Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-31
BOTH SENATORS
SEEK ONE POST
FTeIinghuysen and Edge in
Race for Position on the
Finance Committee
BY GEORGE H. MANNING =
washington Correspondent Of the
Perth Amboy Evening News)

Perth Amboy Evening News)
WASHINGTON, Oct. s1:-The
western senators have withdrawn
their demand that a member from
their section be put on the finance
kansas. resigns and the coveted
place is now in a deadlock between
Senators Frelinghuysen and Edge of
New Jersey. Either can get the
place If the other will withdraw, but
Unless m gives way it is probable
Senator Curtis will hold on to his
seat for several months to prevent
n bitter feeling between the two
.Sew Jersey aspirants or their
friends.
Both sJersey senators appear to
have ample grounds for staying IN
the race; each believes, with no Bit
terness, hat his chances of success
are better than those Of his rival
Senator Frelinghuysen, it develops.
made application for a place on this
committee three years ago. ever be-
lore Senator Edge came to the senate.
and has stood in line patiently for it
ever since. He has lost opportuni-
ties to get on other very important
committees because HI was waiting
Tor a place on finance. He is three
years h senior of Senator Edge in
senate service, which counts for a
great deal in the way of getting
committee places. Senator Frank
Brandegee, of Connecticut, one of
The foremost powers in the senate.
and several other prominent men,
bers. take the view that Frelinghuy-
sen is fully entitled to the place.
md mus have it.
Senator Walter Edge, 1t seems,
has never applied for the place, even
tip to the present time, put is being
lat forward by several influential
members of the senate friendly to
Linn who believe he is admirably
utted for the post.
Neither Frelinghuysen MOI Edge
appears inclined to go to the other
u talk the situation over inc until
.Jme agreement is reached it is prob
able Senator Curtis will remain on
Gle finance committee and neither
II the Jersey men will get the seat.
The senate has confirmed the NOM
i.ation of Franklin +. Morales of
.~.tlantic City to be United States
i-ilnister to Honduras and his COM
mission has been sent to the White
--oUse for President Harding's sig
..Iture.
AS Minister to Honduras. Morales
viii receive $4,000 a year salary
18th certain fixed sums for contin-
,en expenses which ordinarily will
.ylieve the minister from almost all
pens in connection with his Off
e.al duties and many of the usual
=. ing expenses.
There are many things a United
Itates senator is called upon to do
besides sit in the senate and vote aye
and nay on questions of legislation.
ahe voter as a rule has no idea of
ne burden and variety of these tasks.
senator Frelinghuysen, who has been
very busy recently attending to a
multiplicity of New Jersey matters
before the various departments and
committees in congress, when asked
today what he was working on for
his continuenst enumerated a few
matters as follows:
To obtain from the Emergency
Fleet Corporation lower rentals on
the government houses at fairview
village, Camden.
Urging the shipping board and war
department to dispose of the termin-
ais and railroad lines in Hoboken to
private parties and to pay the Ho-
boken and the state large sums in
lieu of taxes of which they were de-
prived.
To secure from congress $780,
900 for restoration by the Commerce
Department of the Barnegat Light
house.
To get pensions, allowances. insur-
ance and vocational training for
scores of veterans.
To secur a contract from the
War Department for an airplane
company at Keyport. N. j.. to build
fifty airships.
To obtain appointments in the var
ious departments for a large number
of New Jersey persons who wish to
get on the government payroll.
And a score of other things.
DR.. John D. Prince. former speak
err of the New Jersey House and for
mer president of the state senate.
recently appointed United States
minister to Denmark, on recommen-
dations of Senator Frelinghuysen,
is spending a few days in Washing
ton receiving instructions from the
State Department before leaving for
Europe to take his post.
Senator Frelinghuysen has obtain
ed the appointment of William P.
Burpo of Paterson, former sheriff of
Passaic county, as chief of field
agents of the Justice Department in
New Jersey under Chief Burns. He
will have his headquarters in New
ark and will succeed Chief Agent
Stone who died recently.