Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-30
clEvELAND'S PROCLAMATION.
Cubau and United States Reciprocity
Further Particulars Of the
Car Robbery.
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION,
T., which Reciprocity of Non-Collection
Of Spanish Duties Is Proclaimed.
WASHINGTON, October 27.-The President
;ssu.d the following proclamation this af

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WASHINGTON, October 27.-The Presiden
;ssu.d the following proclamation this al
~, The President of the United stntes of America
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS. Satisfactory proof has beer
Given to me by the Government Of Spair
that no discriminating duties in tonnag,
m imports are imposed or levied in tn,
Islands OF Cuba and Porto Rico upon yes
sells wholly belonging to citizens Of tn.
United States, upon produce, manufac
lures or merchandise imported into ths
same from the United States or from any
foreign country; and
Whereas, Notification OF such abolition
OF discriminating duties Of tonnage and i'm
ports as Aforesaid has been given to me by
memorandum agreement signed this day in
the city OF Washington, D. c.; between tht
Secretary of State of the United States
and the Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentiary of her Majesty thu
Queen Regent of Spain, accredited to tht
Government of the United States Of Amer
lea now therefore
/, Grover Cleveland, President Of the
United States OF America, by virtue OF the
authority vested in me by Section 4, ,226
of the revised statutes OF the United States,
do hereby declare and proclaim that from
and after date OF this, my proclamation,
being also date OF notification received az
aforesaid, foreign discriminating duties
and import within the United States are
suspended and discontinued so far as re-
spects the vessels of Spain and the produce
and manufacturers of merchandise, or
merchandise imported in said vessels into
The United States from the islands of Cuba
or Porto Rico, or from any other foreign
country. Such suspension is to continue
an long as reciprocal exemption OF vessels
belonging to citizens of the United States
and their cargoes shall be continued in
said islands OF Cuba and Porto Rico and
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
nv hand and caused the seal OF the United
States to be affixed. Done at the city OF
Washington this twenty-seventh day of
October, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-six,
and of the independence of the United
States one hundred and fourth.
BY the President.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
TT. BAYARD, Secretary OF State.
The following is the agreement referred
to by the Presidents proclamation:
Memorandum of agreement between
the government of the United States
of America and the government OF
Spain for the reciprocal and complete sus-
peuson of all discrimination duties OF ton
mage or imports in the United States and
in the islands ofCuba and Porto Rico upon
vessels of the respective countries and their
cargoes.
First. It is positively understood that
from this date an absolute equalization OF
tonnage and import duties will at once be
applied to products OF and articles pro-
ceeding from the United States or from any
foreign country in vessels owned by citizens
Of the United States to the islands Of Cuba
and Porto Rico and that no higher or
other import or tonnage duties will be
levied upon such vessels and merchandise
carried in them as aforesaid as are imposed
upon Spanish vessels and their cargoes
under the same circumstances.
Under the above conditions the Presi-
dent of the United States will at once issue
his proclamation declaring that foreign
discriminating duties OF tonnage and I'M
ports within the United States are suspen'
ded and discontinued SO far as respects
Spanish vessels and produce, manufac-
tures or merchandise imported in them into
the United States from Spain or her pos
sessions aforesaid, or from any ioreign
country This memorial OF agreemenC ID
offered by Spain and accepted by the GOV,
ernment OF the United States as full and
satisfactory notification OF facts above re-
cited. Secondly, the United States minis
ter at Madrid will be authorized to ne
gotiate with the minister for foreign al
fairs, either by an agreement or a treaty,
80 as to place commercial relations DE-
tween the United States and Spain on per-
manent footing, advantageous to both
countries. In whereof the undersigned: in be-
half of the Government OF the United States
and of S,,ain respectfully, have here'nto
set their hands and seals. Done at wash
ington, this twenty-seventhd day OF OCTOBER
S;oned TT. BAYARD,
E.. DE MURUACA.
The Treasury Department this afternoon
issued circular of instructions to collec'
tors of customs and Others in compliance
with the above agreement.