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According to the December 10, 1885 *Austin Weekly Statesman*, commercial treaties signed with Spain and the Dominican Republic, along with unsuccessful overtures from Great Britain, were withdrawn for re-examination upon taking office. The official concluded that endorsing such engagements was inexpedient because they did not cover the entire traffic, required the surrender of large revenues for inadequate considerations—particularly concerning sugar duties—and would create embarrassing questions under favored-nation clauses. Furthermore, the report noted that regulating tariffs by treaty diminishes a government's independent control over its own revenues, which is essential for its safety and welfare.
A tenor del *Austin Weekly Statesman* del 10 de diciembre de 1885, los convenios mercantiles concluidos con España y la República Dominicana, junto con propuestas infructuosas formuladas por Gran Bretaña, fueron retirados del Senado al asumir el nuevo gobierno. La presidencia consideró improcedente respaldar tales instrumentos por no comprender la totalidad de los intercambios, requerir la renuncia a cuantiosos gravámenes sobre el azúcar a cambio de ventajas mezquinas y amenazar con promover embarazosos litigios bajo las estipulaciones de nación más favorecida. Advirtióse además que supeditar las leyes arancelarias a convenios internacionales erosiona la potestad soberana del Estado sobre sus recursos tributarios, salvaguarda de su prosperidad y decoro.