Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-07
ADMISSION OF
ALIEN SEAMEN
Bill is Approved TO Check
Influx of Desarters.
sFrom ire NEWS Correspondent,

by the officials of the Department of
Commerce. and Labor and the allied
steamship interests controlling all of
the big transatlantic lines, with
the unanimous report of the commit
tee on immigration and naturaliza-
ton, of which Representative Howell
Is ehairman,~a bill was reported yes
terday which is designed to check
the illegal admission of alien sea-
men into this country. Legislation
of this sort is deemed necessary be-
cause in the last fiscal year more
than nine thousand alien seamen
deserted from their ships and came
into this country illegally.
The representatives from the big
steamship companies, Solicitor Earl
OF the Department of Commerce and
Labor, and William Williams. the
commissioner at Ellis Island, New
YORK city, had a prolonged confer
ence. As a result of this confer
ence a bill was prepared to meet all
Of the exigencies of the situation.
and, 1t is believed, that If it can be
passed, 1t will put a stop to the adj
mission of these alien seamen and
stowaways. The committee made a
unanimous report on the bill. end
authorized Representative Bennett.
OF New York, to report 1t, and to en-
Edeavor to obtain its passage before
adjournment.
Yielding to the. pressure of public
sentiment, and manifesting a prop
er regard to the wishes of the peo-
pie, George, A. Longshore, who was
an aspirant for the appointment as
postmaster at Allentown, and who
had the Endorsement OF some of the
prominent Republican leaders of
Monmouth county, has withdrawn In
favor of Miss Emma Cafferty. This
practically gives a clear field for the
position, and it is probable that she
Will be appointed. 1t is rue that
the Post Office Department is never
anxious TO have a oma appointed
to a Presidential post office, if there
is any way out of it, but when the
demands OF the patrons OF the office
are insistent, 1t has been the policy
of the officials to heed them. As a
result, 1t may be expected that Miss
Cafferty will be appointed to serve
as her fathers successor.
United States Senator Briggs has
received petitions from Grand Army
posts at Railway, HopeweIl, New
Brunswick, Asbury Park, Perth AM
boy, Woodbridge, Long Branch,
Newark, Millyille, Lambertville,
Trenton, Jersey City, Belleville,
Mount Holly and Woodbury., asking
for the passage of the old-age PEN
sion bill which has already passed
the House. and which gives the old
soldiers a material increase in their
nraSaut DpuSf0ug for qpe
senator Briggs has also received
petltlons from Brotnerhood OF Train
men OF Jersey CITY, Woodmen of the
world or various cities, all . favor
OF the admission OF the publications
OF fraternal associations to the sec
M class mail rates.
various OF the Junior ur
der 81 american Mecnanies are Ia
yoIaple J. lne hansasv 8 II as.s'
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theyefayor Ing baafieWR VIII PIKE d3es
tfonaI test which was reported 81
n committee of which Representa-
tive Howell Is the chairman.
The senator has received d memo
RAJ from the a OF Trade of New
BRUNSWICK demonstrating against
ieglsiaflon TO prohibit the printing
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petition from the State Federation
OF Labor In, favor Of the eight hour
law for navy yard work; the Nation
al Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, in
favor of rural parcels post; and for
the investigation OF the condition of
diaries with a view of preventing the
spread OF. tuberculosis.
representative Kinkead has intro
duced a bill for the relief of Thorn
as Reilly, and q bill granting an in
crease In pension to Isadore V. Doug
lass. He has filed a petition in ia
0 of the building Of war ships in
the government navy yards.
The President has signed the PEN
sion bill which increases the pen
sions OF James M. Apres, of Free
hold, at $24 a month; John McEl-
meel, of Red Bank, at SPA a month;
and Dennis Sweeny, of Atlantic
Highlands, at $40 a month.
1t is understood that in the make
up of the committee in the Sixty
second Congress under the Democra-
tic regime that the chairmen of the
twelve important committees Will
not be assigned to any other commit
tees. This is a new and somewhat
radical departure. 1t has hanu the