Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-06
RETALIATION.

Text of the Supplemental Bill Prepared by
the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
in Response to the Presidents Message
Power Conferred the President to
suspend Article Twenty-Five of the
Treaty of 1871 and to Collect Tolls on
Canals, if Necessary.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Chairman Bel
mont was present yesterday morning
and presided over the meeting Of
the House committee on foreign
affairs. The subcommittee. to whom
was referred the Wilson Retalia.-
tory bill, reported a substitute to
the full committee. In presenting the
substitute to the full commi ttee Chairman
Belmont said that it met mis- hearty APP
prevail, as it was similar to the bill he in
troduced in the last Congress with the
Retaliatory act, and which was unani-
mously passed by the House but was
amended by the Senate so rs to deprive
it of the railroad clause, which,
necessitated further legislation. The
committee in reaching its conclusion en-
braced in the substitute divided but once.
The Republican members proposed to
instruct the Department of State to
notify the Canadian Government that
the twenty ninth article Of the
treaty of 1s71-relating to the
transshipment of goods in bonds-had
been abrogated, and this was voted down
by the Democratic members. On the final
adoption of the bill there was a unani-
nous affirmative vote of tho COMMITTEES.
The committee reported the bill to the
House this afternoon and recommended
that it be taken up for consideration to-
morrow.
The bill provides that:
Section 1. Whenever.the President may deem
1t his duty to exercise any of the powers given
to him by an act entitled IAN act to authorize
the President of the United States to
protect and defend the rights of Amer
lean fishing vessels American fisher
men, American trading and other vessels,
in certain cases, and for other purposes ap-
proved March 8, 1887. it shall be lawful for the
President. in his discretion, by proclamation
to that effect, to suspend in whole or in part,
the transportation across the territory of
the United States, in bond and without
the payment of duty, of goods, wares and mer-
chandlse imported from any foreign country or
from the British Dominion in North America.
Sec. 2. Whenever the President shall be sat
isfied that there is any discrimination in the
use OF the Welland canal, the st. Lawrence
river canals. the Chambly canal, or
either of them, whether by tolls,
drawbacks, refund of tolls otherwise, which
is or may be detrimental to the interests of the
United States any of its citizens, it shall be
lawful for the President, in his discretion,
to issue proclamation to that effect.
vhereupon there shall be collected q toll
twenty cents ton on every foreign vessel
and her cargo passing through the Sault Ste.
Marie canal or the ST. Clair fats canal; and
the Secretary of the Treasury may authorize
or direct any of the customs officers to
collect the tolls levied under this act
or the President may, in his discretion, when
he is satisfied there is any such discrimination,
prohibit the use of said canal to any such for
egn vessels. The President, when satisfied that
oh djSn ion 11nc icSn ia
proclamation to that effect, in his discretion,
whereupon the tolls authorized by this act
shall no longer be collected and said prohibi-
ton, if rdered, shall cease
Sec 3. The Secretary of the Treasury is au-
thorized TO make any regulations needful to
carry this act into effect.