The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
The senate discusses the Fell1w Fever
Act-Bitter Opposition shown to IL.

WAsHfsaToF, April so.:-The Vice President
ann9nnced that the burial services Of the lats
Rush Clark. Representative from Iowa. would
take place from The National Hotel, at s:so
Mr, Butler, Of South Carolina. introduced
Trsasurer at CharIeston. i. q. - 'l' A'e'''''''
The Senate resumed the consideration OF
House resolution No. 1sia. being bill TO pro-
OF Congress. and for other purposes. The
pending question was on the amendment pro-
posed by Ne. Plumb. Of Kansas. proposing to
bers siooooo). and the digeussIon Of the point
Of order raised by Mr.. Wallace, of Pennsyl-
vanla. that this amendment has not been offered
on nth. the reeomma.sndation ef the standing COM
HE otbiecon Ge q Wallace was a. the item Of
Mileage osne 5 bs part q the eesaye
vision In the general till $50 DA'
rne re- % s % tas ser sds to the
appropriation Bill, and could be- amended Ia the n,
Senate. as any bin can ! be Without reference
mittee. The amendment was al declared ~ 10 be' be- IN
order ky vote Of 30 to %.
MIR. Edmunds moved to amend 80 as to make
tbs mileage provisions, as far as the Senate Ia
concerned, apply TO Senators whose terms OF
Office began march 4. 1879. Rejected.
Mr.. Plumbs amendment was rejected without
After some further discussion the bill was
The CHAIR then laid before the Senate bill to
prevent the Introduction Of contagious and in
fectious diseases into the United States. The
bill was read In detail after which Mr.. Hamin
spoke against 1t. He said that the provisions
| OF the bill were unnecessarily harsh The sec
ond section imposed very heavy penalty on
ships coming into our ports In violation of the
provisions OF the hill. though some OF them
may never have heard Of It's passage; ia the
third section the board OF health Was endOWed
| with very great powers. He Was losing falth in
| the assumed infalllbility Of these gentlemen OF
! science. The theory that yellow fever germs
| are always killed by temperature 81 1reezfng
has recently been severely tested In the case q
| the vessel which, although frozen up all winter
| In New England port. soon aiter leaving loI
| q warmer latitude had developed genuine
case Of yellow fever. He Waala Waad lKe % nave
| Herman said he coneurred In the views OF the
| Senator from Maine. The bill gives too large
powers 10 the Board OF Heal,h, hin - 70 re-
! side here fn Washington far away from ths
| scene of the difficulty. VIZ: ports on the sea-
board Granting the best intentions 10 tnis
board. there is danger OF grave differences DO.
tween the views OF it's officers and those OF
1 medical authorities who. though local 70 the
4 ports Infected have had long years OF expe-
| Hence He said that he bad letters from DroInf-
| nent merchants In New York protesting against
NJ MORAN thought the bill was designed 10
| subyert some OF the quarantine regulations OF
the states, and that 1t ought to be amended 30
a. not TO allow such regulations 70 be set aside.
/ Mr. Hamlin moved TO recomnait the bill 10 the
| Committed with instructions to report code
Of rules and regulations to carry the proposed
NJ. Garland said that a. member Of thai