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Show CUSTOMS RULES ANflEBJRANCE Panama - Pacific Exposition Appropriattion Held Back Pending Outcome of Disputed Dis-puted Question. PariB, France, March 5. The Chamber Cham-ber of Paris today petitioned the French parliament not to decide finally final-ly to pass the proposed appropriation for tho Panama-Pacific exposition "until "un-til th0 vexatious and inquisitorial American customs regulations shall have been modified by legislative and administrative measures." Tho San Francisco appropriation, which was originally included in the budget of tho ministry of commerce, was not adopted when that budget was passed on February 24, as stated In the semiofficial report of the proceedings. pro-ceedings. The item was taken out of tho general appropriation bill which passed the chamber and was Incorporated Incor-porated In a separate bill which is still In the hands of the chamber. It was announced today that the French foreign office had taken n resolute attitude toward the United States government in regard to the suits brought against the Limoges Porcelain exporters for falsification of entries. It has renewed through the French embassy at Washington its contention that the suits against tho French firms aro contrary to the agreements between the French and American governments. It is declared semiofficially semi-officially that the French foreign office of-fice cannot urge on parliament the approval of the proposed appropriation appropria-tion for the Panama-Pacific exposition exposi-tion until the controversy has been settled. |