Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-13
RENEW FIGHT FOR
! GARFIELD STATUE
Vat LONG BRANCH
Coz FRESHMAN Howell and SEN
l.tor Briggs Seek Sl0,-
600 Appropriation.
Especial to the Newark start

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Just why
Congress should hesitate to make an
appropriation for a monument to the
late President James A. Garfield is one
of the many mysteries connected with
national Legislation. Thousands of dol
lars are appropriated annually for
river and harbor improvements, for
public buildings and for the MAIN
tenance of the various branches of the
Federal Government, but when it comes
TO making a $4,000 appropriation for a
monument TO the martyred president,
10 be erected at Tong Branch, the
committee balks at the proposition.
Representative Howell, Congressman
from the Third New Jersey District,
introduced the bill last year and did
his utmost to get a favorable report
from the committee, but his efforts
were futile. Not daunted by that fail
ure, Mr.. Howell has again prepared
the bill, and will introduce it tomor-
row. United States Senator Briggs
has prepared a similar bill, which he
viii present in the Senate.
United States Senator Briggs has the
following bills prepared, and they also
will be introduced in the Senate: A bill
W iittCdcC Tie PIlflltSSo VI lldicRol-
tation at the port of Thompson Point;
a bill to increase the pension of James
Mathews, OF Ardena, to $50 a month;
q bill to increase h pension of the
widow of the late B~rigadier- General
David Perry, u. S. Army, Of Gibbs
boro, to 500 a month; a bill for the
relief of Lieutenant a. L. Briggs, Of
the Twenty-ninth Infantry, of Newark,
from whom $ 2,0GO was stolen while in
the Philippines. and a bill To increase
the pension of Mrs. Helen Lydia Ruger,
widow of the late Major General
Thomas r. Kruger, to $50 a month";.
Senator Briggs has received a petit
ton from the Board of Trade of Jer-
sey City Endorsing the views Of Presi-
dent Taft with reference to waterways.
The contention is made that If there
is need for improving the waterways
of the middle West, there is an equally
urgent need for similar improvements
in the East.
The George Nj. Mccarthy Association,
of Jersey City, has sent in a petition
in favor of q pension for letter-car-
riers, and residents OF Harrison favor
the passage of a bill to increase the
pensions of veterans to SIS a month
at the g of 62; S20 a month at DO,
$40 a month at $40, and $40 a month at
10 years OF age.
Representative Howell has been adj
vised that the bills for the increase
of the pensions. OF Major Alexander A.
Yard. Of Farmingdale, to $50; George
II. Bryan. of Toms River, to SIT, and
c. P. Worthley. of Fair Haven, to $40,
have been reported favorably by the
committee on invalid pensions. These
bills will be passed in h near future.
Tho adjournment of Congress, for
the holidays will be -taken4on Decem-
Der q, 1t is expected, and in the mean
time the House will take UP one of the
appropriation bills, in which consider
able progress will be made, and posi-
bly, the will be passed. The
Republican leaders wish to make the
session as brief as possible, even though
This is the usual long session.
Representative Kinkead has intro
Z duced a bill to correct the military
record of. George w. Spencer. This is
q bill that has been before Congress
for years. 1t was introduced by his
predecessor. Mr.. Leake. and also by
MI. Van Wrinkle. when he was in Con-
gress, and as yet no n has been able
to get favorable action upon it.
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