Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-08
TO
Mr.. HOWELL.
Jersey Congressman Busy at the
National Capital New Jsr-
sey Matters Of Interest.
tFrom the NEWS Correspondent

Nh0 haf& DSofA
granted to residents of his district.
Mrs. Ellen Rake, Trenton, So a
month; Mrs. Elizabeth Teats, Clinton,
accrued pension due her deceased
husband: Martin Van Ness, Law
%renceville, increased pension to $14
a month; Mrs. Mary Nixon, Quaker
town, widows pension at So a month;
Mrs. Mary McDermott, Trenton, wild
ow's pension at So a month; Henry
Cheeseman, Trenton, increased pen
sion at $40 a month; Daniel Sheri-
dan, Pennington, increased pension
at $40 a month; Mrs. Catharine
O'Neal, Trenton, original widows
pension at $12 a month; Mrs. Amy
B. Shrope, Pennington, widows pen
sion at SIS a month; Edward M. An
derson, Trenton, increased pension at
$40 a month.
Alloway Creek, about fifty miles,
below Camden, is another stream in
South Jersey which is referred to by
Major c. A. F. Flagler in his report
to the Chief of Engineers. 1t extends
about ten miles to the town of Quin-
ton, and has a depth of six feet at it's
mouth and four feet at Quinton. AT
the close of the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1900, the sum of $4,000
had been expended in improving the
waterway, and in the succeeding six
years $5,49O.76 additional was ex-
pended. 1t is estimated that $500
is required to complete the existing
project, all of which can be profitably
expended in the mex fiscal year.
Mr.. Howell Files Petitions.
Representative Howell has filed
petitions in favor of the McCumber-
Sperry-Tirrell bill, all temperance
measures, from Cliffwood, Long
Branch and Toms River. He has re-
ceived petitions favoring the restric-
ton of immigration from the Nation
al Camp. Patriotic Order of Ameri-
cans; from Pennsylvania State Camp,
Patriotic Order Sons OF America, and
from New York State Camp of the
same organization.
Mr.. Howell has received a petition
from the International Seaman's I'm
ion of America opposing ship sub
sides, and a petition from the Har-
of a deeper channel for the Delaware
River.
Representative Van Wrinkle has re-
ceived a petition from the Pennsyl-
vania State Camp, Patriotic Order
Sons of America, and the National
Camp, Patriotic Order of America,
favoring the restriction of immigra-
ton, and from the international Sea-
mans Union opposing ship subsidies.
Colonel William Livermore, of the
Engineer Corps, who has been sta
toned at New York for several years,
and in charge of the river and harbor
improvements in northern New Jer-
|sey, will be placed on the retired list
in the near future. e
Among the naval cadets who will
be graduated this year from the Unit
ed States Naval Academy at Annapol-
is, is Clarence McGill, of Lambert
Vile. He was appointed to the acad-
envy when Judge William Lanning, of
Trenton, was the representative from
the fourth district.
DR.. Winfred Baldwin, of Orange
street, Newark, was here yesterday
searching for the effects of his de-
ceased brother, John Baldwin, who
was killed in the wreck on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad at Terra
Gotta. DR.. Baldwin called at police
headquarters yesterday and saw
James Kemp, the property clerk.
Rifle Practice Board.
1t is understood that at the meet
ing of the National Board for the
Promotion of Rifle Practice, which
will be held in this city on January
25 and 26 at the War Department,
that it will be decided that the next
national rife match will be shot with
the new Springfield rifle, model of
1903. This arm was recently adopt
ed by the regular army" but has not
been issued to the national guard.
The Wal Department has already
written to the governors of the diff
ferent states and requested that sufi-
cient number of these rifles be pur-
chased to arm the marksmen who
will train for the match. 1t is ex-
pected that the place for the holding
of the match will be determined and
that 1t will be held in Ohio or at Fort
Riley, Kansas.
A new bill is being prepared which
will provide for the raising of an
army in time of war. There are feat
ures in the bill which will be accept
able to the national guard, n of
which is that the term of enlistment
will be for the duration of the war
instead Of for a specified time as here
tofore. There are also many other
provisions which will be of material
benefit to both the federal and state
governments.
Salaries in the regular army will
be increased If congress acts favor
ably on q bill which Representative
Calderhead has prepared after con-
s~ultation with officers of the army
and officials of the War Department.
The pay for a colonel will be $4,000;
lieutenant colonel, $4,000; major,
$4,000; captain mounted, $4,000;
captain not mounted, $4,000; first
lieutenant mounted, $1,800; not
mounted, $1.700; second lieutenant
mounted, s1,700; not mounted,
$1,000. 1t is also provided that the
pay of privates shall be at the rate
of SIS a month, with additional al
lowance for long service.
Want Smoot Unseated.
Senator Kean has received a COM
munication from Rev. j.. e. Parmly,
of Atlantic Highlands, advocating the
unseating of Senator Smoot. He also
has a petition from Camp William j.