The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-02
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VETOED!
Hayes Objection to the
Chinese Bill.
The Pacific Coasters in Con-
gress Highly Indignant.
And the End is Not Yet.
The House Fails to Pass the
Bill Over the Presidents
ffhs Head.
Appropriation Bills Again
Discussed.
An Extra Session Inevitable.
Appropriation Bills Again
Discussed.
An Extra Session Inevitable.
ETC., Etc. Etc.
WASHINGTON.


The Veto Message.
Washington, March 1.-The follow
ing is the full text of the presidents
veto message delivered to the house of
representatives this evening:
To the House Of Representatives =
After very careful consideration Of
house bill 2,443, entitled "An act to
restrict immigration Of Chinese to the
United States,n l herewith return it
to the house Of representatives in
which it originated, with my objections
to its passage.
The bill as it was sent to the senate
from the house of representatives was
confined In its provisions to the object
named in its title, which is that of can
act to restrict the immigration of Chi
nese to the United States.' The only
means adopted to secure the proposed
object was the Limitation on the num-
Der Of Chinese passengers which might
be brought to this country by any one
vessel to fifteen, and as the number
was not fixed in any proportion to the
size or tonnage Of the vessel or by any
consideration of the safety or accom-
mediation of these passengers, and the
simple purpose and effect Of the enact
ment we're to repress this immigration
TO an extent falling but little short of
its absolute exclusion. The bill as
amended in the senate and now pre-
sented to me, includes an independent
and additional provision which aims at
and in terms requires the abrogation
by this government Of Articles and 6
of the treaty with China, commonly
called the Burlingame treaty, through
the action of the executive enjoined by
this provision of the act.
The Burlingame treaty, of which
the ratifications were exchanged at
Pekin, Nov. %, 1869, recites as the
occasion and. motive OF its negotiation
by the two COVER nments, that C. since
the conclusion of the treaty between
the United States of America and the
Ta-Tsing Empire( China)of the the 18th
of June, 1853, circumstances have
arisen showing the necessity Of addi-
tional articles thereto" and proceeds
to an agreement as to said additional
articles. These negotiations therefore
ending by the signature of the addi-
tional articles July %, 1858, had for
their object the completion of our
treaty rights and obligations towards
the government of China by the incor-
poration of these new articles as
thenceforth parts of the principal
treaty to which they are made supple
mental. Upon the settled rules of in
depreciation applicable to such supple
mental negotiations, the text of the
principal treaty and of these addition
al articles thereto constitute one treaty
from the conclusion of the new nego-
tiations in all parts, Of equal and con-
current force and obligations between
the two governments, and to all in
tents and purposes as il embodied in
one instrument.
The principal treaty of which the
ratifications were exchanged August
16, 1859, recites that the United
States of America and the Ta-Tsing
empire desiring to maintain firm,
lasting and sincere friendship, have re-
solved to renew in manner clear and
positive, by means of a. treaty or gen.
eral convention of peace, amity and
commerce. the rules which shall in
future be mutually observed in the in
tercourse of the respective countries" ("
and proceeds in its thirty articles to
lay out careful and comprehensive
system for;the commercial relations of
our people with China. The main SUBJ
stance of all the provisions of this
treaty is to define and secure the rights
of our people in respect Of access to,
residence and protection in and trade
with China. na l5lAi6
The actual provisions 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 arti-