Evening journal., 1891-02-06
BRAZILIAN RECIPROCITY.
The President Issues an Impor-
tant Proclamation.
A PROSPEROUS ERA PaEDIcrED.

Most Beneficial Results VIII, II Is said.
Rasul. Under the New Arrangement for
Both the United states aud Her New
sister Republic In south America.
WASHINGTON, Feb 6-The president has
issued the formal proclamation announc-
ing the reciprocity agreement with Brazil
under the new tariff law The president,
in his proclamation, says:
The Presidents Proclamation.
Whereas pursuant 70 section Of the act of
congress approved oct !, lsgO entitled "An act
p reduce the revenue and nIuali2e duties on
imports and for other purposes y the socretnrv
nf state of the United States of America con,
municated to the government of the unitea
states of Brazil the action ~ the conf.ress 9f
the United States of America with Wow Ia
securing reciprocal trade. Ia declaring tho arti.
cles enumerated in said section B to wit: sug.
ar5, nolas-es, coffee and hides. to be EXEMPT
from duty upon their importation into ths
United States 90 America
what Brazil win DO.
And, whereas the envoy extraordinary and
minister pleuipotentiary Of Brazil NJ Washing.
ton has communicated 90 the secretary Of state
the fact that, in due reciprocity tor and consid
Grafton % the admission intn the United States
% America free of an duty OF the articles ennr.
HtatAfA ~ eilhA D OF htilN act rle government
Of Brazil has, by legal enactment authorized the
admission. from and after April 4 1891 into Az
the established ports of entry OF Brazil free of
all duty, whether national state on municipal
OF tho articles or merchandise named In the FOL.
lowing schedule, provided that the same be the
product and manufacture OF the United States
Of America.
Wheat wheat aour; corn or maize. and thu
manufactures thereof, including corn meal and
starch rye, rye -four bucswhoat -four and
barley potatoes, beans and neaa hay and
oats; pork, salted, including pici1lcd pork
and bacon, except hams; fish salted, dried OF
pieHiedi cotton seed oil; coal anthracite and
bituminousi rosn tar, pitch and turpentine:
Agricultural tools, implements and machinery
including stationary and portable engines, and
All machinery for manufacturing aud Industrial
purposes, except sewing machines; Instruments
and books Tor the arts and sciences railway
construction material and equipment
And that the government of Brazil has by
legal enactment further authorized the aolmis.
sion into an the established ports af entry 81
Brazil with reduction of - per cent of the
duty designated om 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 the
articles Qr merchandise named Ia the following
schedule provided that the same be tho product
or manufacture of the United stat "a of America
The Twenty five Per Cent. Reduction.
Lard and substitutes therefor bacon hams
butter and cheese, canned and preserved meats
fish fruit and vegetables manufactures Of cot.
ton, including cotton clothing manufactures
~ iron and steel, single or mixed not included
Ia the foregoing free schedule. leather and the
manufactures thereof. except boots and shoes;
lumber timber and the manufactures OF wood
including rooperage furniture 81 an kinds
wagons, carts and carriages manufactures OF
ruhheT
50 That All May Know.
And that tho government Of Brazil has further
provided that the laws and regulations adopfed
20 protect its revenue and prevent frrud IN the
declarations and proof that the articles named
In the foregoing schedules are the product or
manufacture OF the United States Of America
shall place no undue restrictions on the im-
porter, nor impose any additional charges or
fees therefor on the articles imported
Now, therefore be IL known that l. BENJAMIN
harrEoni president Of the United States OF
America, have caused the above stated modih.
cations OF the tariff law OF Brazil 60 be made
public for the information OF the citizens of the
United states Of America
The Diplomatic Correspondence.
The correspondence which led up TO this
reciprocal agreement opened with com
munication from Secretary Blaine ad.
dressed to Mr.. NIendonca the Brazilian
minister on the Sd Of November last. in
which Mr. Blaine suggested the establish
ment Of commercial relations under the
reciprocal provisions of the new tariff law,
on permanent basis Of reciprocity, profit
able alike TO both Brazil and the United
States, aud assuring the Brazilian govern
ment that no export tax would be imposed
by the United States upon goods manu-
featured in the United States that might
be admitted into Brazil duty free To this
Minister Mendonca replied ON Jan. 81,
communicating the fact that his govern
ment had authorized the admission into
Brazilian ports of the various articles
mentioned in the presiden - proclaim
tion and upon the terms specified in that
document, and also assuring the secretary
Of state that Brazil would not increase the
export tax on any of the articles enumerat-
ed il exported to the United States