The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18
RECIPROCITY TREATIES.
The President sends New Asrcsaents to
the senate.

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extending for year the time for the
ratification Of the reciprocity treaties az
fecting the British West Indian posses
sions. which we're sent to the Senate last
session. but failed Of ratification.
lie also has forwarded reciprocity
treaties with Nicaragua, Ecuador, the
| Dominican republic. and the government
| OF Denmark the last named affecting the
island Of 81. Croix only.
The reciprocity treaty with Nicaragua
was signed October 20, 1893. but for some
reason was not transmitted to the Senate
until the 5th OF the present month. IL
provides for a reduction of ~ per cent.
I from the rates Of the Dingley tariff act on
! the following articles brought into the
/ United States from Nicaragua:
! Caae sugar not above Is Dutch standard Mo.
iasses hides of cattle and Of other animals except
sheep With the wool on: indigo. coffee bananas,
rubber. crude: mahogany. in the log o. rough heEh
Nicaragua agrees to admit the following
/ articles free Of duty:
| Live animals grains including wheat, corn, &C.
/ agricultural seeds live plants corn meal stareh'
/ all vegetables and fruits hay and other forage
eottonseed oil. tar and turpentine. asphalt quick
silver, coal fertilizers lime and cement, wood and
| lumber, marble, machinery, agricultural imple-
| ments wagons and carts, railroad and structural
| iron and STEEL fence wire motors. forges, water
] pumps hose. sedge hammers, iron piping and
lightning rods galvanized iron roofs printing ma
terials. books. pamphlets, &c, surgical and natae-
matical instruments. boats Of all kinds gold and
silver bullion. bars. coin. There is to be a re-
duCtion Of 20 per ceLt- upon the NicaTaguan duty
| on American cheap wines and -four and wheat
The Ecuador treaty provides for the
| free admission CT the following products
| OF that country into the United States:
| Hides and skins Of all animals except those Of
neat cattle and Of sheep with the wool on; coffee.
| cotton and cotton waste caeao, crude: India rub
Der, crude: Peruvian bark. hat reeds, ivory nuts.
| On the following Eouadorian articles the United
States grants reduction OF 20 per cent in duties:
| Cane sugar. not above No. 16 Dutch standard
hides Of peat cattle. straw hats, leaf tobacco.
Reciprocally. the following articles Of
United states manufacture are 10 be ad-
mitted to Ecuador free: Agricultural i'm
plements and machinery of all kinds; ma
chimes for manufacturing purposes. loco
motives, cars. and materials for the con-
| strUction and equipment OF railroads;
iron In pigs or bars; copper, lead, and zinc
in heavy bars; coal, bran, and maize
cheap wines, preserved fruits; oil cake
and oil meal, preserved salmon.
A 20 per cent. reduction is granted by
| Ecuador on the following American arti-
cles:
Sewing machines, wheat -four, high-pric-
ed wines. timber and lumber, and cotton
| seed oil.
In the case of the reciprocity treaty
with the Dominican Republic the follow
ing provision preeedes the list of articles
| included in the agreement: No import or
other charges, direct or indirect, whether
authorized by national or municipal au-
I thOrity, shall 5e imposed or collected in
either country upon any articles of mer-
chandlse, The product of the soil or In
dustry OF the other and included within
the provisions OF this convention, except
such as are expressly provided for herein.
And should any such merchandise being
the product of either country, be admitted
into the other and Te-eXpUrled in the
| original packages, there shall I've no export
duty charged or collected thereon, but
the same may be freely withdrawn for
export"
on cane sugar and molasses imported
into the United States from the Domini-
can Republic a reduction OF u / per
cent. Is provided for and on the following
articles from that country reduction OF
20 per cent
Hides and skins. horey. leaf tobacco.
The following Dominican articles are
10 be admitted free: Crude cocoa. coffee
bananas dye woods, gums, sisal grass
and other crude fibeFs, goat skins, bees
wax, mahogany, and other cabinet WOODS,
shells, unmaEufactured.
