The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-09
Congressional Proceedings. z
WASHINGTON, May {


| SENATE--Mr Lane, from the Committee
on foreign relations, reported the House
JOINT Resolution relating to the attempt
ed assassination of the Emperor of Rus
sia, with an additional section as ar
amendment, requesting the President tc
forward copy of the resolution to the
Emperor of Russia The resolution as
amended by the Committee OIL 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 a substi-
tute resolution, the Senate resolution
introduced by Mr., Ramsey, as amended
by the Committee. The substitute reads
as follows:
Joint resolution providing quarantine
regulations to prevent the introduction
and spread of the Asiatic cholera:
Resolved, by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States in
Congress assembled, That it shall be
the duty of the Secretary of War, with
the cooperation of the Secretary Of the
Navy and the Secretary Of the Treasury
whose concurred action shall be directed
by the Commander-ip-C Chief of the Army
and Navy, to adopt an efficient system
of quarantine against the introduction
into this country of the Asiatic cholera
through its port of entry, whenever the
same may be threatened by the preva
lence of said desease in countries hay
ing direct commercial intercourse with
the United States
Second, That he shall also enforce
the establishment of sanitary measures
to prevent the spread Of the said disease
from infected districts,
Third, That the said Secretaries are
hereby authorised to use the means at
their command to carry out the fOrego
ing provisions
Fourth, That it shall be the duty of
the Secretary OF State to open correspon-
dence with foreign powers whose prox-
unity to the United States may endan-
ner the country by the introduction Of
the cholera through their ports.
force from its passage until the second
Monday in October, 1866, and no longer
Mr.. Fessenden, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported the legislative appro-
priation bill, which was ordered to be
printed.
The joint resolution to exempt crude
petroleum from internal tax was received
from the House, taken up on motion
of Mr. Cowan, and passed.
Unfinished business of yesterday, which
was the Post Office bill, was taken up.
Pending the motion was Mr. Trumbull's
amendment, relative to appointments to
office, the vote upon which was yester-
dav recOnsidered The amendment be-
inc open to amendment, 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 the yeas and
navs on the motion amendment of Mr..
Morrill,, which was agreed to Yeas, %.
Nays, IL.
Mr. Henderson asked Mr.. Trumbull TO
Withdraw his amendment.
Mr. Trumbull, in reply to the sugges-
ton that provisions of resolutions should
lie incorporated into an independent bill,
said that no such bill could ever be pass
ed 1t could never receive a majority,
much less two.thirds, and it was his plan
that without a two third vote it could
mayor hprOme a law