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other rovisions were in force and g verned the political

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agreement.

It was so held by the Committee of the Cha22-

ber of peputies and of the Senate, in declaring that up to

the pcriod of the reform, none of the Pederal Powers had

any aut ority to prevent any man from entering and leaving

the pepublic, even though his presence might be a danger to

the public health. In view of this upright opinion, the

above reform was initiated, and subsequently, as a regula-

tion under Article 2# the Imigration Law was enacted,

which condenses in one all the fragmentary and different

rulings which the pepartment of the Interior had issued to

control that matter.

Article 1 of the Treaty of Fiendship, Commerce

and Navigation between the United States of Mexico and the

Chinese Empire is in direct relation with the article in-

voked, and te tually reads as follows:-

"There shall be perpetual, firm and sincere friend

ship between the United Mexican States and the Chinese

pire, as well as between their respective citizens and sub-

jecte. Either of them may freely go to the res, ective

countries of the High Contracting Parties and reside there.

They shall receive therein complete protection in

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their persona families and properties, and shall enjoy all

the rights and privileges which are granted to the subject:

of the most f voured nation".

I do not need to go into an e tensive arg'uent to

classify the acts already consummated and which are clearly

contrary to the texta above inserted, and neither is there

any need for me to prolong this tiresome statement, which I

consider necessary for the ri hte I represent.

closing I only desire to refer to an opinion of the Roard

of Health which assumes that the com, any gave its legal a6-

sent

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