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note, and expressing their satisfaction therewith. 

 It will be laid before the Congress, with a report of 

 the plenipotentiary on behalf of the United States, 

 Mr. William Woodville Rockhill, to whom high 

 praise is due for the tact, good judgment, and en- 

 ergy he has displayed in performing an excep- 

 tionally difficult and delicate task. 



The agreement reached disposes in a manner sat- 

 isfactory to the powers of the various grounds of 

 complaint, and will contribute materially to better 

 future relations between China and the powers. 

 Reparation has been made by China for the murder 

 of foreigners during the uprising and punishment 

 has been inflicted on the officials, however high in 

 rank, recognized as responsible for or having par- 

 ticipated in the outbreak. Official examinations 

 have been forbidden for a period of five years in 

 all cities in which foreigners have been murdered or 

 cruelly treated, and edicts have been issued making 

 all officials directly responsible for the future safety 

 of foreigners and for the suppression of violence 

 against them. 



Provisions have been made for ensuring the future 

 safety of the foreign representatives in Pekin by 

 setting aside for their exclusive use a quarter of the 

 city which the powers can make defensible and in 

 which they can if necessary maintain permanent 

 military guards; by dismantling the military works 

 between the capital and the sea ; and by allowing the 

 temporary maintenance of foreign military posts 

 along this line. An edict has been issued by the 



