New-York tribune., 1885-01-02
HOW THE TREATIES STAND.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE WITH EACH ONE.
PROSPECTS OF THOSE Observation-Disclosures STILL
GOING ON.
THE ETRIDUNB.I


[gY TBLBdRAPT THE TRIBUSEt
WASHINGTON, Dec. 91.-Some vague notions
prevail regarding the actual condition in which the
already concluded and those about to be entered
into are at the present moment 1t not even generay
known with what Governments negotiations hre ho"
pending what countries have asked 10 De 'hciuaou
the "Zollveren outlined in the Presidents mesS"eo
and again referred TO in tho recent letter Oh
Frclnghuysen TO the chairman OF the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations At the state Department to Po
mature publication of three treaties has resulted III CLOS
ing the mouth of everyone To the question OF wha
treaties pending concluded, the in|ariape
is We don't know" For some unaccountaDe reason'
however, the representatives here OF foreign oo'ern
ments are generally well informed to what Is going on
1t would follow therefore, that the Information deeu
to citizens Of this country cheeruly given to foreign
ers In the Senate II is hardly necessary to say,
the most stringent measures have been taken
to prevent LEAKS" The latest order issueu ny
Chairman Miller Of the Foreign Relations Commlee'
effect that printed copies OF treaty are hot 10
be given Senator'S not members of mis- committee uh
the treaty reported back to the Senate by the
committee Even the nine members OF the committee
cannot be trusted with copies. When there IS meeting
of the committee one copy the treaty is laid before
each Of the Senators. Their deliberations ended the
nine copies are gathered togehcra again by the chairman
and locked up his safe This little schoolboy treat
ment up to this moment has md the effect OF stopping
lcdk-.' HOW IL VIII tohti""N W N' ." - "-NN
question
AWAITING LEGISLATION
Briefly stated the condition OF the treaties already
signed but not ratified both ratified and signed but
awaiting the necessary legislation to carry them INTO
effect. "a as follows: The Mexican Treaty has been
signed by the Representatives of the two governments
and ratified by the Senate. The bill drafted by Mr.
Hewitt TO carry its provisions into effect has been re-
ported hy Ways and Means Committee Of the House
Its chances for passing considered doubtful The
Committee on Foreign Relations. II has also bcen
officially published in The Rec rd The com,
be others before Congress meets again on January D.
Under the rucs Of the House motion TO proceed TO the
consideration Of revenue measure l. "A privileged
question. There are however. two revenue measures
already awaiting action. one l. Mt Hewitts b To reku-
late certain inequalities in the collection OF the revenue
fruit brandiss The bill has been reported by inc
Committee on Agriculture II Is doubtful II III doing 80
this committee did not infringe upon the prrrogauve ot
the Committee on Ways aud Means Before the bili carry
ing the Mexican treaty into elect can bc cached these
two bills probably VIII have bc disposed Of I'm some
way. There has been concluded within few weeks, a
postal convention To Regulate the cHange OF REGISTERED
letters etc. wllch by rhc laws OF Mexico requires rti
caon by the Mexican senate In addition e. the sigma
authorized sign such conventions. IL g. understood
impements have been thrown In the way of
ratification Indeed. the Impression prevails that the
Meycnn ,ovcruInent purpnf, liz refrains from conclud
Ing the entOn which to 20 into effect Jann'
airy l. until 1t Is ascernincd what chances Mr. Hewitts
measure has OF passing the House oi Representatives
MIR Romero the Mexican Minister. II is understood, VII!
for Mexico in few days order to hasten matters
ihe Yicaraggon treaty, given to tho pubic through
the columns OF TnE TuBrSr, officially, has not been
made public property. The shock given 10 the Senate
by ts publication too severe 10 permit that august
body the inupc9n ~ secrecy st resting on
the precious document. with any scnblance of frivolous
haste II viii be done. though, sometime before the
new administration comes In Ihe treaty Is no" before
the Committee Foreign EeatiOns, but has only re-
ceiyed IN. .ormal discussion.
The Hawaiian treaty also before the same committee
II IS H. substance renewal OF the old treaty although
few more articles are understood 10 have been added by
the Hawaiian Government 10 it, free list
The ran Domingo treaty has been maio public through
the newspapers. 1t has not reached the senate yet
TRADE Win THE BRITISH WEST INDirs
or the remaining treaties stln pending or about be
concluded that with the British West Indies s the most
important II includes I'm It's provisions the islands Of
Jamaica Barbadocs Trinidad and such Of tho Lesser
Antilles as produce sugar but not the Bermuda Islands
and British Guiana. draft OF this treaty has been
practically agreed upon by Mr. iubbock the commissioner
sent by IN gland conduct the negotiation the part
OF his Government. and the State Department here Mr.
s%sn, s the s drsfs OF e treaty to Lord % rsnye T
thought that II will not be modified to any great extent
United states OF Colombia 1t Is making favorable
rcss and will be sen, to the senate before long
so favorable appear 10 9th Governments The terms
offered by the United states Cuba and Porto Rico. under
the spanish treaty that nnmoer 81 other Central Ant
States have declared their rcancs. to open n'S9u
tion for commercial treaties on similar basis These
negotiations have been eLtered into only recently II Il
dncult To- cay wnsn t.sS WA ov 'o"lp.'SeL "', ~,
hayG dSn5ga iSsr ynEf 'tn ne P Sa n
Guatemala, Honduras ana ral avhdor These cohn-
able 10 suppy the Quilted states with all the sugar that
can possibly be needed.
TIE IMPORTATION on SUGAR.
The prompt ratification OF these treaties Secretary
Frcnghuysen thought he pointed ont IN his letter TO
senator Miller would prevent Cuban sugar growers
from charging for their share Of the supply which they
furnish to this country the price which the sugar grow
ers in other countries not yet enjoying rcia
treaties with tho United states might ~ 20 put pon
their product According the statistics Of imports
the year ending June 80. 1854. sugar hot above No Is
grade was imported from the cOuntr!o. with which
treaties pending as follows
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