The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-02

Carrying Immigrants to be De-
tained in Quarantine for Twenty
Days After Arrival, Except Where
State Laws Forpid..-AI Foreign
Mails to be Dlslnfected by Order
of the Postmaster General.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. Ian
opinion as to tho authority OF the ex-
ecutive in matters of quarantine regu-
lations was sent to the President by
Attorney General Miller to-day, and is
in part as follows:
By the law of 1878 it is provided,
among other things:
First-That no vessel coming from
any foreign port or country where any
contagious or infectious disease exists,
or conveying any person or persons,
merchandise or animals affected with
any contagious disease, shall come into
the United States except in the manner
and subject to the regulations in that
act authorized.
Second-The surgeon general of the
marine hospital service shall, under
the direction OF the secretary Of tho
treasury, be charged with the execu-
tion OF the provisions OF this act, and
shall frame all needful rules and regu-
lations for thai purpose. These rules
and regulations shall be subject to the
approval OF the President, but such
rules and regulations shall not conflict
with or impair any sanitary or quaran-
tine laws or regulations of any state or
municipal authorities now existing or
which may hereafter be enacted.
The policy OF Congress has apparent
ly been to mainly leave this branch OF
the public service with the states, and
most OF the seaboard states have stat
utes more or less elaborate on the sub
ect.
The statutes and regulations, how
ever, may be supplemented by the ma
tional executive. My conclusion, there
fore, is that the surgeon general OF the
marine hospital service, and the secre-
tary OF the treasury, with your ap-
proval, have authority to make needtul
rules and regulations, for the quaran-
timing OF ships coming into our har-
bors, with n view to the protection OF
the health and lives OF our people.
Very respectfully,
W. II. II. MILLER,
Attorney General.
The following circular was issued BY
direction of the President:
QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS UPON IMMl-
GRANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF INTRO.
DUCTION OF CHOLERA INTO THE UNITED
STATES.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF
SUPERVISING SURGEON UNITED STATES
MARINE HosITAI SERVICE,
WASHINGTON, D. o., Sept l, 1892.
To Collectors Of Customs Mediieal Q8ieqs Of thc
Marine Hospital Service, Foreign Steamship COM
pdrtits, Sldic and Local Boards Of Heaih:
1t having been officially declared that
cholera is prevailing in various portions
Of Russia, Germany and France and at
certain points in Great Britain, as well
rs in Asia; and it having been made to
appear that immigrants in large num-
bers are coming into the United States
IRON affected districts, and that they
and their personal effects are liable to
introduce cholera into the United States,
and that vessels conveying them are
menace to the public health, and it be-
ing further shown that under the laws
OF the several states quarantine
detentions may he imposed upon
these vessels a sufficient length of
time to insure against introduction OF
contagious disease, it is hereby ordered
that no vessel from any foreign port, or
immigrants, shall be admitted to enter
Mt any port OF the United States until
such vessel has undergone quaran-
tine detention OF twenty days unless
such detention is forbidden by the
laws OF the state or regulations made
thereunder) and of such greater num-
ber OF days as may be fixed in each spe-
cial case by the state authorities.
This circular to take immediate et-
feet, except in cases OF vessels aaoat
this date which will be made the sub
iect Of special consideration upon due
application to the department.
TSigned7 WALTER WYNAN,
Supervising Surgeon General
Approved
Benz. HARRISON, President.
TO DIslNFEcT MAILS.
The postmaster general has issued
the following order:
"The superintendent OF foreign mails
is hereby instructed to Immediately
take such steps as may be necessary and
practicable to thoroughly disinfect the
mails reaching the United States from
foreign ports at which contagious dis
eases are still said to be prevailing, and
to facilitate safe mail communication
between vessels undergoing quaran-
tine and the nearest United States post
office"
Measures have accordingly been taken
to procure thorough disnfection OF in
coming mails from foreign ports.
Hns canaan Backed Down9
MGYNEApoIls, MINI, Sept. LA spe-
cial to tho Journal from West Superior
saws; The collector OF customs