Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-09-03
TO FORCE RECIPROCITY
Full Text Of The Retaliatory Pro,
clamation.
Canadian Discrimination Too Burdensome
to Bcar--If Dominion Canals Levy
Tolls American Canals VIII
Also Take Tribute.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-The pres
ident issued the following proclama'
ton Saturday afternoon:

ident issued the following proclama'
ton Saturday afternoon:
Whereas. BY m net of congress-, mp.
proved July rs, 1891, entitled: IAN act to
enforce reciprocal commercial relations
etween the United States and Canada
and for other purposes" 1t Is provided,
That, with n view of securing reciprocal
advantages for the citizens. ports and yes.
sells of tue United States on and after tie
LIST day of August, 1885,, whenever and SC
often as the president shall be satisfied
that the passage through any canal or
lock connected with the navigation of the
st. Lawrence river, the great lakes or the
waterways connecting the same, of any
vessels of the United States or CT cargoeso or
passengers in transit TO any port of the
United States Is prohibited, or is made
difficult or burdensome by the imposition
of tolls or otherwise. which, IN view of the
free passage through the St Mary's Falls
canal. now permitted TO vessels of oil ma
tions, he shall deem TO be reciprocally UNI
just and unreasonable. he shall have the
power, and IL shall be his duty to suspend
by proclamation TO that effect, for such
time and to such extent Nncluding abso.
lutte Prohibition as he shall deem right,
the right of free passage through the st
Mary's Falls canal, so far as IL relates &c
the vessels owned by the subjects of tho
government so discriminating against the
citizens, ports or vessels of the United
States, or to any cargoes, portions OF
cargoes or passengers in transit TO the
ports of the government making such dis.
elimination, whether carried in vessels OF
the United st ties or of other nations. In
such case and during such suspension tolls
shall be levied, collected and paid as fol-
lows, to-wit: Upon freight of whatever
kind or description, not to exceed 81 per
ton; upon passengers, not to exceed s.
each, rs shall be from time to time deter
mined by the president; provided, that no
tolls shall be cha -ged or collected upon
freight o. passengers carried TO O. r landed
at Ogdensbur g or any port west of Ogdens.
burg. and south Of n line drawn from the
northern boundary of the state of New
York through the St Lawrence river, the
great lakes and their connecting channels
10 the northern boundary of the state OF
Minnesota.
Sec. 2. All tolls so charged shall be
collected under such regulations as shall
be prescribed by the secretary of the
treasury, who may require the master OF
each vessel to furnish a sworn statement
of the n mount n kind OF argoes, TO the
number of passengers carried. and the
destination OF the same, aud such proof Of
the actual delivery of such cargo or pas.
sengers at some port or place within the
limit, above named a. he shall deem
satisfactory, and until such proof is fur
nished such freight and passengers NAY
be considered 10 have been landed al
some port or place outside of those limits
and the amount of tolls which would have
accrued if they would have to be so deliv.
cred shall constitute a lien which may be
enforced against the vessel Ia default
wherever and whenever found in the
waters Of the United States" aud,
Whereas, the government of the Domin
ion of Canada imposes a toll amounting
to about 20 cents per ton on all freight
,nEGf.y thEntsph fhn NAnllnVl anyn a.,
transit to a port of the United States.
and also a further toll on all vessels OF
the United States and on ali passengers
In transit TO q port of the United States,
oil of which tolls are without rebate and,
Whereas, The government of the Do.
minior of canada, In accordance with an
order in council of April :, 1872, refunds
Is cents per ton of the 20-cent toll of the
Wellaud canal on wheat, Indian corn.
peas, barley, rye, oats, tiaxseed. and
buckwheat, upon condition that they are
originally shipped and carried to Mon.
treal or some port cast of Montreal for
export, and that, If trausshipped AZ inter.
mediate points, such trauShipinent is
made within the Dominion of Canada, but
allows no such or any other rebatc on
eaid products when shipped TO n port oil
the United States or when carried TO Mon.
treal ( r export If transhipped within
whereas. Stf'sfg io2sGsrfhment OF the Do
minion of Canada by said sys EN- of re.
bate and otherwise, is discriminating
against the citizens of the Uuitsd State.
In the use of said Wellaud canal, in viola.
tion of the provisions of article q
of the treaty of Washington, concluded
Nav :, 1871; and,
Nuereus, Said Wellaud canal is con.
nected with the navigation of the great
lakes, and / I'm satisfied that the passage
through ii of cargoes in transit to port.
OF the United States is made difficult ano
burdensome by said Discriminating sys.
TEN of rebates and otherwise, and is
reciprocally MUST and unreasonable.
Now, therefore. J., Benjamin Has.
rison, president Of the United
States of America, by virtue OF
the power to tat end conferred
upon me by said act of congress. MP
proved July 20, 1892, do hereby direct that
from and after September /, 1892 until
further notice, n toll of 30 cents per ton be
levied, collected and paid on all freight OF
W. atever kind or description passing
through the st Mary's Falls canal IN
transit 10 any port of the Dominion OF
Canada, whether carried in vessals of the
United States or OF other nations; aud ts
that extent | do hereby suspend from and
after said date the iight of free passage
through St Mary's Falls canili of any anG
all cargoes or portions of cargoes in tran
sit to Canadian ports
In testimony whereof. etc.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
BY the Presidents: