Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-12
HEADS THE LIST.
Brazil Is First TO Accept the REQ
iprocity Proposition.
President Harrison Issues a Proclamation
Detailing the Provisions OF the
Treaty Benefits to
This Country.
- TRADE RELATIoNs.

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IaJe 1nufsuaH dit-rhOOn ISSUED the IOl-
lowing proclamation:
"By the President OF the limited states Of
Anerica-A proclamation:
"WHEREAs Pursuant 70 sections. act Of Con
gress approved October l. 1870 entitled An
Act 10 Reduce the Revenue ana FaraIizs
Duties Oh Imports ana for other pnrDo.es the
Secretary 81 state ~ the United states 81
America communicated % the United states Of
Brazil the action of tte ltJugress OF the Tinted
states Of America with a view 10 secase re-
ciprocal trlas I'll declaring the articles enuraer-
ated I'm said section 3-to wit SUGARS ns1I.f-5ns
coffee and hides. TO be- EXEMPT from dlltg mon
their ifnUortaf on into the United States OF
America: and
-THERrks TIE Envoy Fxtraor liua~g and
Minister Pleusp3teutiary Of Brazil al washing
ton has communicated TO the Secretary Of
State the fact that ia due reciprocity aud for
consideration Of the admission into the United
States 81 America free Of all duty Of the
articles enumerated in section 3 OF said act
the Government Of Brazil has BY legal enact
ment authorized the admission from and
after April T. 1891 into all the established ports
Of entry Of Brazil. free OF all duty. whether
National State or municipal OF the articles OF
merchandise named in the following schedule
provided that - same be the product and
manufacture Of al.e United States OF America
Schedule OF articles to be admitted free
into Brazil: Wheat, wheat -four corn or maize
and the manufacture thereof, including corn.
meal and starch; rye, rye -four buckwheat
buckwheat flour ana barley; potatoes. beans
and peas hay and oats pork salted, Including
picked pork aud bacon except hams, fish
sailed, dried or pickled cottonseed oil; coal
anthracite and bitumin0us; resin tar, pitch
and turpentine; agricultural tools implements
and machinery. mining and mechanical tools,
AIRY and portable engines and all machinery for
manufacturing and Industrial purposes. except
sewing machines; instruments and books for
the arts and sciences; railway construction ma.
terial and equipment.
"And that the Government of Brazil has by
legal enactment further authorized the admis-
sion into all the established ports OF entry Of
Brain. with a reduction OF y per cent Of the
duty designated ON the respective article in the
tariff now in force or which may hereafter be
adopted In the United States OF Brazil, whether
National state or municipal OF the articles or
merchandise named In the following schedule.
providing that the same be the product or man
ufacture ofthe United States Of America: Lard
and substitutes therefor bacon hams. butter
and cheese. canned and preserved meets, fish.
fruits and vegetables; manufactures of cotton.
including cotton clothing; manufactures of iron
and steel, single or mixed. not included in the
foregoing schedule: leather and the manufact
ures thereof, except boots and shoes; lumber
timber and the manufactures of wood. includ-
ing cooperagp furniture OF all kinds. wagons
carts ana carriages; manufactures OF rubber.
And that the Government of Brazil has
further provided that the laws and regulations,
auopseu y pFo,eo' ~ revenue ana prevent
articles nanad II ne fo,ooig schadnIes 49, 49,
the product or manufacture OF the United
States Of America, shall place no undue re-
stflcelous Ga 1ne importer or impose any ad
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WHEREAS. The Secretary Of state has nv
my direction given assurance to the Envoy Ex
traordnaFy and Minister Pientpotentiary OF
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duties 10 ne products ana rnanufactrIres 81 me
United states u America Is accepted as a due
reciprocity for the action Of Congress as set
tort !. sereiea y sag ac Now. therefore,
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caused the aboge-stated notifications OF the
tariff law of Brazil to be made public for the in
formation Of the citizens OF the United States
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my hand and caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixed
Done at the city Of Washington, this fifth
uay Jay q Feoraafy, enc thouSana elsnt hundred
tinted states ~ amerca tbe one bun5rad d aud sr9
fifteenth. BENJAMIN HARRISON.
by the President;
JAMES Z. BLAINE Secretary OF State
Cnder the provisions OF the agree
meht bfazll reduces her import charges