The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-06-25

AN ACT making appropriation TO defray tn
penses of witnesses in the investigation by the
military committee in reference TO the sale of ca
detshps.
tees Of the United States Of America ia Congress
assembled
That the of three thousand dollars or a much
thereof as may be necessary is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the treasury not otherwise ap
Committee Military Affairs in conducting the in
vestigation ordered by the House eff Representatives
by resolution of February fourth eighteen hundred
Approved, February "a, 1870.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES TO THE TREATY BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA, OF
JUNE l6, 1858.
By the President of the United States Of iD,ertea.
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, certain additional articles to the treaty
in force between the United States of America
day of June, 1885, concluded and signed by their
pienipotentiaries at Washington. the 2sh day of
July, 1868 which additional articles word tor
word, as follows:
States ef America and the Td-Tsiay Empire, Of
the 18th June, 1858.
Whereas since the conclusion of the treaty between
the United States of America and the Ta-Tsng EN-
pire tChina) of the 18th June, 1858, circumstances
have arisen showing the necessity of additional art
cles thereto the President of the United States aud tie
august sovereign of the Ia Using Empire, have named
for their pIenpoentiaries to wit: the President Of tue
United States of America, William H. Seward, Secre
tary of State, and his Majesty the Emperor OF Chimt
Anson Burlingame, accredited as bis Envoy Ex;raor
and Sun CHA -Ku of the second Chinese rank assos
ated high envoys and ministers of his said Majesty
and the said plenpotentaries aft er having exchanged
their full powers found to be in due and proper form
have agreed upon the following articles
ARTICLE l.
His Majesty the Emperor China. being of the
opinion that, in making concessions to the citizens
subjects of foreign of the privilege ot resid
certain of land resortng to certain waters
of that empire for purposes of trade, he has by
means reinquished his right of eminent domain
dominion the said land and hereby agrees
that such concession grant shall be construed to
give TO power party which may be at war with
hostile 10 the United States the right attack the
the said lands or waters. And the United States for
themselves, hereby agree to abstain from offersvey
attacking the citizens subjects of any power
party their property with which they may be at
war any such tract of land waters of the said
empire But nothing in this article shall be construed
prevent the United States from resisting attack
by any hostile power party upon their citizens
their property. 1t is further agreed that if any right
interest in any of land in China has been
shall hereafter be granted by the of China
the United States their citizens for purposes OF
trade commerce, that grant shall in event be
construed divest the Chinese authorities of their
said tract of land except that right may have
been expressly reinquished by treaty.
ARTICLE IL
The United States OF America and his MaJes' s'e
Emperor of China, believing that the safety and pros
perity of commerce will thereby best be promoted
agree that any privilege or immunity i'll respect to
trade o navigation within the Chinese douinions
which may not have been stipulated for by treaty.
shall be subject the discretion of the Chinese gov
ernment and may be regulated by it but
manner spirit incompatible with the trea
stipuiations of the parties
ARTICLE III.
The Emperor of China shall have the right to ap
point consus ports OF the United States, who shall
enjoy the privileges and immunitjes as those
which enjoyed by public law and treaty i'll the
United States ~ the consuls of Great Britaa and
Russia, either of them.
ARTICLE ".
The twenty-ninth article of tue treaty of the 18th
Of June 1868, having stipulated for the exemption OF
Christian citizens of the United States and Chinese
from persecution i'll China account of their
fait is further agreed that citizens of the United
States in China, of religious persuasion ana
Chinese subjects in the United States shall enjoy en-
tire liberty of conscience, and shall De exempt iron all
disability persecution account of their religious
faith worship in either country Cemeteries for
sepulture of the dead of whatever nativity or nation
atty shall be held i'll respect aud free from
proclamation.
The United States of America and the Emperor OF
China cordially recognize the inherent and inalienae
right of man to change his home and aiiegianee aud
also the mutual advantage of the free migration and
emigration their citizens and Subjects respectively
curiosity Of trade or as permanent residents. The
high contracting parties therefore, join III reprobag
these purposes. They consequently agree to pass laws
making it penal offence for citizen of the United
States Chinese subjects to take Chinese subjects
either to the United States to any other foreign
country, for Chinese subject or citizen OF he
United States take citizens OF the United States 10
China any other foreign country, without their
free and voluntary consent respectively
ARTICLE VI.
Citizens of the United States visiting or residing III
China shall enjoy ths privileges, l1ninuhlueso OF
exemptions in respect to travel or residenae as MY ny
there be enjoyed by the citizens or SUBJECTS OF 'e
favored nation. And, reelprocaily thlhese suo
jects visiting residing in the United States shall en-
joy tie same privileges, immuntes, and exemptions
IN respect travel residence may there be en-
joyed the citizens subjects of the most tvoea
nation. But nothing herein contained shall be held 10
confer naturalization upon citizens OF the United States
in China upon the subjects of China in the United
States.
ARTICLE VII.
Cfizens of the United States shall enjoy all The
privileges of the public edueatIonai instu.ous amu
cay Chinese subjects shalt enjoy all the pfisleses VI
the public educational institutions under the cetfo OF
the government of the United States, which are ei
loved in the respective countries by the citizens or
subjects of the most favored nation The c'uzehs OF
the United States may freely establish ana nalh.ah
schools within the Empire of China at those places
where foreipners by permitted to reside,
and recprocally Chinese subjects may enjoy the same
ARTICLE VIII.
The United States, always dieclaming and disconr-
aging all practices of unnecessary dctation and inter
venon by nation in the affairs Or domestic ADMIN
istraton Of another, do hereby freely disclam and
mestic administration of China in regard the
struction of railroads. telegraphs other material
Majesty. the Emperor of China reserves to himself
the right to decide the time and and circam
dominions with this mutual unders,andine il Is
agreed by the contracting parties ut amy time
hereafter his imperial Majesty shall determine
acter mentioned within the empire, aud shall make
application to the United States any other
States WILL in that case designate aud authorizes silt
able engineers to be employed by the Chinese govern