The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-16
RECIPROCITY FEATURE.
President Given Authority to Levy
RetaIiatOry Duties.

The reciprocity scheme of the bill author
ICES the President to make treaties with
foreign countries by which he will lower
the duties on certain goods in return for
reciprocal or equivalent concessions to
products or manufactures of the United
States 1t further provides that with
view to secure reciprocal trade with for
egn governments the President. when he
is satisfied that any government of a coun-
try or colony of such government, export
ing TO the United States coffee, tea or
hides, imposes duties or other exactions
upon the agricultural, manufactured or
other products of the United States which
he may deem to be ''Teciproca1y unequal
and unreasonable" shall have the power
TO suspend, by proclamation. 'the free in
PRODUCTION of such coffee, tea and hides.
raw or uncured, whether dry or uncured.
whether dry, sailed or picked; Angora
goatskins, raw, without the wool, urimanu-
featured; asses skins, raw or unmanl-
featured: and skins, except sheepskins with
the wool on. of the products of such coun-
try colony for such time as he shall
deem just" During such suspensions the
duties shall be: Coffee, cents per pound;
tea, 10 cents; hides. Angora goatskins.
asses skins, skins. except sheepskns, with
the wool on. ~ cents per pound.
The articles which duties viii he
lowered by reciprocity treaties and the
rates at which they will be entered under
such treaties follow:
ARGOS, or crude tartar or wine lees
crude. ! cent per pound: chickle, cents
per pound brandies. 81 per proof gallon;
champagne and other sparkling wines AT
IUhe rate of So per dozen quarts.
u Still wines. including ginger wine OF
| ginger cordial and vermuth. in casks, 81
| cents per gallon: in bottles or jugs, at the
| rate of 81 per dozen quarts.
| Laces of silk. of which silk is the. com
ponent material of chief value 80 per cent
Mineral waters and limitations of natura
| mineral waters and artificial minera
/ waters in green or coiored glass bottles OF
not more than one pint, 20 cents per dozen
| quarts. 2s cents; not in bottles. 20 cents
| Per gallon.
Paintings, drawings and statuary, 20 per
cent.
Sugar, molasses. ETC., 80 per cent. of the
regular duty.
The discriminating and retaliatory fea-
lures of the bill are very sweeping A dis
eliminating duty of 10 per cent. is levied
| on all foreign vessels not entitled by treaty
| or acts of Congress to enter the ports oil
the United States and no goods are TO be
| imported except in vessels of the United
States of the country In which the
| goods are the product or are manufac-
| tured or from which such goods can be
| or usuallX are shipped and for violations
| of this last provision the ship and cargo
| are to be forfeited. but this section is not
to be enforced against nations which &c
| not maintain a similar regulation against
/ the United States. The Importation OF
meat and cattle and their hides is pro.
| hibted except when the secretary OF the
| treasury shall give notice that such i'm
| portations from "A foreign countrv will no.
| tend TO spread infection or contagious dis
| eases among the cattle of the United States
| and any one convicted OF a violation oi
| this section Is TO be fined not exceeding
| 500 or imprisoned not exceeding one year
| or both.
on the reimportation of products OF TN,
| United States once exported upon which
| the internal taxes have been RENTED oil
| refunded these taxes are 10 be paid Tn,
| works of manufacturers engaged in smelt.
| ing or refining metals in the United States
/ may be designated as bonded warehouses
| under such regulations as the secretary OF
| the treasury may prescribe. Where i'm
| ported materials on which duty has beer
| paid are used I'm the manufacture OF goods
| for export drawback equal TO the dutie.
| less l per cent. is TO be allowed. The i'm
| portation of articles manufactured by con
| vice labor is forbidden.