The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-05-18
Committee On Military Af-
fairs Whose Head Is Con-
gressman Parker Favor
ably Reports the Bonynge
Bill
MORE JERSEY PENSIONS
CRANES CHILDREN's LABOR BU-
REAU RECEIVES MORE CON-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THAT
INTEREST NEW JERSEY

WASHINGTON, May IS. 1906. Rep
resentatiye Parker, of Newark, has made
favorable report from the committee
on military affairs on the bill introduced
by Representative Bonynge. of Colorado
which provides for medals for veterans
of the Spanish American War who sery-
ed longer than the term of their enlist
ment to aid in putting down the Philip
pine insurrection The medals were rec
commended by the late President McKin-
ley. The bill as amended carries an ap-
preparation of 5000 for the medals.
The passage of the bill is recommended
by William H. Taft, Secretary of War,
in letter to the chairman Of the COM
mittee on military affairs.
Senators Kean and Dryden have re-
ceived letter from Bride & Tinekler, OF
Newark, manufacturing jewellers, favor
ing the bill for the stamping of metals.
| Columbus Grange, Patrons of Husban-
dry. and r. E. Quinn, of Paterson, write
| in favor of the removal of the duty OH
denaturalized alcohol From Montclair
come letters favoring the Crane chill
Hewitt, Rebecca L. Campbell, Elizabeth
| /. Gill, f. L. McFarlane and Mary A.
Yoran. II. e. Pickersgill, of Perth Am
| boy, writes in favor Of an amendment to
the postal laws, which has the approval
of many of the publishers of smaller
newspapers IN the State.
Through the efforts of Representative
Wood one 20-pound Parrot gun and 2S-
inch shells for a pyramid have been OBJ
tanned from the War Department for
the George B. Mcclellan Post, G. A. r.,
be placed on a soldiers plot at Milford.
1t is expected that they will be unveiled
with appropriate ceremonies on Memor-
ial Day.
| MIR. Wood has recommended the ap
pointment of Abraham W Boss as post
master at Pennington The nomination
has been sent to the Senate by the Presi-
dent
| Mr.. Howell has received a petition
from H. E. Pickersgil, of Perth Amboy,
in favor of an amendment to the postal
laws. He has also received petition
from Nancy Hanks Council, Daughters
of Liberty, of New York city, in favor
of the restriction of immigration.
Representative Van Wrinkle has re-
ceived petition from Prosperity Coun-
Gil, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, of West Hoboken,
in favor of the restriction Of immigra-
ton.
| Representative Gardner has notice that
pension of $40 month has been grant
ed to Samuel p Wescott, of Nesco, from
| April 4. 1906.
hse'fesen'aeise i'ouuelsislse pas ilieto-
duced a bill to increase the pension of
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ireneon' guardlan' AZ % a mOn'h ana -
1or MINOR ehild' from Nay l5' lSOo.
RepFesentatlve Howell has 0oen advis-