New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-17
WASHINGTON NEWS \
CANADIAN LIBERALS IN FAVOR OF Reel
PROCITY.


ERRoR-LIEurENAN PEARY ON WAITING
oRpERs-ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL
rAvoRABLY REPoRrED-oKLA-
HoMAs CLAIMS TO
STATEHOOD.
Washington April 1s.-Edward Far'ar' VI
Toronto one OF the leaders OF the Liperai parry -"
canada has addressed long and carefully pre-
80 communication to the House Committee on
Ways and Means on the subject OF reciproo.s
Mr. rarrar after an exhaustive review OF the MS
tory Of the subject, says:
The Conservative party adopted prStec.io uos So
It is said because It was u,aed States and in order
to force the United States to conceoe .n. ,oI,ti
proectionist interests are now SO nrotection first
and reciprocity last During the last s, rev nave
Canadian from the u Rran nave fallen
on The imports from the United states Lor o ,rs
fifteen years Bsi-ss5 oo; the sa o Oo
fr1m Sra iron and steel dpacng British
in the Canadian market and mere r Is ssnnractures
which are in many better adapted tnsn 1 1r,
ish to Canadian conditions ana mercsn man
fractures. there be no doubt that the ,pSs
from the United States would rapr rryer and the
amnrican artisan The protective tarn In Canaaa
has not fulfilled expectations the nome n'A yast
ii s mail numerically and scattered over Vass
ares Hence the cost OF selling and shipping gooas
is exorbitant and the cost OF mamuaaGau - snecal
high because manufacturers are unapIe 10 spe. ..n
i1 their labor and machinery for the product,OHH
Of special lines 1t happens also tnat cOai IN Nova
Scotia and British Columbia, 1000 miles apart Inc
percentage of increase In the so th protection
in ne less than hs pFe Ens
land and W S an" States It cannot be doubted
that the slow progress of Canada Is due IN fera
pa pa tbinks that these and other questions anect,
ing the welfare of the two countries ,ieH' General
u nhame Tor closer commercial intercourse Ihey
do not discuss the questions OF posiscah, esore the
their platforms or o n ane To- say on that subject
But they do think that both the sv ,be ADDITION
afu Intimate trade relations. and should they
obtain power a few weeks hence; WIZ; no aou he
take an early opportunity OF placing the case NC
fore the Government at washington
Tho Court OF Appeals Of the District OF Columbia
this morning allowed the counsel OF ENer'oh ~
Grammar the New-York broker convicted LOT re-
fusng to answer questions OF the senate Ce'n"''ee
about sugar specu.ations to file an application TOT
vri, ~ error to take TO the United states
supreme Court D.strict-Attorney Brney went be-
fore Judge Co.e this morning and moved 70 saSs up
Trust Ts Seymour and Mccartney. brokers. and Ed
wards and Shrver. the newspaper c2rr res assend
indicted for similar offences. Counsel TOT ueienn-
ants asked postponement until the Chapman case
had reached final decision Judge Cole sran ac,on
by tSe Court OF Appeals the writ OF error Is
expected.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee to-day or
dered a favorable report on joint resolution APP
proprlatlng $4,000 to meet the expenses OF 'oh'
commission with Great Britain for the deterhina-
,on OF tho true boundary line between the United
States and Canada from the ST. Lawrence River
IN Lake OF the Woods MINI. Mr.. Cousins. OF Iowa,
was ordered 10 report favoraby number OF bills
and resolutions re;ating to the acceptance OF decor
ations and medals from foreign Governments by
certain public functionaries Of this country Among
those who have been honored are Admiral
Brown Ensign Blow. Lieutenant Dyer. Lieutenant
Laviere Captain Rsamy ana Medical inspes,or
years ago by the former King and Queen OF HAWAI-
other beneAciaries Of the bill are Lieutenant Little
and Admiral Kirkland, who are also permitted TO ac-
cep, medals from the Governments OF Spain and
Germany respectively.
Civil Engineer r. f. Peary. the Arctic explorer.
has been detached from duty at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard by orders Issued by the Navy Department TO-
day and paced on the waiting list II Is SAID AT
the Department that this action was taken at the
request OF Lieutenant Peary. and that his resgons
for desiring the change are not known. an omcia
OF the Department said however. that Lieutenant
Peary DID not contemplate another Arctic expeui-
ton.
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs this
morning ordered favorable repor; on the bill for
the reorganization OF the Army. II provides for
the enlistment OF 90 600 men, regiments OF ar
tlery. ten regiments OF cavalry. and twenty-five
regiments or Infantry.
The Treasury gold reserve at the cose OF business
to-day stood at sl2ss63.75l The Withdrawals for the
day were $l5.OO
Arguments made to-day before the House
Committee on Territories by Delegate Flynn and
Sidney Clark. the latter representing the non-rar-
tsan Territorial Board OF Oklahoma in support OF
the bill to admit that Territory to Statehood.
Among the arguments which they rested their
were figures showing that the Territory has
no debt; that Il has population OF SSo eco; that i.a
miles OF railway: a wel-organized publc-school
system and an area equal TO that OF Ohio
The President has awarded medal OF honor to
Brigadier- General Absalom Baird. who was Inspec-
tor-Ciereral OF the Army up to the time OF his re-
tirement from active service. and who lives in this
city. The medal given for gallantry in action
at Jonesboro. Ga. September |, 1864 where Cen
eral Baird voluntarily led a detached brigade in an
assault upon the cnemys works. Medals Of honor
have also been awarded Allan Thompson and
James Thompson. both Of Cheyenne, Wye. who as
privates In Company *. NewYork Heavy Artillery,
voluntarily made hazardous advance through tim
Der and slashngs preceding the Union line Of
battle Jacob F. Raub is also the recipient OF
medal OF honor He assistant surgeon in the
Of V' Rum v Februsy 1855
a flank movement OF the Confederate forces ap-
priscd the commanding general at great peril. and.
though a ron-combatant, voluntarily took part in
repelng the attack.
Representative Hicks. OF Pennsy ~..ii. intro
duced the House Invalid Pensi ~ Committee
to-day Messrs. William Mcdonald. s. n. Gil,and and
J. r. Bigham. OF Altoona. Penn. who represent the
surviving members OF the United States Military
Railway Construction Corps. These survivors num-
Der In ALL 400 and they live in the States OF New
York. Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana They served
principally In the armies OF the Southwest and Po-
tomac. They were sworn into the service skilled
laborers for period OF six months, but were not
regularly enlisted. Their desire, expressed by
Messrs. Mcdonald. Gilland and Bigham, is to have
Congress extend to their members the provisions OF
the OF $780, which will entit,e Of their num-
Der as are physically unable to perform labor. to
a pension of si2 a month