[Footnote 14: Relating to the suspension of William H. Daniels,
collector of customs for the district of Oswegatchie, N.Y.]
EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, February 3, 1883_.
_To the Senate of the United States:_
I transmit to the Senate, for consideration with a view to ratification,
the treaty of commerce which was signed in duplicate January 20, 1883,
by commissioners on the part of the United States and Mexico, with
accompanying papers.
The attention of the Senate is called to the statement in the third
protocol as to the insertion of the word "steel" in item No. (35) 66 of
the list appended to article 2 of the treaty. No further information as
to the possible correction therein referred to has yet reached me; but
as the session of the Senate will soon terminate, I deem it advisable to
transmit the treaty as signed, in the hope that its ratification may be
assented to.
While the treaty does not contain all the provisions desired by the
United States, the difficulties in the way of a full and complete
settlement of matters of common interest to the two countries were
such as to make me willing to approve it as an important step toward a
desirable result, not doubting that, as time shall show the advantages
of the system thus inaugurated, the Government will be able by
supplementary agreements to insert the word "steel" and to perfect
what is lacking in the instrument.