Mr. CLARK. I have always found that when a man forsakes his or ument to attack a person he confesses the weaness ofhis cause. t may be true in this case. Now, it may be that this resolution has lain upon my desk, and it may be that it has been lying on the desk of every Senator in the Chamber; but you know, Mr. President, and all Senators know, that it is not usual for Senators to pick up the bills and resolutions that nrelaid on our tables, and examine them seriahm, and we do not care to see what their provisions are until our attention is called to them by some committee that reports upon them, an then, when a bill or resolution comes upand is read at your table, we listen to it, we icar its provisions, and we begin to think about it. It is not strange that after a man hears it read at the table in that way, when he sees that it has such sweeping powers that it goes from one end of the country to the other, and uts all the resources of the Government into tehands of this commis lion, he should say, “ You had better be care ful, you had better wait.” Now, the Senfrom Michigan may desire to push this resolution through, and for aught iI know he may be in such fear of the cholera being in NewYork that he thinks he can prevent it by a sanitary regulation of this kind; but I do not quite so apprehend, nor do I apprehend that we are in so much danger that we should be justified in passing a resolution of this kind for any reason of that sort. The Senator says that if we choose to put it over, we can do so. That is very important information; it is very important information that the Senate can put a measure over when they choose. I had learned that some time ago. I supposed they could do so if they thought well, even in regard to a measure which was reported from the comCommerce. The suggestion I made was, whether it had not better lie on the table for one day until we can have some development of the plan, until we can consider the scope of what is proposed, and see what is best to be donor I am not alone in that particular, and the Senator need not show quite so much feeling in regard to me. because Iheard Senators around me say, “ It is better to put that over and consider it.” I have no personal choice about it; I only desire that we should not legislate in such hot aste upon such grave and important matters.