Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-06-26
The ReciproCitN TrentN

The New York Tribune has the honor of
breaking the seals of senatorial secrecy and
first publishing TO the world the language
OF the pending treaty of reciprocity with
Canada, transmitted TO the Senate, last
week.
The treaty consists of 10 articles, and fills
two columns OF the Tribune. The pream-
BILE reciles as the occasion Of The treaty the
mutual desire "of improving the commerce
and navigation" between the people Of the
United States and the subjects of the queen,
and more especially between the former
and the British possessions, "in such
manner as to render the same reciprocally
beneficial" The first three articles concern
the fisheries. The first settles the "shore
limit" controversy by admitting Ameli-
cans to the liberty of fishing "on the sea-
coasts and shores and in the bays, harbors
and creeks OF the maritime provinces,
with the usual permission TO land and dry
nets, cure fish, etc. this does not apply TO
shad and salmon and fresh water fisheries,
or to shell-lish. y precisely similar arti-
Gle insures British subjects the same rights
on our eastern coast, north of the 39th par
| allel, which is that of Delaware bay. The
third article reserves certain places for the
common fishing right, AS under the I eaty
of 1874 and provides for commissions to
settle controversies over such reservations.
Article covers the reciprocity field it
| concerns three schedules of merchandise,
which, being the growth, produce or man
ufacture of either country, shall pay, for
the first year from July l, 1875, two-thirds
| of the duties now in force, for the second
year one-third, and ever after during the
force of the treaty shall go free of duty.
Schedule a covers in general the growth
| of the farm, the forest, the mines and the
seas. This includes, of course, coal, lum-
Der, wool, butter, etc.
By the 9th article ii is agreed that the
canals ION the main route from lake Erie
to Montreal" shall be enlarged to depth
of II feet BY the 9th article Canada agrees
TO construct before 1850 the Caughnawaga
canal and the United States engages 10 urge
upon the state of New York the enlarge
ment of the Whitehall canal. Article !
opens the domestic trade of either country
TO shi p masters of the other ION the great
lakes and River st. Lawrence" aud ON the
| Red river. Article secures mutual liber-
ty, on the Welland and st. Lawrence can
ais, the Caughnawaga and Lake st. Clair.
| The freedom of the Erie, Whitehall and
Sault st. Marie canals is to be urged upon
the states interested and, If not conceded,
the freedom of the Caughnawaga is to be-
suspended. Article 8 provides for the
trade in ships. Article 10 provides joint
lighthouse commission. Article II ad
mits the colony of Newfoundland to the
treaty if Parliament, Congress and the Leg
islature of Newfoundland consent. Artt-
Gle ID conditions the force of the treaty up
on The enactment of the laws to give it eff
feet By Parliament, Congress and the Do
minion Parliament, and limits its force to
p years. Article II nullities the force OF
articles %, %, "a, and % of the treaty OF
Washington in case this is ratified, and ar
ticle 10 fixes the limit within which ratif-
cations may be exchanged, which limit is
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