Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-22
CALIFORNIA; TRIUMPH.
BAYARns BAD TREATY REJECTED
BY CHINA.
The Senate Amendments too Stif
for the MOngolians-Now for
Genuine Exclusion.
lrrnosAl DrsPArcHrs TO TIE nrooHD-us1oa.l


Fcopyreat. 1855. by the California As,ocicted PrsssI
WASHINGTON, September 2Ist.-Secretary
Bayard was informed late this afternoon,
by cablegram from Minister Denby, that
the Chinese treaty has been rejected by the
Imperial Government. This set at rest all
doubts respecting Cleveland's approval of
the Chinese exclusion bill, which was
AIKEN to the Executive Mansion by Rep
resentative Kilgore, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Enrolled Bills.
The inquiry propounded yesterday by
Representative Morrow and McKenna re-
specting the action of this committee in
falling to promptly send enrolled bills to
the President, bare its fruits. Kilgore,
who, it is averred, was holding back the
bill at the request of the President, in order
that the Administration might have an op-
portunity to communicate with Denby,
dared not evade his plain duty longer, and
he took the bill to the Executive Mansion
this morning.
Secretary Bavard believes that the treaty
would have been ratified bat for the amend
ments insisted upon by the Senate. With
out these amendments The treaty would
have been worthless. The Secretary of
State, however, is of the opinion that the
treaty should have been ratified lust as il
was negotiated by the Administration.
WHAT SENATOR STEWART SAYS.
Senator Stewart, in a conversation with
your correspondent tonight said: Il am
gratified at the information you bring, that
the Chinese Government has refused to
accept the Senate amendments to the treaty.
This shows distinctly-what / have be-
Eeved all the time-that they were not act
ing in good faith in making the original
treaty. The Chinese Minister wrote to
Bsyard, on receipt Of the amendments, that
they did not change the meaning of the
treaty, as signed by the Chinese Minister
and the President and sent to the Senate
This information was conveyed to the Sen
ate before the amendments were adopted,
and il was generally understood that the
treaty would be Immediately ratified by the
Chinese Government. The Chinese Min
lister here vas undoubtedly ignorant of the
schemes of the Six Companies and others
interested in importing Chinese to evade
the treaty, and he did not see the incon-
venience of the Senate amendments. But
these amendments, together with the law
that was passed, and which the Chinese
Government has known for some time, IN
doubtedly made it inconyenient to import
Chinese, and consequently they have re-
jected the treaty. Nothing better could
have happened, and nothing is more
absurd than for the Govern Ment
of the United States to ask any country the
privilege of saying who may come and re-
side in the United States. The abrogation
of the right to protect American laborers
from Chinese competition and American
civilization from Chinese population, by
our Government, has been tolerated too
long. The bill just sent to the President is
the first uneauivocsl assertion of the sover-
eign right of the United States to legislate
for the people of this country, as against
the coming of Chinese. The President has
nc alternative now. He must sign this
bill. however distasteful it may be to him,
and il is to be hoped that there will be no
more flibusteriug or trickery to prevent
legislation to stop all Chinese laborers from
entering this country.
REPRESENTATIVES, M'KENEA SAID:
This is the best piece of news 1 have
heard in years. The people of my State
could not have been suited better. The
bill will be signed by the President. 1t was
in almost every respect similar TO the bills
introduced in the House by Republican
members heretofore, but which the Demo-
Gratis refused to pass. However, | do not
care who gets the credit so long as We get
rid of the Chinese"
MORROW INTERVIEWED
The rejection of the treaty is good
thing" said Morrow, and those Of the Pa
cidc slope will be immensely pleased. The
treaty was not at all satisfactory to them,
and there could be nothing better for them
than its rejection. Nothing remains now
but for the President to sign the BILL and
the sooner he does it the better"
In answer to question he said that it
was his idea that the President would ap-
prove the bili on Monday or Tuesday. He
would not state just why the treaty was
rejected, but presumed that the Chinese
Government took umbrage at the clause
preventing the return of Cinnamon who
held certificates.