Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-02-07
President Harrison Issues an
Official Proclamation Regard
ing Reciprocal Trade
With Brazil
The Braziliau Government Has
Notifieo the United States
Of their Tariff.
To Secure Bee prooai Trade.

WAsHINGToN. Feb. 5.-The presi-
dent late this afternoon issued the
following proclamation:
BY the pre-ident Of the United States OF
AmeTIcs: Proclamation.
WHEREAS, Pursuant TO section 8.
Of an act of congress approved October
lst, 1880. entitled: IAN act to reduce
revenue and equalize duties 90 imports.
and for other purposes" The secre-
tsry T state Of the United States Of
America has communicated the gov
eminent Of the United States OF Brazil
action Of the congress Of the United
States Of America, with a view TO
secure reciprocal trade in declaring
the articles enumerated in said section
3, to-wit: sugars, mo asses, coffee aud
hides 10 be exempt from duty upon
their importation into the United
States Of Americs; and
WHEREAS, The envoy extraordin-
airy and minister plenipOientiary Of
Brazil at Washington has communi-
Gated 70 the secretary OF state the fact
that in due reciprocity for and the
consideration # the admission into
the United States of America free o.
ell duty Of the articles enumerated in
section Of said set, the government
Of Brazil has by legal enactment
authorized the admission from and
after April I, 1891, into all established
ports Of entry uf Brazil. free of all duty.
whether national, state or municipal
of the articles OF merchandise named
in the following scho iule. provided
that the same be product and manu-
fscturp Of the United Ctates Of America.
], Schedule ofarticlesto be admitted
free into BrsZil: Wheat; wheat -four;
corn or maize, and Manufactures there
of, Including eorDmeal and starch;
rye, rye -four, buckwheaf, buckwheat
-four. and barley; potatoes, beans and
peas; hay and oats; pork, salted. In
cluding picked pork and bacon. ex-
cept bsms; 6sh. sslted. dried or
picked; cotton -se d oil; coal, anthra-
cite ard bituminous; rosiD tsr, pitch
and tuIpentIne; agricultural tolls,
implements and EIaehinsry; mining
and mecbsnic tools, implements and
n 1cb'neTy. including stationary and
portable engines and all machinery for
manufacturing and industrial pur-
poses. except sewing machines; iustru-
ments and books for the Prts and
sciences, railway construction materiPl
and equipment. And the government
Of Brf iii he's, by legal enactment,
further authorized the admission into
all the established ports Of entry o
Brf fzn. with a reduction OF ?5 per cen
trm of the du.y designated on the
respective articles ~ the feriff now in
force, OF which my hereafter be
adopted in the United States Of Brazil,
whether national state or municipal.
on a. ticis named in the following
scbe d1le. provided the sSGe be a pro-
duet OF manufsg,ur. Of the United
Stat Of America.
A schedule Of the articles 70 be sd-
mTtted into Brazil with reduction of
the duty Of 25 per centum: Lard and
substitutes therefor; bacon, hams,
butter aud cheese; canned and pre-
served ueats. fish, fruits and vege -
bles; manufactures OF cotton including
clothing; manufactures OF iron aud
steel, single or mixed. not included Ia
the foregoing free schedule; leather
and msnufaciures thereof, except boots
snd shoes; lumber, timber and manu-
fsctures Of wO 4. 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 aud
regulations adopted TO protect It's
revenue and prevent fraud 10 declara-
tions and proof that the articles named
IN the foregoing schedule are the pre-
duct or manufacture OF the Unit 4
States Of America. shall place no undue
restrictions on the importer, nor i'm
pose any sdditionai chsrges or fees
therefor on the articles imported.
And whereas, the secretary Of. state
has given sssurance 10 the envoy ex-
.raordinary aud minister plsnipofen-
tie y OF Brsz'iat Wssf'ngton that this
action Of the government Of Brazil in
granting exemption Of duties 10 pro-
ducts and manufactures Of the United
States Of America is accepted e. due
reciprocity for the action Of congress,
as set forth IN section 8 Of said act.