Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-12-25

~ to carry into effec, decision made by
him between The captain aud crew of the
Prussian ship Borussia; but The reque,.
was refused on the ground thai, wl,hou,
previous legislation by Congress. the ju-
dietary did moi possess The power to give
effect to this article of The treaty. The
Prussian government. through their min
lister here. have complained of this viola.
ton Of The treaty; and have asked The gov.
ernmen, of the United States 10 adop, The
necessary measures to prevant similar vi
olaions hereafter. Good faith 10 Prussia,
as veil as to other nations with whom we
have similar treaty slipulaiions, requires,
that these should be faithfully observed.
| have deemed il proper, therefore. to lay
the subject before Congress, aud To re-
commend such Legislation as may be ne
cessary 10 give effect 10 these treaty ob.
legations.
ny virtue OF an arrangement made be.
tween the Spanish government. and ,ha, of
the United States. in December, 1881.
American vessels. since the twenty ninth
of April, 1882. have been admitted to
entry in The ports of Spain. including
those Of The Balearic and Canary islands.
on payment Of the same tonnage duty of
live cents per ton. as though they had
been Spanish vessels; and this, whether
our vessels arrive in Spain directly from
the United States, or indirectly from any
other country. When Congress, by the
&C, of The thirteenth of July, 1892, gave
effect To thus arrangement between the
two governments. they confined the re-
ducslon OF tonnage duty merely to Span.
sh vessels coming from porl IN Spaln,"
leaving the former discriminating duty to
remain against such vessels coming from
port IN any other country. Ii is mani
fesily UNI ust that, whilst American vessels
arriving IN the ports Of SPAN from other
countries, pay no more duty Than Spanish
vessels. Spanish vessels arriving in the
ports of the United States from other
countries should be subjected To heavy
discriminating tonnage duties. Thus Is
neither equality nor reciprocity. 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. aud the favorable
attention of Congress has been several
times invoked TO the subject by nv pre-
decessors. recommend, as an ACT of
justice 10 Spain, tina, this inequality be
removed by Congress, aud that the dis
eliminating duties winch have been levied
under The acl Of The thirteenth Of July,
1882, on Spanish vessels coming TO In.
United STATES from any other foreign
country. be refunded. This tecommrn.
da,ion does not embrace Spanish vessels
arriving in the Uniled States from Cuba
and Porto Rico, which will sui remain
suhlec, 10 the provisions of tie ac, of
june ihlruelh. 1884, concerning tonnage
duty on such vessels.
BY the ACT of the fourteenth of july,
1882. coffee was exempted from duty al
together. THIS exemption was universal,
without reference 10 the country where il
was produced. or the national character Of
The vessel in which il was imported. By
the tariff act of the thirlhieth Of August.
1919. this exemption from duty was res.
trIcted TO coffee imported in American
vessels from the place of lis production;
whlls, coffee imported under all other cir
cumstances was subjected TO a duty of
twenty per cent. al Ualorem. Uuder
this act. and our existing treaty with the
King of the Netherlands. Java coffee i'm.
ported from the European ports of thai,
kingdom into she United States. whether
IN Dutch or American vessels. now, pays
this rate of duty. The government of the
Netherlands complains lha, such die
eliminating dutyshnnld have been imposed
on coffee. the production of one ol,Sf
colonies. and which is chiefly brouch,
from Java to the porIs of that kingdom.
and exported from thence to foreign
countries. Our trade with the Nether
lands is highly beneficial To both countries.
and our relations with them have ever
been of The mos. friendly character. I'm
der all the circumstances of the case, |
recommend that this discrimination should
be abolished, and tina, the cuffee of Java
imported from the Netherlands be placed
upon the same footing with that imported
directly from Brazil and other countries
where il is produced.
Under the eighth section of the tariff
act Of the thirtieth of August, 1912, a
duty of fifteen cents per gallon was impos-
ed on Port wine in casks; while on the
red wines of several other countries,
when imported in casks, duty of only
six cents per gallon was imposed. This
discrimination, so far as regarded the Por,
wine of Portugal, was deemed violation
of our treaty with that Power, which pro-
vides, that 8 No higher or other duties
shall be imposed on the importation into
the United States Of America of any arti-
Gle the growth, produce, or manufactures
of the kingdom and possessions of Portu-
gal, than such as are or shall be payable
on the like article being the growth. pro-
ducc, or manufacture of any other foreign
country" Accordingly, to give effect TO
the treaty, as well as to the intention of
Congress, expressed in proviso to the
tariff act itself, that nothing therein con-
tanned sould be so construed as to interfere
with subsisting treaties with foreign ma
lions, treasury circular was issued on the
e;v,aonfb If I,,l, 12ld which onon,r 9TH