Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-28
Latest Eastern News.
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WASHINGTON, March 27.-SEN-
ATE-The Vice President appointed
Eustis, Saunders and Conover a
committee OH the part of the Sen
ate to meet the remains of Hon. J.
l.. Leonard upon arrival at New
York and to accompany them to
the place of interment.
HOUSE. Davis, of North Caro-.
lima, introduced n bill to compen-
safe North Carolina for the use and
occupation of certain buildings and
grounds by United States troops.
Referred.
FELTON,, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported back the bill
to prevent the Introduction of con-
tagious diseases into the United
States, and explained the provis-
ions thereof. The present bill does
not disturb the quarantine regula-
| tions of any State, but State Off.
Gals were made agents of the ma
tional quarantine system. After
debate the bill was amended and
passed. The following il its text as
passed: That no vessel or vehicle
coming from any foreign port or
country where any contagious or
Infectious disease may exist, and
no vessel or vehicle conveying any
person or persons, merchandise or
animals, affected with any infec-
tious or contagious disease shall
enter any port of the United States
or pass the boundary line between
the United States and any foreign
country contrary to the quarantine
laws of any of said United States,
except in the manner and subject
to regulations to be prescribed as
hereinafter provided.
Sec. =. That whenever any infec.
tious or contagious disease shall
appear in any foreign port or coun-
try, and wherever any vessel shall
leave any infected foreign port, or
having on board goods or passen.
gers coming from any place or dis
trict infected with cholera or yell
low fever, or shall leave any for
eign port bound for any port in the
United States, the Consular officer
or other representative of the
United States at or nearest such
foreign port shall Immediately in
form the supervising Surgeon
General of the Marine Hospital
service thereof, and shall report to
him the name, date of departure
and port of destination of such
vessel, and shall also make the
same report to the Health Officer of
the port of destination in the
| United States; and the Consular
officers of the United States shall
make weekly reports to him of the
sanitary condition of the ports at
which they are respectively sta
toned, and said Surgeon General
of the Marine Hospital service
shall, under the direction of the
Secretary of the Treasury, be
charged with the execution of the
provisions of this act and shall
frame all needful rules and regula-
tions for that purpose, which rules
and regulations shall be subject to
the approval Of the President; but
such rules and regulations must
not conflict with or impair any
sanitary or quarantine regulations
of any State or municipal authority
now existing or which may here
after exist.
Sec. 8. That it shall be the duty
of the medical officers of the Marine
Hospital service and of Custom
House officers to aid in the enforce
uent of the national quarantine
rules and regulations established
uuder the preceding sections, but
no additional compensation shall
be allowed said officers therefor,
except actual necessary travelling
expenses.
Sec. 4. That the Surgeon Cen
eral of the Marine Hospital service
shall upon receipt of information
of the departure of any vessel, goods
or passenger from infected places
to any port in the United States,
Immediately notify the proper
State and municipal or United
States officer or officers at the
threatened port of destination of
the vessel and shall prepare and
transmit to the medical officers of
the Marine Hospital service, to
Collectors of Customs and to State
or municipal health authorities in
the United States weekly abstracts
of Consular sanitary reports and
other pertinent information re-
ceived by him.
Sec. 5. That wherever any port
of the United States, any State or
municipal quarantine system may
now or hereafter exist, the officers