The Archive · 1881

NEW UNITED SYATRS TREATIES WITH

CHINA, ton, 14th January.

The following in the full text of the Chinese Immigration Treaty, signed at Peking on the 17th of last November, and tranamitto: to Washington for ratifiontion by the United Staten Senate Wherens, in the eighth year of Hsien Feng, Anna Domini, 1858, a treaty of peace and i cluded between the United ica and China, and to which were added in the seventh' your of 'Tung Chih, Anna Domini 1868, certain. supplomentary articles to the advantage of oth parties, which aupplomentary articles wore to be perpetually observed and obey'

Whereas, 'Che Government of the United Stator, because of the constantly increnuiy ly immigration of Chinese Inbourers to the ferric tory of the United States, and the embarrass. ments consequent upon' such immigration, uow des negotiate ® modification of the will not be in it w, therefore, ut of the United States of America appoints James B, Angell of Michigan, John Swift of California, and \Villiam H. Trew of South Carolina, Plenipotentiary the Emperor of has appointed Bao Chun, a member of Majesty's Privy' Council and Superintendent of the Board of Civil Office, and 'i Hung erin Mujenty's Pr and the said Commit ners Bleu Ys having conjointly examined the and having discussed the pointe us in existing treaties, agreed upon the following Articles in modificati

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