Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-28
TIE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Governor squire's Report
Favors Forfeiture.
A Presidential Proslumasloa Regarding
the Spanish rrsasy ana . COnnss.
siai Agreement Between tAs
i've Gsvsransasa.


ApcQ xt4leN@ large sara of the re-
port s devoted % the discussion of ~
troubles with Chinesa. which tha CoV.
ernor thinks are an undesiFabla alsmsni
% tie population, sud faE that reason
the Restriction Aol should b STRICTLY
enforced he speaka hopefully q ~
growing prodeeis o. the IafvlkoFV
there are now il operatian $50 miles a
railroad, and this leads the Governor lr
call attention 20 NE fact thai 4 number
o. roads havs noe earned the ianf
Waich have been granted them and he
reoommanoa thai the aane ba forfeited.
ne y anxi0as that WaahinQton Terri,
tory shall b admitted % TIE Unisn ~
STATES privilege which he claims for
Der on Account Of her increased popn.
iatlea and her great Importance a. q
commonWoalth.
The Presidents Prselamaslsn.
WAsan0roN, Osl. s7.-The Preulden,
issued the following proolamation lhii
afternoon.
WaEsras, Satisfactory proof has h,.,
given 70 me By The govsEnment cf spain
that no Discriminating duties, eennnnn
o. imports. Are imposed oF levied "a ne
islands of Cuba aF Porte Rioo uuon 49,
-. y N.AsstAI ANA-tAAtINus W HttlM1MH 81 N.#
United states. o. upon pFndnoa, mamn-
faciars OF merahandiEs iunporfsa n sha
same from the United stalea OF Eros
sny foreign ooantFy; and
Where's, The notification 81 such
abolition Of discriminating dutiew. tnn-
mage OF imports as aforesaid has haan
given b ne by q memoranduu aQrna-
ment signed this day Ia the Civ az
Washington between fha Secretary ~
the United States and the Envoy Fx-
iraordinary and Minister plenepofnn-
tiaFy Of her majesty. the Queen 81
spain. accredited 30 the Gorernmamk
Of the United States Of America. now.
Therefore, 4. Gfsver Cleveland. Preal.
dent of the United States of AmeFioa.
BY virtue Of the authority vested IN ma
By 3. ction 4228 Of she Revised Rtatntan
Of the United States, do hereby declare
and proclaim that from and after thia
date of my proclamation, being aisa tha
date Of The notification received nn
aforesaid, the foreign Discrimination
duties aud import within tho unitad
states are suspended and discontinued
90 FAR as respects the vessels of Spain
and the produce, manufactures 0F mar-
ehandise Imported IN said vessels into
the United States from tho Islands of
Cuba and Porto Rico, OF from any
other foreign counary, anch nuapenalon
TO continue 20 long as a reciprocal az
empilon Of vessels belonging 20 citizens
Of the United States aud their oarRoea
shall BE- continued Ia tha said ialanda of
Cuba and Porto Rioo, and 90 longer.
IN witness whereof, ] have heFeunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of ths
United states 70 Be Affixed
Done at tho city Of Washington, this
24th dag of October. IN The year % cur
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty six aud Of she indspsndonaa Of
the Uniaed States the one hundred and
fourth. Gnoynn Crrvrr.ANp.
By the Presidant, T. r. BA1Anp, Sec
retaFy OF State.
Following Is The aQreemenl referred
20 IN the Presidents proclamation and
the memorandum 0f agreement between
the 9overnment Of She United States
Of America and the Governments of
Spain for the reciprocal and compleia
suspension Of ell Discrimination on du.
ties, tonnage or imports Ia the unitef
States or IN the Islands of Ouba or Porto
kio0 upon the vessels Of She respaativa
countries and their carQ0ens
firat-That it Be positively under
stood that from this date a. absolute
equalization Of tonnage aud Import du-
lies ai once be applied % the products
Of and al articles proceeding from tha
Uniied states, or from any foreign
conutgy ID vessels owned by oitizsna 0s
tho DATED 5tates 10 the islands 0f Cuba
and Porto kioo, aud shat ne higher or
othor import duties will BE- levied upon
s1eh vessels aDd The merohaudise car
ried IN them aa aforesaid than are im-
posed on Spanish vessels and their oar
goes under the same circumstances.
Under the above conditions the PreaI-
dent o. the United States will at ouoo
issue bis proclamation declaring that
foreign discriminating duties on ton
mage and imports within the unltod
States are suspended and discontinued,
90 far 80 respects spanish vessels aud
the produce, manufactures and moF-
ahandis8 imported In them into she
United States from Spain, OF her pos
sessions aforesaid, or from any foreign
country. This memorandum pf agree .
ment Is offered By the GoyeTnment of
Spain and accepted b. the 0ogtFnmeu,
Of the United States as fell and aatla.
factory notification of the facts above
Eeeitea.
aseond-Ths Unitea States Minister
at Madrid will be Authorised 70 neoo.
tiate with the Spanish Minister Of Tor.
sign AaAiEa. eithaf By an agreemsnf og
= treaty. 90 as 70 pliea the commsrolal
relatians between the Unitad States aud
Spain on q permanent footing adFant-
aRoous 20 both countries.
In Wit eas Whsreof the undersigned,
ia behalf Of the G0gefnmenis 81 tho
Uniied States and Of Spain respective
u, have hoFsanto set thsif hands and
Done at wsshlaeiOa this 27th day q
October, A. d. 1856.
II. DnMunAoA r.. o.
The Treasury Department this after
noon issued circular Instructions %
OolleotoEs Of CuglOma and others IN
compliance with the above agresmont.
The spanish Treaty.
wAsarsaroN. Ost. I.--EvoF slnoo the
issue Of President Cisvsland'g pFocl q
matiou restoring DISCRIMINATING duties
on imports undeF The spanish GaR, ne
g0iiationa have been u progress b.
tween the Government of Spain and the
q tied States. looking 20 The adjust
tutNt Ok ne N8tNt4 IN AAA#4tHs AAAM4MM ~
90 f8fmai announcement has YET beon
made of lho result. Il Il learned that
the spanish 0ovoFnment - ready 20 90
oept tamrofarilg the Interpretation
piaced upon the tEegty b. tho United
States. and 70 cut into The third eoiamu
of duties a. set oui IA The treaty sn In
ports into the Spanish West Indies nu-
der the Amerioan flag. On the other
hand, tte proclamation ss-imposing She
discriminating duties on imports under
thu Spanish Gag viii b withdrawn b.
ths President. Although the arrange
mept viii b temporary Ia ehaFaator
with the oalenaibie obteot of aHof1iug
IN oppogtunitg fof The Negotiating 81 3
auppiemental tfealy, which shall fully
define Ehs points that have led 20 NE
controversy. yel q lB believed that an
agreement osn b reached b tbe SEQ
QogsFnmeats that viii obViaia ths n8-
oesaity faf the ratlheasion u o naw
treaty.