Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-08
Daughters Of Liberty aud Amer.
iCan Mechanics Of This City
Petition Congressman Howell.
MORE PENSIONS ARE GRANTED.
Fear There Will Be No Legislation
Restricting Immigration This Year
-Cliffwood Excited on Liquor
Observation-Disclosures Requested to
Give Notice About Harbor Inl-
provements In Their Districts.
(From the NEWS Correspondents. }

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| WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. S.
Fearing that there will be no legis-
lation to restrict immigration the
councils of the Junior Order of Unit
ed American Mechanics in New Jer-
sey, and other states, too, for that
matter, are sending petitions asking
for the passage of the senate bill to
restrict immigration. Representative
Loudenslager has received a petition
from Thomas Jefferson Councill "Ju-
niors,' and from Bridgeport Council.
Daughters of Liberty; and Represent
tative Howell has received similar
petitions from Middletown Council Of
Junior American Mechanics, and Lib
erty Council, Daughters of Liberty, ok
Perth Amboy.
Citizens of Cliffwood. small town
in Monmouth county, are greatly ex-
ercised over the temperance question.
They held a meeting and adopted res
olutions favoring the passage Of the
Littlefield original package bill, and
sent the same to Senator Dryden and
Representative Howell.
More Pensions Granted.
Mr.. Howell has been advised that
"a pension has been granted to Ed
gar Clayton, of Long Branch, at $40
a month from Oct. 19, 1906; to J. r.
Stokes, of Waretown, Ocean county,
at $12 a month from Oct. IL, 1906;
and to Albridge Eaton, of Villa Park.
at $12 month from Nov 8, 1906.
Mr.. Howell has recommended the ap-
pointment of Curlus j. Hulse as post
master at Mantoloking, Ocean county,
to succeed ]. D. Stilwell, resigned.
If the New Jersey congressman
want to ride to the government print
ing Office to see the public printer
they can do so. Mr. Stillings, the
public printer, has addressed letter
to the representatives setting forth
that IL they will advise him when
they would like to visit the Office he
will send one of the official carriages
for them.
Members of the New Jersey dele
cation have been requested by Rep
resentative Burton, chairman of the
committee on rivers and harbors, to
indicate the projects in which they
were interested in order that thoy
might have attention by the commit
tee The work of framing a bill has
b. begun, and it is expected there
VIII be lot of anxiety incident to the
division Of the pork barrel"
Petitions to Senator Dryden.
Senator Dryden has received a.
number of petitions from various
parts of the state referring to the
copyright bill, sections of which are
not liked by the dealers in music.
Representative Loudenslager has
been advised that pension has been
granted to Robert Custer, of 327 Di-
vision street Camden, at $40 month
from Oct. 20, 1906; also pension to
J. M. Schoenly of Allentown. Pa. at
So a month.
Walter McGonigle, of Camden, has
assumed his duties as assistant clerk
of the committee on pensions. Mr..
McGonigle is an expert typewriter and
stenographer, and as soon as he be-
comes familiar with the routine OF
the work he will make valuable as
sistant to Mr.. Barto, the efficient
clerk of the committee.
Thomas Scarlet. OF Jamesburg,
Middlesex county, who was recently
appointed a meat inspector, Is sta
toned in this city at present.
Gardner Gets Busy.
Representative Gardner had a
sharp but short fight yesterday after
noon when the bill to regulate the
sale of convict made labor goods was
brought up. An attempt was made to
have the bill referred to the COM
mittee on interstate commerce. Mr..
Gardner, however, made a good fight
and he was sustained by the speaker.
| The debate on the bill was short. Mr..
Gardner made five minute speech
in which he explained the object OF
the bill to prevent convict made Ia
Dor goods from competing with goods
made by manufactures where good
wages was paid. The bill provides
that the goods shall be subject to the
laws of any state, and the packages
are required to be marked showing
that the goods were made by convict
| labor.
Representative Wiley spent yester-
| day at Fort Hancock. He went there
with General Crozier, chief of ord
nance, and Lieut.. Col. Murray, of the
artillery corps, to make an inspection
of that post. He has received notice
that a pension has been granted %
Mrs. ]. Cadmus, of Newark at 81 2
month from March 6, 1906.
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