New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-26
IN AND OUT or CONGRESS-
A RECIPROCITY HEARING By THE WAYS
AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
ORGANIZATION or THE DEMOCRATIC coNGi'ts-
sro,AI. CAMPAIGN CoMMITTEE-THE POSTAL
APTRoPRIATION-A NEW REVENUE
CUTTER FOR NEw-yoRK-MoNEY
VALUE OF COLD WAVE
WARNINGS.


WARNINGS
washington, Feb 25.-M. II. DAVIS, Oh nhs'o',
ohio nreslden. OF the Winter Wheat Mlllers
League and f. Perry. secretary OF the same or
.izatIon to-day appeared before the sub-cori-
mittee OF the Ways and Means Committee having
charge of matters re.atng TO reciprocity. M
Davis spoke IN support OF the Kerr pl'' lfoN"I"S
for retaliation against countries whicA pace as
crr,,na,,ng duties on American products. He said
mat capital Of s2OS,i7&5Oo was invested IN the
nour-,nlling industry. 1t paid $279S'.H2 in wages
lae, year and the value Of the product was Solo,
e71.74 The output OF American mills 81 pr''e".
Jd not exceed onc-half OF their capacity' many u
tbcn being Idle ha'f of the time the average eN-
mort NJ wheat was l0O.000OeO bushels a year. anu IL
was hecouse of this export that the NILS were lGe
The export Of wheat caused by the discrim-
,ra,tng duty placed on American -four. OF all the
countries of Europe. Holland and Denmark acne
treated -four and wheat alike. In belgium l'dE'
spa,n. Switzerland, Germany. France, Portugal ana
Sweden The discrimination against -four ana III
favor Of wheat from Is cents 10 u 10 pd'i'''
American -four WIS superior to any produced III inc
world b II could not successfully compete against
the existing determinations. Under faYora9e eSis
aon thu mills OF TINS country s eof cond he m!ed
I'm This country IL would benefit the prouun'' ",'"
also the ma tbs mekops Of machinery If the
whole crop milied here 1t would result IN w
est ~ he repeal Of the reciprocity cause or
h iar, Of 1880 he said that under this treaty the
aps from Gis 900 barrels year to $1,000 barrels
since the repeal Of that law the trade YIN ,l1
rh co;rsensls OF opinion among American mi.lers,
MIR Davis said, was that mis- couhtry,, w h 49, ~
Of the superiority OF Its product should De ap'c 10
mt lis flour into all countries. and In doing 50 con
sumo the entire wheat product OF tne ti nv h "a re-
IT, sunnorted the proposition made by the OH To re-
aliate on cuba BY increasing the duty on sgar l,,a
on other South American countries , by orI Janns
should be dealt with by taxing tea MI Perry m
dorsed what Mr. Davis had x ss,p OF nour.
The Democratic Congressional Committee Is coi"-
Melting its organization for the campaign Hep.e
sentative McRae. OF Arkansas. presdea over NV
caucus. which was held last night. hummer Oh
vacancies were filed. and special committee OIL 'e
~ which Mr. Hutchinson. OF Texas. Is chairman was
o-,,,ted 10 I'll the remaining vacancies in states
and Territories which have representative IN the
tJouse The other members OF this committee are
Senator Mitchell. OF Wisconsin. and Representatives
Wheeler OF Alabama; Maddox. of Georgia ana
Dockerv OF Missouri The following Is the person
-, =, ms committee by states 80 far II has been
nnomnletci: Joseph f.. Wheeler. Alabama: Thomas
r. nns y pigott Connecticut: s II. Sparkman. Flor
a." Tohn " Maddox Georgia: Finis +. Downing
illinois: Albert !. Berry. Kentucky; Adplph Mey.t'
ld 'W,esachusotfs: q VI Han Minnesota. john
G Kyle Mississippi; \. ". Dockrry ssour'' Nnos
:. ,r TnnnWS X Roach North Dakota + LAYTON
obio.'C ! Erlman. Pcansyvania: ". J. Hilbert.
south Carolina Benton McMillin Ignh'SS ,h COM M
lnlttec elected Senator Fauiknor Of Wcst N'rS'ma
permanent chairman and Lawrence E'Fihe'' Oh '''9
city permanent secretary.
The postoflce Appropriation bill for the coming
fiscal year as agreed to by the House Committee
on por,ofYces AMI Pos,roais. and as it will be pre-
ss,, ted 10 tho House. carries an appropriation O,
sol t5i3 being S22i2 ess man -" est ahts' a n
e. 80 4j the amount carried by the D'" 10y 'h'
current fiscal year.
The House judiciary Committee to-day ordered a
favorable report on the joint resolution introduced
~ MIR Allen 81 Utah. providing for the disposition
Il certain property in the hands Of the receiver
O, the Church Of Jesus Chris % Latter Day sam.
I,ah The church WIS dissolved boy IN act o:
congre.. Of March. ~. and l's properly plss'1
Into the hands OF = receiver and the III author"
the sale % the property IN order 10 allow ne $50
mcnt 81 It's debts and the settlement o., ~ affairs
\ favorable report ordered today 10y the
House Commerce Committee on the BIZ 10 con.
s,ruct frs-class revenue cutter for service on
IN. Atlantic coast Tho vessel. which VII cost
$4,000. VIII be located at Ny YORK. "a. 'it mas
vessel ~ that class has not Dten stationed at Sew
York FOR two years.
chief Moore Of the Weather Bureau has made
special report the Secretary OF Agriculture with
reference 10 the actual money value Of coli-waye
warnings the people q this country with special
reference to the cold wave OF January 10 OF the
present year This wave. the report says. was Of
unusual severity. spreading over the cn;.re country
east OF the Rocky Mountains. sI.h tho exception
Of the southern portion o; Pc Reports Re-
celvcd fIOm lOs stations indicate ta1t these VAIN
inss were directly instruhe MAJ IN savhs rom de-
sirucion property exceeding $4,000 In vn.n.. Tao
largest saving reported vas by owners ana Shippers
OF pcrlshahie produce. Nater-ppes were protected
size OF trains regulated by railroad officials and
florists and agricultursts protected their ho'houses
TO RAISE DRESSED PIhE PRICES