Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-07

m with his own mean and ilIiberaI propos
th ton.
at After further debate the question w
taken on Mr.. Schenck's amendment, whiC
was adopted-yeas 50, nays 80. The bi
" then passed.
Of The House considered the District
d Columbia's business until the expiration
in the morning hour, when the Speaker pr
20 sented a report from the President in r
n Iation to the distribution of the rewards f
IS the arrest of the assassins of President Lii
e coin. Laid on the table and ordered to |
printed
Also, letter from the President. tram
mitting report from the Secretary of Sta
IN answer to a resolution in relation to Ii
), Provisional Governors Of States.
! Also, a report from the State DepartmeI
u as 70 the cost of printing and advertiser
Tor that Department for 1865.
Mr.. MORRILL, moved TO postpone specia
q orders in order to take up the House bi
? regulating trade with the British Mort
r American Provinces. Agreed to.
g; The House then wen. into Committee c
e the Whole, Mr.. Raymond in the chail
e and proceeded to the consideration of tn
f bill regulating trade with the British Nortl
: American Provinces.
Mr.. MORRILL, addressed the Committe
, in support of the bill.
Mr.. PIKE accorded with the general OBJ
jects of the bill.
Mr.. WASHBURN also approved of th'
bill, particularly that section abolishinl
fishery bounties.
A long debate ensued, which was partici
pated in by Messrs. Wasdburn, of Illinois
Pike, Elliott, Blaine, Banks and Alley.
After which Mr.. GRINNELL addressed
the Committee in an hours speech, and
gave notice that he would at the proper
time offer the following amendment: On
wool 25 cents per pound, and on shOddy 50
cents per pound
| Mr.. THOMAS addressed the Committee
in opposition 10 that feature of the bill ad-
mitting coal from the Provinces at 50 cents
per ton.
Mr.. KELLY got the floor and the House
soon after adjourned.
SENATE.
BIr. RAMSAY, of Minnesota, introduced
a joint resolution for the establishment of
| quarantine regulations to prevent the spread
Of the Asiatic cholera, which was referred
to the Committee on Commerce.
| Mr.. MORRILL,, from the Committee on
| Commerce, reported a bill TO establish tel
| egraphic communication between New
| York and the West Indies.
Mr.. CONFESS, of California, moved to
| take up the bill TO extend the time for
withdrawing goods from public stores.
| Mr.. BROWN, Of Missouri, desired to call
up the bill for the reimbursement of the
State of Missouri for expenses for equipping
and paying the militia of that State.
Mr.. CONNESS appealed to Mr.. Brown to
let the bill named by him be called up.
Mr. BROWN said he would do so if it
would not lead to discussion.
Mr.. SPRAGUE, Of Rhode Island, said he
intended to discuss the bill named by Mr.
Conness.
The bill named by Mr.. Brown was taken
up and passed.
The bill to extend the time for the with
drawal of goods from the public stores was
taken up, the pending motion being to re-
consider the vote by which it was passed.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the joint resolution to amend the Constitu-
tion on the subject Of representation was
taken up.
Mr.. SALISBURY of Delaware, addres d
the Senate in opposition to it.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Saulsbury's
speech, Mr.. Sumner rose and said he de-
sired to address the Senate on that subject,
but was not prepared to now. He moved
postponement Of further consideration of
tbe Rs45pga RFqPQsitjQgp5 p JH4HHtI ,Gne o'clock
Mr.. RAMSEY introduced the following
Joint resolution, referred to Committee on
Commerce:
Rcsolr,5. That it shall be the duty of the
Secretary of War with the cooperation OF
the Secretary Of the Navy, whose concur
rent action shall be directed by the com
mander-in-ehef of the army, to cause
rigid quarantine against the Introduction OF
cholera through its port of entry. whenever
same may be threatened by prevalence OF
said disease in countries which have direct
al init wit
States
Second. That he shall also enforce the
establishment of sanitary orders to prevent
the spread Of said disease from injected
districts adjacent to or within the limits Of
the United States.
Third. That said Secretaries are author
lied to use the means at their command to
carry out the foregoing.
Fourth. That it shall be the duty Of the
Secretary of State to open a correspondence
with foreign powers whose proximity to the
United states shall endanger the introduc-
tion of Asiatic cholera into this country
through their ports aud territories, and So
Letting their cooperation in such efforts to
prevent the introduction and spread OF said
disease.
Mr.. SHERMAN, from the Committee on
Finance, reported back the bill TO declare
the meaning of certain parts of the Inter
nal Revenue Act approved June 80, 1864,
and for other purposes. This bill was in
tended to provide that the words "all dIvI-
dends in script or money thereafter declared
and wherever the same shall be payable,
to stockholders, policy holders or deposlto-
ries" should mean all dividends, whenever
pavable, whether to citizens, nOn-residents
or aliens. The amendment Is to correct an
error, the word "whenever" having been
r,r;,,taI fi,r IA word sfWhereVer.'
Mr.. DOOLITTLE, from theCommittee on
Indian Affairs, reported a bill TO provide
for an annual inspection of Indian Affairs
Ordered to be printed
A very lengthy message from the Presl-
dent in response to Mr.. Summers resolution
IN regard to the organizations of State gov
ernments in the lately reeellious States, was
received and ordered to be printed also
the report OF the operations of the Freed
mems Bureau, both of which were referred
10 the Committee on Reconstruction
Mr.. CLARK called up the Joint resolu-
ton TO give consent to the annexation
of the counties of Berkeley and Jefferson,
belonging to the State of West Virginia.
Mr. RIDDELL, Of Delaware, moved to
amend by adding a Proviso that the ques-
ton be determined by vote Of the people
of the counties.
Mr.. CLARK said the people of those coun-
ties had voted in favor of the annexation.
Mr.. RIDDLE said out Of 1900 voters III
one of the counties only 80 voted. There
were 1900 voters ia the county now, and
ont of these 1850 were in favor Of the pro
/. position which he (Riddle) had presented.
Mr.. CLARKE said it did not appear that
there were any means adopted to prevent
| full vote when it was taken The men who
were absent in the rebel army ought not to
have a chance to vote.
BIr. RIDDLE said great many who
went into the rebel army from these coun-
ties were forced in.
Mr.. CLARKE said if that was so he was
anxious to put them in a state where they
would be less apt to be forced into the reb-
/ el army. The rebels ought to be thankful
enough TO be permitted to live under the
Government, without trying to control It.
| Mr.. POMEROY asked Mr.. Riddle II he
would accept as an amendment to his pro-
yiso that it be submitted to the people with
out distinction of color.
| Mr.. RIDDLE said he would not.
| The provisO was not adopted. The JOINT
resolution was then passed by vote OF S2
\ against 81
! AT four o'clock the Senate, on motion OF
| Mr.. Grimes, went into executive session and
soon after adjourned.
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