The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-07
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Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The Presi-
dent will, as soon as he shall re-
ceive official notice of the rejection of
Judge Hoar, nominate to the Senate
two gentlemen to supply vacancies on
the Supreme Court bench, one of
whom is JudgesStrong, of Pennsylva-
MIA. The President has not fully
determined upon the other. The
President informed a friend yesterday
that Judge Hoar would remain in the
Cabinet. Official advices have been
received From San Domingo, that the
Haytien Government had offered to
assist the revolutionists In the former
republic but the administration at
tach no importance to the information.
The MoWry Silver Mining Company
Of Arizona, has filed its claims FOR
damages against Mexico before the
Joint Commission for the seizure of a
train loaded with silner bars, by the
Mexican troops in Sonora, in 1866.
WAsHINGTON. February g. The
President issued, yesterday, a proela
nation announcing the ratification of
the ad 1itional treaty With China, and
communicating its provisions.
Article first provides that IN
making concessions to citizens or
subjects Of foreign powers, the privi-
lege of residing on certain tracts of
land, or resortiDg to certain waters of
the Empire of China, the Emperor
by no means relinquisbes his right of
the eminent domain. He agrees that
no such concession shall be construed
to give to any power or party which
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United States, the right 10 attack
citizens of the United States or their
property within said lands.
II is also agreed that the United
States thall abstain from attacking Of
fensively the citizens or subjects of
any foreign power, With whom they
may be at war, and the right Of the
Chinese Government over persons
and property is retained, except so
far as that right may have been ex-
pressly relinquished By treaty.
Article second provides that auy
privilege or immunity In respect to
trade or navigation within the Chi
nese dominions, which may not have
been stipulated for by treaty, shall be
subject to the discretion of the Chi
nese Government.
Article third authorizes the En-
peror of China to appoint Consuls at
United States ports, who shall enjoy
the immunities and privileges of a
Consul Of Great Britain and Russia.
Article fourth guarantees entire lib
erty of conscience to American citi-
zens in China, and citizens of China
in America, and exempts them from
all disability or persecution on ac-
count or religion, faith or worship in
either country, and provides that
cemeteries for the dead shall be held
in respect and free from disturbance
or proclamation.
Article fifth provides for the abso-
lutte freedom of emigration and i'm
migration of citizens of both coun-
tries, and the taking of citizens OF
either country to the other without
their free and voluntary consent shall
be made a penal offense.
Article sixth guarantees TO citizens
of the United States visiting or re
siding in China the same privileges,
immunities, or exemptions in respect
to travel or residence as may there be
enjoyed by citizens or the subjects OF
the most favored nations, and recip-
rocal privileges to citizens of China
in the United States; but the stipu-
lation is not to be construed as con.
firming the naturalization of either.
Article seventh provides for the re-
ciprocal enjoyment by the citizens OF
the two countries of the public edu-
cational institutions under. the con
troll of either, which are enjoined by
the respective countries by the citi-
zens or subjects of the most favored
nations, and gives the privilege oil
establishing and maintaining schools
within the Empire of China, at those
places where foreigners are, by treaty
permitted to reside, and Chimes:
! citizens are to enjoy the same priv
/ ileges and Immunities in the United
/ States.
Article Eighth. The United States
always disclaiming and discouragine
practices of unnecessary dictation ano
Intervention by one nation In the
affairs or domestic administration o.
another, do hereby freely discIaim anC
disavow the intention or right to in
terfere in the domestic administra
ton of China in regard to their con
struetlon of railroads, telegraphs, OF
other national internal improvements
On the other hand, His Majesty. the
Emperor of China, reserves to him
self the right to decide the time anC
manner and circumstance of intro
ducing such improvements within hii
Dominion. With this mutual un.
derstanding, it is agreed BY
the contracting parties that i
at any time hereafter His Imperia
Majesty shall determine to construct
or cause to be constructed, works o.
the character mentioned within the
Empire. and shall make application
to the United States, or any Other
Western power, for facilities to carry
out that policy, the United States
will in that case designate and au
thorlze suitable engineers to be EN-
ployed By the Chinese Government
aud will recommend to other ma
tions an equal compliance, with ap
plicatioa to the Chinese Governmen
IN that case, protecting such engineer
In their persons and property, anC
paying them reasonable compensa-
ton for their services.
New York News.