Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-28
N STATU QUO AGAIN.
.,,r SIZED RGPROCTY ABANDONED BY
Wv SPAIN, ~
D.,Y,,.s P,r n, Discriminating Duties on United
- s.,,s, s Tsssls and the Prssidsai Proeiaims The
D,ty on Spanish Imports OE-Ssnt- 4
men, on the Other Sids 7-f

r-,svryGroS, d. C., October 2T..-The
Inf issued the following this after
nOou. r.,,s.
America;
4 PROCLAMATION.
wgrpEAs. Satisfactory proof has been
IAN 70 me BY the Government Of Spain
-, go No discriminating duties Of tonnage
imports of Cuba and Porto Rico, upon
ii. wholly belonging to citizens of the
,,.;,e5 states. or upon the produce manu-
,,-,rr;ss or merchandise imported in the
me from the United States, or from any
areign country; and
WHEREAS. Notification OF such abolition
discriminating duties of tonnage. I'M
,,rtsas Aforesaid has been given to me by
r,enor1ndum OF agreement signed this
~, IN the City of Washington, between
~, S,rrrtlrv OF State of the United States
80 IN, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
T'sr,n,tcntary OF Her Majesty, the Queen
I,,,,,,, of spain accredited to the Govern
~ rf the United States, of America,
Nav therefore, Grover Cleveland,
p,..ijrnt OF the United States of America,
'.. rirrue of the authority vested in me by
..,;,r ls2-, OF the Revised Statutes of
.1s United states do hereby declare and
,-.,.r,im that from and after the date of
IN. nv proclamation being also the date
- m, ratification recorded as aforesaid,
,5s rprelgu discriminating duties and im-
,o-t with the Ii nited States are suspended
md discontinued, so far rs respects the
r-,sals OF Spain and the produce, manu-
.,.rrrpS or mechandiSe imported in said
y.,,I, INTO the United States from the is
Erds of Cuba and Porto Rico, or from any
o,brr foreign country; such suspension tOl
.a9rinre 80 long as the reciprocal exemp-
non u! vessels belonging to citizens of the
United states, and their cargOes shall be
,g,inued in the said islands of Cuba and
Porto Rico, ard no longer.
rw.tucSs whereof have hereuntO set
-.v hand and caused the seal ofthe United
,g,rs ro br affixed. Done at the city Of
Washington. this twenty-Seventh day OF
urabcr. IN the year Ofour Lord, one thou
sind. one hundred and eighty-siX, and Of
Independence Of the United States the
Ole hundred and eleventh. Signed
GROVER CLEVELAND, I
By the President.
T. +. BAYARD, Secretary of State.
rug ,cprrNfrN,r
Tie following is the agreement referred
. IN the Presidents proclamation:
Memorandum OfagTeement between the
Government of the United States OF
lmrr.rl and the Government OF Spain
nr the reciprocal and complete snSpen-
,.ol OF all discriminating duties OF ton
rlgy.ur impOSts in the United States and
IN tine stands o! Cuba and Porto Rico
upon vessels of the respective countries
and their C,,rgO2S.
"Fir,.-It Is positively understood that
from this date an absolute equalization oil
tonnage aud impOst duties will ut once be
arn.iel % the products of, and articles
Proceeding from the United States or
fnm any foreign country IN
vessels owned by citizens OF
,.p United States to the islands Of Cuba
and Porto Rico. and that no higher OF
other iru,0rt or tonnage duties will be lev
.riup,a such vessels, and the merChIn-
.,~,lv-ied I'm them rs aforesaid, than are
imposed upon Spanish vessels and their
clr-oaS uuder the same circumstances
Jndrr tie above conditions. the Presi-
dent O.. thc United States will at once Is
,le his proclamation declaring that the
foreign discriminating duties of tonnage
and imports within the United States are
suspended and discontinued, sn
TAR ~ respects Spanish
vr>sels and the produce, manu-
GrturrS or merchandise imported in them
into the United States from Spain or her
possessions aforesaid or from any foreign
country. This memorandum Of agree
ucnt Is offered by the Government OF
Spain and accepted by the Government OF
The uitrj States ~ a full and satisfactory
ortlhcation Of the facts above cited.
srclnd-The United States Minister at
Madrid will he authorized to negotiate
S.th yhe Minister for. Foreign Affairs,
Nstutl ~ stll IIIGCluCUl VI y kAtANg, " -
TO place the commercial relations between
tue United States and Spain on q perma-
lieut. footing advantageous to both coun-
tries
In witness whereof, the undersigned, in
behalf Of the Government of the L aited
states and Of Spain respectively, have here
unto set their siguS and seals
Done At Washington this tyenty-seyenth
dyofOrtober. 4. D., 1886. go.
Signed T. +. BAYARD, LIS. ]
+. De MURUACA, LIS J
CIRCULAR To COLLECTORS
The Treasury Department this afternoon
issued the following circular to Collectors
oiCu>toms, and others in regard 10 the
Supen7jon OF diticreDtial duties on cargOes
n Spanish vessels: Officers OF the Gus
tons will observe the instruction con-
tanned in the proclamation of the
President dated to-day, suspending the
collection Of foreign discriminating duties
Of tonnage and imports within the United
States 80 GIr Is respect; the vessels ofSpain
and the produce manufacturers, or mer-
Gl1naiSr imported in said vessels into the
United States from the islands of Cuba OF