The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-06
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
Formal Announcement Of the Rccipro-
city Agreem ent.

4
city Agreem
WASHINGTON. ID. c., FEB. j.--Prcsident
Harrison late this afternoon issued the
formal proclamation announcing the reel
procity agreement with Brazil under the
new lalh law. The President IN his proc
lamali0u says:
Whereas. pursuant 20 section OF the Act
# Congress approved October /, 1880 entl-
tied "An act to reduce the revenue and
cqualze duties on imports, aud for other
purposes the Secretary of state Of the
United states Of America communicate 10
dee Government Of the United states OF Bra
I'll the action Of the Congress OF the United
states of America. with a view TO secure re-
ciprocal trade, IN declaring the articles
enumerated in said section 3, to-wit;
sugars, mOlasses, coffee and hides TO be eN-
.mpt from duty Upon their importation into
the nited states Of America.
And. whereas, the Envoy EXtraOrdiBar!
and Minister PienipOtentiarl cf Brazil, AT
" ashingtOn, has communicated 10 the
secretary Of state the fact that in due re-
.iprOcty for and in consideration OF the ad-
mission into the United states Of America
free Of all duty on the articles enumerated
IN section II said act, the Government OF
Brazil has, by legal enactment. authorized
me admission from and after April /, ls9l'
into all the established potts of entry Of
8raZil, free Of ali duty. whether national,
state, or municipal, OF the articles or mtr-
rhandise named IN the following schedule.
provided that the same be- the product and
manufacture Of the United states oi
America.
ARTICLES ADMITTED PREE TO BRAZIL.
Wheat. wheat flour, corn or maiz', and
the manufactures thereof. including corn
meal aud starch; rye. rye Hour, buckWhedi'
puckNA-at hour, and barley. potatoes.
beans. and peas. hay and oats, pork, salied
included. picked pork aud bacon, except
lams: tish. saited, dried. or picked; cotton
seed oil. coal, anthracite and bltuminous,
rosin, tar pitch, and tnrpeniine, aSricui-
urai tools. implements, and machinery, IN
clgding stationary and portable englnes,
aud all machinery for manufacturing ahu
Industrial puIlO-0 0s. except seWlng'ha-
chimes; instruments and books for the arts
nd scierccs. railway construction mate
rial and equipment.
REpuCTl0N OF - PER CENT.
And that the Government Of Brazil has,
hY legal enactment, further authorized the
uluii-Si1n into all the established ports OF
-ntrv OF Brazil, with reduction OF twenty
i've Der centum Of the duty designated o.
the respeciiye article in the tirih nov ~
force. or which NAV hereafter be adopted
M tue lni'ed : atCs of Brazil. Whet0er
national, state or municipal, OF tnt
articles or merchandise. named, III
the following schedule, provided that int
sam, BE- the product or manufacture OF
IN. United Siaps Of America; Lara ahu
substitutes therefor, ha,On halns, Outter an'
cheese. canned and preserved meats. fHn.
q al
cift0u including cotton clothing, Inanuldc-
lures OF lrOn and steel, single or mixed, nOl
included in the lregOing free schedule,
leather and the manufactures tneIeOi, eA-
cent boots ard shoes! lumber; timber, ana
me manufactures o. wood, Including coop
.rt0e. furniture of all kinds, wagons, carts
and carriages and manufactures OF rubber
And that the Government OF Brazil has
further provided that the laws'and regu a.
lions adopted TO protect lis revenue ana
prcNcnt fraud In the declarations ala TOO
that the articles named ID the FOREGOING
schedules are the Product or m9nuiactur'
Of the 'nited States Of Amelica shaIl place
no undue restrictions on the importer nor
impose any additional charges or fees there
for on the articles imported.
Now therefore, he il known that j, benJa-
min Harrison, President of the United
states of America, have caused the above
stated notifications OF the tarin laws oi
Brazil TO be made public for The inlorma-
ton Of the citizens OF the United states Oh
AmeriCa,
CORREsPONDESck.
The correspondence which led up to this
reciprocal agreement opened with com
municatiOn from Secretary Blame, au'
dressed TO MI. Aendonca, the braLliian
Minister. on the 3rd OF November, last, III
which Mr.. Blaine suggested the establish
.ment ola commercial relation under the
reciprocal provisions Of the new Tarih law'
ON a permanent basis Of reciprocity, proht,
able alike to both Brazil aud tue li,eu
states, and assuring the Brazilian ooVern,
ment that no export tax would be imposed
by the United States upon goods manuiae-
ttlred i'm the pnited States, that mlghi De s"'
mj,ted into iirazii duty Tree.
TO this Minister Mendonca replied on
January 3lst, communicating the TACT 'n''