Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-04
WOULD RIVAL
7 PHILADELPHIA.
The Plan TO Improve Cold Springs
HarbOr Causes PhiIadeIph-
ians Much Alarm.
oFrom The NEWS ooresDOndent1

speeches on the part of congressman
who had grievance with the rivers
and harbors committee for not Civ
ing them what they felt was their full
share of the pork barrel" Much
of the sentiment of opposition to the
proposed harbor of refuge is worked
up by those who fear that the New
Jersey resort will in time eclipse Phil
adelphia as a shipping point 1t is
realized that If the contemplated inn
provements are carried out that Cape
May will be formidable rival COM
mercially for even Philadelphia,
since the long trip of sixty miles up
the Delaware river is detriment to
the water commerce and would be OBJ
waited by the proposed harbor with
a uniform depth of thirty-five feet.
1t is believed that Notwithstanding
the opposition to the appropriation,
the item will remain in, the river and
harbor bill
Report from New Zealand.
William A. Prickett, consul general
at Auckland, New Zealand, has sent
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor some interesting information rel
ative to the substituting of steamship
company by the government of New
Zealand 1t Is printed in one of the
late consular reports. Mr.. Prickitt
was appointed originally as consul
at Rheims, France, upon the recon-
mendation of Senator Kean. He was
later transferred to New Zealand,
making an exchange with ]. Martin
Miller, formerly a newspaper cores
pondent here.
Representative Loudenslager has
been advised that pension has been
granted to John Phillips, of 1916
Federal street, Camden, at $40 a
month, from January 8, 1907; and
to William c. r. Batten, of Mount
Ephrian, at $12 month from Janu-
airy 4, 1907.
Representative Howell has been ad-
vised that a pension has been granted
to Joseph w. Ven Derveer, of Long
Branch, at $12 month from Janu-
ary 10, 1907.
Representative Van Wrinkle has
been advised that a pension has been
granted to Henry Thompson, of the
Soldiers Home, Kearny, at $40 a
month, from September 12, 1906.
Representative Fowler has intro
duced a bill to increase the pension
of Mrs. Adeline Brown.
Lieut. R. G. Bulmer, U. S. Navy,
who has many friends in New Jersey,
has been assigned to additional duty
at the White House.
Congo Behind Closed Doors.
Senator Kean has asked that when
the Congo matter shall be taken up
by the senate that it be behind closed
doors. sf -a59a
Henry J Walther, JIts of New Jer-
sey, has been transferred from the
navy department to the office of the
supervising architect, treasury depart
ment. to position paying $1,000 a
year
Senator and Miss Kean were guests
Friday evening at a dinner given by
Mrs. j. Donald Cameron.
Mrs. j. G. Howard, p. e. Howard,
of Atlantic City, are at the st. James;
John V. Rice, Jr., of Bordentown, is
at theNShoreham, as is also Mrs. T. r.
White and Miss White, of Eliza
beth; Miss Linda Carrow, of Cam
den, is registered at the Ebbitt.
immigration Bill.
Friends of the bill to restrict inn
migration, which has been in con-
ference since last June, are puzzled
by the resolution which Representa-
tive Gardner, of Massachusetts,, has
introduced calling for the discharge
of the house conferes. The senators
and representatives comprising the
conferees have had several meetings
lately and it was expected that they
would come to some sort Of an agree
ment at an early date. Meanwhile
it Is probable that the committee on
rules will pigeon hole Mr., Garnder's
resolution for the present at least.
The bone of contention in the confer
es has been the educational test and
| the legislation that may be enacted
ultimately may leave that provision
out of the bill, but it Is probable
that there may be commission
named to make a thorough investiga-
| tion of the subject
Senator Depew, of New York, has
received a letter from a resident of
Paterson relative to the proposed
amendment to the river and harbor
bill He wrote the senator that he
was obliged to wait half an hour re-
Gently while a string of canal boats
passed through the draw-bridge. The
senator said that he would do what
he could to aid the commuters.
Senator and Miss Kean were guests
on Saturday evening at dinner CIV
en- by the Speaker and Miss Cannon.
Representative Howell was named
as one of the committee to attend the
funeral of the late Representative
Flack, of New York, who died on
Saturday.
M. T. Griffith, of Asbury Park, isl
at the Metropolitan; F. e. Ayres, K.
McHobrough, of Little Silver, are at
the National; M. Adams, of Atlant-
ic City, is at the Regent G. s. A,