IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, _September 5, 1888_.
_Resolved_, That the President is requested, if not incompatible
with the public interests, to inform the Senate whether the recent
treaty with China and the amendments adopted by the Senate have been
ratified by the Emperor of China--
I have to communicate the annexed copies of dispatches from our minister
to China, giving the only official information at hand in relation to
the matter to which reference is had.