The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-12-13

ced, or the national character Of the vessel
in which it was s'lnPorled BY the tariff act, o.
lhe 18Th Of August, 1912, this exemption
from iuly was restricted TO cufee imported
in American vessels from The place Of H.
producllon;whiIst coffee imported under all
other circumstances was subjected 10 du
" of 20 per cent. dd UOiOrum. Under
This act and our existing treaty with lb,
King Of the Netherlands, java coffee im
ported from the European ports of thar
Kingdom in Ihe United States, whether in
Dutch or American vessels, now pays this
'are Of duty.
The government Of The Netherlands COM
plains lhal such a discriminating dnty
should have been imposed on coffee, the
production OF one of its colonies. and which
is chiefly brought from Java 10 Ihe ports Of
that kingdom, and exported from thence to
foreign counlrss. Oar trade with the
Netherlands is highly beneficial TO boIl
countries, and our relation with them have
ever been Of the most friendly character
Under all the circumstances Of lhe case,
recommend that this discrimination shoulc
be abolished, and that the coffee of Javi
imported from the Netherlands be place.
upon the same footing with thai imported
directly from Brazil aud other Counrie:
where it produced.
Under the Slh secIon Of the Tariff act o.
he 18Th of August, ls42, duty Of Il
cents per gallon was imposed on Port wine
in casks: while on the red wines Of severa
other countries, when imported in casks, ;
luty only of 6 cents per gallons was i'm
posed. This discrimination, so far as re
garded thePort wine Of Portugal, was deem
ed as a violation Of our Treaty with Iha
Power, which provides Iha, No higher oi
olheI duties shall be imposed on lmPoIla-
lion into the Unitsd States of America o
any article the growth or manufacture Of the
kingdom &possessior Of Portugal, than such
as are or ray be payable on the like article
being the growth, produce or manufacture oI
AIRY other foreigL country
Accordingly TO give effect to The treaty
IS we'll as to the intentions Of Congress,
Expressed in a provso to tho tariff act it.
self, that nothing ,herein should be 50 con-
sTued as 10 interfere with subsIsIing Trea-
lies with foreign nations, a Treasury crcu'
lar was issued on the 9Th of July, 1874
which among other things declared lhe duty
on the Port wines OF Portugal in casks, m.
der the existing laws and treaty, to be six
cents per gallon, snd directed that the ex,
cess of duties which had been collected on
such vine should be refunded.
By virtue of another clause in the same
section of the act, it is provided that all i'm
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menu 10 congress such legislation as may
DC necessary to correct the inequality.
ne Ia'e rresIdehl'ln his annual message
OF December last recommended an appro.
p''a''on 10 Sa''''y the claims OF 'he Texan
government against 'neuh''ed States which
n"u oeeh PreVlous'y adjusted SO far as the
pO"ers OF me Executive extend. These
claims arose out OF the act OF disarming q
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