Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-21

the Southern coast. The documents are
not of much importance, but shall be pub
lished at an early day.
The following Message was also receiv-
ed from the President, by the hands of
MIR. j. J. Monroe, his Secretary
To the Senate and House Of Representatives
of TIE United States.
Washington, Feb. 10, ISIS.
lay before Congress copies OF two
communications received at the Depart
ment OF State, from the Minister Of Great
Britain, and submitto their consideration
the propricty of making such Legislative
provisions as may be necessary for com
pllancc with the representations contain
ed I'm them.
by the express terms of that compact.
II was, when ratified by lie two govern
ments, To be IN force for the term of four
years from he day Of IFS sien0t,ue The
revocation of all the discriminating du-
ties became therefore the obligation of
both the governments from MGt dcg, and
1t Is conceived that every individual who
has been required 10 pay, and has paid
any of the extra duties revoked by the
convention, has a Just and lawful claim
upon the respective governments for lis
return. From various accidents, ii has
happened thai, both here and in Great
Britain, the cessation Of the extra duties
has been fixed 10 commence al different
times. Ii is desirable that Congress
should pass an act providing for the re-.
turn of all the extra duties incompatible
,osM the terms of tie Convention which
have been levied upon British vessels or
merchandise after the Sd dav of July,
1915. The British Parliament have al
ready set the example of fixing that dav
Tor the cessation of The extra duties of
export, by their act OF 30,h OF June last,
and the Minister of the United States ia
London Is instructed TO require the ex-
tension OF the same principle Ia all the
extra duties levied on vessels and mer
cliandlzc OF the United States, in the
ports Of Great Britain since that day. II
Is not doubted that the British Govern
ment will comply with This rcquistion,
aud THAT the acl suggested NAV he passed
by Congress with full confidence that the
reciprocal measure will receive the sane
ton OF the British Parliament
JAMES MONROE.
Nh. Bdgoi, EHcoy Extraordinary and aIHisteI
PIfR'poteAtia9y, to Hr. HonroP, Secretary Of
!Stgfc.
Washington, Nov. IS, 1916
SIR have the honor 10 call Your attention
W 'ic VI tiic provisions OF aCt OF the ga tea
States Congress, passed on the - th ot April
last, entitled " An Act TO regulate the duties
on import and tonnage" which appears 10
have orisHaied III some misrepresentation Of
me reai measure of one OF the principal manu-
factories ofGreat Britain, and which has had
an operation not only very preWdicial TO the
Biiilsh manufacturers, but contrary. as il
should seem, to the spirit and intent OF tie
"a article OF the commercial treatv
BY the 2d article OF the commercial treaty
between Great Britain and the United States,
II is stipulated - that no higher duties shall be
imposed on the Importation Of any articles,
{, Tue growth produce, or manufacture, of His
Brltannic MaleSty's territories, in Europe
thaH are or shall be payable on the like art-
cleS, being the growth. produce or manu-
iacture OF any other foreign countries"
by the act OF the United States to which I
nave referred, II is, among other thRgS, enact
ed IN the 9th section, that, upon importation
intO tie United States, iron in bars and bolts
eAccp' iron manufactured by rolling, shall pay
ao"ty OF ID cents per cwt. and that in bars
aud Doits, when manufactured by rolling, aud
anchors, 1t shall pay Il duty OF 100 cents per
cwt.
II was probably not known that the bar aud
DHIt iron, manufactured Ia Great Britain is III
the last process rolled. whereas the same arti.
Gle, both IN Sweden and in Russia, instead Of
being rolled, is, ia the same process, hammer
ed, but when the iron is manufactured iuto
bar or bolt, whether by rolling or hammerins
IL IS presumed the same progress OF manufac-
iure, ana Is in every respect applicable TO the
same purposes of use and Interior n,;.nufac
tnre, and consequently is, TO all inients, a
ike article. But, by the inequality of the
duties which have been imposed, il seems TO
have been imagined, that rolled bar and bolt
IRON Is IN stage of manufacture beyond that
OF hammered IRON, and yOn will observe that
this supposltion is strengthened bv the cir
cumsianae Gifts being cassed with anchors
which are III state of complete ard finished
manufacture, and are worth 35L per ton i'm The
British market, whlls; bar and bolt iron is only
worth l H. per ton.
1t is to be assumed that, whenever duties
are imposed on any foreign article in a gradu
aled scale prOpOrtiOned to its manufactured
state, tits intended that the duty should be
regulated by that state alone, and rot hy the
process by which it is brought to tkat state
iron, III certain state of manufacture is to
be charged with a certain dnty: the means of
bringing II to that state, whether by hammer
ing or rolling, is not to be had i'm consideration
for, if Il were, the effect would be TO force
each nation TO use exactly the same process,
and what certainly never could have been
Intended, to check and punish the application
OF Ingenuity and Improvement.
Considering, therefore, that the bar and bolt
iron manufactured III Great Britain is accord
Jog to the true spirit and intent Of the I'd arti
Gle OF the treaty OF commerce, in every respect
like article" with that manufactured in
Sweden and Russia il is hoped that such nea
suTes VIII be taken by the government of the
United States, as will allow Of its admission TO
Importation at the same rate of duty and will
place the British manufacturer in that state
OF equality, i'll respect to foreign nations, as
may accord with the und0ubted intention of
tie late treaty of commerce between the two
countries
have the honor TO be, with the highest con.
sideration, sir, your most obedient humble SER
want,
CHARLES BAGOT
Mr. Bagot, EnrOy Extraordinary and Minister
PieHipoteaiiuy, to Mr.. Adams Secretary Of
StQte.
Washington, December sth 1917.