I call the particular attention of Senators to the amendment that was proposed by Senator Conness to the treaty and adopted in executive session. .as the journals of the executive session. which are now published. will show. The following appears on page 355 of volume 16 of the Executive Journal of the Senate: On motion. by Mr. Conness. to amend the treaty by inserting at the end of Article VI the following words. namely: "But nothing herein contained shall be held to confer naturalization upon the citizens of the United States in China. nor upon the subjects of China in the United States." It was determined in the affirmative. If this amendment. proposed by a Republican Senator. had not been adopted. the Chinese question would be today one of the most momentons questions ever presented to the American people. No Democrat proposed to amend the treaty. but all were willing to accept it as negotiated by Mr.
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