The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-06
RECIPROCITY.
NEGOTIATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL
RELATIONS SUCCESSFUL.


WASHINGTON, Feb 5.-The proclama-
tlon of the President tonight In regard
70 the new treaty OF reciprocity with
Brazil was q matter of general rejoic-
ing among public men of every party.
There Is reason to state that this Is
only the forerunner of a number OF
treaties of similar kind with other
South American Republics and with
Mexico. 1t Is also said that a treaty
with Spain for reciprocity with Cuba
Is well under way. The only two South
American countries with which not
much progress has Yet been made in
negotiating treaties, according TO re-
ports are Chill and Peru.
By tho President of the United States
OF America,
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas. Pursuant to Section 0 OF
the act of Congress approved October
j, 1890, entitled AN Act to Reduce the
Revenue and Equalize Duties ON I'm
ports and for Other Purposes,r the
Secretary OF State of the United States
4 OF America communicated to the Gov
ernment Of the United States of Brazil
the action OF the Congress of tho
United States of America, with a view
to secure reciprocal trade, in declaring
NhN III Eilu DtNblOtl
y, to wit sugars, molasses, coffee, and
hides, to be exempt from duty upon
their importation into the United
States OF America.
And whereas, the Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Piepipotentiary OF
Brazil at Washington has communi-
Gated to the Secretary OF State the fact
that In due reciprocity for and con-
sideration OF the admission into the
IT..fN tod N.t -
duty, OF the articles enumerated in
Section 3. the Government of Brazil
has, by legal enactment, authorized
the admission, from and alter April /,
1891, into all the established ports of
entry of Brazil free from all duty,
whether national, State or municipal,
OF the articles of merchandise named
In the following schedule. provided
that tho same be the product and
manufacture OF the United States of
America:
/. Schedule of articles to be admit
. ted free into Brazil.
Wheat, wheat flour, corn or maize,
and the manufacture thereof, includ.
ing corn meal and starch; rye, rye
Hour, buckwheat, buckwheat flour
and barley; potatoes, beans and peas;
hny and oats; pork, salted, including
picked pork and bacon, except hams;
fish, salted, dried, or pickled; cotton.
seed oil; coal, anthracite and bitumi-
nous; rosin, tar, pitch and turpentine;
agricultural tools, implements and ma
chinery; mining and mechanical tools,
implements and machinery, including
stationary and portable engines, and
all machinery for manufacturing and
industrial PURPOSES, except sewing
machines; instruments and books for
the arts and sciences; railway con-
construction material and equipments.
And that the Government OF Brazil
has, by legal enactment, further au-
thoriEed the admission into all the
established ports of entry OF Brazil,
with reduction of twenty-five per
centum of the duty designated on the
respective articles In the tariff now in
force or which may hereafter be adopt.
cd in the United States of Brazil,
whether national, state or municipal.
OF the articles of merchandise named
IN tho following schedule, provided
that the same he the product or manu-
lactuie OF the United States OF Amer
lea
2. Schedule OF articles TO be ad-
mitted into Brazil with Il reduction of
duty OF % per centum, lard and sub
Btitutes therefore; bacon hams; butter
and cheese, canned and preserved
meats, fish, fruits and vegetables;
manufactures of cottons including
cotton clothing; manufactures of iron
and steel, single or mixed, not In
cluded in The foregoing free schedule;
leather and the manufactures thereof.
except boots and shoes; lumber, tim
per, and the manufactures of wood,
including cooperage, furniture of all
Kinds, wagons, carts and carriages;
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 dec
iarations, and proof that the articles
named in the foregoing schedules are
tho product and manufacture of the
United States of America shall place
no undue restrictions on the importer,
nor iIuposeany additional charges of
fees therefore on the articles imported.
And whereas, the Secretary OF State
has by my direction given assurance
to the Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentiary of Brazil at Wash
ington that this action of the govern
ment OF Brazil in granting exemption
Of duties TO the products and manu-
factures OF. the United States of
America is accepted as a due reci-
proeity for the action of Congress as
set forth in section of said act.
Now, therefore. he it known, that |,
BENJAMIN Harrison, President of the
Unit d States of America, have caused
the above stated notifications of the
tarin law of Brazil to be made public
for tho information of the citizens OF
the United States OF America.
In testimony whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
OF the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
9Th day OF February, one thousand
eight hundred and nipety-one, aud of
the Independence of the United States
OF America the one hundred and
fifteenth.
(Signedl BENJAMIN HARRISON.
- By the President:
{Seal JAMES q. BLAINE,
k~l Secretary of State.
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