Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-25
Scott 5 Bill Did It.
Alleged Cause of China's Re-
lection of the Treaty.
A QUESTION FOR THE PRESIDENT.

Telegraph Matters Before the Interstate
Fever scourge-Warner to the G. A. r.
Two Bills vetoed-The Administration
Defended-Ihe Trouble at Rio Grande
City-The Presidents Check.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 25-The New
York Herald's correspondent here has tele-
graphed his paper to the effect that the dis
patch from Minister DENLY gives the reason
why the Chinese government declined to
ratify the treaty 1t seems that the amend
ments thereto were not the cause OF rejec-
ton. These were known to the Chinese
minister, and he had no objections to them,
and if nothing had interviewed notifications
vera to have been exchanged early this
month. The Chinese minister is in Peru
where he went three months ago, but is in
constant communication with the United
States and China. These facts and those
given below the correspondent says are well
known in diplomatic circles, but the state
department will say nothing about the mat
ter. The correspondent pI oceeds as follows:
On the 18th of September the minister was ad-
vised that the Scott exclusion bill had passed the
house unanimously, and the probability WIS it
would likewise pass the senate. A synopsis of
the bill and the reasons alleged for its adoption
were cahled both to Pekin and the minister The
tenor of the other bill had also been cabled the
| operation of which was made conditional on the
ratification of the treaty. Neither the minister
| nor his government could understand the cause
| for this unexpected act of discourtesy and the
| minister at once cabled to remain 10 Peru I'm
| til otherwise ordered, that the Pekin government
MIGHT hav ", frea communication with him
| The Pekin foreign office was dumbfounded, a.
| the minister when he left Washington under
stood that the United States government and hi
own were singnlaTly in accord with the object i
| was desired to attain. On Sept, the senate
| with only three dissenting votes not only agreed
| to the bill as it passed the house. but no chang
| whatever was made in its wording. Pending
motion To reconsider this vote, final action wa
postponed until the Eth of September, Immedi
ately the necessary steps were taken to enroll i
| the facts showing that the bill was now be
| yond recall were cabled Pekin and Peru.
1t is fact that the Pekin government, advised
of the sentiment expressed by Senator Sharman
chairman Of the foreign relations committee
| about the injustice of the proposed law, fun,
concurred in Sherman's opinion that it was
| manifestly unfriendly act Of congress TO pass tn
Scott exclusion bill The alleged political pur
| pose of the bill was then explained, and the cir
| u
through the house were known in Pekin. Hal
action STOPPED there it would not have ha
featherweight of influence, but when
was finally known that the senate ha
passed it without amendment the council Dc
creed the rejection Of the treaty, because afte
such an act no self respecting nation could ratif
a treaty the explicit provisions of which had bee
violated by this act of one of the contracting pal
ties 1t can be said on the highest authority tina
until this happened there WIS no thought OF r,
jeeting the treaty, nor was the decree made fins
until Pekin was advised that the senate's cnncul
renee in this exclusion bill was beyond recall. O
| that point the Chinese government was very car,
full, as the forthcoming explanation will full
show and which it will be the unpleasant duty
the Chinese minister to communicate 10 the stat
department. probably during the latter part {
! October.
The serious question is now whether the pres
| dent, in view of all the facts, will approve IL
bill. If he does not, then the whole quest on
Chinese immigration and the return Of thos
claiming to have departed with certificates
| Identification will still h. omen