, 1870-04-08
CHINESE INDEMNITY PUED.
mcrttnE OF the Citizens, Committee
1semnrks OF Judge Drummond,
Prof. anveuy and Others
The Revolutions,

The committee appointed By the meeting of cttt-
zens held 10 Chicago on the elst ult 10 take su.ts
bic action relative TO the proposed appropriation
by congrczs Of the surplus OF the Chinese lpr,cmp
~ Fund for the establishment OF An American chi,
iege At rctan, convened At the rooms OF the Ae,-
chants and comuerc.al Travellers Association, on
Wednesday, at4 p. m-
On motion Of judge Drunmond, Mayor Mason
vas called to the chair, and on motion of presi.
dent Haven, Of tho Northwestern :UulverusJ, Pro-
lessor soaes wa appointed Secretary.
Atef connected statement Of the ortrln and
history OF the fund, hv the Secretary, President
haven submitted to the commltsee he draft Of
Eescral RESOLUTIONS prepared by Professor Jones
Judge Drummond said he arpreciatett the in
Rortaaes q right appropriation Of this money.
NE Secretary that the ChInese have moral rtcfit
70 tna surplus, as appears ~ Le In the natufs 0l
T. a. SSssf[paJment not dircctJ repaid 10 them,
y sooGld be nsed In such manner ns would casEt
Inc greatest bcueft to them nAd Lest stTrnvtAcn
ard extend our oEu commercial and political re-
Aaons with them Il The proposition 10 ose It for
70 prevail, lie Wan especially favorable to tic
last Of The New York resolutions on thls subject
,teEasaing ne Importance Of suitably educating
interpreters Tor our consular CouItA. AQd yiIp}o.
matte servlee To Chtna, Is Of essential Importance
and II seemed III this respect no ptan could ACCOM-
psh more for our political relations With that
country tAan The one recommended by these
resolutions. He suggested single modification Of
rofe8cr JJneA' nrtt rrsoiuuon -"
iTs*ideht l5u,rorghs, Of the EnlseEsy Of Chicago,
desired another tnotlncaton OF the lsst resolution
& Me Mas ~. u fsror Of the Proposition to use this
st!tutson oi learning. There were many ways Ia
which such plan might operate for the advantage
Ct tho Chinese, while serving the gcue1nl Interests
uf science All commerce,
PRESIDENT Haven then presented two other teso-
Iutonsr Which he thought might be go combined
with those previously offered n to meet the wishes
81 the CON mmlttec- He spoke In eloquent terms OF
TIC destr.bty of The proposed Institution, and the
use Of the money.
Collector Mclean favored President narca.s
taking measures to confirm and ss1ensss.a our in.
nuence IN China he MIS- greatly impressed with
thu growing magnitude Of our commerce with
that country, and felt TINT ought 10 assure t..
Chinese u our desire 70 be 1uss ID ali our dealings
with them. lie understood that there was solnc-
thing Of the FplHt IT tho old Me,tcs and Pesslans
to shfe 1t back. With MISUNDERSTANDING, he was
ln fasur Of the Use Of the money for college.
ae M aaid hoW SUCH an institution might accomplish
Mr. Batchford eald thas he took ye,y deep H.
tcrcst IN this proposition. A few munths since
days In Chicago II his guest III. Hlodgett was
man of broad views and sound Judgment, and he
was eonvtncet! from that Hentleluans statements
Of the interest In foreign matters now exhibited
In Prkn. that this pr;osal for the use OF the cn-
ncss indemnity Is wise one: that the neld Is
open for such movement aud that 1t this us<1-
AlOu sRUulA 0E l0unucH Oh q DED2Gt Nn5SGEtZ1AQ
basis, II woulA accomplish very Important WORK
Mt long agu he had had souie Conversation with
Senator Trun1bul,, and, fFnT1 the Interest which
the Senator manifested In the Chinese, be- thought
that he would favor this measure.
tbs resolutions prupcsc,l hy President Haven
were substituted for the dtst one Of those prepared
by FToi. J0nes. nnd thus amended Ill the rrsou-
tiuls were aJopte<t, Is fellows, and orde1ru 10 TO
forwarded u both Houses of Congress:
Es4r.sd, That rns.l.aly a1rz1ve the rr-ofutioas
sanrt..t March = 1870, hy rofnmtor Of csrrr. Of
New York Erun the p{uKr Itspp&al IL make q the
Ilua c4 thr tsls naniy fnnl rtrrtt farm Ihr Chtre
unarr The fourt;tuu Ct 1Es atd htrttv cldJsse 1ac
sA.1Ir '--7-'
+Hssotsd That It rrnntntlv fitttnx and for
tnn*:r that this heA distG k4he1 rrl4c.!.1
vtt u thc a have 1ssstcd brlour1 In equity
t3the Chlneer tnvrrnlrt though thnt government
dIfroesd to waive tts right t H. ehnud tc crur.ove IN
toia.r WAY to tt ,nnon siyArtas' and hour II ttl
hatiuts: md 9:olby. nu a.esbed can be Icvi.ol at
nrr ~ and honorable "a the VI
Aupyertst5 In hteh tls tc!shco and Art Of th pro-
nente.
Rcsu1sAi That In veN of the impression conveyed y
Secretary Sew aIda rutrt tLt the thru nf the
fr tn ConFnrs. that tur Clintte authorities
willing " sft~iEr this tnnnsy, fhis committee trA;set-
tEly nttroralkc Eonsrtss tocovef It intn tho tnASd
State Treasury sPetaf yu~t Z, b1 cit.r Ertarn
fl tte Ch;nr-c Tasly. IT hrreafe- arp.t to tx
e thr rr",erd Institution 81 ieaTntns Al
ltktu. ~ The ChtItsc tnytrtneIt lray elrrt-
hsn!res, Tint eCy Of TIT r rrdlul a-e forward
"a u Senators Tr11H1l and Iat nd nen:r4c.taIyr~
Judd md losau. With the Epuost that they sivr The
f1ne thciF attention and aGfPlIt.
The met.tjnr thrH aHiDurTrII