Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-06
The Veto Message on the Chinese
Immigration Bill.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The fol.
lowing Is the full text of the Preai-
dents veto message delivered in the
House of Rperesent a.ives this even.
ing:
TO the House of Representatives
After very careful consideration
OF House bill 2, 443. entitled "An act
to restrict the immigration of CHI
nese 10 the United States" | here
with return it TO the House OF Rep
resentatives, in which body it
originated, with my objections to its
passage. The bill, as it was sent to
the Ssnate from the House of Repre-,
sentatives, was confined ia it's pro.
visions TO the object named in it's
title. which is that Of "An act to ra>
strain the immigration IF Chinese to
the United States" Tho only means
adopted to secure The proposed OBJ
Ject was the limitation on the num-
Der OF Chinese passengers which
might he brought to this country bv
any one vessel to fifteen, and as this
number was not fixed in any pro-
portion to the size or tonnage of the
vessel, or by any consideration of
the safety or accommodation ofthese
passengers, the principle, purpose.
and effect OF the enactment were to
represent this itu migration to an ex.
tent falling but little short of it's
absolute exclusion. The bill "a
amended in the Senate and now
presented TO me includes an indie.
pendent and additional provision.
which aims at and in terms REQUIRES
the abrogat;on by this government
of Arts. 5 and 6 Of
THE TREATY WITH CHINA, COMMONLY
CALLED THE BURLINGAME TREATY.
through the action of the Executive
enJoined by this provision wf the act.
The Burlingame treaty, of which the
Qualifications were exchanged at Pes
kin, Nov. %, 1869, recites as the oc.
casion and motive of its negotiation
by the two governments that "since
the conclusion of the treaty between
the United States of America and
the Ia Using Empire (China) OF the
18th June, 1858. circumstances have
arisen showing the necessity of ad.
dltional articles thereto" and pro.
ceeds to an agreement as to the said
additional articles. These negotia.
tons, therefore, ended by the sigma
ture OF the additional articles July
%, 1868, had for their object The
completion of our treaty rights and
obligations toward the government
of China by the Incorporation of
these new articles, as henceforth
parts of the principal treaty to which
they arc made supplemental. Upon
the settled rules Of interpretation
applicable 10 such snpplem entail
negotiations the text Of the princi-
pal treaty and of these additional
articles thereto " constitute one
treaty, FROM the conclusion Of the
new negotiations in all parts of equal
and concurrent force and obligation
between the two governments, and
to all intents and purposes as if EN-.
braced III one instrument. The prin
cipal treaty, of which the ratifica.
tons were exchanged Aug. 16. 1859.
recited that " The United States Of
America an the Ia Tsing En- oire.
desiring to maintain firM, lasting and
sincere friendship, have resolved to
renew in o manner clear and pos.
tive, by means of a treaty or gener-
al convention of peace, amity. and
commerce, tho rules of which shall
in future be mutually observed in
the intercourse OF their respective
countries" and proceeds in its thirty
articles TO lay out careful and
comprehensive system for the COM
mcrcial relations of our people with
China The main substance OF all
the provisions OF this treaty is TO de-
fine and secure the rights of our peo-
pie in respect of access to, residence
and protection 10, and trade with |
China The actual provision in our |
favor in these respects were framed |
to be. and have been found to be,
adequate and appropriate to the
interests Of our commerce, and by |
the concluding article We receive the |
guarantee "that should at |
any time the TIA Tsing empire grant
to any nation, the merchants, or !!
citizens of any nation, any right,
privilege, or favor connected either