Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-11
PRAISE THE
N. j. TROOPS
Capt. Henry Tells Of Get
tysburg Last July.

fFrom the VIEWS CorrespondeHt.o
Washington, Jan. Hin talking
about the tour of duty at Gettysburg
last July. in which the Second and
Third Regiments of Infantry, and
the First Troop OF Cavalry OF the
New Jersey National Guard parfici-
pated, Captain Morton j. Henry OF
1.-THE Commissary Department, who
was chief commissary at Gettysburg,
and who has had a wide experience
at army manouvre camps, spoke In
high praise Of the conduct of the
INew Jersey troops.
"Oflcers and men OF the New Jer-
isey organizations" said Captain
Henry. "all seemed to realize that
they were at Gettysburg for a def
lnitepurpose, and that purpose was to
acquire information and experience
that would be of great value to their
organizations. The officers and men
were all anxious to learn and the
improvement that vas made by each
organization from the state In the
brief tour of duty speaks well for
the state. l think New Jersey has
Ia splendid national guard, and the
citizens Of the state ought to be just
lily proud Of the organization. 1t will
prove a valuable force Of troops In
time OF trouble, and / am confident
from what I saw Of the men, 1t may
be relied upon to do It's duty faith
fully and effectively"
The continued agitation relative to
the commission form of government
has directed considerable attention
to the local government or the DIS
trict of Columbia. While this Is not
strictly a. pure commission form OF
government, yet there are three
commissioners who are the respon-
sible executives of the management
OF the affairs of the city.
The measures that affect Wash
|ington In any way originate In the
committee on District Of Columbia
OF the House of Representatives, or
OF the Senate. After action by the
committees bills are reported to the
House and taken UP the same as n
other measure. The three commits
~sioners then direct the affairs of the
city, and each having charge of a
certain department, the government
OF the city receives the attention Of
the commissioners.
The popular form of commission
government, which has been 80 sue
~eessful in various states, provides
for the election of the commission
ers who manage the affairs Of a city.
This Is impracticable at present in
the District of Columbia, where
there Is no franchise, and hence the
three commissioners who are re-
.,sponsible for the management OF the
affairs of the city, are appointed By.
the President and confirmed by the
Senate. This affords the federal
government a direct participation In
the affairs of the local government,
both as to appropriations and as to
the executive end of 1T. The It
would be impossible to eliminate the
participation Of the federal govern
ment from The manaAerneHt Of the
city OF Washington, without many
notifications of the organic law,
which created the District Of Column
bia, Is believed to be q fact.
BY a provision OF the House OF
Representatives and Senate the Wild
the late William Dunn, who was.
a member of the Capitol police force,
will receive half years salary and
an allowance OF 1850 for the funeral
expenses. Dunn, who had been on
the police force for several years,
Mas highly esteemed by his col
leagues. For seeyral seasons. he was
stationed in the rotunda, and his rec
ord shows that he arrested fully
three times as many crazy people and
cranks as any other man on the Cap
itol police force A large delegation
of the men from the Capitol police
attended his funeral yesterday after
noon at Congress Heights, where the
family lived.