March 11, 1868. On the naturalization treaty with Prussia, Mr. Sumner reported as follows: Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty between the United States and His Majesty the King of Prussia, regulating the citizenship of those persons who emigrate from the North German Confederation to this country and from the United States to the North German Confederation, concluded at Berlin the twenty-second February, with the following amendment: At the end of the first article insert: This article shall apply as well to those already naturalized in either country as to those hereafter naturalized. (Ex. Jour., vol. 16, pp. 194, 208.) June 17, 1868. On the extradition treaty with Italy, Mr. Sumner reported as follows: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the convention between the United States and the Government of Italy for the surrender of criminals, signed on the twenty-third of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, with the following amendment: Article 2, section 6, strike out the words "of all things being titles on instruments of credit" and insert in lieu thereof the words of any title and instrument of credit whatsoever. (Ex. Jour., vol. 16, pp. 262, 263.) July 16, 1868. On additional articles to the treaty with China, Mr. Sumner reported as follows: In the fifth article, after the words "United States" where they occur the second time, insert or Chinese subjects. In the fifth article, after the words "Chinese subjects," insert or citizens of the United States. Strike out the eighth article, in the following words: "The United States freely agree that Chinese subjects shall, without hindrance on account of their nationality or religion, be admitted to all schools, colleges, and other public educational institutions without being subject to any religious or political test. And, on the other hand, His Majesty the Emperor of China agrees that citizens of the United States may freely establish and maintain schools in that Empire at those places where foreigners are by treaty permitted to reside," and insert in lieu thereof the following words: Citizens of the United States shall enjoy all the privileges of the public educational institutions under the control of the Government of China, and, reciprocally, Chinese subjects shall enjoy all the privileges of the public educational institutions under the control of the Government of the United States which are enjoyed in the respective countries by the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation. The citizens of the United States may freely establish and maintain schools within the Empire of China at those places where foreigners are by treaty permitted to reside, and, reciprocally, Chinese subjects may enjoy the same privileges and immunities in the United States. (Ex. Jour., vol. 16, pp. 313, 355.) July 17, 1868. On the naturalization treaty with Mexico, Mr. Sumner reported as follows: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the convention between the United States and the Mexican Republic for the purpose of regulating the citizenship of persons who may emigrate from the one country to the other, signed in Washington, District of Columbia, July tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, with the following amendment: Insert at the end of article 4 the following words: But this presumption may be rebutted by evidence to the contrary. (Ex. Jour., vol. 16, pp. 314, 371.) FORTIETH CONGRESS, THIRD SESSION. February 16, 1869. On protocol for a naturalization treaty with Great Britain, Mr. Sumner reported as follows: Whereas the President of the United States has transmitted to the Senate a protocol, signed at London on the ninth of October last, for regulating the citizenship of citizens of the United States who have emigrated or who may emigrate from the United States to the British dominions, and of British subjects who have emigrated or who may emigrate from the British dominions to the United States, and the President has asked the opinion of the Senate as to the expediency of concluding a convention based upon such protocol: Therefore, Resolved, That the Senate, in response to the message of the President, advise and consent to the conclusion of a convention with Great Britain based on the protocol transmitted with the message. (Ex. Jour., vol. 16, p. 477.) FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. March 16, 1869. Mr. Sumner made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was recommitted the 11th instant the copy of a treaty between the United States and Great Britain, signed at London, January 14, 1869, providing for the adjustment of all outstanding claims of the citizens and subjects of the parties, respectively, having had the same under consideration, beg leave to report it back to the Senate and recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That the Senate do not advise and consent to the ratifi cation of the convention between the United States and Great Britain, signed at London, January fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixtynine, providing for the adjustment of all outstanding claims of the citizens and subjects of the parties, respectively. March 16, 1869. Mr. Sumner made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was recommitted the 11th instant the protocol for a convention between the United States and Great Britain regulating the citizenship of persons who emigrate to and from the two countries, beg leave to report the same to the Senate, and recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That in reply to the message of the President of the United States of the nineteenth of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, transmitting the protocol for a convention between the United States and Great Britain regulating the citizenship of persons who emigrate to and from the two countries, the Senate advise and consent to the negotiation of a convention between the two powers, based on the protocol above mentioned. