Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-21
SUCCESS FOR
CONG. WOOD
Secures Money for a Lieutenant
Who Formerly Lived at Trenton
New Jersey News atCapitaI
(From the NEWS corespondent.)

Representative Wood is fortunate in
having had the bill to reimburse Lieu
tenant G. " Packer, of the gath In
fantry, o. S. Army, formerly of Tren-
ton, to the amount of $40 SO, passed
by the house This amount was charg-
ed against the account of Lieutenant
Packer while he was acting commits
sary of subsistence at Fort Missoula,
Mont, funds to that amount having
been stolen by Commissary Sergeant
Walter E. Smith. The bill was orig
inally introduced by former Repre-
sentative Lanning, when he was in
congress.
Mr.. Wood called at the Office of
James K. Taylor, supervising archi-
tect of the treasury. Saturday in ref
erence to the work on the addition
to the post Office at Trenton. He was
informed that the additions to public
buildings were taken up first, and
that every effort would be made to ex-
pedite the work on the building at
Trenton. The working drawings are
almost completed, and will be finish
ed in week or ten days. Bids will
probably be asked for in connection
with the work about the 18th or goth
of February. The contract will be
for the entire addition, everything
complete.
Mr.. Wood has been advised that
pensions have been granted to Will
liam H. Barnes, zoe South Broad
street, Trenton, at IS a month Peter
Bell, Flemington, at $40 month; (;
John H. Case, Pennington, at $40 a
month; George F. Hunter, 2O6 Lam
berton street. Trenton, at $12 a
month; William A. Margerum, of
Princeton, at $40 month; and
George B. Wight, Hanover street,
Trenton, at IS month.
Mr.. Wood has introduced a bill to
increase the pension of John c. Up
dixie, of Stockton, at the rate of $36
month, and he has a favorable re-
port on the bill to increase the pen
sion of Henry S. Scudder, of Trenton,
to $24 a month
Mr.. Wood has filed petition from
the Monday Postmeridian Club of
Passaic in favor of forest reserve; |;
from the Right Rev. John M. Scarbor-
ough, Bishop of Trenton, urging the
payment of an adequate price for the
lands of the Rosebud Indians; from
the New Jersey State Horticultural
Society, in favor of the present duty
on apples. Rs
Representative Loudenslager has
been advised that pension has been
granted to Edward S. Ellis, of Cam
den, at So month; the accrued pen
sion to Hannah w. Brock, of Cam
den; the accrued pension to Mary
T. Strickland, OF Camdea:. and an in
crease to Benjamin Dyer, of Camden,
at $40 month U.s.
Senator Dryden has received a pc
tition from Harry w. Sander, secre-
tary of Diamond Council, Junior
American Mechanics, urging that the
educational test be insisted upon in
connection with the bill to restrict
immigration. .ef- iEa
Senator Kean has received a'peti-
tion from residents of Bordentown,
in favor of an investigation of the
discharge of the 25th U. S. Infantry,
and from the Women's Clubs, of Or
ange, and East Orange, in favor of
the regulating of child labor in the
District of Columbia
Representative Howell's bill to pay
Franklin Patterson, of Atlantic High
lands, claim of about $1,500, which
he has had against the government
for fifteen years, has been passed by
the house.
The postmasters at Milburn and
East Orange, Caroline e. Condit and
Marcus Mitchell, respectively, have
both been confirmed by the senate.
William Van Engen, of Milburn,
named by Mr., Wiley as the principal
for the U. S. Naval Academy, was in
this city on Saturday. Mr.. Wiley
has nominated Halsey Stems, of East
Orange, as the third alternate. They
will take the entrance examinations
on June IS next. at Annapolis.
Frank ]. Manson, of Red Bank, a
member of the assembly of New Jer
sey from Monmouth county, has re-
turned home after spending few
days in this city. He called on the
two senators and Representative
Howell while at the capitol.
Representative Van Wrinkle has re-
ceived a petition from the Board of
Trade of Hoboken favoring higher
salaries for the postal clerks.
Miss Anna Fitzgerald, Miss Baird,
and Miss Helen Dalrymple, all of
New Brunswick, are visiting friends
in this city. Miss Dalrymple was one
of the few Jerseymen who was pres
ent at the Presidents reception on
Thursday night last.
A delegation from Paterson and
Passaic, representing the commuter S
association, called at the war depart
ment on Saturday with reference to
the closing of the bridges spanning
the Passaic river at certain hours in
the morning and evening.
George F. Struck, of Orange; w.
]. McDevitt, H. S. McDevitt, of West
Mount, are at the st. James; w. v.
Engleberger, j. Fl. Bachelor, of New