The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-19

country, Is almost exclusively done BY
foreign vessels. II the pending treaty
ducts than o those Of the United States
VIII in O great measure be suD1ect 70
the duties of the fourth column, to when
the agreement of February ID last. Amona
the articles in schedule 3 which are admit-
TED at favering duties will be found petro-
in the fourth column Of S. 40; glassware $4r
present fourth column duty beirtg a rate OF
from gil to S4o0; stoneware AMI fine earth
porcelain "a 80 fourth column 1856 to $3.50:
fine iron and steel manufactured not In
free list s., fourth column s9.T5 up to 81. 40s
copper. brass and nickel or their alloys in
manufactured article ga. fourth column
S2055 to S64; leaf zinc or other common
metals. sheets, wire and pipes $50, fourth
column, S3.SOto $l3.U: tinware $50. fourth
column. Sl7.40; paints, inks, etc. s2.25. fourth
column, 5000; salt 20 cents, fourth column.
Sl.1s to $2.3.. On cotton textile goods rekuc-
20 per cent rs compared with fourth
column column, on linen goods, equally
trade sufficient reduction but not so large as
in the case Of wooden goods. cordsge $500 per
100 kilograms; fourth column. $s.35 to $40.
SI2 81; writing and lithographing paper anc
cardboard 500; fourth column sl4.s0 to
5000: furniture of fine wood, carved and
ssss,; willow ware and straw hoods s.;
fourth column. "a 80 to SIS: fine leather ~.
cents per kilogram; fourth column, -.
cents to s1.H; common leather, cents,
fourth column IL to So; saddlery and harness,
~ cents: fourth column, u per cent; car
riages without top, Sc each: fourth column,
$50 to So; canned goods. sauces and pickles,
scents per Telegram; fourth column, u to
*; rubber goods and oil cloths reduced from
- to - per cent. This brief abstract will
suffice to indicate the character and value of
the concessions made to American products
on their importation into Cuba, and schedule
T. concessions hardly less yrluable as to.
Porto hico and other points comdaratiyely-
minor Importance arc passed oveI in this let
ter, but will he evident to yon by perusal Of
the text. i cannot doubt that the conyea--
ton will work immediate benefit to our citi-
Zcns, our trade and our vessels. The loss OF
revenue which n reduction OF sugar and to-
hacco duties involves harmoniZes wit the pol
icy which placed coffee and other like product
ON the Tree list Unlike that measure, how
ever. the present scheme utiliZet this favor
to our population by employing in the pur-
chase of other fayors. With an enlarged de-
rnand in Cuba and Porto Rico for articles.
which we are by this arrangement enabled to
supply under favorable conditions, COM
mercial movement toward the Antilles
from our shores must spring up which
will tend to egualizc, il indeed il does
not speedily entirely cqualizc, tine present
Inequality in trade between them. Our YES
sells must necessarily share largely in this
augmented commerce. Under the act of the
cortes he Spanish Government is empow,-
into operation without further leGisIstiye.
action Tee completion of the compact by
ratification of the convention and by the pas
sage of statutes needful TO carry II into effect
in every port rests wholly with the congress
of the United States. In order that COM
merce may not suffer in the meantime
through stagnation while awaiting the re-
suit of their deliberations, Ii is most desir-
able that no delay should ensue in giving
effect to the convention which has taken in
convention with ike engagements
with other countries the Ameri-
can system must be of immediate and
beneficial influence on the intercourse
between the United States and neighboring
general desire to knit more closely together
The relations of this continent. while at the.
tame time Offering market for our surplus
products. Respectfully submitted.
FREDERICK T. FRELISGuUYsEN.
Department of State.
WASHINGTON. d. G.. December IL. 1854.
The Paesioi,n t's Messags.
WASHINGTON, Decembr 12.-The follow.
ing is the message sent by the President &c
the Senate with the Spanish treaty:
To the Senate of the United States:
transmit herewith for consideration by.
the Senate. with view to advising and
conserving TO its ratification, the convention
for commercial reciprocity between the
United States and Spain, providing for tho
intimate and favored exchange of products
with the island of Cuba and Porto Rico,
which convention was signed at Madrid the
18th ultimO. Negotiations for this conyen
ton have been in progress since April last
in pursuance of an understanding reached
BY the two Governments the I'd of January,
1854. for the improvement of the CONNER
cial relations between the United States
and the Spanish antilles, by the eighth.
article of which both Governments engaged
to begin at once negotiations for COM
plete treaty of commerce and navigation be-
tween the United States of America and
said provinces of Cuba and Porto Rico.
Although this clause was by common CON-
sent omitted from the substitutionary agree
ment February IL, 1884, (now in force I'M
til replaced by this convention being ear 2
ried into effect the obligation to enter ON
such negotiations and To continue with
tie best desire manifest on both
sides to reach common ACCORD. The ne
gotiations have been necessarily protracted,
owing to the completely of details to be in
cOrporated in order that the convention
might respond to the National policy of in
tercourSe with neighboriBg countries of the
American system which is outlined III my
late annual message to Congress in the fol-
lowing words: The conditions of these
treaties should be the free admission of
such merchandise as this country does not
produce in return for the admission free or
under favored scheme OF duties of our
own product, the benefits of such exchange
to apply only to the goods carried under the
flag OF parties TO the contract; the removal,
on both sides from vessels so privileged of
all tonnage dues and National imports. So
that these vessels may ply unhindred be-
tween our ports and those of other con-
tracing parties, though with no infringe
ment on the reserved home coasting trade,
the removal or reduction of burdens on ex-
ported products. if those counties coming
within the benefits of treaties and ayGidapce-
Of technical restriction and penalties by
which our intercourse with those counties is
at present hampered. A rerusal of the con-
vention now submitted will suffice to show
fully that it carries out tire policy Of inter-
course thus announced. l commend il to-
you in the confident expectation that it will
receive your sanction. 1t does not seem
necessary to my present purpose to enter
into a detailed consideration of the many
immediate and prospective advantages which
will flow from this convention to our pro-
dccti0ns and our shipping interests.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
A Ifidcous Story.
SPEINGFIELD, MASS, December IA.
story comes from EgremoDt, Berkshire