Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-03
Eftc sati-CssincSe .siil.

VETO MESSAGE OF TIE PRESIDENT.
The message OF the Pre- 5deat vetOiag the
Chinese immigration bill was received in the
House at $50 o'clock on Saturday nj Sht, and
was read about an hour afterwards. 1t revle VS.
at lergth the provisions OF the Burlingamn
treaty. and SAYS that It io a principle in inter
rational aw tiag denunciaiiOn OF a part OF a
treaty. not made by the terms OF the treaty
llSeii separate from the rest. j. a denunciati0l
CT the whole treaty. rs the other high con-
tracing party has entered into no treaty O3li-
cations except such as include the part de
houhced the denunCiatiOn Uy one party OF the
Eart necessarily ilbef3tes the other party from
TIE WEole treaty. In otter words, the effect
cf Gn amendment which was made TO the G nj
heSe exclusion bill a. originally introduced re-
4ulflng the government TO notify the Chinese
EMPEROR OF the aOrogdtlOn OF articles ana 6 OF
me RuriDgame treaty. would be such II the
oil were to become law. as TO involve not
Oily Tie SbrOgatl0n OF the whole BIrinrlmr
treaty. but also OF the treaties of ISIS 70 Which
II was supplementary. and from which all the
protection Jhat Americans have in China is de-
lNed. Ihe President does not deny that there
Is serious discomfort Oh the Pacific coast. and
grave cause lCf IL IN the Chinese immigration,
ana &c say that this is and ought 10 be a sub
ject OF consideration dHd diplomacy, as it is our
natural policy to secure ourselves against a
larger ana more rapid Infusion OF this foreign
race than our system Of industry and society
can take up aid 3SSimiiate with ease and safety
lie say 5 that tne Chinese government .:ru!inp
pohte and sensitive people, distinguished by
10 meet Us half way in these necessary pew ar
fragments. IN the meantime the people on
the PacIEc coast have no cause for immediate.
apprehension pending the Negotiations now
DalDg made. There Is such a recession in tn >
HOW oI emigration from China. shown. a. The
President says, by trustworthy statistics. that
IL Is not Ilkeiy tEIt any ''neW feature Of dis
content or disturbance among the commun:f!a
directly Affected will be introduced Bat. even
IL there were darGer OF such disturbances il
would not be so inCOuVenient 10 the wider and
more permanent interests Of the country" TN.
lreSiCcut THINKS, ''aS the summary disturbance
OF our existing Treaties with CHINA" The tattn
OF The nation IS involved. as well Is its inerCS
ana policy, and the message concludes. "Ou'
history gives Little occasion for any reproach il
this regard, and III asking the renewed aticn-
tlon OF Congress to this bill the President feel;
persuaded ''tGt their action will maintain he
puDLc duty and the public honor"
THE VOTE By WHICH TIE BILL FAILED To PASS
OVER THE VETO.
When the reading had been finished the ques-
llOn was put, ''Shall The bill pass. the obiec-
tions OF the President TO the contrary not With
standing:" The vote resulted-yeaS 1O9, nays
%: ana the bill was rejected, not two thirds YOt-
iD9 in its favor.
Most OF the negative votes came from the re-
publican side OF the House, but a large number
came also from the democratic side.
The following are the republicans who voted
III tie affirmative: Baync, Brentano. Butler
Cole, Davis OF California, Deerng, Errett
Evans or Indiana. Fort. Foster. Hale IIarmer
Hay es, lidZeltOn, iubbeli, JoTgensen, Meyers
Marsh, Neal. Page, Sballenberger and Willlams
OF oregon. The following are the democrats
VINO voted IN the negative: Bliss, Gambler, Har-
denbugh. Harris OF Virginia, Harris OF Georgia
Hewitt OF New York. Landers, Morse. PaeIns
PiiGfmore, Waddell, Warner. Williams OF Deia-
Wdle and Willis OF New. YORK