New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-06
QUARANTINE ABUSES.


The Vcssc Owners AsSocia ton OF New-iork
>,o,, a. bcYin legal action against the Health Oneer
:, en-, ~ far losses caused In June last by the dcten-
,,o, M tbc echoonrrs Kcnzcl and Ily. bound from
Southern port p0rt in Connecticut by WHY OF N"
ycrh Raw and Ions: Island Sound. Both Nessls "''0
unwsrrantalip complied 10 cast anchor py W"
,.a,,b official. nj Uuarartine. thereby causing much
DELAY aud >prn~r The Vessel Owner ana 'alhans w
.sratiyo A.soc,tiot. No. 81 Pnese at once to"s MP
Tin ease in hehaf of the captains and owners ' "''
yc.spls and applicd thcir counsel. DENNIS N'"
Who ,n tho following opinion. charges d'r''' >'"''"
Of the Constitution 81 tie United stdt''n Tue framing
OF the STATE Law.
nth rcr,rd 90 the srics OF yc>ei, and masters bound
ecastwsc having sickness on hoard h0 pas.enEt's
and bo,ud through thc Bay and The t2t kner "a ,,
rrn uots outside ot the state Of New-York ana thtir
ohigai ON W. subjected 10 the eAacoDs ana ouaS.s
OF the Quarantine authorities 4" Ne" 'o'N' "' :"
is1y With regard 10 the con.titnonn,lty OF tine
k""nr,i!c hoLv against the srhooners Caroline kenzc
aud Lily, have sd,is MS as they
vecn two stpe and uniting s w tnsu.s those ,ni %,
IT,; the rSs n% f Sound Fs an Inland s
ing IA. shores ~ two state--are, according 10 thc
NJ 1ne Dann Bali CWallac,s L. : supreme Court Re-
ports TO- y $50, aud III the still later case OF the
wbch mndrf he Constitution. Congress alone has en-
power to regulate oolnmeree t2 BY the Con
.Ituon OF u" United states. nrt ]. sec g subdI: y,
"CoIcrrss has power TO regulate com,
uri,r with foreign nations and among the several
States. rh thus 10 regulate commerce includes
.. t,nd q: >L,pnus. 1t extends as we'll to vessels
emrtScd carving passengers as To those en-
pi"I"d "A iran>il'ns PROPERLY, ama appims el'a h
tc ,usirrrIa> OF the wind and sils ctahhon- agt.
, .r W'a'" " .O snv L., t. ~ provided that
81 revenue To The pors Of one state over those Of
"ir:; shn vessels bound to or from one state I've
t,t l. see, 10 suudy y, 1t is provided that mo State
& ne"1 . ra s.. En ri iuss \ the G"ns
ton supreme Court Of the United states have de-
d a , r"l"1 r nm of Gibbons art Ogden decided
ne Supreme Court OF the United States wheaton's
Of State Wa "f eSe 1s' ean "%'s
'i,uG-on and Robt Fulton the exclusive navigation
With boats moved 10y fire or steam, for term " yenr-.
irucnant tO that clause OF the Constitution OF tho
United States which authorizes Congress To- regulate
far the said acts prohibit vessels licensed
sccordns The laws Of the United states FOR carrying
D.. men Of fire or sean The theory upon which this
We're supTcr.e and under that claus" Of the Con-
,uui"n o: IN. Uuited States art l. sec. =. snndv ~
late commcrcr with foreign nations, ai'd among the
several State state has no power t" enact ,aw'
xa,"Ts on Ihr state Of TewYorK by irs or sean
o. In the of sinuot agt. Davenport ui"Warfs
&. Rep. vol. ~. u. 2aO, tho United states Supreme
lug The owners Of caooats nayiratms the water. Of
III, state. before such boat shall leave the port Of NJ.
Probate Judge Mobile County, setting forth FIRST the
nsnc of the vessel second the name of hr owner or
f",Ith ht interest each Das IN the vessels il,
va" "'th INC ACT "l '"fsrcs r'ssF1 vi - ~ -, i,' 10
which tao taken cut iiceDse. ami WAS duty enrolled
under the acf o. 'ohFrrss i"r carving OH , "sa
Montcomcrv aud wctumpka. in Alabama. The sia'e
a. Ia TIE. passenger lioward's U. 5. F. c. Rep
to r. W. IN" a'" o"p,Jc nom, m,u, a. ppt'; ~,
" & M ,l s,~ "f New York aud Of "Is,rs
m,.,, ',X man na.ssnrers eh"r fnr,r"r mr. r,ii
," n,,,, ,,,, ,,' ,,rs ~ tosc st,,,' n,ii,r in ,.
,"'"S NV" 'l' I,', "a , ,"" r r III '"
N','1 =" W St' ., W" tn" So, , '" . .'rr,
d ' % ."t -; ti n,r az "
,.' n,r,rv ~ rho Grant IN tn ",
one,ss Of the power to regulate commerce with
4, w. I'D il,t The site. of this Union cauuo
..,s,,nu,II, L., Tho ,,tn,rc, ~ tl,a Initnd st,r.
-. im i%T Ill 49,, EnE any "Ii, ~, , ., NJ =" I'm. n,
fr Umi,d State Includes Intercourse of persons
wei a. an i,pott i"n Of rer, handiSe Asu, that the
%r"icn Thai NO. rrrer"nce Shall nv ave-, Wv
u'ton Of coinnmcfce or revenue to the &" one
State over fLo-e another state; nor 81 vessel,
bound e. or from one SLATE obliged rnl. Clear
pa, aulc, III another" is u limitation upon The
"'wer Of CONGRESS Ia regulate commerce for ne pur-
pose Of producing entire commercial equality ~ WIN" ~ re
st sS s saen ca "% s' by nS issa"" tom"
condition upon which It>st'- "ouho from , u' ,n
sre.s t. rrenatr rnr wiIn a"i,I m',"n
'"' ""ii h' several "ar ' hr, ,t s % ,
a." water within IA, untcn H,arS. ;ni 'na' any IAN
M & We, rnc' Of i, IT" r,r I' TO- :" "li"a
s."i nc ai' ',,lh Eii'i' l., ;. ,., a.. ,,...,.>
vi' IT, N'r D." ihc H"Nc "e'l"j"ns th'i ,h' precise
D'''','I ihN"'"d ~ TINS inquiry haIi a. |" "hlhtf
"i-o' g." ""I"n'Ii' coaster bonn! i"'n one Hi.'t,
i' 81 '' - '"n" 'ia\I-hihe lie "ht' ol 'i hile'i
Ia 'N"r "nsi u">' ""l.r> Whi,h J., nav l2''' run
al rnt ir"ieh "" etie oI New loik' haS 'o' peh
""'"'d. NJ ~" "''>' ,ci"piu a'.'t N.SSIS e"in.
o. a. cat ~ th' >'a'r I" Ncw- i"rh- %innnus W
wh Sni w na " a the the case :" Of coaster aS
another stat than Ncw-)0rk going through IN"
aud Lihor of Ncw-lork eastward IL ioihr Stale
va, ~, "' ga, n I ,nv f n| ,
imn
c0ndip. - f. tb' extent OF the power uf the Quar-