Among such was a bill providing that no master of a vessel should take aboard more than 15 Chinese passengers bound for a United States port. The bill was promptly vetoed by President Hayes. However. because of the constantly increasing political pressure from the Pacific coast the President negotiated a new treaty with China which enabled Congress to restrict immigration from China. A bill excluding Chinese laborers for a period of 20 years was passed by Congress early in 1882. President Arthur vetoed this bill because he felt that the 20year period *as too long and that it violated the spirit of the treaty with China.
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