New-York tribune., 1884-12-19
THE ST. DOMINGO TREATY.
COMMERCIAL RECIPROCITY PROPOSED.
SCHEDULES OF. TARIFF CHANdEs-A LONG FREE
LIST OF AMERICAN PRODUCTS.

sdera,on having been negotiated and signed at Wash
,ngton December 4. 1884, by Secretary Frelnghuyseh
and Manuel De j. Calvin, the Dominican Minister 70
this country 1t consists according to the full text
nrin,ea in The Ner- York Herald, OF twenty -eight
articles Of which the first provides that the following
named articles Of Dominican production shau De adpIcd
| into the United States free from duty:
Animals alive of all kinds for breeding purposes
| asphaltum barley beeswaN; bones, shells anu other
animal remains, employed as fertilizers; cocoa cruie
AID coffee cotton nep s aed dve
stas OF all kinds eggs esparo and other snS ana
ps Of for Smoked Es 4 ct '
all kinds; hides and skins. undressed whether urc1
saed or nae oes hCT9 cc IN aSS eSD the V mix Of the
same indigo; leather. old scrap: meat, frcsh wnether
SSSi or pa 0o or eeennt o @ ait
Sugar no, above 40 10 Dntch sandard' N coor' tao"
tobacco, III leaf: wood and lumber OF all xmas.
Ana that the following named articles OF Dominican
production shall be admitted into the United States at
reduction OF twenty-five per cent from the rates OF
customs duties now fixed. which hereafter may be
nxed during the continuance in force of this convention
by :hc customs tariff of the United states:
Cordials in bottles Jugs. consisting OF rum aroma
tied sweetemed fruit prescr,c fruit eles ana com
dts ginger. preserved or pcked tobacco III t"iS' Ut
manufactured into cigars or cigarettes
As an equivalent for the above Article H. provides
that the following named articles OF the production OF
the United States shall be admitted into the Dominican
Republic free OF duty:
Ale and beer; animals (aive mules, cattle sheep
roIts and hogs and horses Tor breeiing aspha hltu
men. pitch and rosn. crude or reined biscuits anu
otner food preparations OF oar; books ooni or in a
languages; bricks lire bricks Ties artificial stone tera
Gotta slate and asbestos for building; brises ana mar,
raw or waste; broo. brushes and whisks OF bstlcs or
brown straw; butter; carriages and WAGONS; carts,
cirs ana barrows with or without springs; cheese;
clocks nantcl or wal and fuel of all kinds; cotton
hemp ax jue and other vegetable nres cotton seed anu
prodIcts cruchles and melting pots 0I al hdsi vsS
fertilizers Of all kinds natural or artificial nan OF az!
knds-fesh. canned drcd smoked oI salted OF piehLou
nonr and meal. Or whatever kind OF grain; fruits anu
vegetables fresh, canned dried picked or prcseTyeu;
gold ana 81 sNer com o t'9 b,d dio and Eins undressed
houses of wood or iron. complete; icei iron aud st'ei
the art- Industries aud science, composed wholly or III
part OF iron steel hoth. 0r % iron or steel COM
cluling any separate extra parts ami pieces pertaining
hereo ron or steel rails posts, bars beans ia'icTs
he,cr a, E4nsn Tfosn ur cast for % any 'Us G
poses; IRON cast pig and scrap lamps ana anS u nv 1 l'
for railways tramways; marble or aaba-'r Ia the
ongh euared meats o ali kinds fresh canned ,iitrl
or smokei milk canned. condensei or pr'seryci
minerals ores; mineral waters, natural or althria
mpulds and patterns for the arts naphha paper OF a!i
jpf for printing; pens of any metal not silver gold;
petroleum. crude; petroleum. refined Tor inmnathg anu
ibrcatins purposes; powder ANA explosives LOT %i4s. %
ls: Irintcrs' Inks. all cOGrs; printers types. fhcS'
spaces ana all necessaries for printing; sewing ma,
mines; shiphulldng materials and accesSoriet OF al
Sind-. wnen used In the construction equipment or re
pair of vessels or hoats Of any Ind; Shoohs s,aLc,
heading hoops and cooreiage oi al hn,is, anu MTUe
aoyes for packing: steam and power engines, machne7
and puar.ius whether stationary or portable. for agr-
culture irrigation. mining tie arts ana ll~Ils' oi n
fnls. and a necessary parts ana Appliances % ior uie
g..
