New-York tribune., 1885-03-20
ToTTR PENDING TREATIES.
SENT TO THE SENATE BY MR.. ARTHUR
vRoposEp CONVENTIONS WITH BELGIUM HAWAII
EGYPT AND MEXICO.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUNE'I

EGYPT AND MEAiCV'
ray TELEGRAPH TO Tue TRIBUNE
W.suIxGroN March 19.-Among tno "o" ~
conventions and agreements SUN ponu''s ,,;,h
oen"'o 90 ho regnlation of the rights of success
, q, and ACQUISITION of, property by belgian
,,oo,s i, the limited States and citizens OF lhlS
so,ntry in Belgium; one with the HAWAIIAN
r.ands renewing the reciprocity treaty OF January
ao 1879; one with the Khcdlve. giving clt'hon' Vi
tha limited States the same Dement'S aceoruco "
hellenic subjects under treaty concluded oS 'i,o
Khediye with tnat country on March D. loof' anu
6naIIv one with Moxico settling tho boundary INC
between the United States aud Mexico whotU I', :"
follous the bed of the Rio Grande ana the MO "i"
The international Patent Rights treaty WHICH S.ni
.,roi.s tine action of the Senate, and still remains
eonstructively a Z" secret" document was pi'"'00
nv TaE TRIBUNE in April OF last year.
Tho fonr treaties mentioned above were referred
40 bv President Arthur in his annual message 10
SonGrass in December Two of them that WIN
Nexico and the ono with the Khedive. are SAID 10
have beep ratified yesterday, although senators
refuse to confirm or deny the truth OF the report
Tho Injunction of secrecy has not been removed
from any ono of the treaties mentioned. below'
however they are given in full, together WIN the
letters from the President marked CONFIDENTIAL
admitting them to the consideration OF the senate
THE CONVENTION WITH BELolO"'
TO the Senate of The United States;
transmit to the Senate for its CONSIDERATION
vitb a view TO ratification. a convention for
,arn,otiug the right of succession to, and
acou;sition of. property, etc., concluded between
,be limited States and Belgium on the 4th ultlmo.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
raEreoatire Mansoa Washington. Dee 3, 1854 =
Tho United States of America on the one hand,
of fIa alOinn
other desiring to define by formal stipulatlons the
r;chts of American and Belgian citizens IN regard
10 the acquisition of property, have, Tor TINS
nurnose appointed as their penipotentlarles 10
wit: his Excellency the President of the United
States of America, Frederick L. freiinghuSsen'
Secretary of State of the United States, ana his
Majesty the King of the Belgians, M. Le Comp'e
caston DArschot Chevaller of the Order OF
Ieopold. Commander of the Order OF Isabel the
Catholic of Spain, Commander OF tine oruer VI
Christ of Portugal, officer OF the Order Oh tuo
Legion of Honor. ETC., ETC., charge danaires au
interim of Belgium at Washington who, atter nav
ING communicated their full powers, which were
found to be in good and due torm' nave agree"
upon the following articles:
ARTICLE I.-American citizens IN Belgium. and
ReIgiaps in the United States OF America shaii
have the right to acquire possess OF dispose ol al
kinds of real or personal property, either Dy
sIe or in any other manner recognized by tbs
laws without being subject to any taxes VI
charges whatever, other or higher than those when
natives of the country are required 10 paw Ihey
NAV in like manner, freely export the proceeds Oh
the sale OF their property IN general dDtie
natives of the country would be Obliged 10 pay
T %RTIcIH Ii'~Th:s convention is concluded sub,
iect TO the ratification the President of the United
States of America and that OF His Majesty the hing
of the Belgians (which IS IN turn snbJect 10 the
approval tho Senatel The SAID ranncati"ns I
shall be exchanged at Washington wlthin SIX SIX
months from the date of the signing OF th's CONVEX
tjou or sooner If possible. In testimony whefeoi,
the aforesaid penipotentaries have slgned thls
convention. and have hereunto aihxed the seais Vi
'S Done at Washington the fourth day Of November,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eght huu-
afe' anu o'e FREDERICK r. FREIJNGHUYsEN.
CITE G. D'ARCHOr.
RECIPROCITY WITH THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
To the Senate Of the United States
Herewith transmit for the consideration Of the
Senate with view to its ratification, supple
mentary convention to limit the duration OF the
convention respecting commercial reciprocity De-
tween the United States of America and the Ha-
waiian Kingdom concluded January 80, 1870.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
E1ecutice Mansion, Washington; Dec. o, 1884.
Whereas convention was concluded between
the United States of America and his Majesty
the King of the Hawaiian Islands on Tue
3otb day of January, 1875, concerning
commercial reciprocity, which by the
fifth article thereof, was to continue in force for
seven years from the date, after it was to come
into operation and further until the expiration OF
twelve months after either of the high contracting
parties should give notice to the other of It's wish
to terminate the same, and whereas, the high con-
troting parties consider that the increase aud con-
solidation of their mutual commercial interests
would be better promoted by the definite limita-
ton of the duration Of the said convention there
fore the President of the United States of America
and his majesty, the King of the Hawaiian Islands,
have appointed: The President OF the United
States of America. Frederick L. Frelinghuysen,
Secretary of State and his majesty, the King of the
Hawaiian Islands, Henry A. p. Carter, accredited
10 the Government of the United States as His
Naiesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary; who, having exchanged their re-
spectiye powers, which were found sufficient and
in due FORM have agreed upon the following artl-
cles:
ARTICLE 1.-The high contracting parties agree
thar the time fixed for the duration of the said con-
veption shall be definitely extended for term OF
seven years from the date of the exchange OF rat-
cations hereof ;and, further, until the expiration OF
twelve months after either of the high contracting
parties snail give notice TO the other OF It's wish 10
Terminate the same, each of the high contracting
parties being at liberty TO give such notice 10 the
other at the end Of the said term OF seven years. OF
at any time thereafter. .
IcLE1I.-Ihe present convention shall he rati-
fed and the ratIhcatIons exchanged at Washington
soon as possible.
In wiiDess whereof the respective plepipoten-
tiaries have signed the present convention in dupl
cate, and have hereunto affixed their respective
seals.
Done at the City of Washington the 9th day Of
December in the year of our Lord. 1884.
FREDERICK i. FRELISGHUYsEN.
HENRY A. Z. CATER
AGREEMENT WITH THE KHEDryE
10 the Senate ofthe United ttats;
10 for sto 90