New-York tribune., 1900-12-12
TREA TIES SENT TO SENATE.
TERMS OF RECENT COMMERCIAL AND
EXrRADITIoN CONVENTIONS
MADE PUBLIC.

| washington Dec. 1.-THE President has sent 70
| the Senate number OF treaties with Great Britain
| extending for year the time for the rstihcation
| Of the reciprocity treaties affecting the brl.sn
/ West Indian possessions. which were sent 10 .ns
| Senate last session. but failed OF ratncauoh- ne
also has forwarded reciprocity treaties with Nloa
/ ragua. Ecuador. the Dominican Republic ana tne
| Government OF Denmark, the last named aii9S'S
| the island Of st. Croix only
The reciprocity treaty with Nicaragua was signed
October 20 1892 but for some reason was not Trans
r1itted 10 the Senate until December or t'i's - .
II provides for reduction of 20 per cent from eh7
rates Of the Dingey Tariff act the following ar
ticles brought into the United States from -sIeS
ragua: Cane sugar not above NO 10 Dute" S'a.iN
rnoIasses, hides of cattle and OF other ahiniaS'
cept sheep, with the wool on; inolsO' S0hee
bananas rubber (crude) and mahogany in the log
or rough hewn. -
Nicaragua agrees to admit the following articles
free Of duty: Live animals grains, including Wneat'
corn ETC.: agricultural seeds, live plants eornrneaA
starch, all vegetables and fruits hay ana other
forage cottonseed OIL tar and turpentine asphait.
quicksilver. COAL fertilizers lime and cement "ooo
and lumber marble machinery. agricultural tnple-
meuts wagons and carts, railroad ana STRUCTURAL
iron and steel fence wire. motors. forses' water
pumps hose. sledge hammers. iron piping ana hsht-
ming rods galvanized iron roofs printing materials
books pamphlets. etc. surgical and mathematical
Instruments boats OF all kinds gold and silver bull
ion bars or coin. There is to be reduction OF 20
per cent in the Nicaraguan duty on American
cheap wines and flour and wheat
The Ecuador treaty provides for the free admts-
sion of the following products OF that country INTO
the United States: Hides and skins of all animals
except those OF neat cattle and or sheep with the
wool on; coffee. cotton and cotton waste, eacoa
crude; india rubber. crude; Peruvian bark, hat
reeds and ivory nuts. On the following Ecuadorian
articles the United States grants reduction Of 20
ner cent in duties: Cane sugar, not above No Is
Dutch standard, hides of neat cattle. straw hats
and leaf tobacco.
he fOl3 articles United
States origin are 70 be admitted to Ecuador free:
Agricultural implements and machinery OF all
kinds. machines for manufacturing purposes, loco
motives cars and materials for the construction
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 and preserved salmon.
A 20 per cent reduction is granted by Ecuador on
the following American articles: Sewing machines.
wheat. flour. high priced wines. timber and lumber
and cottonseed oil.
WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
In the case of the reciprocity treaty with the
Dominican Republic the following provision pre-
cedes the list OF articles included in the agreement:
No import duties or other charges, direct or in;
authority shar be iInposed or Collected in either
6Go9 6Polc{ OF GR m 9nX go ar q OF th ohr and
included Wi'hin the provisions OF ms f@onvSa9n @
And should any such merchandise. being the prod
uct OF either country, be admitted into the other
shall be no export duty charged or collected there
POI port '1' '''1' I'' "''''-' avn ~
On cane sugar and rnolasses imported into the
United States from the Dominican Republic re-
ducton Of l24 per cent is provided for. and the
following articles from that country a reduction
Of 20 per cent: Hides and skins. honey and leaf
tobacco.
The following Dominican articles to be ad-
mitted free. Crude cocoa. coffee. bananas. dye
woods gums, sisal grass and other crude hbres.
goatskns. beeswax, mahogany and other cabinet
woods. shells. unmanufactured.
The following American goods are to be received
by the Domincans at reduction OF 20 per cent
in their duty rates: Hats and caps, chemicals.
drugs and medicines, eordase rope and twine. nsh.
not fresh iron and steel and all manufacturers
ohsfG mea{s @ f gspeTs n and o o sa
or silver. and clocks of all kinds, wood and lumber
scientific apparatus not exempt from duty; bags
manufacturers of: beats ana Iighters boots and
shoes, butter. cheese and condensed milk, bricks
building, cotton manufactures. cottonseed oil and
% r eSi STibe H s eoI n 9IeS 2n ry yno ANA s hss
and glass mirrors fertilizers coal and coke lamps
and materials for the construction OF railways,
mat liquors, materials for ship building. oleomar-
materials plated 7t w4rs peTfqmery Cosmetics and
S2PS S nd TS tsF en sa npe and &
ware OF all kinds trunks and vaiises. wagons and
apparel, Tipd5ns. roofing material q ali kinds,
the United states Of cane sugar T below i6 b So
IHoasses and coming from ST. Croix at re-
duction OF l2ls per cent. On the other hand.
American -four is 10 be allowed 70 enter St. Croix
duty rate Of IS cents hundred pounds, and
corn meal at 20 cents hundred The agreement is
continue in force for five years, and Denmark
agrees that the of duty on the following Amer
lean products shall not be increased during that
biscuit refined sugar, maize oats, peas. beans,
lard oleomar rgarine eotcr seed, oil leather, skins.
furniture and lumber Steam coal from the United
States shocks for and moasSeS. puncheonS,
naents are TO be admitted free OF duty
EXTRACTION WITH CHILLI AND BOLIVIA.
The President also has forwarded the treaty with
Spain providing for the cesson for the consdera-
ton of 100000 of the four five small islands in
the Philippine archipelago which were not included
in the cession made In the Paris Peace Treaty and
also extradition treaties with Chill and Bolivia.
The Gillian treaty signed April 10, 1900, and
the Bolivar treaty April o. 1900. Their provisions
are tdentica! throughout. They provide for the
tradition os fUSitives charged with the following
offences: Murder attempted murder, manSlaughter,
counterfeiting embezzement breach Of trust, per-
i;lry. rape, abduction etc. They provide for the
apprehension Of fugltives telegraphic informa-
tion but REQUIRE their release in formal reQui-
Netiher of the contracting parties is required under
the provisions of the treaties deliver up its
ctzers under stipuiatiOns of the treaty. There
is also a provision against the surrender of fugtves
who can that their arrest is sought in order
IN secure their persons for punishment for political
reasons In regard to this subject the following
provisiOn is inserted: no person surrendered
Shall be triabe tried be punished for any
herewith committed previously 10 this extradi-
tion The treaties are not intended to operate