Mr. CHANDLER. I do not propose to go largely into the discussion of this question. Whether this measure will prove effective or not, I cannot say. I have not liad, perhaps, as much experience in the matter of cholera as some other Senators. I have only had the disease twice, and have only spent abent 4 or 5 years of my life in attending upon patients afflicted with it, [laughter.] and I do not pretend to know as much about it as the Senfrom Pennsylvania, [Min Comma] Eminent surgeons throughout the world have had doubts as to the character of this disease. GreatBritain, France, and the Powers of Europe appointed a commission to visit the East and ascertain the sources, the dangers, and the symp toms of the disease. Had they been aware of the learning, the knowledge, and the information contained in this Senate, they never would have sent that commission to the East or any where else. They could have got all the information they desired from the Senfrom Pennsylvania, who, I regret, is not in his seat. Du“ring the debate yesterday, that Senator said: If there in anyone thing I think well settled, it is that cholera is not contagious in that sense of the word which Would enable you by means of sorne legislative enactment to keep it out of the country. I think for the credit of the bed DIDthat respect. we ought to avoid this mode of deaing With that which is now pretty well understood}; “AIgtain, he said: is an epidemic instead of a contagion. It exists in the air: and hencetherewasgreat proprietyin the jest of someSenator the other day who proposedto refer thawhole subjectto the ventilation committee." Now, sir, that is a question that had never been settled until yesterday. The most emi nent surgeons on earth had been in doubt as to whether it was contagious, infectious, or at inospheric. that point being settled, and probably settled to the satisfaction of the senate, they may deem that no further action is necessary upon this resolution. As I remarked yesterday, the ComCommerce have had this resolution under consideration for 2 months. There was a great diversity of opinion in the committee as to the reriety of action on the subject. The me iea profession. not having been aware that the point was settled. appointed a convention in Baltimore, which assembled on Friday last, I believe. In that medical convention were eminent men from Canada and other British Provinces, from NewYork, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, and the most eminent medical talent in the U.S. They deemed the subject of suilicient importance to send a delegation from that convention here to advocate the passage of some such measure as this. A meetinv of the ComCommerce was called, which was attended by all the members except the Senfrom h Maryland, [Mr. CRESWBLM] and they unanimously decided to recommend the Senate to adopt this plan, which that delegation said would be effective. Imade the suggestion to the man of that delegation who seemed to have the most expe rience on this subject that thi disease was by many considered not. to be contagious, but rather infectious or atmospheric. He relied that last fall they had in the harbor of NewYork 150 cases of Asiatic cholera, but the board of health put their hands upon it and held it in the bay, and not a sin g e case reached the city of newYork, although the train was laid, and NewYork city was never in a better condition for its reception and for its terrific ravages than it was at that time. The opinion of these medical men differs materially from the opinion of the Senfrom Pennsylvania and yet I have no doubt. the Senfrom Pennsyvania must be correct. I never knew him to be wrong in anything politics, religion, law, or anything else. He knows this thing to be so, and of course it is settled; and I suppose the Senate will adopt the learned opinion of the Senfrom Pennsylvania and reject the opinion of the medical convention which assembled at Baltimore! I leave the case in the hands of the Senate. If they think thatthe knowledge and information of the Senfrom Pennsylvania is greater than that of the convention that visited the East during this summer to investigate this subject, an greater than that of the convention which assembled in Baltimore, and greater than that of the medical faculty of the world, I hope they will adopt the views of the Senfrom Pennsylvania and reject those of the medical faculty. The Senate will vote upon this question as they see fit.