The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-13
PRESIDENT SENDS
TREATIES TO SENATE.
They Include Agreements with Eng
land and with spanish American
Republics for Reciprocity.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.--The president
has sent TO the senate number OF
treaties with Great Britain extending
for a year the time for the ratification
OF the treaties affecting the British West
Indian possessions, which were sent to
the senate al the last session but failed
OF ratification. He also forwarded rec
iproeal treaties with Nicaragua, Ecuador.
the Dominican republic and the govern
ment of Denmark, the last named affect
ing the island of croix only The reel
procity treaty with Nicaragua was
signed October 20, 1899. IL provides for
a reduction of 20 per cent. from the rates
of the Dngley tariff act on the following
articles brought into the United States
from Nicaragua.
Cane sugar not above 10 Dutch stand.
ara, m9lasses, hlues el cai,,e aha .,
on indigo, coffee, bananas. rubber
tcrude), mahogany in the log or rough
hewn.
Nicaragua Free List.
Nicaragua agrees to admit the follow
ing articles free of duty:
Live animals, grain, agricultural seeds.
live plants. corn meal. starch, all vege-
tables and fruits, hay and other forage,
cottonseed oil. tar and turpentine.
phalt quicksilver, coal fertilizers, lime
and cement, wood and lumber, marble.
machinery, agricultural implements,
wagons and carts railroad and structural
iron and steel fence wires, forges. water
pumps. hose sledgs hammers lightning
rods, galvanized iron roofs. printing ma
cNineFN. books. NAfnonlsts. etc. surgical
and mathematical instruments, boats OF
all kinds, gold and silver bullion, bars or
coin
There Is to be a reduction Of 20 per
cent upon the Nicaraguan duty on Amer
lean cheap wines and -four and wheat.
The Ecuador treaty provides FOR the
free admission OF the following products
OF that country into the United States.
Hides and skins az all animals. except
those Of meat cattle and sheep with the
wool on, coffee. cotton and cotton waste;
cocoa. crude indian rubber, Peruvian
bark, bat reeds, ivory, nuts.
on the following Eeudorean articles the
United States grants reduction Of 20
per cent. IN duties;
cane sugar. not above IS Dutch stan
dardi hides Of meat cattle. straw hats.
ieaf tobacco,
Ecuador Free List.
Reciprocity the following articles Of
United states origin are 70 be- admitted
Agricultural implements and machinery
% am kinds. machines for manufacturing
PURPOSES locomotives, cars and materials
fnf the construction and cgul prnent OF
railways, iron IN pig or bars. copper le "a
make.
A - per cent reduction is granted ny
Ecuador on the following American ard
cles.
sewing machines. wheat -four hish
priced wines and lumber, cottonseed oil
On cane sugar and nlolasses imported
into the United States from the Domiai-
can republic a reduction OF I2ib per cent
Is provided for and on the following az
ticles from that country reduction Of
| ~ per cent, Hides and skins honey and
leaf tobacco.
bosaingo md Denmark.
The feilowiug Dominican articles are TO
be admitted free
crude Cocoa coffee, bananas dye.
woods, gums, sisal and other crude ibers
Soatskius. becswaN. mahogany and other
! cabinet woods shells, unnauufactured A
| long list ~ American goods are 10 be re-
| crsNed by the pominicans az a reduc ION
( ~ N per cent OF their duty rates The
/ spanish treaty proVides Tor the admission
] into thc Nnited States q sugar below
| Ia Dutch standard. molaSses and rum
coming from 81 CroiN at a reduction OF
iaie ger cent
On the other hand American -four h
! 70 be allowed 70 enter St Croix AT a duty
rate OF IS cents per 100 pounds and corn
meal az 20 cents per 100
The agreement Is TO continue in force
! FOR five years. II Denmark agrees that
! the rate 81 duty on the following Amsri-
can products shail not be Increased dur
Ing ,hat time.
Sailed or cured meats. rye flour bread
and biscuit, refined sugar. maize, oats
| peas, esaas, lard. olsemargariIs eoltan-