The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-06

for revenue only. equally applied ard n
ne same proportion - foreign and home
products, ard gre other column VII cor
SIS 81 d1nerentlai duties Imposed on ail
foreign products. and where there viii be
a margin q protection q the national
industries with maximum that the
c0rtes VIII establish.
"Tae government viii tx. for the frs.
time the articles OF the tariff which wtll
make up the dirersntial columns. TIE
taxes will not exceed - per cent- 81 the
value OF the articles. The government
VIII decree q revision o. the official val
usrion Of merchandise, after hearing al
those interested pro and con. The i'm
mediate realization OF al the conditions
established in these rules being impossi-
Die. the minister OF the colonies, in ac-
cordanee with the law % June =. isS5.
viii publish 4 provisional tariff on these
lines. In order 20 avoid delay in the re-
form OF the tariff laws.
The commercial treaties or eonyen-
tons Affecting the tariff IN Cuba VIII be
special In order 70 establish reciproci-
~ there VIII rot be in them the most ia
Yored nation clauses OF It's equivalent.
The council Of administration viii be
consulted over the sdvissbllity OF nego-
tiating commercial treaties and conyen-
tons. which IL is the intention OF the
government 10 negotiate. and this viii
be done before the final drafting Of the
treaty and its presentation for the ap-
prevail OF the cortes.'
Rule fifth refers 10 the powers Of the
governor general 20 appoint employees 10
the Office OF the general government and
in the Office OF the civil governors OF the
provinces.
Rule sixth refers TO the secretarial OF
the general government: TO the powers
OF the intendente (head OF the treasury.
comptroller. director of local aaministra-
ton and names the clerks in their ffices.
Rule seven refers 10 the appointment
OF governmental employees BY the gov
ernor general who must be Cuban born
or peninsulares who have resided at least
two years In the island. The appoint
ments VIII be made with the advice and
consent OF the council OF administration
and with regard TO the legal and proper
qualifications OF the nominee.
From this rule are only excepted the
secretary general, intendente. comptroller.
director OF local administration, director
of postal and telegraph service ana the
civil governors OF the six provinces.
The governor general will be authorized
TO name delegates IN the municipalities
and 10 exercise executive functions. but
in no case will he be allowed TO interfere
with the proper functions OF the mayors
OF the municipalities.
Rule eighth refers TO the members OF the
judiciary. who will be only appointed
among Cuban born or persons having re-
sided two years in the island. The mu-
nicipa Judges justices OF the peace VIII
be appointed by election by the members
of the municipalities. supplemented by
number Of electors chosen by the people.
Rule . The council OF administration
viii respect the actual pending contracts.
and at the expiration of the same VIII
have the right TO accept or repeal them.
The council viii also have the power OF
enforcing in the island the treasury laws
from the peninsula and OF entering into
Il contract with the Bank of Cuba.
"a special decree which Will be sub
mitted TO the cortes viii contain the rules
for the maintenance OF public order and
the suppression of secessionist move
ments."
Article 1.-THE government Will en-
body in single decree the present rules
and those Of the laws of May Is, 1885. de-
vsIoping both in bylaws. which shall not
change the strict sense Of the present de-
ments.
Article Ill provides that the above men
toned rules will apply also TO Porto
Rico.
Article IV.-The date for the applica-
ton 10 Cuba OF the law OF lss1 and the
present decree 10 Cuba and Porto Rico
will be fixed by the government as soon
as the state of the war will permit 1t"