Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-12-10

other country. When Congress-, by the act of
tho thirteenth of July, 1882, gave effect to this
arrangement between the two governments, they
confined the reduction Of tonnage duty merely to
Spanish vessels ''coming from port III SPAIN,
leaving the former discriminating duty to re-
main against such vessels coming from port in
any other country. 1t is manfestly unjust that.
whilst American vessels, arriving III ports of
Spain from other countries, pay no moro duty
than Spanish vessels, Spanish vessels arriving in
lie ;.2-.s of tho L. States from other countries
should be subjected to heavy discriminating
mage duties This is neither equality nor recip-
rocity, and IS IN violation Of the arrangement
concluded in December, 1881, between the two
countries. The Spanish government. have made
repeated aud earnest circumstances agains. this
inequality, and the favorable attention of Con-
gross has been several times invoked TO tho sub
ject by my predecessors. | recommend an
act of justice TO Spain. that this inequality be
moved by Congress, and that tho discriminating
duties which have been levied under tho act of
the thirteenth Of July, 1882, on Spanish vessels
coming to the United States from any other for
cion country, be refunded. This recommended
ton does embrace Spanish vessels arriving
in the United States from Cuba and Porto Rico,
which will still remain subject TO the provisions
of tho &C, of June ,r;icth, 1881, concerning ton
mage duty on such vessels.
BY an act Of the fourteenth of July, 1872, COT
fec exempted from duty altogether. This
country whcro il Produced tho national
character of the vessel in which il imported.
by tho tariff act of August 1912. this
exemption restricted to coffee imported in
American vessels from the place of its produce
ton; whilst coffee imported under all other cir
cumstanccs subjected to a duty of twenty
per cent ad vaorcm Undor this act. and
existing treaty with the King of the Netherlands.
lava cotiec imported from the European ports OF
that kingdom into tho United States. whether in
Dutch or American vessels, now pays this rate OF
duty. The government of tho Ncthc rian1s COM
plains that such discriminatiyo duty should
have boon imposed coffee, tho production of
ono of It's colonies, aud which is chiefly brought
from Java TO tho ports of that kingdom, and OK
ported from thence 10 foreign countries. Our
trade with the Netherlands is highly beneficial TO
both countries, aud relations with them h1vo
ever been OF the most friendly cha acter. I'm
der all tho circumstances of tho case, recon-
mend that this discrimination should be abolished,
and that the cotice Of Java imported from the
Netherlands be placed upon tho sumo footing
with that imported directly from Brazil and other
countries where il IS produced.
Under the eghllctn section Of the tariff act of
the ,!lrtie,h of August, 1912, duty of fifteen
ccnts per gallon was imposed on Port wine IN
casks: whl!c, on the red wlnos OF several o:h9r
countries. when imported in casks, Il duty Of only
SIX cents per gallon was imposed. This discrinl-
ination 50 far regarded the Port wine of Portu-
gal WAS doomed violation of our treaty with that
Power, which provides, that NO higher or other
duties shall be imposed tho importation into
tho United States Of America Of any article the
growth, produce, or manufacture OF the Kingdom
and possessions of Portugal, than such rs are or
shall be payable tho like article being the
growth, produce, or manufacture of any other
foreign country" Accordingly, II give effect
TO tho treaty, we'll TO tho intention of Con
gross. expressed i'll proviso to tho tariff act II
self, that nothing therein contained shoufd be SO
construed 10 Interfere wish tho subsistlng trc2-
ties with foreign nations. a treasury circular was
issued on tho sixtconth of July, l>it. which a
mong other things, declared tho duty tho
Port wine Of Portugal, in casks, under tho cxis- .
ting laws and treaty, 20 be six cents per gallon,
and directed that the excess of duties which had
been collected on such wine should ho refunded. +
By virtue Of another clause in the c.ion
Of the act, II IS provided that all limitations OF
Port, any other wines, 'shall be subject to tho
duty provided for the genuine article" Ima
lions of Port wine, the production of France, ore
imported 10 extent into tho United States;
md tho government CT that country now claims
hat under correct construction of the act these
mutations ought not to pay higher duty than that
imposed upon the orig NAL Port vino of Portugal.
t appears to to be unequal and IN ust, that
french limitations Of Port wine should DO subject
ID to duty of fifteen cents, while the moro valu-
lbo article from Portugal should pay duty ct =
.cnts only per gallon | therefore recommend 20
Congress such legislation as may be necessary TO
correct the inequality.
The late President in his annual message Of De-
omber last, recommended appropriation to
atisfy the claims of tho Texan government
he against tho United States, which had been
adjusted, far the powers of
Executive extend. These claims arose out Of
he act Of disarming a body of Texan troops UNI
or the command of Major Snvely, by officer
n tho service of tho United States. acting under
he orders of our government; and the forciblo
ntry into the custom-h house ut Bryarlv's landing,
n Rcd river, by certain citizens Of the United
tates and taking away thercfrom the goods seized
10 laws of Texas when independent state.
Ter acceptance of the terms of annexation pro-
osed by tho United States does not discharge
LIZ 81 md tE,a.