, 1879-02-17
WASHINGTON.
Intense interest at the En-
bassies Regarding the
Chinese Bill.
Views Entertained by the ON.
cin1s Of the Celestial
Legation.
Belief that It Will Cost America
Much Money to Let tho
Chinese do.
Interruption of Chinese
Trade Relations Pre-
dfcted.
Congress Very Far Behind with
the Work Of the Ses-
sion.
Some Of tho Most Important Legislation
for Years Now Before The
Committees.
The Widow Of Bayard Taylor Oppressed
with Debt, in q Foreign
Land,
The Widow Of Bnyard Taylor Oppressed
with Debt, in Foreign
Land,
THE CHINESE.
HOW THE ORIENTAL AMBASSADOR FEELS.

aptcidt Dtsputeh to zas Tribune
WAsHIN0ToN. D. G., Feb. 1G.-There Is grow
Ing Interest felt hero TO ascertain opinions Of
tho Chinese Legation upon tho bill passed by
the Senate Inst night. There has hecn unusual
rcttcenco on tho part Of tho Chinese officials
ever since their arrival In Washington, and there
arc few hcre who enjoy their full confidence.
TO these 1t WAS stated. when tie present ag!-
tattou began In Congress, that the Legation did
not object to any movement looking to mod~
Acaton Of the present treaty, but they did desire
and expect that this Government, after having
entered into friendly trcaty with their nation,
would observe the usual diplomatic methods to
ohtain modification, and that anything less
than this would, Of course, be doomed uu{rIcnd-
ly md most diarcspeettu1 to tic Emperor Of
China. This they believed they had a right to
claim under the treaty, and they did not bup-
roso that great milton like tho United States
would for moment forget that the national
honor was at stake wherever tho question Of
observing solemn treaty aToae,-at least where
the other nation signing the treaty l,ad, In good
faith, observed all Of It's provisions. On this
latter po!ut It appears that
THE EMPEROR or CHINA,
uDon PRONUNCIATION Of the treaty, did imme-
dascly issue orders commanding full obsery-
A"eo " osei5 pio'A1toi. Ing f4n'petof ulu
nofe 'pao "e3e,s oaect tnls oo'oisasce o. .no
Treaty. ar.u n'ae' us pchasy u ~ Flolatou
"eat'" "heu VIC p"4 pAsseo .uo Aouso lneto
Mae n''os ~ tue snlaeee Lcsason
''A. - "onu wy ."e 'uu .ut,s1 p.'as
eafaeo as p'eee vi clap.'1ap 'osfoaueeo unoer
SUSPENSION ot uae sa!es' ana puanea snroneh
without debate for political effect on tho Pacific
coast. 1t was not believed that tho bl|1 would
evar nasf through tho Senate thn hodv whirh
fas1ieo .no very treaty u was no" Wopoeeo TO
break "'tnout consu'1atlon "ith o. notice to
ule otAes n'su eohlfae1''e po"e1' "nLe tnls
op1nioa psesalleo, conversation tooK place IN
which the views OF inc ch'ncsa here bccame
partlallY kno"n' "n'io expressing entire conh'
deuce that the Dill could not pass the American
Senate and that even II II md, 1t must incYit~
ably encounter ....
THE VETO or TlB rnEslnssT,
1t was declared that tile passage Of such bill
could only be met by regarding tho treaty rs
wholly nbrogated, and By proper retaliation, and
there could DO no doubt that 1t would move the
Emperor to thnt course. Since tho ratification
OF the treaty, immense commercial interests
havo sprung up, and large numbers Of Ameri-
cans arc now residing In Ch'na, engaged 10 prose-
cutting operations IN which leading merchants In
all the great ecabord cities aro interested.
'rllcac operations arc alI protected
by treaty, Large capital Is Invested, and the
foundation for attll larger commercial transac-
tioos In future have been laid. somo OF these
have advanced 50 far as to seriously affect tho
truao OF China With other uatious, and to begin
lately to turn It toward the United Suites. The
action proposed by the bill now passed would,
IN tho opinion Of tho Legation, unqucst[onably
uosc.tlc all American interests In China, aud
A.