The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-09
coSeREssIoSAI PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, May 8.
SEN ATE


| joint resolution in relation to the at
| tempted assassination of the Emperor
| of Russia, an additional section as an
| amendment, requesting the President
to forward copy of the resolution to
/ the Emperor of Russia. The reSolu-
ton as amended by the Committee on
| Foreign Affairs, was passed.
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee on
| Commerce. reported the House joint
resolution to prevent the introduction
of cholera into the ports of the United
| States, with an amendment, as
ton, introduced by Mr.. Ramsey, as
| amended by the committee. The sub
| stitute reads as follows: Joint resolu-
ton providing quarantine regulations
| to prevent the introduction and spread
of the Asiatic cholera.
| ResoLUed, by the Senate and House Of
| ReDreSentdtiUeS of the United States OF
America, IN Congress assembled,
| list. That it shall be the duty of the
| Secretary of War, with the cooperation
| of the Secretary of the Treasury, whose
| concurrent action shall be directed by
| the Commander in Chief of the Army
and Navy, to adopt an efficient and
| uniform system of quarantine against
| the introduction into this country OF
| Asiatic cholera through its ports of
entry whenever the same may be threat
ened by the prevalence of said disease
in countries having direct commercial
| intercourse with the United States.
I'd. That he shall also enforce the
establishment of Sanitary Cordons. TO
prevent the spread of said disease from
| infected districts adjacent to or within
the limits of the United States.
| Sd. That said Secretaries are hereby
authorized to use the means at their
command to carry out the foregoing
provisions.
4. That it shall be the duty ofthe Sec
retary of State to open correspondence
with foreign powers whose proximity
to the United States will endanger the
Introduction of Asiatic cholera into this
country, though mt their ports ana ter
rftory soliciting their cooperation with
this government in such efforts to pre-
vent the introduction and spread ofsaid
disease, Provided that this resolution
shall continue in force from its passage
until the second Monday of December,
1866, and no longer.
The morning hour expired and the
pending subject went over.
Mr.. FeSsenden, from the Finance
Committee, reported the legislative APP
preparation bill, which was ordered to
be printed.
The joint resolution to exempt crude
petroleum from internal tax, was re-
ceived from the House, taken up, on
motion of Mr.. Cownn, and passed.
The unfinished business of yesterday,
which was the Post Office. bill, was
taken up, pending the motion which
was on Mr.. Trumbulrs amendment
relative to appointments to office, the
vote upon which was reconsldere9'
the amendments being open to amend
ment Mr.. Morrill, moved to strike out
the last clause and requiring the case
and cause of removal to be reported to
the Senate at its next session.
Mr.. Howard called for theyeas and
nays on the motion, and the amend
ment of Mr.. Morrill, was agreed to.
Yeas %, nays is.
Mr.. Henderson asked Mr.. Trumbuu
to withdraw his amendment.
Mr.. Trumbull, in reply to the sug-
gestion that the provisions of the reso-
luton should be incorporated into au
Independent bill, said that no such bill
could ever be pissed. 1t could never
receive n majority, much less two
thirds, and it was very plain that with
opas itttwo-thirds vote 1T could never be-
comeA law.
Mr.. Trumbull offered the following
substitute for the proposition now be-
That no person exercising or perform
ing or undertaking to exercise or per-
form any duties of any office, which by
law is required to be filed by the I'D
vice and consent ofthe Senate, shall be-
fore confirmation receive any compen-
StlIlOu lOE us SeEN1CCS8 uhAGS5
stoned by the President to fill vacan-
cy occasioned by death, resignation, or
expiration of term during recess of the
Senate, and since its last adjournment.
Asprotracted discussion took place on
the above, in which Messrs. Trumbull,
Sumner, Stewart, Wilson and DOoltttle
participated.
In the House, after the reading
of the journal, Mr.. Garfield, of
Ohio, moved to postpone the spe-
cial order, that being the Con-
stitutional Amendment reported by the
Committee on Reconstruction, until the
tax bill shall be disposed of. He said
it would be national calamity to have
the tax bill delayed.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, hoped
that no such disposition would be made
of it, He had no idea that the discus
sion of the Constitutional Amendment
would occupy more than two, or three
DAYS. and it was not the purpose of the
ures acted on until it was seen what
disposition the Senate would make of
the Constitutional. Amendment.
Mr.. LeBlond, of Ohio, called for the
yeas and nays on Mr.. Garheld's mo-
ton, saying that he wanted to see who
were in favor of giving the negro the
preference over the important interests
of the country. The vote was then
taken and resulted as follows: Yeas
81, nays 50. So the motion WINS lost.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, offered
resolution, which was adopted, direct
ing the Committee on Banking to ex-
anime into all the facts and circum-
stances connected with the recent fail
ure of the Merchants National Bank of
| Washington and other banks, and to
report to the house the amount of Gov
eminent money deposited in such
banks, and by whom, the cause of their
failure, and also what further legisla-
ton is necessary in relation to the Ma
ltional Banks to project the public, and
the Government with power to send for
persons and papers, and to examine
witnesses under oath.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the special order, being
the Joint resolution reported by the Re-
construction Committee, proposing an
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States.
The debate was opened by Mr.. Ste
yens in support of the joint resolution.
Mr.. Stevens said that the proposition
before the House fell far short of his
wishes, but he believed that it was all
that could be obtained in the present
state Of public opinion. Not only
Congress, but the several States were
to be consulted on a careful survey of
the whole ground. The committee did
not believe that nineteen of the loyal
States could be induced to ratify any.
proposition more stringent than this.
He repeated nineteen States, for he ut
terly repudiated and scorned The idea
that any State not virtually in the Un-
| ion was to be counted ON the question
| of ratification, 1t was absurd to sup
pose that any more than three-fourths