Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-31
NEW JERSEY AT
WASHINGTON.
Congressman Gardner Raises
An Objection Other Jersey
DOings at the Capital.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Mar. 81
When the committee on appropria-
lions put the superintendent of rail-
way mail service in the legislative,
executive and judicial bill the MEM
, bers of the committee on postotfices
and post roads felt that their prerog-
atives we're being ~treSpassed upon.
Representative Gardner contended
that it was new legislation and hence
out of order. He declared that if it
prevailed it would give the official a
| different status than that he former
" had. and it would establish a pre-
cedent which might permit the trans
fer the entire postofiice force 10 the
supervision of the appropriations
| committee instead of the postottice
and post roads committee.
Mr.. Gardner declared that the mat
ter was one of importance. Il do
not care" said he, what answer you
give, but that raises the question for
what are the rules created? If We are
| going to ride down the rule in this
| case lei us ride it down in every case
where in the judgment of the gentle
men it would work better if changed.
think know how the members Of
the postoffice committee feel about
this, and what they want to do is to
| enforce the rule and let the commit
tee on appropriations appropriate for
! everything that belongs to it and to
leave to the opstotfice committee the
things which belong to it.
In discussing the different rulings
and decisions that were made in the
| house from time to time, Mr.. Gard
ner said that there ought to be a
permanent chairman of the house
committee of the whole. He believed
it would be a good idea, if adopted,
| and it would result in less confusion
and certainly less misinterpretation
Of the parliamentary practice and a
uniformity of decisions that would
be a decided Improvement over exist
ing conditions.
Favor Howell's Bill.
Senators Kean and Dryden have
received Junior Mechanics petitions
favoring Howell's naturalization bill
| lIOll bOuHu blOOhs <hbtiliIlhs = -
hold. Perth Amboy, Oceanport, Dun
ellen. Newark, Elizabeth, Trenton,
Roselle, Mount Holly. New Bruins
wick, Camden and Union. Petitions
from Daughters of Liberty at Newark
and HornerstOwn. Letters protesting
| against the seed distribution have
| been received from Thomas d.
Browns Sons, Clarksboro; Hugh F.
Fox. Plainfield; l.. b. Coddington,
Murray Hill. The Women's Club, of
| Upper Montclair, favors an investiga-
! ton of the industrial conditions OF
women in the United States.
Senator Dryden has introduced a
bill to increase the pension of Flor
ence l.. NJ. Mentz, widow of George
W. Mentz. late a commander in the
T.. S. navy. to $50 a month.
Representative Howell has been
advised that the petition of residents
of Point Pleasant for a hearing re-
garding the filing in of the Manas-
guam river will be granted in the near
future, and those interested in the
matter will have an opportunity of
presenting their views before a board
of army officers.
Representative Howell has intro
duced a bill to increase the pension
of Pierson Hendrickson, Jr., former
ly Of Monmouth county, but now an
inmate of one of the national soldiers
homes, to $50 a month.
Representative Parker has intro
duced a bill in the house similar to
that of Senator Dryden's, to increase
the pension of Mrs. Florence l.. NJ.
Mentz, to $50 a month.
Representative Van Wrinkle has re-
ceived half a hundred naturalization
bill petitions from Jersey City and
Hoboken.
Representative Loudenslager has
received a petition from the Daugh-
ters of Liberty, of Camden, in favor
Of the restriction of immigration.
Social Doings.
Miss Briggs, whose engagement to
Carrot A. Hobart, Jr.. has been an
nounced, has gone to New York to
spend some time with Mrs. Hobart.
The date of the wedding has not been
announced.
f. l.. d. Bonner, of Newark; Mr..
and Mrs. David p. Kenney, and Miss
Marie Kenney, of Plainfield, are at
the Ebbitt; w. c. Clapp, of Passaic,
is at the Riggs; Bayard Stockton, Of
n Princeton, is at the Shoreham; Mr..
VIVID Mrs. n. c. English, of Elizabeth,
Efr. and Mrs. Robert VAIN, of Bur
Flington, Percy r. Colwell, Of Law
r|enceville, are at the Arlington; f.
w. Cornell, of Mystic. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. f. Hall, of Montclair, are at the
National. Mrs. j. G. BaLtorsnn and