07/11/1890
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"The questions whether we shall continue to allow merchandise to pass from one point in the United States, through Canadian territory, to another point in the United States, and, if so, to what exactio..."
"If this article of the treaty is in force, the obligations assumed by the United States should be fully and honorably observed"
"The first and second and the third and fourth of these provisions are reciprocal in their nature"
"It should be known before new legislation is proposed whether the United States is under any treaty obligations which affect this subject"