Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-20
JERSEY NEWS
FRESH FROM
WASHINGTON
(F'rom the NEWS Correspondent.)


(From the NEWS Correspondent
Washington, May 2O:-Shut out
from the consideration of the postal
savings bank bill, which Representa-
tive Gardner, of New Jersey, an ac-
tive and prominent member of the
committee on post Offices and post
roads, has finally reported, the dem
ocrats In the house of representa-
tives will now be able to become fa-
miliar with its provisions and plan
| the campaign. which, 1t is expected,
will be waged against it. There are
many republicans to whom the pos
tai savings bank bill is q bitter pill,
to use figure of speech. They do
not see the need for such a system,
and at heart they are opposed to its
adoption. However, the national
platform advocated the postal saw
lings banks, President Taft has de-
clared in favor of them, the senate
finally passed bill, and SO to square
themselves with their constituents.
some of the congressman will find II
expedient to vote for the measure.
Before 1t is brought up in the house
there VIII be a caucus of the repub-
licans for full and free discussion
of the various provisions of the bill.
That there is little sentiment In
New Jersey in favor of the establish
ment of the postal savings bank is
evident from the fact that few peti-
tions have been received by the New
Jersey senators and congressman re-
lating to that measure. There are
many national banks In New Jersey
paying interest on deposits in addi-
tion to the many savings banks
which pay three and four per cent.
interest. The people Of the state are
familiar with the fact that many
or the banks pay interest ON deposits,
and the fact that they take advant-
age OF 1t is demonstrated by the re-
port of the Commissioner of Bank
ing relative to the condition of banks
which shows many thousands Of dol
lars on deposit.
1t Is probable that the greater
part of the foreign population in the
different cities of New Jersey, where
they exist in large colonies. do not
take advantage of the banks to the
extent that they might. The estab-
lishment of postal savings bank
system might be of advantage to
them, since they are familiar with
conditions in Europe. where such
banks have the backing and guaran-
tee of the national government. and
hence postal savings banks would ap-
peal to them as being perfectly safe. |
The postal savings bank bill prom
lses to give the republicans plenty of |
trouble before 1t shall be finally dis
posed OF. Deprived of an opportun-
ity to present their views while the
bill was in committee, the democrats
will naturally seek to amend it when
the bill Is before the house. 1t is
regarded as certain that they will en-
deavor to push through the bank
guarantee plan, as well as offer 9th
er amendments, and with the aid of
some of the insurgents" the bill
will be emasculated so that It's
friends may not recognize 1t when it
goes to conference. What may hap
pen to it there can hardly be fore
casted.
In recent bulletin Of the Bureau
of Labor, Just issued, the greater
portion of the book is devoted to
phosphorus poisoning in the match in
dustry. Reference is made to a
match factory located in New Jer-
sey, the name of the company and
its address being omitted, for OBJ
vious reasons. 1t is stated that the
employees work a fifty-seven hour
week with half holiday on Satur-
day. No effort is made by the man
agement to enforce the washing of
hands before meals, and no warning
signs are in evidence which might
indicate to the workers the danger
GUS character OF the p roduct on
which they are engaged No trouble
has been reported, but 1t is stated
that if precautionary features are
not installed soon there will be a
time when there may be trouble
The factory has been in operation
more than year and 1t is claimed
there have been no cases of necro-
sis.
Representative Howell has been
advisd that pensions have been
granted to Adaline Dudlong, New
Brunswick, SIP; Wilhemini Jaqui,
Jamesburg, $12 a month, and 50
for minor child; Charles Denton,
New Brunswick, SIS: Thomas
Brown, Oakhurst, S15; John T. Fer
ris, Long Branch. $15; Ellen L.
Churchwell, Asbury Park, $12, and
Emma Walling Keyport, $12 a
month.
United States Senator Kean was
advised Wednesday afternoon that
the pure food board had decided not
to rescind decision No. 10, which
forbids the transhipment of "foated
oysters" but that oysters fioated in
water the same as that in which they
have been grown, and from which
they are not contaminated in any
way, may be shipped in interstate
commerce provided they are labeled
tfoated oysters" This means that
the practice of floating" or fatten-
ing the oysters in fresh water, which
has been the practice In southern
Jersey. will have to be abandoned.
Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia
Fenton, who was shot and killed by
her husband, Frank Fenton, were
held yesterday afternoon at local
undertaking establishment. The in
terment was at Glenwood cemetery.
The body of the dead man was
shipped to Asbury Park yesterday
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