Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-11-04
WEST INDLAN COMMERCE..
Reciprocal Relations temporarily
Re-eatabltsheds

II
Re-establtsheds
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The President
issued the following proclamation this
| afternoon:
Ry the President of the United States Of
America,
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, Satisfactory proof has bean
given to me by the government of Spain
that no discriminating duties Of tonnage or
| imposts are imposed or levied In the Islands
Of Cuba and Porto Rico upon vessels wholly
belonging to citizens Of the United States,or
upon the produce, manufactures or ner-
chandise imported in the same from the
United States or from any foreign country;
and
WHEREAS, Notification of such abolition
OF discriminating duties of tonnage and i'm
posts, as aforesaid, has been given to me by
a memorandum of agreement signed this
day in the city of Washington between the
Secretary of State OF the Omitted States and
the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary OF Her Majesty the Queen
Regent of Spain accredited to the govern.
ment OF the United States Of America;
Now, therefore, !, Grover Cleveland,
President Of the United States OF America,
by virtue Of the authority vested in me by
section 1928 Of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, do hereby declare aud pro-
claim that from and after the date OF this
my proclamation, being also the date OF the
notification received as aforesaid, the for
eign discriminating duties Of tonnage and
lmpost within the United States are sus-
pended and discontinued so far as respects
the vessels Of Spain, and the produce, manu-
features or merchandise imported In said
vessels into the United States from the
islands OF Cuba and Porto Rico or from any
other foreign country, such suspension to
continue so long as the reciprocal exemp-
ton Of vessels belonging to citizens of the
United States and their cargoes shall be
continued in the said islands of Cuba and
Porto Rico, and no longer.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set
my 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 Lori one thousand eight hundred
and eiShty-six, and OF tho independence OF
the United States the one hundred and
eleventh. GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President:
TT. BAYAaD,
Secretary Of State.
The following is tho agreement referred
TO in the President's proclamation
Memorandum Of agreement between tho
government OF the United States OF America
| and the government OF Spain for the re-
ciprocal and complete suspension of all dis
| eliminating duties OF tonnage or imposts
| Cuba and Porto Rico upon vessels of the
| respective countries and their chrgoes:
First. 1t is positively understood that
| from this date an absolute equalization of
tonnage and impost duties will at once be
| applied to the products OF and articles Lro-
ceedlng from the United States or from any
| foreign country In vessels owned by cin-
zens Of the United States to the islands OF
| Cuba and Porto Rico, and that no higher or
| other impost or tonnage duties will be
i levied upon such vessels, and the merchaR-
| disc carried In them, as aforesaid, than are
imposed upon Spanish vessels and their
cargoes under the same circumstances.
Under the above conditions, the President
of the United States will at once Issue his
proclamation declaring that the foreign dis
| eliminating duties of tonnage and impost5
within the United States are suspended and
discontinued so far as respects Spanish YES
sells and the produce, manufactures or mer-
chandise Imported In them into the United
States from Spain or her possessions atore-
said, or from any foreign country.
This memorandum ofagreementis offered
by the government of Spain, and accepted
by the government Of the United States, as
full and satisfactory notification Of the
facts above recited.
Secondly, the United States Minister at
Madlid Will be authorized to negotiate with
the Minister for Foreign Affairs, either by an
agreement or treaty, so as TO place the
commercial relations between the United
States and Spain on q permanent footing
advantageous to both countries.
In witness whereof the undersigned, In
behalf OF the government OF the United
States and Of Spain respectively, have here
unto set their hands and seals.
Done at Washington this twenty-seventh
day OF October, A. D., 1885.
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