Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-04
new JERSEY AT
WASHINGTON
Matters of Interest to the Jer-
Seymen at the National Capt.
tai Princeton Monument.
tFrom the NEWS correspondent.)

(From the NEWS Co-rrespondent.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., May A.
Representative Wood is much pleas
ed with the present status of the APP
preparation for the Princeton battle
monument. The matter is in better
shape than it has ever been before. If
the item is allowed to remain in the
army appropriation bill it will be-
come a law, having passed the sem
ate; but if it should be stricken out
in conference the bill reported ia
vorably by the library committee
may yet be passed before the end of
the present congress.
Representative Wood expects Sen
ator Carter WHO will be the principal
speaker, Senators Kean and Dryden,
and Representatives Bede, the hui
morist of lighthouse, and Representa-
tive Fowler, lof New Jersey, to &C.
company him to Trenton to attend
the banquet of the republican club
this evening. It. is also possible that
Mr.. Wood may' hive Representative
Keiffer, of Ohio, as one Of the party.
Mr.. Wood aid other members of
the New Jersey delegation, have re-
ceived' a second copy of the address
which Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of Labor,
delivered to the president and con-
gress some days ago setting forth
the grievances of organized labor.
Representative Gardner has intro
duced a bill making an appropriation
of $4,000 for completing the post
Office building at Atlantic City. There
are some things that are needed to
make the building complete.
Senators Kean and Dryden have
received letters from r. B. Moore, of
Vineland, in favor of the shortening
of the time for cattle in transit; from
r. J.. Caldwell, of New York, favor
ing the Burton bill for the %preserva-
ton of Niagara Falls; from the Jer-
sey City Railroad Trainment in favor
of the employees liability bill; from
the Women's Missionary Society of
Jersey City, and a church in Pater-
son in favor of the control of the
schools in Alaska by the bureau OF
education, and from Atlantic High
lands, favoring a constitutional
amendment to prevent polygamy.
Representative Van Wrinkle has no.
tice that a pension has been granted
to Jacob Worrell, Soldiers Home,
Kearny, at $12 a month from March
%, 1906. He has been advised that
the speaker has signed the bill to in
crease the pension of Joseph MUNICH
er, of Jersey City, to $50 a month,
and the bill ito increase the pension
of Katie b. Meister of Jersey City
to SIG a month.
John II. Hoagland, of Camden, for
merly in Representative Gardeners
committee room, has been promoted
for efficiency. He has been in charge
of the grounds near the new house
office building. The other day a po-
liceman attempted to take some flow
ers. Hoagland not only remonstrat-
ed, but made the policeman put the
flowers back. The policeman said he
was higher in authority, but Mr..
Wood, the superintendent of the cap
itol, commended Hoagland for his
attention to duty, and he has been
promoted and transferred to the new
senate building.
Colonel VIM. M. Palmer, of Had
donfield, has not as yet been able to
get a settlement with the Capital
Traction Company for damages for
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his injury and the injury of his sis
ter. He was obliged to relinquish his
; attorney, George ID. Drew, because
the trolley company objected to him.
| Colonel Palmer has been visited by
the attorney of the traction company.
Senator Kean has recommended
| the appointment of Cornelia Wool
t man as postmaster at Warren Point
Bergen county.
Representative Loudenslager has
been advised that q pension has beef
granted to Dudley C. Bixby, of era
mer avenue, Camden, at IS a mont
! from Jan, Is, 1906.
} David Baird, of Camden, forme
: sheriff, PASSED, through this city, yes
terday en- route for the south. HI
had a chat with VIM. j. Browning, o
Camden, the chief clerk of the house
In the vote on the seed %propositior
Mr.. Gardner was, the only Jerseyma,
who voted for, the seeds. Messrs
Parker, Howell and L~oudenslage
e voted against the seeds. The othe
members were paired.
Representative pHowell has beel
advised sthatn az pension of $24
month has been allowed to William
Blair of New Market, from April II
1906; and to f. C. Havens, of Allen
a wood, at $40 a month from Marcl
IS, 1906.
: Louis f. Geisler, of Camden, vii
deliver an address on Talking ma
. chine and their relation to the plan
trade" at the meeting of the Nation
al Association of Piano Dealers, o
May 10, in this city.
l.. d. Taylor, of Belvidere, is a
a the Colonial; j. F. Rourke, of Cam
he den. is at the st. James; A. B. Berry