, 1879-03-03
VETO or THE CHINESE BILL

""io"ns " se'pfebc ~ 1"o A'easA3o' WHICH ~
fa'aee III nf. l.SAn1s s1yae than TINT OF tho
iros'aont' dao mo message Deem Inc
'rooac. o1 Mr' HAYES peh II ~onta no a'o''5
ono-ulta os long, aad eofrcspond'ngly moro
olfeet anu conc'so' Ihe inicrcnco Is vaguely
gwen oHt mat the Dill womb haVe
neen approved If 1t lad not been
1or tho senate amendments, proposca
oy atF. SARGENT, directing the PRESIDENT
10 notfy uo Government OF oh'ha OF
me aoroSa1oh ol Arts ahu OF the sup
r'cmehtarJ OF 15unI1soAhE treaty. Ihta
amendment FURNISHES tho ffes'aont with o
1'retext rather linn reason for votoing tic
bls', since 1t chHbses lin to asanno that Con-
gFess Inns undertaken to modtiy or amend
tao eSlsstnB treaty,-~>' Junction Which TIC
clai'na IS veHtcd alone III tho President, by
"iht with the consent OF tho Senato, as part
o1 tne sfoasS-maa'ng power.
a careful reading OF tho ob1ect1onable sor1-
MO amendment fesoals' however, that Con-
greas ''d not "nder1ake to ahrogato Of its own
motion Tic SAID articles OF the treaty, but
directed tho Ircsldcnt to glvo notice In tho
'tsital pro Jormo why. 1t u possible TINT
neither tho Presldent nor Secretary EvARTs,
enrowd lawyer as tho latter IL, could de-
nionssrass thnt Congress hns not tho authority
10 gtvo tArectso" of this kind Tho power
Of Congress to terminate treaty as n whole
upon sufficient cause is admitted and tue
precodont was fully established BY tho abro-
CATION Of lilo Fronot1 troaty in l1oS by act of
Congress but 1t huch authority IN vested in
Congress-, Then TINT body by concurrent
acsion may ccrtanly direct tint tho Pre3i-
dant shafl take tho proper stel'a 10 secure a
desired chango or modification IF tho troaty:
Wo "ro willing to mlinit TINT Tho Anil
Chinese bill would haye been IN better form
Ind 1t omitted this SARGENT amendment, mid
ftad 1t recitcd The real reason for limiting
Coolic immigration, viz; Decauso the Chinese
Government las violatel tha terms Of tho
existing treaty by ueglecting 10 prevent mud
punish tic practIca Of hired or involuntary
migration from Ohina to tho United States,
1t iH notorious that tho great nasa Of China
men who have comu 10 Ameriea hnyo bcou
hired TO como or hnva como untlcr contrauts
that rcnttor them Hubjeuta Of the six COM
1nnies during term Of yenrH. This IN in
no Fcnse tl,c "frao migration" contemplated
by the fifth Reesicn # lila Hrrs,Su.v,.
I,"s,y. aud Il. *e.i. III III ,a.ny y,r,;s, ,,n.,.
''Iuo ini,cysa. aod insliruable nsat cl 4.,ru
10 cf.uao y,;y homs and sllcoiauue.'
The Chinese that hava coao oser to America
have neither changed their homo nor their
astcgiauca; they l,nyo sinu}y hound them.
selves to a certain number Of ycnrs' work
i'll consideration pf certain uuouut
of pay, Of saro ju sickness, snnnort when
ialc, md re.nrrl trnneror.o,;ou. either ,1co,l
Or ulivc, to ihclr native country. The Chinn.
,ncu brought 10 Au,cricn under this contract
systc, aro frcu nyents ul,ou, III u,url. os ycro
n rcytain cla,. Of Hsubstitutos n w1,on TRAITS
wcro 1,u,lu during the ncbcllion Wm: ,,,r,,
,,cn consented ia IN ~ s,,u,i,utcu il, or1,r
TO ass,apo criminal prosecutions. to djncharco
liabilities to ret uar,lono,1 ont of iails 1,rifa
w,lls.. atc. 10 t..o ,nu,ers trn,uns mn,
criminals ,,oyo bocn roti,crcd m i, rh;,m
s;,c, Tint troa,v ,yux a;,mc,1 n ,srs ' ~ ,,,a