The Chinese have evaded all the laws. We amended the act of 1882 in 1884. but it was not sufficient. The Senate passed a bill in 1886. which the House of Representatives would not take up and act upon. intended to provide for further protection against Chinese immigration under the treaty. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations undertook to amend the treaty last winter. and when they communicated with the State Department it was found that not a line had passed between the State Department and the Chinese Government since the 1st of May preceding. The Senate passed a resolution requesting a negotiation. requesting that a treaty be negotiated.
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