The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-12
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THE RECIPROCITY BILL
Text OF Measure introduced To-day by
Mr.. Payne.


Mr.. Payne.
Washington, Nov. 12.-Mr. Payne
introduced In the house to-day a bill
making effective the Cuban reciprocity
treaty. The measure was referred to
the ways and means committee. The
following Is the full text of the bill:
That whenever the president Of the
United States shall receive satisfactory
evidence that the republic Of Cuba. has
made provision to give full effect to the
articles of the convention between the
United States and the republic OF Cuba,
signed on the eleventh day of December
In the year one thousand nine hundred and
two. he is hereby authorized to issue his
proclamation declaring that he has re-
ceived such evidence, and, thereupon, on
the tenth day after exchange of ratifica-
tons of such convention between the
United States and the republic of Cuba.
and so long as the said convention shall
remain in force. all articles of merchan-
disc, being the product of the soil or in
dustry Of the republic of Cuba, which are
now imported into the United States free
Of duty shall continue to be so admitted
free of duty, and all other articles Of
merchandise, being the product of the soil
or industry of the republic of Cuba, I'M
ported into the United States shall be adj
mitted at a reduction Of 20 per cent of the
rates of duty thereon, as provided by the
tariff act OF the United States, approved
July twenty fourth, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety seven, or as may be
provided by any tariff law of the United
States subsequently enacted. The rates
of duty herein granted by the United
States to the republic Of Cuba are and
shall continue during the term Of, said
convention, preferential in respect to all
like imports from other countries.
Provided, that while said convention is
in force, no sugar import from the repub-
lie Of Cuba and being the product of the
soil or industry Of the republic Of Cuba
shall be admitted into the United States
at reduction Of duty greater than 20
per centum of the rates of duty thereon,
as 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 United States while
this convention is in force at a lower rate
OF duty than that provided by the tariff
act Of the United States approved July
"a. 1897, and provided further. that moth
Ing herein contained shall be held or con-
strued as an admission OH the part Of the
house of representa- tives that customs du-
ties can be changed, otherwise than by an
act Of congress, originating In said house.
Section 2.-That so long as said con-
vention 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 in the
destinations and proofs that the articles
Of merchandise to which said convention
may apply, are the product or manufacture
Of the republic of Cuba, shall not impose
any additional charge or fees therefor or
the articles imported. excepting the con-
sular fees established, or which may be
established by the United States for is
suing shipping documents, which fees shall
not be higher than those charged on the
shipments of similar merchandise from
any other nation whatsoever; that articles
Of the republic Of Cuba shall receive or
their importation into the ports of the
United States treatment equal to thai
which similar articles of the United
States shall receive on their Importation
into the ports of the republic of Cuba
that any tax or charge that may be i'm
posed by the national or local authorities
of the United States upon the articles Of
merchandise Of the republic Of Cuba, EN-.
braced in the articles Of said convention
subsequent to. said Importation and prio,
to their entering into consumption into
the United States shall be imposed ane
collected without discrimination upor
like articles whencesoever Imported