Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 3, 1888, Part I

No. 123.
Mr. Bayard to Mr. Hall.

Department of State,
Washington, September 17, 1888.

No. 621.]

Sir: In connection with my instruction No. 613 of the 31st ultimo, in regard to the discriminating duties applied to American vessels in Costa Rican ports, I have to inclose for your information a copy of a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury of the 12th instant, saying, in view of the statements made in your Nos. 841 and 842, that instructions would be given to customs officers generally, imposing discriminating duties in the case of importations into the United States in Costa Rican vessels.

I am, sir, etc.,

T. F. Bayard.

[Inclosure in No. 621.]

Mr. Fairchild to Mr. Bayard.

Treasury Department
September 12, 1888.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated the 31st ultimo, touching the rescinding of the contract of the Marquis de Campo line of steamers and transmitting copies and translations of contracts between the Costa Rican Government and various lines of foreign and Costa Rican steamers, which are stated to enjoy, practically under said contracts, a monopoly of the carrying trade between the United States and Costa Rica, to the exclusion of vessels of the United States.

Instructions will be given to customs officers generally, imposing discriminating duties in the case of importations into the United States in Costa Rican vessels.

Respectfully, etc.,

C. S. Fairchild,
Secretary