Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-01

! gress OF the United States of America, with a
view to secure reciprocal trade, in declaring
the articles enumerated in said section 8, 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 extra ordinary and
! minister plenlpOtentlarv of the Dominican Re-
public at Washington has communicated to the
special plenipotentiary of the United States the
| fact that in reciprocity and compensation for
the admission into the United States of America
| free OF al duty of the articles enumerated in
| section of said act, the government of the
| Dominican Republic will, BY due legal enact
ment, admit, from and after September l. 1891.
into all the established ports of entry of the
! dominican Republic. the articles or merchan-
! disc named i'll the following schedules. on the
| terms stated therein. provided that the same
| be the product o. manufacture of the United
States and proeesa directly from the ports Of
said states:
| Articles to be admitted free of duty into the
Dominican Republic:
1. Animals, live
2. Meats OF all kinds, sailed or in brine, but
| not smoked.
8. Corn or maize. cornmeal and starch.
4 Oats, barley, rye and buckvheat and -four
| OF these cereals.
5. Hay, bran and straw for forage.
| t. Trees, plants, vines and seeds and grains
| OF all kinds for propagation.
| .. Cotton seed oil and meal cake Of same
| 3. Tallow in cake or melted and oil for ma
chinery, subject to examination and proof re-
| speeding the use of said oil.
| y. Rosin, tar, pitch and turpentine.
10. Alanures. natural and artificial.
IL. Coal, mineral.
| IL. Mineral waters natural and artificial
ID. Ice.
IA. Machines including steam engines and
those OF all otnsr kinds and parts Of the same,
implements and tools for agricultural, mining
manufacturing, industrial and scientific pur-
poses, including carts, wagons, hand carts and
wheelbarrows and parts of the same.
10 Material for the construction and equip
ment Of railways.
l6 Iron, cast and wrought, and steel. in pigs,
bars, rodA plates, beams. rafters and other
similar articles for the construction Of build
ings, and in wire, nails, screws and pipes.
IL. Zinc, guaranteed and corrugated iron, tin
and lead in Sheets asbestos, tar paper, tiles,
slate and other material for roofing.
Is. Copper in bars, plates, nails and screws
10. Copper and lead pipe.
70. Bricks, ire bricks, cement. lime, artificial
stone, paving tiles. marble and other stones in
rough, dressed or polished, and other earthly
materials used in building.
| 81. windmils.
q Wire. plain or barbed, for fences, with
hooks. staples. nails and similar articles used in
| the construction Of fences.
D. Telegraph wire and Geographic, tele-
L
| communication and illumination
"a. Wood and lumber of all kinds for build
| ing, IN logs or pieces, beams, rafters planks.
boards, shingles, flooring, joists. wooden
houses. mounted or unmounted, and accessory
parts or buildings.
70. Cooperage Of all kinds, including slaves,
headings and hoops, barrels and boxes, mounted
| or unmounted.
26. Materials for ship building.
"a. Boats and lighters.
School frrpifuro hlaoIboorJ,
articles exclusively for the use of schools.
20. Books, bound or unbound, pamphlets,
newspapers and printed matter, and paper for
printing newspapers.
80. Printers inks Of all colors, type. leads
and all accessoriesfor printing.
81 sacks, empty, for packing sugar.
". Gold and silver coin and bullion.
SCHEDULE B.
Articles to be admitted in the Dominican Re-
public at a reduction of duty Of rs per centum:
49, Meats not included in schedule and
meat products of all kinds, except lard
81 Butter, cheese and condensed or canned
milk.
So. Fish and shell fish. salted, dried, smoked.
picked or preserved in cans.
So; Fruits and vegetables, fresh, canned, dried,
picked or preserved.
81. Manufactures Of iron and steel, single or
| mixed, not included in schedule A.
IS Cotton, manufactured, spun or twisted,
| and in fabrics of all kinds, woven or knit, and
| the same fabrics mixed with other vegetable or
animal fbers in which cotton is the equal or
greater component part.
80. Boots and shoes In whole or in part Of
leather or skins.
40; Paper for writing, in envelopes ruled or
| blank books, wall paper, paper for wrapping
| and packing, for cigarettes, in cardboard,
boxes and bags, sandpaper and pasteboard.
Al. Tin plate and tin ware for arts, industries
| and domestic uses.
AZ. Cordnge. rope and Irvine of all kinds
As. Manufactures of wood of all kinds not
| embraced in schedule A, including wooden
ware, implements for household use and fur
nitore IN whole or in part Of wood.
And that the government of the Dominican
Republic has turtle provided that the laws
and regulations, adopted to protect its revenue
| and prevent fraud in the declarations and proof
! that the articles named in the foregoing sched-
| ales are the product or manufacture OF the
United States OF America. shall place no undue
| restrictions on the importer, nor impose any
| additional charges or fees thereto: ON the ar
| ticles imported
And whereas the special plenipotentiary of
| the United States has. by my direction, given
assurance to the envoy extraordinary and min
| lister plenipotentiary Of the Dominican Republic
! at Washington that this action of the govern
| rnent of the Dominican Republic in granting ex-
| eEption OF duties to the products and manu-
| features Of the United States Of America on
| their importation into the Dominican Republic
|
OF Congress - Sos forth in sect Sof 8 of said act
l Now, thexefoye, BE- il known that l. 1enjaEain
harfson. President Of the United States Of
An&ea Asta capssa H. Ab0ts ssatsA nodih-
esdors % the tariff laws Of the Dominican Be
Public to he made public fef the information Of
/ the citizens Of the United States of America.
In testimony whereof have hereanto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
| States to be Affaad.
Done At the city Of Washington, this first day
| OF August, one thsuaasd eight hundred and
nlnety-sn and Of the independence of the
| United Stsses Of America the enc hundred and
| sixteenth.
| lSeaU BENZ. HARRISON.
By the PrssideIt:
WILLIAM +. WHARTON,
| Acting Secretary Of State.
The Treaty With Spain.
The reoiPsscify treaty With Spain wss made
public last evening and it will 60 into effect
after Septernbat I. Under the terms of the
treaty the proclamation states the following
articles manufactured in tho United States, and
inotd6sd ii what IL termed trsnsitory schedule.