Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-01-17

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Statistics of the losses of farm ami
mails show that in the year 1903
horses died; the number of cattle
who died from all causes, 1927; the
number of sheep who died, 1873.
9nd the number of hogs who died.
1922. The report on wool products
gives the number of sheep in 1903
and 1904 as $4,000; producing wool
was valued at S35,616 in 1903 and
S42. in 1904
Plans for big time under the
auspices of the Princeton Alumni
Association on January IS are being
made. Bob Church and Phil King.
both famous as football players, are
expected to be present, and Prof.
Roger o. C. Johnson will represent
the university at the banquet H.
E. Davis will be the toastmaster, and
there will be a number of eloquent
speakers in attendance.
At a meeting of the committee on
immigration and Naturalization, of
which Representative Howell is the
chairman, held yesterday afternoon,
it was decided that the subject ofnat-
uralization viii be taken up and hear
ings given on Tuesday, January %.
The committee has four bills on this
subject before it, one of which. was,
introduced by Representative Howell
and enbodies the ideas of the COM
mission appointed by the president
TO investigate the fraudulent natural
iZation of aliens in New York and
other cities. 1t is expected the
members of the commission will ap-
pear before the committee. The
subject of immigration will not be
taken up until February IS. Some
of the bills before the committee on
the subject of immigration propose
measures against the aliens
and a big increase in the head tax is
advocated by one of the measures.
The bi'' will probably give the
steamsl companies some concern,
esrecil-..' as there seems to be dis
position on the part of the committee
20 recommend some legislation in the
near future.
Senator Kean has received a petit
ton from Echo Lodge, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen, of Hacketts
town. in favor of the Penrose Liabil
ity bill: a petition from Leeds Point
objecting to Senator Smoot, and a
communication from William Nelson.
secretary of the New Jersey Historic
al Association, favoring the bill in
troduced by Senator Lodge for a
United States Historical Commission.
Senator Dryden has received a pc
tition from Adopted Daughters Lodge
No 8, Railroad Firemen of Jersey
City. favoring the Penrose bill, and a
petition from Ridgwood in favor of
the preservation of Niagara Falls.
The senator is being overwhelmed
with requests for copies of the bill he
introduced for the regulation of in
surance by federal control.
Representative VanWinkle has in
troduced a bill for the relief of Mar
saret Underhill and Mary Clark. 1t
is a claim for SIS, 900 for the loss of
a schooner in the civil war. Both
are residents of Bayonne. The bill
was referred 10 the committee on
War Claims.
Before the supreme court in the
case of Guiseppi Marmo. the con-
yicted murderer, the counsel aband-
oned the contention made and asked
the court to dismiss the case, which
was done. The case of Russell and
Compton, as executors, was also dis
missed for lack of jurisdiction.
Representative Wood has intro
a bill TO correct the military record
o. stephen W. Stryker. of Trenton.
and a bill to increase the pension of
George VanMarter, of Hightstown, to
S24 a month.
Major Thomas H. Slavens, quar-
termaster, has been ordered TO New
York and Harrison, \. j., for pur-
poses OF inspection.
Major Robert Ames, of the Six
teenth Infantry, who was at Sea Girt
two years ago, and later at Porto
Rico. has been ordered TO the Wash
ington barracks in this city. Major
Ames has friends in New Jersey.
Leave of absence for an indefinite
period on account of illness has been
granted TO Representative Allen.
Representative Wiley. of Orange.
! is spending a few days in New York
city
4 Mr.. and Mrs. o. Ward, of Chester.
are registered at the Raleigh.
c. S. A.