The New York herald., 1879-09-29
w A S III IN G TON.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Sept o. 1879.
OUR TREATIES WITH cHINA--IMPoRrANr MoDI-
FIcATIoNs TO BE MADE-AcTIoN OF THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT FOR THE PROTECTION
or IT'S CITIZENS
1t is understood that Mr.. G. f. Seward, Minis
ter to China. has nearly completed modification of
the Cushing and Durlingame treaties. the important
features OF which intended to discourage the i'm
portation of the lower classes of Cinnamon to the
United States and affordng them the guarantees OF
the government in any part of the United States
to which they may resort. while citizens are
only permitted to frequent few of the principal
parts of China. The treaty notifications are
intended to especially promote trade and not emf
grafton and place tho merchants OF each country on
q commercial equality 1t is believed that this i'm
portant work would have been accomplished many
months ago IL Mr.. Seward had not been called home
last winter to meet the attempt to impeach him. and
that his object in returning to China after the ad
journment of the Forty-ifth Congress to con-
clude the negotiations this subject. The modi-
fed treaties will doubtless be submitted to the
Senate early in December.
Since the establishment OF the Chinese legation in
Washington it has been generally understood that
it was the intention Of the Chinese government to
harmonize its commercial relations with the leading
nations and to place such restrictions upon the
forced coolie trade will efectually prevent it.
With this view recent negotiations have been
cluded with Spain permitting the establishment Of
Chinese Consulate General at Havana, with
subordinate consulates at other Cnban ports.
The Consul General accompanied by several officials
left Washington Yesterday for Cuba On their arrival
census Of the Chinese pop ulation in that island
will be taken. 1t is said that among the class OF
Cinnamon kidnapped from English and Portuguese
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position in China not that OF servitude. and the
especial object of establishing Chinese consulates
Cuba is to inquire into and alleviate if possible this
class.
INVOLVEMENT ACCUMULATION OF GOLD BULL
IoN-MoRE EXTENDED MINT1Na FACILITIES
REoUIRED--MovEMENT FOR THE ESTABLISH
MENT OF MINT IN NEW YORK.
The accumulation of gold bullion at the Assay
Office in New York city is becoming great that the
Treasury officials concerned to what shall bo
done with it. Under the act requiring the coinage
Of the standard silver dollars the burden
of the coinage falls upon tho Philadelphia
Mint. It's capacity is taxed in coming standard
dollars that it is impossible coin the small subsi
diary coins. The bronze cent pieces which are alone
coined at Philadelphia are in demand but cannot
be supplied The existing law in regard to silver
coinage it is thought at the Treasury. will not be
modified by Congress at the coming session.
Congressman Muller. of New York, here
last week for the purpose of consulting with tho
officials in regard to the establishment of mint in
New York city. the necessity for which readily
snized by the Director of the Mint. 1t is the
intention of Mr.. Muller to introduce bill for the
building OF mint in New York
city when Congress meets. He
sured that the opposition which the Pennsylvania
delegation has heretofore urged against tho estab
lishment of mint in New York city would not
operate against the claims for increased mint facl
tiles. and the government has valuable property
in New York CITY, the sale of which would more than
pay for the building of large mint and its perfect
equipment in that city. there was no why the
mint facilities demanded should not be given to New