Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-18
FAVOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
New Jersey Residents in District
Of Columbia Like Idea Other
Jersey News at Capital.
(From the NEWS c0rrespomdent.) }

II WASHINGTON, Jan. 18:-Jersey-
men living in this city, and there are
many of them, are interested in the
efforts that are being made by some
of the senators and congressman tc
give the citizens of the District OF
Columbia some say in the local gov
ernment 1t is doubtful If the eff
fort is successful this session, but II
is believed some progress will be
made and ultimately that some plan
may be devised that will give the dis
trict probably one delegate, if not q
representative, in the House of Rep
resentatives.
Congress is practically the board OF
aldermen of the district. AS a result
everything in the way of legislation is
prepared by the senate and house
committees. This, of course, means
that much valuable time must be de-
voted to the affairs of the district that
might, with advantage, be devoted to
naional affairs.
A far better plan would be to have
a board of aldermen and allow the
people of the district to elect say six
members, have six appointed by the
President and confirmed by the SEN
ate, or selected by the house and in
that event to have the thirteenth al
derman or alderman-at-large appoint
ed by the President. In this way the
people would have say, the federal
government would have control and
congress would be relieved of the
work.
Representative Wiley is hopeful
that the rivers and harbors commit
tee will make an appropriation to
continue the work of deepening the
channel of the Passaic river to six
teen feet. Colonel Lockwood, of New
York, was before the subcommittee
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Wiley gave
up his trip to Newark to attend the
board of trade banquet in order to
be here and he believes that the COM
mittee was impressed with what Col.
Lockwood had to say.
Representative Wiley has introduce
ed bill to investigate the local tele-
phone service. He thinks that great
improvement may be made in the SER
vice.
Rev. ]. Morgan Reed and William
H. Miers, of Trenton, both prominent
in the Junior American Mechanics,
have returned home after spending
day in this city.
Representative Howell has been ad-
vised that a pension has been granted
to Joseph A. Estell, of Howell, Mon
mouth county, at $12 month from
August 81, 1906.
Representative Van Wrinkle has
been advised that pension has been
granted to James Wall, of Bayonne,
at $S month from Dec. 8, 1906.
Representative Gardner has been
advised that a pension has been grant
ed to William H. Barnes, of Trenton,
at IS a month from Dec. 8, 1906.
Representative Loudenslager has
been advised that a pension has been
granted to William Congo, of Mer-
chantville, at $S month"; and to Abb
salon Jordan, of Camden, at $S
month.
John B. Adams and David Hallin-
ger, of Camden, both called on Mr..
Browning, cheif clerk of the house,
yesterday.
John A. Walker, of Jersey City,
says that the present tariff of the
United States has not hindered his
concern from doing business in all
parts of the world and the success his
firm has made is due largely to the
fact that representatives were sent to
all of the foreign countries.
c. S. A.