The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-20
THE MEXICAN TREATY.
Articles to BE Admitted Into Both Countries
Duty Free.

OuIy tree.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.-Gn the executive
session of the Senate to-day upon motion of
Mr.. Window, the injunction of secrecy was
removed relative to the commercial treaty
between this government and Mexico, re-
Gently signed by the commissioners OF the
respective governments and now before the
Senate for its action. The principal articles
in the Mexican schedule TO be admitted
free into the United States are the following:
Live animals for breeding purposes, barley
not pearl, beef, coffee Esparto and other
grasses and pulp for the manufacture of pa
per, henequal, sisal, hemp and other like
substitutes for hemps, hides and skins, except
sheepskins with the wool on; Angora goat
skins, raw India rubber, crude and milk of
leather, old scrap vegetables for dyeing, mo-
lasses palm oil, quicksilver, sugar not above
No. 16 Dutch standard in color, straw, I'M
manufactured tobacco in leaf unmanufac-
tured and wood and timber of all kinds
manufactured, including ship tim
Der. The main items in the sched-
ule of United States articles to
be admitted free of duty into Mexico are
machinery of all sorts, classes and descrip-
tons for mining. agricultural and other pur-
poses; agricultural implements, wagons,
coaches and all sorts OF vehicles that are
pulled by animals; tools that are composed
of brass. iron, steel or wood or any combina-
ton of these malleables; all classes of rolling
stock, from a passenger car to a steam
engine, that are used upon railroads.;
petroleum, crude and refined; barbed wire
for fencing with all its fixtures houses of
wood or iron built ready to be put up pumps
for mines, irrigating and all other purposes
for which pumps can be used, clocks and
many other articles extensively manufac-
tured in this country coal of all kinds,
dynamite. printing ink, precious metals in
bullion or in powder legal money, of gold
ana silver of the United States, naptha,
quicksilver rags or cloth for manufacture,
paper, telegraph wire and wire of iron or
steel for cording, from No. 26 and upward.
Provision is made for the enactment by both
governments of such laws as are deemed
proper for carrying out the terms of the
treaty in manner to protect the revenues
and prevent frauds. The Publications of the
present convention will be exchanged at
Washington within twelve months from
date, or earlier, if possible, and upon taking
effect shall remain in force six years
Neither of the contracting parties will be
prevented from making such changes in
their import duties as their respective inter
ests may require in granting to
other nations the same rights in regard to
one or more articles of merchandise
named in the schedule, either by legislation
or means of treaties with other governments.
But in case such changes are made, the party
affected by the-same may denounce this con-
yention even before the term specified, and
the present convention will be terminated at
the end OF six months from the day. on
which such notification may be made.a
The treaty is signed by L. S. Grant Will
lam Henry Prescott, NJ Romero, and e.
Canedo.