Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-28
OESERTER FROM
|NSURGENT RANKS
GETS WOODS JOB
Craftsmanship Intended for Tren.
ton Congressman Goes
to New Regular.
Especial to the Newark star.l

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Had
Representative Foster, of Vermont, re-
manned with the insurgents there was
a possibility hat Representative Wood,
Of New Jersey, might have had the
craftsmanship of the committee on coin
age, weights and measures. Mr.. Wood
was really entitled to the chairman
ship of this committee in the Sixtieth
Congress, but New Jersey at that time
had four -chairmanships, and Repre-
sentative Mckinley, OF Illinois, Uncle
Joe'sp good friend, wanted some ad-
vancement, so the coveted honor was
handed TO him.
For some months prior to the Gull
mination OF the light against Speaker
Cannon it was generally understood
that Mr.. Foster was a near insur-
gent" He was half disposed to join
their ranks, but held back for some
reason. Then Representative Perkins,
chairman of the committee on foreign
AFFAIRS. died. After that Mr.. Foster
made it plain that he was not flirting
with the insurgents but on the con-
trary was thoroughly regular. He voted
with the regulars on every occasion,
and was soon back in favor with Speak
er Cannon
New Jersey veterans who haye had
their pensions increased by recent ac-
tion of Congress include the following;
Michael Gaffney, formerly of Company
b, second New Jersey cavalry, $24 a
month; John w. Morris, Company II,
Twenty-frst New Jersey volunteers,
$24. John Hildebrand, Company II.
Tenth New Jersey volunteers, $50 a
month; Meshick P. Fish. Company III.
Tenth New Jersey volunteers. $50 a.
month; John Connell, Company c,
Eleventh New Jersey volunteers. $50;
John F. Sutphin, Company H. Ninth
New Jersey volunteers, $36 a month;
Charles McCallister, Company F, Third
New Jersey volunteers, $50; Elisha
Bowlby, Company A, Eighth New Jer-
sey volunteers, $24 a month; James
E. Hamler. Company K, Ninth New
Jersey volunteers, s24. and Michae
Fanley, Company G, Tenth New Jer-
sey volunteers, $50 a month.
United States Senator Kean has re-
ceived petitions from Royal Arcanum
councils at Newark, Railway and Pas
sale favoring the second-class postal
rate for fraternal publications.
The House has passed a bill to COR
rect the military record of Charles j.
Smith, who served as a private in
Company F, Third New Jersey Cavalry,
and the secretary of war was author
lied to issue an honorable discharge as
of date August l, 1866.
Representative Gardner has intro
duuced a bill granting al increase in
pension to Wilson Adams.
Representative Hughes, of New Jer-
sey, has received a petition from Pas
sale Falls Council oval Arcanum, adj
vocating second class postal rates for
fraternal publications.
Mr.. Cary, of Wisconsin, has filed a
petition which was sent to him by the
Morris County Society for the Proven
tion of Cruelty to Children, protesting
against Hous bill 22,321.
Herbert Brewer Chase, of Sea Grit,
w, +, has interests in Venezuela, called
at the capitol on Saturday and visited
the offices of United States Senator
Kean and Representative Howell. Mr..
Chase also visited the state depart
ment. =
John Malcolm. of Passaic. a prom
inent member of the Fifth Regiment,
New Jersey National Guard, is spend
ing a few days in this city. He is the
| guest OF I1eutefldnL tAiDcft D. Joues,
formerly with General B. w. Spencer,
as executive clerk at Sea Girt.
If the plan to reduce the size of the
Hall of Representatives is carried out
during the recess of Congress the desks
in that room will all be removed. n
the arrangement of the seating of the
congressman will be something like
that of the English Parliament. There
is one feature of the plan to reduce
the size of the hall which will not be
popular with the general public, and
that is the plan to reduce the size of
the galleries to about one-third of the
present space. The gallery capacity is
considered too small at present, and If
it is reduced to any extent 1t will u
no end of complaint as well as dissat-
isfaction.
At the convention of stenographers
which was held in this city Saturday
Miss Salome L.. Tarr, a ~16-year-old girl
of Jersey City, was awarded the Miner
medal for general excellence in short
hand speed. Charles Lee Sven, of
Newark. a ~16-year-old lad, surprised
everyone with his speed. He was
awarded second prize with a 1S0-word
class, averaging 1863 words per minute.
The record made by Miss Tarr is con-
sidered marvellous, as she has had but
two years experience at shorthand.
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