Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-26
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WASHINGTON.
What Is Going on at the Nation
al Capital Of Interest to Resi-
dents of This State.
tFrom the NEWS Correspondent.)

(ETOm the NE MS correspondents
! WASHINGTON, d. G., May &c.
! Representative Wood has been advis-
2 ed that the accrued pension of Will
z liam Fitzgiles has been granted to
3 Mrs. Rachael A. Fitzgiles, of North
Montgomery street, Trenton, from
March IL, 1901. He has also been
/, advised that a pension has been gran
ted to Joseph w. Garrison, of AIDE
line street, Trenton, at $40 a month
from April IS, 1906.
Representative Fowler is deeply
interested in the plan to provide a
retirement fund for the government
clerks. He thinks that as a class OF
employees they do good work for the
salaries paid, and he would like to
see the bill which he has introduced
become a law. There is some opposi-
ton to the plan, and Mr.. Fowler, in
discussing teie scheme, says that
many of the people who object to it
are making comparisons with condi-
lions that existed twenty-five years
ago. He says that this is not right,
that the conditions have changed in
the quarter of a century and his idea
is to meet the changed conditions. He
saws that the idea of providing pen
sions for faithful employees is n
that is being taken up by many for
eign countries, and by large employ
ers of labor all over the world, and
he does not understand why this
government should not keep up with
the times and do the same thing. Mr..
Fowler is a warm friends of the gov
eminent clerks and will do what he
can in their behalf.
S. s.. Phoebus, of Atlantic City,
who has been spending a few days
in this city, is confident that the sea-
son this year at the popular years. In
talking about the place he says that
the number of visitors who are there
this month is far ahead of any pre-
vious season, and he says there will
be a number of new attractions.
Representative Gardner has intro
duced a bill similar to that of Sena-
tor Dryden providing for the i'm
provement of channels and water
ways along the New Jersey coast sub
ject to the regulations and approval
of the var department. Mr.. Gard
ner has been advised that a pension
has been granted to Sarah A. John
son, of Atlantic City, at So a month
from Jan. 20, 1905; and to Philip
E. Hannum, of Weymouth, at SIT a
month from April IS, 1906.
Representative Howell has receiv-
ed a letter from Lewis c. Summersett
of Red Bank, obiecting to the War
ner amendment to the railroad rate
bill. He writes that it will prove
hurtful to the .colored race not only
in the south but all over this broad
land of ours, inasmuch as it provides
that all passengers shall receive
equally good accommodations. Mr..
Howell has been advised that the ac-
crued pension of Joseph l.. Moss has
been allowed to Mrs. Ann e. Moss,
and a widows pension of So a month
from May IL, 1905.
Representative Wiley has received
a copy of Coming Americans" writ
ten by Miss Katherine r. Crowell of
East Orange, the author of "China
for Juniors" etc. 1t is p~rofusely IL
Illustrated with photographs, many of
which were obtained by d. G. Davis,
secretary for Representative Wiley.
Senator Kean has received a petit
tion signed by scholars of high
schools in Trenton, Mount Holly,
Bloomfield, and Englewood, in favor
of the international peace league. The
petition had sci signatures of Tren-
ton scholars.
Senator Dryden has a petition in
favor of the denaturalized alcohol
bill from the Anger and Simon Silk
Dyeing Company.
Frank. Hill has been appointed
postmaster at Dumont, Bergen coun-
ty, and Mrs. M. A. Cortland has been
appointed postmaster at Norwood,
Bergen county.
Mrs. Thomas r. Duncan, of this
city. has gone to Spring Lake, Mon
mouth county, to spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Tacks, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. L. Sonmer, of Newark, are
at the Ebbitt; J. S. Tompkins, of
Asbury Park, is at the st. James.
Senator Dryden has introduced a
bill to increase the pension of Joseph
C. Bowker, formerly of Co. ], 9th
N. ]. Volunteers, to $24 a month, and
a bill to increase the pension of D. H.
Hustled, formerly of Co. F, Sd N. J..
Vols, to $24 a month.
Senator Frye from the committee
on commerce, has reported amend
ments to the light house bill to pro-
vide for a light house and fog signal
at Greenville, $4,000; a light house
at Horseshoe shoal, Delaware river,
$4,000; and a light house on Flog-
ger shoal. $751;
The chief of engineers, in a report
to congress, recommends the inn
provement of the Delaware between
Trenton and Bordentown by the re-
moval Of the Periwig bar at a cost
of $50, 200. The report of the prelim-
mary survey is made by Major j. q
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