Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-30
JERSEY AT +.
WASHINGTON
New Jersey News at
the National Capital Pension
Bills Go Through.
(From the NEWS Correspondent

Will iilC all d IdltN Dtll, anu JhC
house is not over swift in the dis
patch of the business before it the
two bodies occasionally take a day at
passing pension bills, and New Jer-
sey seems to be getting her share. In
the house these bills have passed re-
Gently: George W.. Dunlap, Co. f,
9th New Jersey, $50 a month; ia
cob M. Pickle, Co. E., 3rd n. j., wa
a month: Philip Cook, Co. II, Sth
n. j., $40 a month.
The senate passed the following
bills: Helen C. Sanderson, WIDOW OF
Robert G. Sanderson, Co. g., II n.
j.. S12 a month; Mary Clark, widow
George Clark, Co. A., 4th n. j., SIG
a month: Mrs. Laura b. Ihrie, wild
ow Gen. George p. lhrie, $40 a
month; Joseph Muncher, Jersey City,
$40 a month; Alice Eddy Potter,
widow William E. Potter, Co. G..
18th n. j., 500 a month; Eliza Da-
wilson. Arlington, 500 a month: Ka-
tie B.. Meister, Jersey City, SIG a
month.
The senate committee has report
ed favorably On the bill to increase
the pension of John G. Heney, of
Perth Amboy, to $24 a month; and
the bill to increase the pension of
John McDonough, of Jersey City, at
$50 a month.
Representative Gardner has intro
duced bills to increase the pensions
of James J.. Christy, Jacob N. Wun-
der and David w. Brown. He has
filed petitions from residents of his
district in favor of the restriction of
immigration: from farmers oranges
asking for the consolidation of third
and fourth class matter; from Mill
Vile opposing ship subsidy; from
Bridgeton and Vineland against re-
ligious legislation in the District OF
Columbia: and from residents of his
district advocating the repeal of the
duty on denaturalized alcohol.
To Act at Sea Grit.
It has been announced by the wal
department that Colonel P. S. b.
mus, of the 9th Cavalry, U. S. Army,
will be detailed to act as executive
officer at the national matches to be
shot at Sea Girt next September.
General w. P. Hall acted in that ca
pacity last year. 1t is expected that
Colonel Bonus will select about thir-
ty officers for aids, and there will be
two battalions of Infantry for mark
ers and scorers. The war depart
ment officials look for a larger at
tendance than last year.
Colonel Bonus was graduated
from West Point July /, 1866. He
was born in New York Dec. 25, 1S47,
and was appointed from that state.
He was promoted to be captain Mar.
26, 1888: major, Feb. 2, 1901; and
lieutenant colonel Apr. IS, 1903.
There are two Jerseymen in the Sixth
Cavalry, Captain John w. Furlong,
who graduated from the military
academy in June, 1887; and First
Lieutenant David H. Biddle, who was
appointed Feb. 10, 1901.
Representative Wood has had E.
L. Keenan,, of Somerville, transferred
from the Isthmian Canal service to
the field service of the U. S. Geolog-
ical survey. Mr.. Keenan, has been
on the Panama Canal force, but was
obliged to relinquish work on ac-
count of i'll health. He will perform
similar work in the survey.
Senator Kean has received a petit
ton from the First Methodist church
of Davor favoring a change in the
conduct of the schools in Alaska.
Representative Wiley has been adj
vised of the passage of the bill to in
crease the pension of Thressa CreisS
at S12 a month. r. l.. Taylor, oil
Newark, called on him on Saturday,
Representative Loudenslager has
beer advised that a pension has beer
granted to Rebecca Rudolph, of Allo.
way, at SIS a month from March Z
1906.
Another Rural Route.
Representative Howell has beer
advised that an additional rural
route will be established at English
town, Monmouth county, on June 10
1906. He has received a petition
from Washington Camp, Patriotic
Order. Sons of America, of Trenton
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ton.
Representative and Mrs. r. Wayn'
Parker attended the entertainment
at the New Willard of Friday night
for the st. Johns Orphanage, ant
Mrs. Parker wore a gown of blacl
and silver over white.
The Secretary of War was tn
guest of Senator Dryden over Sunda.
at Atlantic City.
Representative and Mrs. Payn'
Parker are entertaining Mrs. Ro'
Stone, widow of General Stone.
Lieutenant Commander W. G. Her
bert has been assigned to the New
York Shipbuilding Company at Cam
den, on May A, 1906. u ~. 4
A marriage license has been grant
ed to Frederick Buckelew, of James
burg, and Mary H. Elliott, of thi
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Cary, A. l.. Ca
ny, of East Orange, Mr.. and Mrs
George II. DaVey. of Plainfeld. ar