The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-01-20
JUDGES TO Get
INCREASE PAY
Senator Kean Introduces a
Bill Which Will Apply to
the Circuit and District
Court Bench
DELAWARE BAY TRAFFIC
SENATOR DRYDEN PRoCUREs A
CANNON FOR BATTERY A. OF
ORANGE PENSION BILLS
PASSED.

PASSED.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 20, 1905.
If the bill introduced by Senator Kean
becomes law many judges throughout
the United States, and especially in
those States where good salaries are paid
to judges, will have their incomes in
creased materially. The bill provides
that the salaries for the judges of the
United Circuit Courts shall be equal to
that of the judge Of the highest appellate
court of the court wherein the circuit is
situated, and that the compensation of
the district judge shall be three-fourths
that paid to the judge of the highest
court of appeals by the State wherein
the district court is located.
Senators Kean and Dryden have re-
ceived petition from the Society for
Organizing Charity. of Salem, asking for
the restriction of immigration. They
have also received a petition from the
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
of Orange favoring pure food, a child
labor law for the District of Columbia,
and the preservation of Niagara Falls.
The Trades and Labor Federation Of
New Brunswick protests against the
Philippine tariff bill, while the Haddon-
field Wonen's Christian Temperance
Union lgoes on record as objecting to
Smoot. The Association for the Protec-
ton of Commerce of New York advo-
Gates the improvement of the Coney Is
land channel in New York Bay.
Through the efforts of Senator Dryden
Battery A., of Orange, commanded by
Captain Oscar Condit.4 will shortly re-
eeive one Of the twenty-four field pieces
which viii be distributed to the National
Guard Of the different States. The Sen
ator has interested himself in the mat
ter, and the piece will be the sixth one
to be distributed
Business men and owners of smaller
craft engaged in coastwiee trade will be
interested in the report which has been
made by Mr.. Davidson, Of the committee
on railways and canals, on the proposed
ship canal to connect the Chesapeake
and Delaware bays. He recommends
the passage of the joint resolution which
authorizes the appointment of commits
sion by the President to examine and
report upon route for the proposed ship
canal. 1t is stated that the project has
been under discussion for years. and the
building Of the canal would be of great
benefit to the States, and that New Jer-
sey would share in it.
A statement of the tonnage traffic of
the Delaware Bay is 25,Sf3, 167 tons, and
for Chesapeake Bay "A, 151 1872 tons, or
combined traffic of more than 50000,-
600 tons annually. This is the registered
tonnage, and it is estimated that there
is almost as much more that is not re-
quired to be registered.
Among the pension bills which have
been passed by the House are those in
ereasing the pension of William Wilson
to $50 month; increasing the pension of
John Lesenby to $40 a month; increasing
the pension of Hugh n. Lockerson to $50
month, and increasing the pension Of
Elizabeth T. Carpenter, widow of Briga-
dier9General G. S. Carpenter, OF Mont
clair to $50 a month. Also bill in
creasing the pension of Chalkley Petit
to $24 a month
Representative Howell has recommend
ed the appointment of Peter Brown as
postmaster at Spring Lake, Monmouth
County. Mr.. Brown is a brother of State
Senator O. H. Brown, also of Spring
Lake, and viii succeed H G. Van Ars-
dale, whose term expires on january 81 !,
1906.
Mr.. Howell has, received a petition
from the survivors of the General Slocum
disaster asking for Congressional relief.
Ie has also received a petition from the
Junior American Mechanics of Martins
vile urging the restriction of immigra-
ton.
Mr.. Howell has received a petition
form the Trades and Labor Federation of
New Brunswick opposing the Philippine
tariff bill, E'hich passed the House last
Monday.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILE DAD
TOUR TO CALIFORNIA