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION. March 2, 1870. Mr. Sumner made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the message of the President with reference to the exchange of the ratifications of the convention with Wurtemburg, signed July 28, 1868, having had the subject-matter under consideration, beg to report the following resolution: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senate consenting), That the Senate advise and consent to the exchange which has been made of the ratifications of the convention of naturalization, signed July twentyeighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, between the United States and Wurtemburg, although the exchange took place subsequently to the date stipulated for that purpose. March 15, 1870. On the treaty for the annexation of the Dominican Republic to the United States, Mr. Sumner reported as follows: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred, the 10th of January, the treaty for the annexation of the Dominican Republic, signed on the 29th of November, 1869, beg to report the same to the Senate with a recommendation that the Senate do not advise and consent to the ratification of the same. March 24, 1870. On the treaty with Denmark for cession of Danish West Indies, Mr. Sumner reported as follows: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred, Decem ber 4, 1867, the treaty between the United States and His Majesty the King of Denmark, stipulating for the cession of the islands of St. Thomas and St. John, in the West Indies, signed the 24th October, 1867, beg to report the same without amendment, and with a recommendation that the Senate do not advise and consent to the ratification of the same. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS, THIRD SESSION. January 12, 1871. Mr. Sumner made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the convention between the United States and the Republic of Nicaragua for the extradition of criminals, signed on the 5th of June, 1870, having had the same under consideration, beg to report it to the Senate with a recommendation that it be advised and consented to with the following amendments: Article II, section 5, line 3, strike out the words "things, being"; strike out the word "on " and insert in lieu thereof the word or; so that the section shall read: "The fabrication or circulation of counterfeit money, either coin or paper, of public bonds, bank notes, and obligations, and in general of all titles or instruments of credit, the counterfeiting of seals, dies, stamps, and marks of state and public administrations and the utterance thereof." January 12, 1871. Mr. Sumner made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the convention between the United States and the Republic of Guatemala for the surrender of criminals, signed on the 11th of October, 1870, having had the same under consideration, beg to report it to the Senate with a recommendation that it be advised and consented to with the following amendments: Article II, section 6, line 3, strike out the words "things, being"; also, in the same line, strike out the word "on" and insert in lieu thereof the word or; so that the section shall read: "The fabrication or circulation of counterfeit money, either coin or paper, of public bonds, bank notes, and obligations, and in general of all titles or instruments of credit, the counterfeiting of seals, dies, stamps, and marks of state and public administrations and the utterance thereof." FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. June 28, 1874. Mr. Hamlin made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred, on the 19th of June, the resolution to remove the injunction of secrecy from S. Doc. 231, pt 8—15 the proposed reciprocity treaty with Great Britain, submitted to the Senate the 18th of June, having had the same under consideration, beg to report it to the Senate with the following amendment: Strike out all after the word "Resolved," and insert in lieu thereof the following: That the project for a reciprocity treaty with Canada, submitted to the Senate by the message of the President of the eighteenth instant, be postponed to the next session of Congress, commencing in December next, and that the injunction of secrecy be removed from said proposed treaty, and that the same be made public, together with the message of the President accompanying the same. FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION. February 3, 1875. Mr. Cameron made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the draft of a treaty for the reciprocal regulation of the commerce and trade between the United States and Canada, with provisions for the enlargement of the Canadian canals, and for their use by the United States vessels on terms of equality with British vessels, together with a report from the Secretary of State, and the message of the President transmitting the same, beg to report that they have given the proposed convention most careful and considerate attention, and that they recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That it is not expedient, under present circumstances, to recommend the negotiation of the treaty for reciprocal trade with the Dominion of Canada submitted to the Senate June eighteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four. FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. November 20, 1877. Mr. Hamlin made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the resolution submitted on the 13th instant with reference to certain treaties, beg to report the following resolution: Resolved, That the injunction of secrecy be so far removed that the dates when the following treaties were submitted to the Senate, referred to committee, reported back to the Senate, and approved by the Senate, and the names of the Senators reporting the same, be made public. Guatemala: Extradition treaty of October 11, 1870. Austria-Hungary: Naturalization treaty of September 20, 1870. Salvador: Treaty of amity, commerce, and consular privileges of December 6, 1870. Great Britain: Treaty of naturalization of February 23, 1871. Colombia: Darien Canal treaty of January 26, 1870. Peru: Treaty of friendship of September 6, 1870; extradition treaty of September 12, 1870. |