The following American goods are Ia
| be received by the Dominicans at a re-
ductiOn of 20 per cent. of their duty rates:
Hats and caps, chemicals, drugs, and
medicines; cordage, rcpe, and twine; fish
| not fresh; iron and steel and ali manu-
factuTes thereof; meats and meat prod
UCt5. papers and stationery, vegetables
and fruits, watches, not of gold or silver.
and clocks of all kinds: wood and lum-
| ber and manufactures of: teIegraphic IL
Eliminating and scientific apparatus, not
exempt from duty; bags of whatever ma
terial brass ana copper, and all manu-
factures Of; boats and lighters, boots and
shoes, butter, cheese, and condensed milk
bricks, stone, cement, lime, and all earthy
material used in building, cotton manu-
I factures, cotton seed oil and meal cake
wheat, corn, oats. and rye and other
/, 1 nouTS, carthen china and glassware win
dow glass and glass mirrors; fertilizers
coal, and coke, lamps. leather, and man.
ufactuTes of; locomotives and cars, and
materials for the construction of rail-
ways; malt liquors, materials for ship
| building, oleomargarine, paints, pigments
| and cOlors, Photographic materials, plat
ed ware, perfumery, cosmetics, and soaps
rOSin. tar. pitch. and turpentine; sugar
/ refined and confectionery; starch. tin
plate and tin ware of all kinds; trunks
and Valises wagons and vehicles of al
kinds, and parts thereof; wearing apparel
{ windmills. roofing material of all kinds.
The Danish treaty provides for the ad-
mission into the United States Of cane
, | sugar, below l6 Dutch standard, molasses
ductiOn of Il l-2 per cent.
On the other hand, American -four is tC
p be allowed 10 enter ST. CroiX at q duty
rate of 81 cents per 100 pounds, and corn
, meal at % cents per 100. The agreement
is To continue in force for i've years anC
Denmark agrees that the rate of duty or
the following American products shall
not be increased during that time
Salted or cured meats, rye -four, breaC
and biscuit, refined sugar. maize oats
, Ieas, beans, lard, oeomargarinc cotton
seed oil, leather skins, furniture. ant
lumber. Steam coal from the United
! uIncheons. slaves and headings, anC
some agricultural implements are 10 b,
: az nitted free of duty.
The President has also forwarded tht
treaty with Spain providing for the ces
, slCn. for the consideration OF $l00090. o
= the four or FIVE small islands in the Phil
ippine archipelago which We're not in
cluded in the ccsSion made in the Pari:
with Chile and Bolivia.
The Chilean treaty was signed April ~
1850 and the Bolivian treaty was signeS
April 81 1900. Their provisions are identi
cal throughout They provide for th'
extradition OF fugitiVes charged with thl
following offenses. Murder. attempted
murder. manslaughter, crimes committs,
! | al sea. arson. robbery, forgery, counter
, feiting embeZZiement, breach OF trust
: | perjury rape. bdlction. &c. The treatl
T provides for the apprehension OF fugitive
Y on telegraphic information, but require
\ | their release in case formal reouisition
I do not arrive within two months time
: Neither OF the contracting parties IL re
/ ouired under the provisions OF the treat!
I 10 deliver up It's own citizens under m
3 stipulations of the treaty. There Is ais
n | a provision against the surrender of fugi
| tives who can prove that their appreheE
sion is sought in order to secure thei
5 persons for punishment for political req
b sons In this connection the following
: provision Is inserted: "Nc person sur
| rendered shall be triable. or tried, OF b
punished for any political crime or OF
5 tense or for any act committed there
y | with committed previously 20 this ex
8 tradition" The treaties are not intende
: 10 operate retroactively.
Nominations.
The President yesterday sent the follow
= ing nominations 10 the Senate: