Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-17
MANY FAVOR PLAN
TO CHANGE DATE
Of INAUGURATION
Speaker Cannon Among Those
Who Approves OF Holding
Ceremony in April.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Members
of the Essex Troop, the crack cavalry
organization of Essex county, who
braved the storm on last Inauguration
day, will be glad to hear that the
movement to change the date from
March 4 to a date late in April seems
10 be shaping itself SO that ultimately,
and before the nex Inauguration, there
may be some definite action taken. K
lis known hat Speaker Cannon is in
layor of the proposed change, and many
Of the leading Republicans in Con-
gre3s, and not a few Democrats, are
anxious that something shall be done
IN the matter.
For some reason the members of the
New Jersey delegation seem a tribe
backward about expressing their views.
Howell, Loudenslager and Wood, of the
Republicans, and Hughes, of the Dem
ocrats, only four out of the ten com
prising the delegation, have expressed
themselves in favor of the change
Neither of the United States senators
nave signified what they thought of
the scheme. but it is expected that
they, as well as the remaining six of
the congressional delegation, will fall
in line when it is apparent that the
change will be made before the next
President shall be inaugurated.
Many of the Governors of the differ
ent States have expressed their views
in favor of the change in the date, and
there was a hearing before the COM
mittee on the election of the Presi-
dent n Vice-President. 1t is prob
able that this committee will favorabIy
report a resolution in the e future,
md since the Speaker is known, to be
favorable to the change it will have
no trouble in the House. What the
senate will do with such a resolution
remains to be seen, but doubtless the
senator's will yield to the press of pop
ular opinion.
As a result of the efforts of the COM
mittee on immigration and naturaliza-
lion, of which Mr.. Howell, of New
Brunswick, is the chairman, a bill has
been prepared, which, it is believed, will
effectually check much of the alleged
white slave traffic" from foreign
countries. The committee, in the bill,
which has been prepared in line with
The recommendations of the Immigra-
NiOiA SoAiliillCOiOiA, " Nliitll Nhis IloNCll |
is also a member. has lone it's utmost
20 make the laws relating to the traf-
iic more stringent and to reach all per-
IONS engaged or interested in it in any
way. J
1t is expected that d resolution will
be offered in Congress in the near fu-
ture asking for an official inquiry into
the death of the late Lieutenant James
N, Sutton, jr., of the United States Ma
rine Corps, who died at Annapolis un-
der peculiar circumstances Sergeant
De Hart, of the United States Marine
Corps, Il former resident of New
Brunswick, is alleged to have been q
witness of the alteration which pre-
ceded the death of Lieutenant Sutton.
The case attracted considerable atten-
tion when an investigation was made
last simmer by the naval authorities.
1t is expected that when Major-Gen-
eral Leonard Wood, now in command
of the Department of the East, is ap-
pointed as chief of staff that Colonel
Walter o. Howe, commanding the post
at Fort Hancock, N. j., will be APP
pointed brigadier-general. Colonel How
ell will taxi the place of General Edge
ley.
United States Senator Briggs has in
troduced u bill for the relief of Andrew
La Roza, of Westfield, who served in
the Civil Wan in a Massachusetts regi-
ment. There was some discrepancy in
the age of the veteran, which has pre-
vented him from getting an increase in
his pension under the age law. Sem
ator Briggs will do what he can to aid
in the passage of the bill.
Representative Howell has been adj
vised that pensions have been granted
to Mrs. John T. Reynolds, of Freehold,
at $12 a month; to John f. Thompson,
of Freehold, at 500 a month; Mrs. Sarah
A. Gardner, of Long Branch, at $12 u
month: John Ten Brock, of New
Brunswick, at $40 a month, and Mrs.
Martha A. e. Mcbride, of Ocean Grove,
at $12 a month.
H. j. Haight, of Plainfield, is at the
Ebbitt; Miss Frances A. Garwood, of
Arlington; Miss E. NJ. Brown. of Spring
Lake, and Mrs. X. B. Ketchell, of New
ark, are at the st. James.