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WASHINGTON, DC ober 81. = The
Presi0eDt Itsu tbs ( flowing poo
lamation this Il erOooD:
By he Pres dent Of the United STATS o.
Amerea-A proclamation:
WbEhEAr, Sat slacs ~ proof mas
been gwen TO NE ny the Cover men'
Of s. ain u a n - discriminating duties
of tonusg4 or imp lsts are imroset OF
levied ia thu islsnds OF Cuba and
Porto r CO en- vessels wholly b lorg'
ing 10 citizens OF the Uni ed States, u
upon tie produce, nauut ctureS O.
merch- ndise mp rted in the came
from the Unit 4 states Or from any
foreign country; and, where 8, mo- Fl
cation of such alb )li IN of such d.
crimina,ing Gu e3 If ton age and i'm.
posts as aforesaid has heen given II
me by q memo andum OF sgreem n g,
signed III e day in the ct, OF WISH.
inRtoD, brtwren the Secrtta'y of It t.
OF the Unltsd Sites ard thu Envoy
Extraordinary d Minister P e ipj-
Tertiary of Her Maj 'sv tie @ eco
Regen OF Spain accorded to the Gov.
emmett OF the United States OF
America;
No., therefore, I, Grover Cleve-
hand, Pre- id mt of the Uaited st tes
Of Ame lea, by vir. OF tie rutborty
vested in me by sect n 1928 oi the
Revised st tutes 81 the Unit d States,
do her by declare end procl ion that
from and atsr The da'e of this, my
proclamation, briug also the dAte Il
The 10 q alton received as 70 esti1,
the fer ign discri mr. ating du ies and
imposts within the United S stes ave
suspe ded and Discontinued, 81 far a.
respects the vess Ia Of epain and the
produce, manufactures or meTchap-
diss i'm loitsd in sad ve;se's into the
Unit d 8 a es ( ON h. islar DIS Of Cuba
and Porto Rico or from any o er for
sign country; such susp5 nsi IN to
continue 10 loug "a the reciprocal tx
empliJn OF vessels belonging o cit
iEens OF the United Stet IS aud their
eargoes shall be continued il tbs ga d
island OF Cuba AID Porto Rico, and
no longer.
10 witness whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and cAueel tie seal a
the United s r es to be affixed Done
at the ty of Washington, this 27t
day of October, in the year of Gu
Lord 1885, nd OF the independence Ct
the vi ed States the 1l1th.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President:
7. 4. BAYARD, Secretary Of State.
The following is the sgre EN- mt rs-
ferred to in The Presidents p oclama.
ton:
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
between the Government If the
United States Of AmeIiaa and ths
Government f Spain for the eel oIo-
cal aud complete spelkion of all
discrimina ing dutiss OF tonnage or
imposts in the Unitsd s ates and in
the ISLANDS of Cuba and Porto Rico
upon vessels of the respscive coun.
ries and their careoes:
Eri-It ist positively uuders God
that from this date an ahEo u,e quail
xation of tonnsgs ard impost duies
will at once be applied to the products
Of, and articles proceeding from the
United st It's Or from any f.reign
oountrv in vessels owned by ctzens
Of the On ted States, to the Islands of
Cuba or Porto Rico, and that no hie h.
or or other impost or tom age duties
will bs levied upon such vest Ella, snd
the merchandise carried in the ore
said, than,sre imposed uronlSpan sh
vessels and their csrgoes un Ter tie
same eircums ancss. Under the above
conditions the Prsidsn OF The Uuited
States will at once i.sue his proc anna
ton dec airing that the foreign dis rim
mating duties Of toDnsge and imposts
within the United States arc sns-
pended and discontinued 60 far as re-
spetts Spanish vessels and the pro
duct, manufactures or mercf andise
imported in them into the III ed
States from Spain or her possessions
afores aid, or any f'reign country.
This memorandum of agreement is
offered bg the govern D emit Of Spain
and accepted by the COVER m snt OF the
Unit 8 ntes ss full and satisfactory
notification of the fac 8 b we rt cited.
Second.-1he UDited Sta es Minister
ct Mad,id wi be au hDlizsd to ne
go'ists with the Min ster of Foreign
Afftirs, eli her by an a reemeut or a
trea'y, so as to p ace thu commercial
relations between the United States
and Spain on permanent footing,
advsn sgeous to both ccun es.
In witness whereof, the under
Egr ed. In tehslf of the Government
Of the United Sta es and of Sp re-
spectively, have hereunto set treir
hands AID seals. Done at Wpshing.
ton this twenty-seventh day OF
October, AID. 1886.
TT BAvARD,
II. DE MUNUAUA.
The Treasury D partment Ia after.
noon issued the following ciTcu a. to
eolltc Ors Of customs and others, in
regard o the suspension of differen.
tial duties on Cages in Spanish
vessels:
Officers Of the customs will observe
the ms ructions contained in the
proc ,amation OF the President, dated
today, suspending the collection OF
foreign discriminating duties Of tom
mage aud impost within the United
States, 81 far as respects the v s4es OF
Spain, and the produce, m inufactures
or mercl andise imported in "a d YES
sells into the United States from the
islands Of Cuba and Porto Rico or
from any other foreign country. The
instruc ions contained in the circular
Of October l5, 1885 mo l43, cure nt
series), di Getting that dIscr minstlrg
duties .hould be imp d III der section
250l of the Revised s atutts on mer.
chandss imported from the islands
mentioned under the Spanish flag,
are hereby revoked and the col ction
OF such discriminating dut es will be
dkcORtinued from and af'sr this date.
@. s. FAIRCHILD,
Acting Secretary.
RhRt the "LOOdOn Times" Says
About II.