While we were trying to cogitate bills and do something that would not forfeit $25.000.000 a year to gratify some peculiar prejudice represented on this floor today by the Senator from Oregon. this Administration was proceeding with a treaty the recital of which is as follows: Whereas on the 17th day of November. A. D. 1880. a treaty was concluded between the United States and China for the purpose of regulating. limiting. or suspending the coming of Chinese laborers to. and their ressidence in. the United States. and Whereas the Government of China. in view of the antagonism and much deprecated and serious disorders to which the presence of Chinese laborers has given rise in certain prts of the United States. desires to prohibit the emigration of such laborers from China to the United States. That is what the Emperor of China desires. And whereas the Government of the United States and the Government of China desire to cooperate in prohibiting such emigration. and to strengthen in other ways the bonds of friendship between the two countries: Now. therefore. the President of the United States has appointed Thomas F. Bayard. Secretary of State of the United States. as his plenipotentiary. and His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China has appointed Chang Yen Hoon. minister of the third rank of the imperial court. civil president of the board of imperial cavalry. and envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. as his plenipotentiary. and the said plenipotentiaries. having exhibited their respective fill powers found to be in due and good form. have agreed upon the following articles:
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