Mr. Gresham to Mr.
Gray.
Department of State,
Washington, January 17,
1894.
No. 169.]
Sir: I inclose for your information a copy of a
joint resolution of Congress, approved the 15th instant, authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to permit the owners of cattle and horses
which have been removed into Mexico to bring the same thereafter into
the United States before January 15 next without charge for import
duties. I inclose, also, a copy of my note to the minister of Mexico
here, asking him to bring the matter to the attention of his Government,
so that by concurrent action the full benefit of the law (which expires
January 14, 1895) may be enjoyed by those interested.
I am, etc.,
[Enclosure.]
Mr. Gresham to
Mr. Romero.
Department of State,
Washington, January 17,
1894.
Sir: Referring to our recent conversation,
I now have the honor to inclose for your fuller information a duly
authenticated copy of a joint resolution of the Congress of the
United States, approved by the President on the 15th instant,
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to
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permit the owners of cattle and horses
transporting them into Mexico for grazing purposes to reimport the
same into the United States at any time within twelve months from
the date of the passage of the resolution.
I shall be much gratified if you will promptly bring the matter to
the attention of the Mexican Government by telegraph or otherwise,
as your judgment may determine best, to the end that by the
concurrent action of Mexico the full benefit of the law, which by
the third section of the resolution will expire January 14, 1895,
may be enjoyed by those directly interested.
Accept, etc.,
