Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-11
AATTERS
URGE PASSAGE OF
E|GHT-H0UR BILL
Forward Petitions to Legislators
at WashingtOn-0ther Capt.
toll Notes of Interest.
Especial to the Newark star.l

WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.-MeInbers
of Local Union Nc. Il, United Hatters
Of North America, of Newark. have
forwarded petitions to Senator'S kean
and Briggs and Representatives Parker
and Wiley, favorlng the passage OF the
eisht-hour bill, which 10 in tho hands
Of the committee on education and
labor in the Senate, and the committee
on labor, OF which Representative
Gardner. of New Jersey, is the chair
man in the House.
Senator Kean has also received a pc
tition from the Clinton a. Ayars Can
ming Company, of Bridgeton, favoring
the enactment of legislation for the in
spection of canning factories under
FEDERAL control. Also a petition from
Typographical Union Nc. 81. n State
Federation of Labor, of New Jersey,
protesting against n increase in the
rate of postage on second-class mail
matter.
The supreme council of the Loyal AS
ISOLATION, a branch of the Royal Ar
canum. OF Jersey City, petitions Sem
ator Kean for the admission of publ
cations Of fraternal orders in the Sec
ord-ciass classification; a petition from
Elizabeth in favor OF the "~pure-paint
BILL" and memorials from South River.
Newton, Dover and Paterson against
the postal savings bank bill.
oranse Trades Endorses Bill.
The Federated Trades Council, of Or
ange, has forwarded letters to the New
Jersey congressman indorsing the
eight-hour labor bill introduced by
Representative John ]. Clrdner.
Petitions opposing the postal savings
bank bill have been received by some
OF the Jerseymen from group Nc. |,
of the New Jersey Bankers Associa-
ton. r. f. Fountain, of South River,
Is the president; Harry Conard, of
Perth Amboy. the vice-president, and
Sidney Riddlestorffer, of Perth Amboy,
the secretary and treasurer.
| In the river and harbor bill, which
was reported late yesterday afternoon.
the New Jersey items were as follows:
| Raritan river, South river, Shoal har-
Dor and Compton's creek, Cheesequake
creek, Keyport harpor and Matawan
creek. $50, 900; Raritan bay, $4,000: Pas
sale river, $4,000; Shrewsbury river.
$40, 900; Woodbridge creek, $4,000; Tuck
erton creek, $4,000; Toms river, $4,000;
Muntua creek, $4,000; Staten Island
sound, $4,000; Arthur kill, s25, 600; Rae
coon creek, 81 ,0Oo; Salem river, $4,000;
Alloway creek, $1,000; Cohansey river,
$4,000.
Representative Kinkead has intro
duced a bill to increase the pension of
Agnes Luyster and a bill to correct
the military record of George Metze.
Representative Hughes has intro
dueed a bill to increase the pension of
Thomas j. Cole.
Oppose Corporations Act.
The Manufacturing jewelers. Asso-
citation, of Newark, representing half
a hundred business firms, sent petitions
opposing the corporation income tax
act.
Recent postmasters appointed include
T.. r. Marsh, postmaster at Williams
town, and N. IL. Furman, postmaster
at Lawrenceville.
DIR. Bruce S. Keator, of Asbury Park.
a member of the State Board of Health,
has written to the New Jersey on
gressrnen favoring the admission of the
bulletins OF the board to the second
class postal rating.
The board of domestic missions of the
Reformed Church of America has for
warded petitions in favor OF the on
tinuance of the present second-cla
postal rate.
Representative Gardner, who was
scheduled to speak at the banquet OF
the Lincoln Club at Asbury Park on
Monday evening. February IA, said yes
terday that he would be detained here
by important business, and therefore
he would not be able to attend.
The New Jersey congressman have
received a book on the life of the late
Carrot A. Hobart. former vice-Presi-
dent, by David Magic. The books were
the gift OF Mrs. Hobart, the widow Of
the former Vice-P President, who is
spcnding the winter here.