Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-07
WASHINGTON.
Terms Of the Chinese immigration
Treaty.
A NEW SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
Mrs. Christiancy Says to Her Illus
band "You're Another"
YESTERDAYS CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
What the California Delegation think OF
the Coming Senator.
tsrzou1 By TELEGRAPH TO TIE nnooaD-us1os.l

WASHINGTON, January 6th.-The Chinese
immigration treaty, brought to Washington
by Commissioner Prescott yesterday, is still
in the keeping of the State Department, and
its terms continue to be religiously guarded
by the dignitaries of that diplomatic temple
as state secrets, but they have nevertheless
to-day become ''open secrets, to an extent
which enables your correspondent to refer to
his dispatch of Sunday, the 10Th ultimo, as
full and accurate summary of them. The
substance of the whole matter is that the
Chinese Government freely consents that our
Government shall regulate, limit or suspend
the immigration of Chinese laborers to this
country whenever we may think proper, but
Chinese citizens shall still be permitted to
come here as merchants, students and teach
ers, or for purposes of travel, curiosity or
pleasure, and all subjects of China travelling
or residing in the United States shall be en-
TITLED to due protection of life, liberty and
property. The commercial treaty las stated
in the special dispatch above referred to)
contains a stipulation that Chinese vessels
and cargoes, and American vessels and car
goes, shall not be subjected by the high con-
tracing parties to any discriminating duties
in their respective ports of entry. 1t is now
satisfactorily developed since Commissioner
Trescott's arrival here, that this treaty con-
taiDs also another important provision of a
special nature, namely, one in regard to the
opium traffic, which comprehensively stipu-
lates that Americans shall not import or
sell opium in China, and that Chinese
shall not import or deal in opium in the
United States. The evident aim of the
Chinese Government ia obtaining the inser-
ton of this anomalous provision is to estab-
llsh prece Dent for placing precisely similar
clauses In the future commercial treaties with
all the nations who will consent thereto,
and thus isolate Great Britain from the
other civilized powers in this respect, and
put a stamp of international condemnation
on her maintenance OF the opium traffic
One of the Brazil Commissioners sent to
China to negotiate commercial treaty with
that Government has arrived here
on his way home, and corroborates
the report that the Commission, of which he
was member, declined to make such stip-
ulation in their treaty without the express
| sanction of Emperor Dom Pedro, to whom
| the question has now been referred. This
| published fact that such proposition had
| been made by the Chinese authorities to the
| Brazilian Commission was doubtless the
| VA VA GuC COuJtCbutdl anu premature sbtb6-
ments in this country that similar provision
| had been inserted in our treaty, which was
not concluded until several weeks afterwards.
1t appears that the Brazilians had too much
fear OF British power to take a step which
| they supposed might be resented as au implied
rebuke, but our Commissioners evidently felt
| that their country was not afraid of England,
and therefore unhesitatingly did what they
knew was right in principle. Your CORE
spondent also learns, too, from au-
| thority which he believes TO be reliable, that
our new commercial treaty contains little or
nothing of importance in addition to the
| points above noted, except the general pro-
! visions common to all commercial treaties, to-
gether with certain notifications of our ex-
! listing treaty provisions concerning the rights
OF parties and modes Of procedure in what
| are known as mixed trials " in China before
| the Consular Courts.
MRS. cHRIsTIANCY CALLS HER HUSBAND
ANOTHER
CHICAGO, January 6th-The Inter. Oceans
! Washington special saws: Mrs. Christiancy
said yesterday to reporter: If it was
wrong for me, as l know it was, TO write
letters to Giro, is it not wrong for Chria-
tianey to be making love to a Chilean We
MANI" WHAT" interjected the inter
viewer Mrs Christiatacy, with laugh,
! os@iA ~ uAE. IclStEuO VI cru, WHO IT,
Gently arrived, speaks in anything but compli-
mentary terms of Christiancy's doings in South
| America, and says that his life was one course
of carousal, and that a Spanish Chilean wo-
man of wealth came to the legation for pro-
lection, and is there yet, and it is generally
understood Christiancyi is making love to her,
and it is thereupon important for his suit to
be brought to a successful close on his behalf.
MIR. Oliver, Mrs. Christiancy's attorney, had
assured the reporter that the letters were
genuine before her denial was made known.
sEcRETARYsHIP OF THE NAVY.
| WASHINGTON, January 6th-The Presi-
! dent nominated Nathan Golf, ,Jr., of West
Virginia, Secretary of the Navy. Colts
nomination caused general surprise. He is
| about forty years of age, was Colonel in the
! Union army, and has a gallant record. He
has been prominent in the history of Vir-
ginia.
| WASHINGTON, January 6th-The Senate
in executive session this afternoon confirmed
General Golf as Secretary of the Navy, and
without the usual reference to committee.
THE COMING CALIFORNIA SENATOR.
WASHINGTON, January 6th.-The National
Republican to-day publishes replies made by
California representatives. to its reporters
uniform question, "What do you think of
Horace Davis replied as follows: 81
| think the election Of General Miller will be
hailed with delight by every Republican on
the Pacific coast. General Miller was no.
bic soldier and is thorough business man,
closely identified with the interests of the
coast is an ardent Republican. and was
largely instrumental in the achievement Of
our success in the late campaign. | know Of
no man in the country more capable Of fill
ing that Office than General Miller"
Pacheco replied, " You can't say anything
too good of General Miller He has a
national reputation as a citizen and soldier,
and will, l know, make wide reputation as
Senator. He is, in short, a good, brave, in
tellectual man, and the Legislature of Cali
fornia did well in selecting him to represent
the State in the Senate"
Page expressed his satisfaction with
| Millers election, because he is brave
soldier and good man, thoroughly identified
with the interests OF the State. Page added I:
'He made fine record in the war for
bravery, and lost an eye at the battle of
Stone River. He will, doubt not, make a
capital Senator"
Berry gave his opinion as follows: Gen
eral Miller is a man Ct big mind and broad
views, and would rather see him come to
the Senate than any other Republican in the
| State"