Two replies to this dispatch were made by our minister to China, dated,
respectively, September 5 and September 6, 1888. They were heretofore,
and on September 7, 1888,[26] sent to the Senate, and are printed in Senate
Executive Document No. 271.
The other of said dispatches is as follows:
WASHINGTON, _September 18, 1888_.
DENBY,
_Minister, Peking_:
The bill has passed both Houses of Congress for total exclusion of
Chinese and awaits President's approval. Public feeling on the Pacific
Coast excited in favor of it, and situation is critical. Impress upon
Government of China necessity for instant decision in the interest of
treaty relations and amity.