The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-20
THE CHINESE EMBASSY.

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mn. BUR4IEaAMEa AND THE CHINESE MISSION
PROPOSED TREATrEs-NEw MODE OF RAT1rY- RAT1r
ING, TREATIES, s,,5iltllG =. q. o.s7s
"A. Washington letter to-the Baltimore Ga
,zette says: Silta9:f;is
Much interest has been manifested TO know
Chinese Government. :, The position Was ten
dered Mr.. Blrlhgsme for, Life, with an an,
niisl salaryyof $4,000 mgold. This was de.
cliped and Mr.. Burhngame agreed TO- accept
the,. position foruHve wears, with q salary OF
SElO6Gy per. annuu. The Government next
insisted ion fixing the term at twenty years,
bs that was the period through which Their
treaMss were made sto run; & ~ Mas :. eseni sNas
ht Ave YEARS, With the nderstandng that if at
the end OF thpt time hia services were considt
cred necessary for o longer period hr. BuriIn-
game would renew the engaEemcnt. Immedi-
stely on his arrival here Mr.. Burlingame piac-
ed himself in Conmg gnioation with his Pnrtlcu-
Jar friend Seward, who is now quietly rso11QrrnJ
nE :, 6as aoms oressiss S Aas VIE this and all
\the Western PowersG; The, leading feature OF
Sbe programme will be an assimilation OF COINS,
Weights and measures. .stte'Ft.se = = u :.
MI. Burlinosme and his two mandarins will
leave hero on Saturday for New York, to par
take of the dinner rendered the embassy 4y
the Board OF Trade Of that city on the 2Sd- ne
has written the Mayor OF Boston that the Em,
'bassy will no. be able TO, visit that city until
after the 4th Of July. - = -. :. =
A treaty with tho Japanese Government and
"a second onein connection with other-nations, |,
were ratified by the, Senate to-day without
either treaty having ;been!. read.a They we're
ratified on the Recommendations OF the Com
nttee on. Foreign Relations. K ss -
VISIT OF THE CHINESE EMBASSY TO THE SENATE
-1soIpErrs OF TEE RECEPTION. ,.s
? .A.washington dispatch, dated June H. 70
the Baltimore Bun, says:-
The reception OF Mr.. Bwlngame and Ills as
sQciates Of the Chinese Embassy py sne sss SeDa.s
5before ono o'clock the Embassy, with their
suite drove upto the east portico OF the capls
tal, where they alighted and were received on
the stems by Messrs. Sumner, Hendrlcks ana
Sherman, the committee Of the Senate appoint
ed to take charge OF them. la the rotunds was s
collected a multitude Of the curious, anxious TO
got glimpse ofthe .celestiais, and the corri-
dors oil the way to the Senate chamber were
lined on either side with crowds OF both sexes.
Mr.. Sumner led the procession with MIR. Bur
linrame on hisr arm; Mr.. Sherman and nlr.
Hendricks followed oach with n mandarin 10
charge, and the students and the French anu
English interpreters brought up the rear.
The battery OF eyes which was brought TO
bear on the party, rand. the outspoken com,
mepts made in tho usual American style, had
the effect TO- somewhat embarrass tine commit
tee; but the strangers, who we're accustomed
TO being stared ut, were not at all discomposedt
and were perfectly unmindful OF tha criticisms
made upon their dress and appearance. Inc Q
capacious galleries of, the Senate we're filled
with gayly dressed ladies and their escorts,
bringing back to mind the brilliant scenes Oh
the recent impeachment trial. .,.>,,
Precisely ut one The party arrived ut inc
door way opposite the chair OF the Presiaent,
and the Serseant-at-arms, who has not been
seen in the Senate chamber since the cessation
of his exhaustive duties in announcing Inc
n,anagors Of impeachment, took his old posi-
tion and announced 'vTue Chinese Embassy"
/ There WAS no formal speecbmaking. MIR.
Sumner camo forward at the held OF the party
and in his most impressive style presented the
Chinese Embassy to tho Senate OF the Unltcd
States. Mr. Wade, equally brief, morely well
coined them, and the party being seated, q ro-
cess of twenty.minutes was taken to enable the
senators to be presented individually to Dir.
Burlipgame and his associates. There was
quite time in the hand-shaking and panto;
mime which ensued, and which WAS witnessed
with much interest in the galleries. The man
darins we're certainly very sociable; they wore
bobbng their heads and pokng ont their dlgitt
in all directions, and we're evidently impressed
with the idea that ii was 'bg tbing."
Several of the senators who had served III
Congress with Mr., BurGngame congratulated