or Republic of Mexico, be
transported from one port in the United States to another port therein,
over the territory of such Provinces or Republic, by such routes and
under such rules, regulations, and conditions as the Secretary of the
Treasury may prescribe; and the merchandise so transported shall,
upon arrival in the United States from such Provinces or Republic, be
treated in regard to the liability to or exemption from duty or tax as
if the transportation had taken place entirely within the limits of
the United States.

Section 3102 of the Revised Statutes is also related to this subject,
and is as follows:

To avoid the inspection at the first port of arrival, the owner,
agent, master, or conductor of any such vessel, car, or other vehicle,
or owner, agent, or other person having charge of any such merchandise,
baggage, effects, or other articles, may apply to any officer of
the United States duly authorized to act in the premises to seal or
close the same, under and according to the regulations hereinafter
authorized, previous to their importation into the United States, which
officer shall seal or close the same accordingly; whereupon the same
may proceed to their port of destination without further inspection.
Every such vessel, car, or other vehicle shall proceed without
unnecessary delay to the port of its destination, as named in the
manifest of its cargo, freight, or contents, and be there inspected.
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to exempt such
vessel, car, or vehicle, or its contents, from such examination as
may be necessary and proper to prevent frauds upon the revenue and
violations of this title.

It will be noticed that section 3005 does not provide for the transit of
merchandise through our territory from Canada to ports of the United
States for export, nor have I been able to find any other law now in
force that does provide for such transit. It would seem, therefore, that
as to this concession made by the United States in Article XXIX of the
treaty, legislation to put it into force was necessary, and that there
is no such legislation unless section 3 of the act of 1873 was saved by
the amendment to the joint resolution abrogating the fisheries articles
and Article XXX, limiting the repeal to so much of said act as "relates
to the articles of said treaty so to be terminated." The joint
resolution certainly did not repeal