New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-22
THE ANTI-CHINEsE BILL.
A sENATE AMENDMENT WHICH rs REGARDED As
GIVING AWAY VALUABLE PRrvILEuEs.
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| A sTNATE AMENDMENT WHICH Is REGARDED As
GIVING AWAY VALUABLE PRrviLEGEs.
iBI TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-The President and Secre-
tarvof State are automatically silent on the Chinese
question. aud do not Indicate by word or sign
what action will be taken when the restriction
! bill comes 10 the executive for signature.
it, indeed. il ever does come. There Is
little doubt that the bill would have been
/ signed had it not been amended IN the
Senate, but one little feature which seems
10 been proposed and voted upon by
that body without attracting much or
any attention is held at the State
Department 70 he by far the most salient and
Objectionable provisions of the measure. According
to the record, Mr. Sergeant sad:
20 add az the end of that section he SEVENTH
amendment designed 20 Obyate a criticism
which has been made u regard TO nouce u
the Government OF China " and the fre7ldth,
% the United states shall Immediately on the approval
OF tie give notice t. The Government or ChnS 81
tional articles to fbr treaty Of Ju,e Is is5-
between TIE United STAGES and China, proclaimed Feb
rulry >, 1870 commonly called The bullnGame treaty
The amendment was agreed to. The articles re-
ferrcd 10 are a. follows:
AIT. D. The United states Of America ana
the Emperor Of China cordially r,coenze nc
Inherent and iualeruhle U.ht ~ man 70
change his nome aud alsrance. ana also me
mutual advantage 81 tie free hum grafton ana
f g from 'h' III: S o5a comm a4 to " the
other Tor purposes Of curiosity, 81 trade or
ius paroles therefore join in repr9oating
anv other man an entirely voluntary
agree to pas, law. making 70 penal oIensr Tor
gtzen Of the United at1'"- or Chinese su.Jecl
TO aay otn"r foreign country. or Tor chinese
subject or citizen OF the United states 20 thSe e
elus OF the ted Sja;e- 90 China or 20 any oihcr
foreign country without their free and voluntary con
Ait.r 6-t.,izcus II tae United states visiting or
r'-das IA China snail eiJoJ Tue .aIue prlyi,' srs I'M
mHllie7 or cN mTtous iu le-peet e. travel or rerl
d the most favored uauou. and rec procaily chinese
subjects listing or re.id IN the CAitrd a,ate. .nau
enjoy fLr --.r priNiliSe-, mmullt,s aud exemptions
,vrd by The c.fiyrn. or .nnier,s or me most
favored Nation. But nothing herein contained ShaA be
-f n r,ua I. i,pol The siiec,s II cana II tie
Un,acd states"
# IA, generally been supposed. and it was So
held ~ debate in tbc Senate that this country would
only be curtaiiug the privileges which accrued to
the chinese under the BurlIngame Treaty while
retaining All that We're Of value TO Americans. II
-,cms. however, that by this notice Of
arrcgstion which the President is required
go give 10 China this country would surrender
all the rights Of protection IN travel
ling or trading in China, which Americans
now enjoy by virtue OF the Burlngame treaty
and would release the Chinese Government from
any treaty obligation even, not 10 euslave citizens
Of the United States. In effect. the United
states would say to China: You are
hereafter at full liberty to eZpe
American citizens from yonr Empire, and American
ships from N.ur ports. and the fact that
You treat European nations more Literally
viii not hereafter Doe considered A. cause Of
complaint on cur part Rather than have moro
than fifteen Cinnamon come u our shores IA any
one veose Jou may decree absolute noh-int'I-
course,