Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-12
JERSEY AT
WASHINGTON.
Bill for Battle Monument Is Well
Under Way Interest In
HOWens Bill.
CFrom the NEWS Correspondent

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WASHINGTON. ID. c., Apr. Ia
Passed in different congresses, first in
one house and then in the other, the
bill making an appropriation of $780,
600 for the battle monument at
Princeton has had ii hard struggle. 1t
was turned over by Representative
Gardner to Representative Lanning
of Trenton. when he came here. and
left as a legacy to Mr.. Wood. Some
weeks ago Senator kean obtained
unanimous consent and got the bill
through the senate. Now the library
committee of the house has reported
the same bill %favorably and it is now
on the calendar. Mr.. Wood will do
his best to get it through at the pres
ent session of congress so that it may
be u of the way.
Mr.. Wood has been invited to at
tend the peace conference at Lake
Mohonk on May 80. He is receiving
of petitions favoring the How
ell naturalization bill, and he has
been advised that a pension has bee
granted 10 Edmund Reidel of 563
Chestnut avenue, Trenton, at So a
month from Jan. 90, 1906, and also
to Michael Halford, of Pennington,
at $12 o month from July %, 1905.
Edward f. Wood. a brother of
Congressman Wood, OF Trenton, and
George J. Vanderbilt, Of Princeton,
former state senator, called ON Mr.,
Wood yesterday.
Representative Howell has received
a letter from William H. Miers, of
Trenton, state council secretary Of
the Junior American Mechanics, in
dicating the interest of the New Jer-
sey branch of the order in the immi-
grafton bill just reported to the
house.
Pensions Allowed.
Representative Loudenslager has
been advised that a pension OF SIS a
month has been allowed to Alena Van
Winkworth, 913 Monmouth street,
Gloucester, from April 30, 1905: also
at SIS a month to Arthur w. Robin
son, of Berlin, Camden county, from
Feb. "a, 1906; also increase Of $l2
a month to Susan j. Williams, from
March IL, 1906, and TO Henrietta
Law, formerly widow of Henry Fred
erick. of Bridgeton, at SIS a month
from May IA, 1904.
Representatives from New Jersey
have received copies of the circular
sent out by Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent Of the American Federation of
Labor, TO all of the trade u|nionists
and the closing paragraph gives the
purpose of the circular. 1t reads:
I'VE will stand by our friends and
administer a singing rebuke to men
or parties who are either Indifferent,
negligent or hostile, and, whenever
opportunity affords, 10 secure the
election of intelligent, honest, earnest
trade unionists, with clear, unblem-
ished. paid up union cards in their
possession
Representative Gardner has been
advised that a pension of $40 a
month has been granted to Ira w.
Prickitt, of V~incentown, from March
:, 1906.
Representative Howell has received
a letter from Francis j.. DAILY, of New
Brunswick, an assistant paymaster
in the navy, who has been transferred
70 the e.. s. S. Cleveland in Boston
harbor.
Senator Kean has received resolu-
lions adopted by the brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen, of Camden, in
favor of the Bates-Penrose employees
liability bill.
II. Douglas, of Princeton, is visit
ing here, Miss NJ. r. Cameron and
Miss NJ. l.. Perrine, of Elizabeth, are
at he Shoreham; Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Parker. of Barnegat, are at the st.
lanes G.. S. A..