In other words. the last act of the sovereign power exercised in either way under the Constitution. being a complete exercise of sovereign power. would prevail. But. again. in 1879. when the act abrogating the Burlingame treaty was finally passed through both Houses of Congress. Senator Thurmau. of Ohio. expressed his.views upon this question as fbllows: It has been saidReferring to the prohibition of Chinese immigrationthat it can only be done by the negotiation ofea new treaty. I do notknow that that proposition has been distinctly advocated upon this floor. butif itdoes lurk in the mind of any Senator I beg him to listen to the very few observations I have to make upon it. To me it seems perfectly clear that the proposition call not for a moment b sistained. and that it would be ruinous to this country. or to any country. to hold that a treaty can only be put an end to by the negotiation of another. for that would put you completely at the mercy of the party with whom you had negotiatedthetreaty.
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