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 958 APPENDIX. And whereas information has been received by me that, by s. law of the French republic, passed on the 30th of January, 1872, and published on the 3d 0f F ebruary, 1872, merchandise imported into France in vessels of the United States, from countries other than the United States, is (with the exception of certain articles enumerated in said law subected to discrimirmtin duties · . J g 7 And whereas, by the operation of said law of the French republic of the 30th of January, 1872, the exemption of French vessels and their cargoes granted by the terms of the said proclamations of the 12th of June, 1869, and of the 20th of November, 1869, in accordance with the provisions of the acts of Congress aforesaid, has ceased to be reciprocal on the part of France towards vesse s owne by citizens 0 the United States and their cargoes: Qiscdminatinng Noyv, therefore, I, Uurssns S. G12A:u·, President of the United States of d¤¤¢S_0¤ _¤1¤1'- Amerxcu, by virtue of the authority vested in me by an act of Congress of the dggégl? %"éd seventh day of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, and by gums lg; to an act in addition thereto of the twenty-fourth day of May, one thousand eight g, · ’ d_’ hundred and twenty-eight do hereby declare and proclaim that on and after e impose this date the said suspension of the collection of discriminating duties upon merchandise imported into the United States in French vessels rmi: countries other than France, provided {br by my said proclsmations of tbeiwelfth day of %une, one thousand eight hundred and sixtymine, and the twentieth day of ovember, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine shall cease and determine, and all the provisions of the acts imposing discriminating foxeieu tonnage and import duties in the United States are hereby revived, and sha. 1 henceibrish be and remain in full force, as relates 1:0 goods and merchandise imported into the United States in French vessels from countries other than France, so long as any discriminating duties shall continue to be imposed by France upon goods and merchandise imported into France in vessels of the United States from countries other than the United States. Ir§testi5u0ny whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of e nite States to be affixed. . Done at the city of Washington this thirtieth day of October, in the year [SEAL J of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy··two, and of ' the Independence of the United States the ninety-seventh. U. S. GRANT. By the President: I`IAMILTON Fxsu, Secretary of Slate. N0. 15. Feb- 21. 1873- BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A PROCLAMATION. Preamble- WHEREAS objects of interest to the United States require that the Senate should be convened at twelve dclock on the fourth of March next, to receive and act upon such communications as may be made to it on the part of the Executive; 9 » Now, therefore,, LYSSES. Gmxr, President of the United States, have ezttgdidiiilziiiyan considered it to be my duty to issue this my proclamation, declaring that an ex- S€SS1<>¤ of the traordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene for the SF’?”*° Of °h° transaction of business at the Capitol, in the city of \Vashington, on the fourth Lnmcd States on,. March 4 18-(·3 day of March next, at twelve 0 clock at. noon on that day, of which all who i shall at that time be entitled to act as members of that body are hereby required to take notice. Given under my hand and the seal of the United States, at XVushingt0n, the twentv-first da of Februarv, in the Year of our Lord one thousand [sm:.] - ~ Y · IV ' eight hundred and seventy-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the ninety-seventh.        U. S. GRANT. y the resident: HAM1LT0N Fxsu, Secretary of Stale.