The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-16
WASHIN GT0N.
Passage in the Senate of the Anti
Chinese immigration Bill.
MIR. CONKLING'S VAIN EFFORTS.
How the Measure Violates
Faith with China.
MON Ely ATT f r s.
Lively Debates in the House
Over Appropriations.
QUARANTINE PRECAUTIONS.
Twelve Million Dollars Easily
Lively Debates in the House
Over Appropriations.
QUARANTINE PRECAUTIONS.
Twelve Million Dollars Easily
Made by the Government.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is, 1870
DEFEAT OF MIR. CoNKLING's AMENDMENT TO
THE ANTI-cHINEsE DfMIGRATIoN BILL-wHAT
THE BURLINGAME TREATY PRovIpEs-ABLE
ARGUMENTS.
After nearly three days of spirited, and often hot
debate the Senate this evening voted down Mr.. Conk
ing's amendment to the Chinese bill by 81 to
IS, and then passed the bill itself by 80
TO 30 The bill prohibits the bringing into the
United States in any one vessel on ono voyage of
more than fifteen Chinese, and forbids American
Consus at ports of shipment to grant clearance
tifcates for more than that number Mr. Conkling's
amendment, which defeated requests the Presi-
dent to give notice at to the Emperor of
China that the Immigration Of Chinese to this
country is pernicious. and to promise such
changes in the treaty would remedy the evil. the
treaty to be reported next January; and in case
the Chinese government refuse to change the
treaty then this request was to be deemed
notice of the abrogaton of the Objectionable
clauses. 1t held by Messrs Conkling
Matthews, Hamlin and others that the bill
violation of treaty stipulaons, and that it did not
comport with the dignity and honor Of the United
States TO break treaty with friendly Power with
out previous notice The articles of the treaty
these Words
Emperor of China cordially recognize the inherent
and inaenable right of man to change his home and
allegiance and also the mutual advantage of the free
migration and emigration of their citizens and
subjects respectively, from the country to the
permanent residents The high contracting
parties therefore join in reprobating other than
entirely voluntary emigration tor these purposes
They consequently agree pass laws making 1t
penal offence for citizen Of the United States
Chinese subjects to take Chinese subjects either to
the United States or to any other foreign country or
to take citizens of the United States to China to
any other foreign country without their free and
voluntary consent respectively.
ART. 6.-Citizens of the United States visiting or
residing in China shall enjoy the privileges,
immunities exemptions in respect to travel
residence may there be enjoyed by the citizens
subjects of the most favored nation, and
ciprocally, Chinese subjects visiting
siding in the United States shall enjoy the same
privileges, immunites and exemption in respect to
citizens subjects of the most favored nation. But
nothing herein contained shall he held to confer
naturalization upon citizens of the United States in
China nor upon the subjects Of China in the United
States.
ART. 7.-Citizens of the United States shall enjoy
all the privileges of the public educational insttu-
tons under the control of the government of
China, and, reciprocally, Chinese subjects shall
enjoy all the privileges OF the public educa-
the government of the United States. which
enjoyed i'll the respective countries by the cit
subjects of the most favored nation. Tho
citizens of the United States may freely establish
and maintain schools within the Empire of China at
ted to reside and reciprocally Chinese subjects may
enjoy the same privileges and immunities i'll tho
United States.
Messrs Conkling and Matthews spoke very ably
in support of the view that right and decency re-
quired such previous notice the amendment pro-
posed. The debate grew heated toward the close. It
was believed this afternoon that the amend
ment would carry. OF those who voted for
the amendment 20 were republicans and
IL democrats. Against the amendment were II dem
ocrats and 10 republicans.
The Chinese who to this country are all
shipped at Hong Kong, an English port.
1t is not certain that the President will sign the
hill