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The Tariff Act of 1890, commonly called the McKinley Tariff, was an act of the United States Congress, framed by then Representative William McKinley, that became law on October 1, 1890. [1] The tariff raised the average duty on imports to almost 50%, an increase designed to protect domestic industries and workers from foreign competition, as ...
The president is also the commander-in-chief of the military of Colombia. The president is directly elected to a four-year term in a popular election. The Legislative Act 2 of 2004 established that no person may be elected president more than twice, [1] allowing Álvaro Uribe and Juan Manuel Santos consecutive reelection in 2006 and 2014 ...
Carlos Holguín became President of Colombia upon his election by Congress as Presidential Designate, the first time in 1888 and the second time in 1890. Thus, he ruled as president between 1888 and 1892, to complete the six years presidential term of President Rafael Núñez .
The "McKinley Tariff of 1890" was even named after him. Now, Trump wants to return America to McKinley's era, with tariffs at the center of government policy and the US budget.
Coffee prices hit a new high Monday, the day after President Donald Trump threatened — and then reversed course on — a 25% tariff on Colombia during a spat about deportation flights from the US.
President Grover Cleveland summoned an emergency session of Congress on August 7, 1893, for the repeal of the act to prevent the further depletion of the government's gold reserves. [8] In 1890, the price of silver dipped to $1.16 per ounce. By the end of the year, it had fallen to $0.69. By December 1894, the price had dropped to $0.60.
Colombia’s president said the country would impose its own 25 percent tariff on goods coming from the U.S. Later on Sunday, the White House confirmed the two sides came to an agreement as ...
This is a list of United States tariff laws. 1789: Tariff of 1789 (Hamilton Tariff) 1790: Tariff of 1790; 1791: Tariff of 1791; 1792: Tariff of 1792; 1816: Tariff of 1816; 1824: Tariff of 1824; 1828: Tariff of 1828 (Tariff of Abominations) 1832: Tariff of 1832; 1833: Tariff of 1833; 1842: Tariff of 1842; 1846: Walker tariff; 1857: Tariff of ...