow. Mr.. Gardner has beer ad-
vised of the granting of these pen
sions: William Bodine, Vineland,
$40 a month from March Z, 1906:
George Owens, Of Port Norris, $12
from Feb. 81, 1906; James Eames.
Melville, $40, March Z, 1906; Wes-
ley Bates, Swinton, $12, Feb. 10,
1906; Charles Kershaw. Millville, SIS,
July T, 1905, and accrued pension
from June 10, 1905.
Senator Dryden has obtained n IA
, vorable report from the senate com
mittee on public buildings and his
bill making an appropriation of
500, 600 for a p%ostofiice building at
Passaic. The senator is doing his
best 10 get the bill through.
Senator Kean has a petition from
Washington Camp, Patriotic Order
Sons of America, of Woodbury., ia
voring the restriction of immigration.
and from Joseph Campbell Company.
of Camden, favoring the removal of
the duty on denaturalized alcohol.
Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph Quacken-
bush, of Paterson, called on Senator
Kean yesterday. Mr.. Quackenbush
was one of the two delegates to the
national convention which nominat-
ed the president two years ago.
Mr.. Heney's Pension.
Representative Howell's bill to in
crease the pension of John C. Heney
of Perth Amboy to $24 a month has
passed the house of representatives.
Representative Van Wrinkle has OBJ
tanned a favorable report on the bill
to increase the pension of Eliza Da-
wilson, of Jersey City. to $40 a
month. The bill to increase the pen
sion of John McDonough, of Jersey
City from $12 to $50 has passed the
, house.
Mr., and Mrs. Edward Fry, and Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. u. Mitchell, of Jersey
City, are spending a few days hero.
Mr.. Fry is city collector of Jersey
City, and Mr.. Mitchell is clerk of one
of the courts. They visited the capt
tol yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Beaver. of East
Orange, are at the New Willard; Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. A. Street, of Camden, are
al the ~Shoreham; S. j. Harmon. of
Paterson. is at the Colonial: Mr.. and
Mrs. G. M. Vreeland, of Jersey City,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Bailey, of Tren-
ton, are at the Raleigh; r. II. Benton,
of Elizabeth, is at the National.