mi other e1rten substances for building and for use In
ie ar!s aLd industries; stoves ranges AMI fulce' or
.ulirary or manu.rnrns purposes straw oi h.i tls
sllunur AMI mltrLcs; unuaik; t"i-rl' ol Whn OF ~
electrical Hppauiu' of a.l kinds for commhngaon or
iuminluoni unvnre. for arts industries and dom,-lm m
lsDs. tieDs plants vines anl seeds and grains ~ AN
iaal NV, ,, liAnsl,ns. ,ih,vtwrre and pnsketwnre
wire tla,n ur harhei for fencing, with the ho't'
s,Me, v,pi ani lumber ~ all kinds suitable iqt bni
t.- II, l
ial.is urct-. sashes, io,nea hlmds painted ~ wl-
] ]@' ,' g', arl n,es,s g, an inia ~, ea,eini
M ,i'e,'' e, "ssHeH wv -, "eniei gnc, 10 anA lc,i ~
A,risi aanvsirs, tin, tHr'' ntl eihrt i"nhhas
Aut that t,e tdinVlua utmpt aclpiniNf ihe Wolh"7
,i.n o the tuiieA Httas ahaii ne aimllted htn tho
naut.i,eu ierut.lr at iomolou ot ga iuf ooi f'rn
t,atums duii,snou % .od dofNtiahh'r'tef uhAel
Cl.hin4i cottou sools, mhrioa 90 mEad cnlton, wool
r lnri, furniture rumileiug beds ihlts a'iAa' Nhh'a,
.ruiclais d,-ks, tDlri tIhlo, Wulfohes heohotses,
ieh,,ris an other houschuii furniture, Whelhor PLAIN
ruphoisfeied glassware ot all hi"d, plain or decor
Ifci Mclutns mitT0r,i lltn nud gt'ta perca eo9d'i
tArr. inr common, AMI al articles Ia Wlch ietlhtf
,D,.. be tle principal materials linen good,i paints
rt'uuns oNt dryers AMI 'tn-'rsi pAho1 Anu Anu @ otna'
MUSICAL mstumcnt-i uoTcci tih, cuhi, oiriheh""e'
Ian ar dccorurl; Hpdl cioNie'' l'llo" u.l" 5'r4'fa
DE cutlery anl I!atcl ware WdI I"pcssi "o'A'h
-oois.
nIs Of course provided that al articles named in the
our schedules above given shll be actual products of
,s countries entering into the convention ara carried
in ysscls OF their regls,res and under their nags The
% make rules AMI take steps needu to prevent revenue
frauds c,c but il mutually agreed thd: the proofs OF
the orin of goods shall he Of fact only ana hst tlc
carriers goods od to conference.-the above provision
shall not be punishable by fac or imprisonment nor the
vessels suec. 10 penalty unless upon proof OF an at
.rut To- dcirui the revenue Article " prohibits cN-
port duties, as follows:
No EXPORT duty or charges shall he imTosed I'm the
United -taie- In the Dominican Republic upon any O
he orfrr. prorosel 10 be admitted into the ports o
lac Dpu
tac, under The first and second articles OF this conVeh
too nor Shall any oi sai articles. coming from the
ported the territory Of the other. be subject 20 IN
tcrno cyclse or consumption dues greater tiah those
which may le Imposed ul lOn ani!dt aitIc'ts Vi
Ndtiunal prOiuctoh
Article V. provides that vessels OF iher % the con-
tracing parties shall in the Ports of the oher-l! III
ballast or Ia len solely with domestic producc-pay only
the same tonnage clearance and other Federal ducs ana
the amo lotlye wharfage and ot er local dues ~ are
exar cd from domestic colstns vessels ot the coun-
try in which the ports are situated And sucn vessels 50
aden and coming directly from any ports of the other
country shall be free 10 procccl from any one port oI
entry for foreign commerce any other Ike port of
entry in the country to which they are bound unoalh5
cargo duly consigned to such several ports in ;he course
of the same VOYAGE on the terms the vessels ol
that country engaged I'm the co1stne trade thereof B'
vessels country must not IN any way engage III
the coa-ng trade ol the other. Aud when either 0I t9
countries snail, # ever levy tonnage dues upol Shoa
vessels engaged IN the C. as'nk trade the Ncsels Oh no
other country favored under this convention sha oc
also subject thereto Article W. declares that II Vess'
oi one country laden with any goods not the product D
that country. shall enter port o the other country te
favored treatment stipulated above sha not DC o''s"
tory In respect ~ ". -, ...
Article vi provides that vessels OF either country
from foreign ports with without cargo sAall enjoy ~
the ports of the other the treatment as NaOha
yesses under Ike ccumsancr- ana Article VIII hh'
slch vessels, sailing without itransacting any com
ncrcla operation. shall be exempt from tonnage clear
ance cation and port dues aud IN O entrance
I'm distress. the discharge rrloading or tfansnpnihl
caused thereby the necessary expense for Prov loE
tr cre ~ and the sale the damaged merchandise shll
not he considered commercial transaction whcn thc
proper customs official shall have previously authotHu
n Article * declares that consular fees shhl ID,
charged by the consular officers Of either countryfor n
services 10 the vessels Of the other looming uuer nc
fnrnnr nrnN lnns of this cOnyenilnn. and Artlcc y