Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President, Transmitted to Congress December 2, 1895, Part I

Mr. Olney to Mr. Denby.

Department of State,
Washington, November 11, 1895.

No. 1190.]

Sir: I have received your Nos. 2351, 2354, 2355, 2356, 2358, 2360, 2361, 2365, 2368, 2369, 2370, 2371, 2375, and 2381. They narrate the progress of the discussion at Peking growing out of the determination of this Government to send an independent commission to Chengtu to investigate the injuries to American interests there in May and June last, and report the final organization and departure of the commission. The same continued opposition to seeding a special American commission was shown by the Chinese minister here.

I have to commend the way in which you have carried out the instruction of the Department in this important affair.

I am, etc.,

Richard Olney

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