Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-12
POWERS GIVEN TO- PRESIDENT.
Authorized to Issue Proclamation When
Satisfied Republic Has Done
Its Part.
AN IMPORTANT RESERVATION.
1t is That Customs Duties Cannot be
Changed Otherwise Than by an
Act Of Congress.

Washington, Nov t2.--Mr. Payne to-
day introduced bin making effective
the Cuban reciprocity treaty. The
measure was referred to the ways and
means committee.
Following is the full text Of the meas.
ure;
That whenever the president OF the
United states shall receive tisfactory
evidence that the republic of cuba has
made provision TO give full effect 10 the
articles OF the convention between the
United states ana the republic OF cuba
signed on the eleventh day OF Docem.
Der, in the year 1902. he Is hereby "a.
thorized to issue his proclamau n De.
clarlng that he has received such est-
dence and thereupon on tie tent1 dly
after exchange Of ratincauons OF such
convention between the United states
and the republic of cuba AMI so / ng
as the said convention shall remain IN
force, all articles Of merchandise being
the product of the soil or Industry OF
the republic OF cuba which are now I'm
ported into the United States shall b.
admitted at reduction OF 20 per Gene
tum of the rates of duties thereon as
provided by the tariff act of the Unilel
States, approved July q. 1897. or as
may be provided by any tarin law OF
the Unit lSt,eH sequently eaacted.
The rate oil ol herein granted ny the
United States ,na republic Of CUM
are and shall nuuuc during the term
OF said convention preferential In e.
spect 10 all Ike imports from other
countries; provided,
That while said convention Is In force
no sugar imported from the republic OF
Cuba and being the product OF the
soil or industry of the republic Of cuba
shall be admitted into the United
States at a reduction OF duty greater
than 20 per centum Of the rates OF duty
thereon Ms provided by the tariff act
OF the United states approved July "a.
1897, and no sugar the product OF any
other foreign country shall be admitted
by treaty or convention into the Unit
ed states while this convention is in
force at lower rate of duty than
that provided by the tariff act Of the
United states approved July a. 1897.
and, provided further, that nothing
herein contained shall be held or con-
strued as an admission on the part OF
the house OF representatives that GUS
toms duties can be changed otherwise
than by an act OF Congress, originate
ing In said house.
Section 2-That so long as said con-
ventlon shall remain in force the laws
and regulations adopted or that may be
adopted by the United States to protect
the revenues and prevent fraud I'm the
declarations and proofs that the articles
of merchandise 10 which said conVen-
ton may apply are the product of
manufacture OF the republic OF cuba,
shall not Impose any additional charge
or fees therefor on the articles import
ed excepting the consular fees estab-
lished. or which may be established by
the United states, for issuing shipping
documents, which fees shall not be
higher than those charged on the ship
ments OF similar merchandise from any
other nation whatsoever; that articles
Of the republic Of Cuba shall receive on
their importation into the ports OF tho
United states treatment equal to that
which similar articles OF the United
States shall receive on their mporta-
ton into the ports OF the republic OF
cuba, that any tax or charge that may
be imposed by the national or local
authorities Of the United States upon
the articles Of merchandise OF the re-
public OF Cuba, embraced I'm the arti-
clcs of said convention subsequent to
said Importation and prior to their en-
terinR into consumption into the Unit
ed states shall be imposed and collect
ed without discrimination upon like ar
ticles whencesocver Imported,