Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-12
SLAVE TRADE TREATY
Ratified by Senate Commercial
Treaty With Congo State.

WAsHisGroS, Jan. IL = The Senate today
n .xecut ye session rsIf d the genvral Sc
sgre at Brussels July 1890 oy the II
p wefs, including the Uuted Stats for
the rsprefs on If tie AtIicsu slave trsds,
also u e eonvs nti0n OF camm"rce AID nsgl
gstlon tsesn ths Y ited States AMI the
dependent s s'e of CorgO. siglgd a.
B'ussels July "a 1891
The slsve trade ,t,sty vas. sent to Ihe
Senate by the President nesfly year az,
ard but few ne ks re'nsined Of he iime
aiiosed for the exchange OF hasl rsufics-
ton Sxeen Of the powers fepresen ed
at Brassel. conference signed III coa.
OF many mpnths ago Tne ia uts u
be senste 10 set upon the CO venJion uatii
Ihi. lsIa day WAS c.u"d b. ar luo'snCe on
a p.r4 o. 'snumber OF ta- senaIOls to rec
ogu'z he justice # par ition of Africa
among the rstons # tn world.
This sentiment was voiced strongly BY
Senstor Chardler when the uesy wa
der Consideration last yesr, and a. the
besinning Of tbis session he in.roiuutd a.
proposed amendment to the pendiug rati.
Hcsuon &C, discisimlnR o. the p,rt of the
U itfd States ANY approval of the "tsd m
xpediencv or is~fulness Of thp prot, G., =
rs'es 10 Airics There WAS rs sub-tAu'isl
obj 9c'isn 10 'h- treaty on other g'ounds.
TIE vess of the seDstlrs Who ,it'd Wit
Chs q et are fecOgHz d IL the sdJplIpa a.
par $ OF the si'yhe act 4 the is1gusse
of fhsfdieT's am 4ndment
TIE res lut on # RAT ficsti0n adopted b.
the ,rns,e scccpts partial rait"rt,ep on
The Fart OF Fgaprs Of the slave ttsd sup-
pr ssion act, sGd declares ihst tho u I'D
Stats., having neither p3sssssions tor pro-
Z, csors es in Africa, disGsims any ihfe' ion
in rsIfyi the r .sty 70 indicate any Int -
est Ia ghr pussss.iUn, or proEH';tora's
established or C aimed or that continent b1
Dber powers, or any sppr Wi Il the WIS
dom, xpedlsI cy or 's~futDess there I. sud
dses .oi j IN in any 'xpts.sinns On TIE at
wtich mi4 al b. cnn-trued as such d ella
tst or atk; o.lsds meot ihe fesosut un
s'stg- hat 10 d.sirsble that c.p. IF this
r,saiuuon be Instituted ia the pro oc0l to
b drsAn up at the tine ot the '1nhsnsa
OF the ratticauons # this treaty on the part
o. 'he Uaied Stse-
Iha .ummrtcisl convection win the
state " ca GO. ratified today was m,de
necessary b, h s1h-fence of the Uni"d
States TO thp < .nfr4l slave uace act. ln
1854 the Unr,h S's'es rscng 'iz'd tue flag
OF tre Cin 90 Fee STATE upon tue cOEditiun n
that U ,'t,d Slstes prltuc shDuid be Oh
mittpG to INST territory ( re Of du y. II
vas repies uttd - the bru-.ei conference
that the hesvy eIge So aNeboaLt upon ihr
or foTc meut of the slave traR YOU d
Oh iae the state of Coz qotn ilp''e tuues
upon imports as mescs II inS reve-
nues Al o,tier ptrnrs 20 'he Convention
recos IL d tie igIt oi ihs CJpgJ sta = TO
imp sse dnfirA.
Asp.c,si convention vas ms de ueco 'ssry
bst~een Sne L H. States a,d the Congo
sts't. b. the ,xsenca OF she sgreeme t
referred 10. lhs conv@ution recognizes
th- amensbiiiiy ~ tn Umtrd bta "a sub
j'cts to j1ry service; provides for tui
rlghts OF uavigauon; ana conserves he
:. hts Of our citiZans IN the matter Of mod
crate rsllroad charges on stsie railways
AZ the cst.rsa,s; Forbes proho or
upon the i'm pofta;ion of any srdcle of legal
commerce, uule.s the prohioiuOn * end.
TO all nations.
American beef srd pork products we've
h main poins in view. he cpnveoiion
en- bodied sn ex,radiIon Iav, but tbs rs,
stricken out aud the matter l-tr FOR fu'u'e
consideYa,i n. The sresty provided tnst
import duues csnDot g beyond 10 per
cent Of tie value OF h mr. hNndlse a.
the port Of enry dunns ID yes,s from
1890 II ept for spirits, which are specially
pr5vit fJr in the general Bfassels set
TIE L tied 1iates is made q favored nstin1
ard pu, n he basis uf III RDst0ry p0Hef:
of tne Brusssls at