Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-29
NEW JERSEY AT
WASHINGTON.
Trenton Man for Y. M. CA. Sec
rotary More Pensions for
This Vicinity.
From the NEWS coyrcspondent.)

CFrom the NEWS Corrcspondent)
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Mar. 20
When the Young Mems Christian
ASsoclatlon OF this city wants a good
man Tor secretary it goes to New
Jersey. Lyman l.. Pierce. formerly
OF trenton, has just completed four
years work here. After several
months search the committee has
appointed Edward w. Hearne state
secretary of New jersey. Mr.. Hearne
IS well-known for his effective work
throughout the state and it was dine
to his EFFORTS that provision was
made for the Y. NJ. c. A. quarters at
Sea Girt during the encampment of
the national guard and the rife
meeting too. He will come here in
May and assume charge of the work.
Senator's Dryden and Kean are re-
ceiving petitions from Junior Amer
lean Mechanics throughout the state
urging the passage of Mr.. HowelTs
naturalization bill. Those yesterday
came from S~omerville, Freehold,
F~renchtown, ~Ridgewood, Barnegat.
Milburn, Trenton, New Durham, Jer-
sey City, Washington, Tuckerton,
Beverly, Long Branch, Glen Ridge,
Bound Brook, Oceanport, Hoboken.
Elizabeth and Sea Bright. The sen
ators have also received a communi-
cation from the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen of Jersey City, urging
the restriction of immigration. Star
ry Flag Council, Daughters of Liber-
ty, also petitions on naturalization.
Is Not Reappointed.
1t is strange that some of the New
Jersey papers should have published
4 story to the effect that Isaac Moi
felt, the collector of Internal Rev
enue for the First District. has been
r~eappointed. Senator Kean said that
no recommendation has been made,
and that a reappointment was not
necessary. There is no record in the
senate proceedings of his nomination
or confirmation. both of which would
be there had he been reappointed.
Mr.. Moffett and his deputy, former
Senator Miller. of Salem county.
were both here yesterday and called
on the two senator's.
Representative Parker has intro
duced a bill for the adjudication of
the claim of Henry A. V. Post by
the Court of Claims. The claim is
one for a refund of import duties
paid on steel blooms.
Representative Wood has received
petitions from Merce and Hunterdon
counties in favor of the removal of
the tariff on hides. He has notice of
a pension of s12 a month being
granted to William l.. Dugan, of
Ringoes.
Met The President.
Representative VanWinkle pre-
scented two of his constituents. Mr..
and Mrs. George Percy, of Jersey
City, to President Roosevelt yester-
day, and they had a short but pleas
ant chat with the chief executive.
William ]. Browning. chief clerk
of the house, has had John Kennedy,
a coal dealer, arrested, on the charge
that he wrongfully used the names
of Charles Shelton and Joseph Shines
as his sureties on a bond to guaran-
tee the fuIfillment of a contract for
coal.
Representative Howell has intro
duced a bill to increase the pension
of William II. Lloyd, of Freneau, for
merly of Company H., Thirty-third
New Jersey Volunteers, to $40 a
month.
Edward l.. Keenan,. of Somerville,
who has been at Panama in the
Tsthmian Canal Service stopped
here yesterday enroute for his home.
He was the guest of Frank +. Max
we'll, the secretary for Representa-
tive Wood.
Representative Gardner has intro
duced a bill to increase the pension
Of Charles p. Lord, of Vineland, to
$50 a month, and a bill to increase
the pension of James j. Lamb, of
B%ridgeton, TO $24.
Cards have been issued announc-
ing the marriage of Miss Bella Edger-
ton, daughter of Mrs. Arthur Bate
man, to Charles D. Voorhis, of Pater-
son, on April II, at s o'clock in the
evening.
William ]. Field. of Jersey City,
Hosea Webster, of Montclair. are at
the New willard; V. p. Cardboard.
of Newark. is at the National: j. G..
Rindell. of Newark. is at the st,
James: ID. H. Merritt, Miss o. NJ.
Lands. of Newark, I at the Ebbitt;
r. C. Miller, of Salem. and Isaac
Moffett. of Camden, are at the
Releigh. c. S. A..