Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-20
Mr.. HOWELL is
RECOMMENDED
Likely TO be Named by Speaker
Cannon on the immigration
Investigating Committee.
tFrom the NEWS Correspondent)


WASHINGTON, Feb. 20:-Sena-
tors Kean and Dryden have received
petitions protesting against Senator
Smoot from Utah from the Open Hand
Club of Jersey City, and the Women's
Club, of Vineland They have also
received petitions favoring the Little
field liquor bill from Women's Christ
ian Temperance unions at Sayreville,
South River, Elizabeth, Salem, Glou-
cester and White House.
Representative Howell has been
recommended to Speaker Cannon by
unanimous vote of the house commit
tee on immigration and naturaliza-
ton for appointment as one of the
commission which. 1t Is expected, will
make thorough investigation of the
subject of immigration. There will
be three senators, three congressman
and three citizens The citizens will
be appointed by the president. The
commission may take a trip to Eu-
rope to make careful investigation
into the matter of immigration from
the different countries
Representative Loudenslager has
been advised that pension has been
granted to Edward Hammond, OF
3,402 Federal street, Camden, at $22
a month from Jan. Is, 1907.
Charles D. Ashley has been alp
pointed rural carrier at Bloomfield
to assume his position on March l,
and Charles E. Ashley has been ap-
pointed as substitute carrier.
Representative Gardiner has been
advised that pensions have been
granted to William H. III. Snadler, of
Atlantic City, at $12 month from
Nov. 15, 1906; to Mrs. Alice A. Cot
ter, of Bordentown, accrued pension;
to George Roden, of Palmyra, at IS
a month. from Jan. 30, 1907; to
Thomas ]. Parker, of Ocean City, at
$40 a month, from Jan. "a, 1907; to
William B. Loper, of Bridgeton, at
$12 month from Dec 10, 1906.
The German ambassador and Bar
oness Won Sternburg entertained at
dinner on Monday might and among
the guests were Senator and Miss
Kean. Represent tative and Mrs
Longworth were alstD present.
Miss Wood, sister of Representa-
tive Wood, of Trehton, will be at
home next Thursday at the Norman
die, for the last time this season.
l.. B. Cathcart, OF Hackensack, is
at the Metropolitan; Mr.. and Mrs.
II. A. Hewitt, of Camden, j. H. Nc
Keon, of Newark, are at the National;
w. C. Keller, joseph w. Higgins, of
Bordentown, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. East
wood, of Newark, are at the st.
James.
In the sundry civil bill these New
Jersey items appear: Bridgeton post
Office, $4O,0O00; Elizabeth postofice,
$25,0O0; Trenton postoffice enlarge
ment, $4,000; life saving superin-
tendent New Jersey coast, $4,000;
repairs of roads, Sandy Hook, $4,000;
to improve fire protection, Sandy
Hook, $3.50; completing shops, San
dy Hook, $4,000; powder depot, Do
yer, $4,000; improving Arthur Kill
from Kill Won Kull to Raritan Bay,
1000.
The two New Jersey items have
been added to the river and harbor
bill by the senate committee. 1t Is
hardly likely that they will remain
in the bill as Mr.. Burton, chairman
of the committee on rivers and har-
bors of the house, it is understood,
will object to them. The items are
for improving the channel north Of
Shooters island, 100000, with q
limit of cost at $1S0.115; and for the
improvement of Maurice river, $161,
200 C. S. A.