The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-02-12
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
The United States and Brazil Re.
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manship Successful.
We publish on our out side form the
first announcement of the treaty agrees
ment between the United States and
Brazil in conformity to the provision of
the Mckinley tariff bill. The formal an
nouncement of the treaty arrangements
was made on the 9th III the following
proclamation by the President
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, pursuant to section 3 OF the act of
Congress approved October ], iSA entitled AN
act to reduce the revenue a nd euualize dutias on
imports ana for other purposes, The Secretary of
State OF the United States OF America rOmnlllni
Gated to the government Of the United States of
Brazil the action OF the Congress OF the United
States OF America, with view to secure reel
procal trade in declaring the articles enumerat-
coffee and hides to be exempt from duty upon
their importation into the United States OF
America; and whereas the envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentary of Brazil, at Wash
inSton, has communicated to the Secretary of
State the fact that, in due reciprocity for and
cOnSiderat ton of the admission into the United
States of America free of ali duty OF the articles
enumerated in section OF said act, the govern
III ent of Brazil has by legal enactment, author
lied the admission, from ana after A lri |, 1891
Tito all the established ports of entry of Brazil
Tree OF all duty, whether national, state or mum
lclial Ol Tile Articles OF merchandise named III
the following schedule, provided that the same
De the product and manufacture OF the United
States of America.
Frst-Schedue of articles to he admitted free
into Brazil. Wheat, wheat hour. corn maize
and the manufactures thereof, including corn
meal and starch; rye rychUur, buckWheat buck-
wheat -four and barley, potatoes, beans and
peas hay and oats, pork sailed including picked
pork and bacon, except hams; fish, salted, dried
or picked, cottonseed oil, coal, anthracite and
bituminous, rOSn, tar pitch and turpentne,
agricultural tools, Implements ana machinery,
mining and mechanical tools, implements and
machinery, Including stationary and portable
engines, and all machinery for manufacturing
AMI Industrial purposes, except SEWING ma
chimes, instruments and books for the arts and
sciences; railway construction material and
equipment. And that the government of Brazil
has, by legal enactment, further authorized the
admission into all the established ports of entry
of Brazil, with a reduction OF :95 per centum of
the duty designated on the respective articles in
the tariff now in force or which may hereafter
be adopted in the United States of Brazil,
whether national, State or municipal, of IL, ar
ticleS or merchandise named in the following
schedule, provided that the same be the product
manufacture of the United States of America.
econd.Schedule of articles to be admitted
into Brazil with reduction of duty OF twenty
five per centum: Lard and substitutes there
for, bacon hams, butter and cheese, canned and
preserved meats, fish, fruits and vegetables,
manufactures of cotton, including cotton cloth
ing, manufactures of iron and steel, single OF
mixed, not included in the foregoing free
schedule. leather and the manufactures thereof,
except boots and shoes; lumber, timber ana the
manufactures of wood, including cooperage,
ages; manufactures of rubber.
And that the government of Brazil has further
provided that the laws and regulations adopted
to protect its revenue and prevent fraud in the
declarations and proof that the articles named
i'll the foregoing schedules are the product or
manufacture OF the United States of America
shall place no undue restrictions on the import
en-, nor impose any additional charges of fees
therefor on the articles imported
And whereas, the Secretary OF State has by my
direction. given ASSURANCE to the envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Brazil
WDshin tEHt ttliS
menb OF Brazil in granting exemption of duties
to the products and manufactures of the United
States of America is accepted as a due fceprO-
city for the action of Congress as set forth in
section of said act.
Now therefore be it known that l. Benjamin
Harrison President of the United States OF
America, have caused the above stated modih
cations of the tariff law of Brazil to BIO made
public for the information of the citizens OF the
United States of America
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal OF the United States to
Done at the city of Washington this fifth day
OF February, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety one, and of the Independence of the Tn
tied States of America the one hundred and
fifteenth.
[seall BENJAMIN HARRISON.
~, JAMES {. Blame, Secretary of State.
between Secretary Blaine and the brazilian
minister upon the subject of reciprocity was
written by Mr.. Blaine and Was dated November
Senior Mendonca of the passage of the act Of
October !, 1850, in which provision is made tor
the admission intothe ports of the United States
under certain conditions, free of all duty, GER
tain specified articles of commerce, with view
to securing reciprocal trade with those countries
producing those articles. MIR. Blaine expresses
the hope that the government OF Brazil Will
meet the government of the United States in Il
spirit Of sincere friendship III tie desire fors such
trade relations with thaf country as shall be re-
equal, and that it may be tie happy
:ot6une 81 Senior Mendonca and himself TO I've in
Stfumental i'll establishing commercial relations
between the two republics on permanent basis
of reciprocity profitable alike to both.
In his reply. dated January 81, 1871, Senior Men |
donca informs Mr.. Blainp that the United States
of Brazil are equally animated Icy desire to
streng then ana perletuate the friendly relations
which happily exist between them and the Uni |
ted States OF America, and to establish basis |
of reciprocity and equality. He then gives in
detail a list of those articles which his govern
ment is willing to admit duty free from tie
United States, and those upon which a reduction
OF - per cent from the present duty would be
made. He also states what rights as to admin
iStl...titps,
Mr. Blaine on the same day, i'll note to SanOr |
MendOnca, expresses his satisfaction ut the /
action of the IsraZiian gpFerMalfsnt III tho mat
ter, and asks Strof Mend0nca TO meet him at
The Department of State TO agree upon the time |
and manner of making public announcement OF
this new commercial Arrangement.