The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-07
CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, March 6

WASHINGTON, March b.
SENATE.-Mr. Ramsey, of Minnessots
introduced resolution for the estat
lishment of quarantine regulations t
prevent the spread of the Asiatic choI
era, which was referred to the committe
on commerce.
| Mr.. Morrill,, from the committee OF
Commerce, reported bill to establish
telegraphic communication betweel
| New York and the West Indies.
| Mr. Conness, of California, moved t.
| take up the bill to extend the time fo
| withdrawing goods from public stores
Mr.. Brown, of Missouri, desired to cal
up the bill for the reimbursement of the
State of Missouri for expenses in equip
ping and paying the militia of thai
state.
Mr.. Conness appealed to Mr.. Brown
to let the bill moved by him be called
up. Mr.. Brown said he would do so If ii
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 with.
drawing goods from public stores was
! taken up. The pending motion being
| to reconsider the vote by which it was
| passed at the expiration of morning
| hours.
The joint resolution to amend the
constitution on the subject of represen-
| tation was taken up.
[ Mr.. Salisbury, of Delaware, addressed
tL,, .ysuate in opposition to it.
Mr.. Ramsey introduced the following
Joint resolution, which was referred to
the committee on commerce:
Resolved, That it shall be the duty of
the Secretary of War, with the coopera-
ton of the Secretary of the Navy, whose
concurrent action shall be directed by
the Commando in Chief of the army, to
cause rigid quarantine against the in
PRODUCTION into this country of the
Asiatic cholera through its ports Of en-
tries whenever the same may be threat
ened by the prevalence of said disease
in countries which have direct commu-
nication and intercourse with the
United States
Second, That he shall also enforce the
establishment Of sanitary conditions to
prevent the spread of said disease from
infected districts adjacent to or within
the circuit Of the United States.
Third, That the said Secretaries are
hereby authorized to use all the means
at their command to carry out the fore
going provisions.
Fourth, That it shall be the duty of
the Secretary of State to open cor
respondence with foreign powers ap-
proximate to the United States which
shall endanger the introduction of the
Asiatic cholera into the country through
their pnrts and tarritarjas and snlicit
their cooperation with this govern
ment in such efforts to prevent the in
PRODUCTION or spread of said disease.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on
Finance, reported back the bill to de-
clare the meaning of certain parts ofthe
Internal Revenue act approved June
30th, 1864, and for other purposes This
bill was intended to provide that the
words "all dividends in scrip or money
thereafter declared due, and whenever
the same shall be payable to stockhold-
ers, policy holders or depositors" should
read all dividends, whenever payable,
whether to non:residents, citizens or
aliens The amendment is to correct an
essential error in the word whenever, it
having been printed to represent the
word wherever.
Mr.. Doolittle, from the committee Oh
Indian Affairs, reported bill to provide
for an annual inspection of Indian af
fairs, which was ordered to be printed
At the conclusion of Mr. Salisbury's
speech Mr.. Sumner said he desired to ad.
dress the Senate on that subject but W as
not prepared to do so now. He moved
the postponement of the further consid
orrtion of the pending proposition until
one O'Clock tomorrow and it was so or
dered.
A very lengthy message from the Presi
dent in response to Mr.. Summers resOlu-
tions of inquiry in regard to the organi-
zation of governments in the lately re-
bellipus states was received and ordered
printed, also the report of the operations
of the Freedmen's bureau, both of which
was referred to the committee on recon
Struction.
Mr.. Clark, of New Hampshire, called
up joint resolution to give the consent
of Congress to the annexation of the
counties of Berkeley and Jefferson be-
longing to State of w. Va.
Mr.. Riddle of Delaware moved to
amend by adding a provision that the
question be determined by vote of the
people of the counties
Mr.. Clark said the people of those
counties had always voted in favor of
annexation.
Mr.. Riddle said that out of sixteen
hundred voters in one Of the counties,
only thirty voted. There were seventeen
hundred voters in the comfy and out of
these twelve hundred were in favor of
| the proposition which Mr. Riddle had
presented.
Mr.. Clark said it did not appear that
there were any means adopted to pre-
vent full vote from being taken. When
it was taken the men who were absent
in the rebel army ought not to have an
opportunity TO vote now.
Mr. Riddle said that great many who
were in the rebel army from these coun-
ties were forced III.
Mr. Clarke said if that was so, he was
anxious to put them into a State in
which they would be less apt to be forced
into rebel army hereafter. The rebels
ought to be thankful enough TO be per,
mitted to live under a Government
without attempting to control.
Mr.. Pomeroy asked Mr.. Riddle if he