The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-29

VIII nc SuspSuueu-h" Aegus
ia,,os- to he Issued Next week-The Hill
Agreed Upon ny the House Committec.
W,sulyGroN. Doc. 29-The Treasury cir
cular issued last night. with tho cast-iron
regulations relative to the importation OF
rigs from infected and suspected ports,
the recent renewal o. tho outbreak Of
cholera on the Continent. and the re-
newed activity OF the Congress committees
now INVESTIGATING the question Of quarantine
md immigration. all indicate the efforts Of
the Government to keep tho plague that
threatens away from our shores. lnvestiga.
tigns have been under way, and close exam
nation has been made OF the various laws
now In force. and soon after the reason.
bling OF Congress the Senate committee
will submit the result OF its labors and urge
III, immediate massage OF such measures as
will best remedy the evil OF unrestricted im.
migration. and the possibility through that
agency Of the introduction OF contagious dis
ease
Senators Chandler and Harris. accompanied
by surgeon General Wyman Of the MarinelIos.
pital. left Washington this afternoon for New
York .whcrethey will be Joined by DR.. Hamilton.
and will tomorrow make an inspection Of tho
quarantine stations. both state and national.
in tho vicinity OF that city, and visit Ellis
Island Senator Harris. who is the Chairman
OF the Senate Committee on Epidemic Dis
eases, has never visited tho establishments.
nor has he ever met the quarantine officers.
When thc immigration Committee held its
recent session in New York. Dr. Jenkins.
Health Officer OF New York. was unable to bs
present. and one OF the chief objects o! this
visit is to have conference with him.
There arc two conflicting authorities sock
ing to control the quarantine arrangements Mt
thu important ports. and the Senate Commit
tee Is DESTROYS OF avoiding serious compiled
tons. Senator Harris's bill grants additional
quarantine powers to. and imposes additional
duties upon. the Marine Hospital scyice. but
does not Interfere with the state quarantine
arrangements. while Mr.. Chambers bill looks
to u distinctiyely national quarantine.
while it is not certain what may he done"
said Mr.. Chandler this afternoon. it is GER
tain TINT something definite will be arrived at
that will give us some relief from the cond-
lions that confronted us last summer. when
Treasury regulations will re out some time
next week. and will he sent abroad as sreedilv
Ihty s VIII IT, ssi,s ter the
Rotterdam. and will require seven days
auatantin" ahroad-n quarantine in al hat the
surveillance and suhissted e daily ipMi
gage ': and eargors will be conducted under d
the sur ervi-ion OF the proper officers. A quar-
s viii to eSent TIN
.ity Tor SO lengthy d quarantine on this side.
on in NH be so ars eae n, to b the sn
inrossihle for them to bring any steerage pas
will be issued as soon as possible. and will 90
into effect after n they have been posted in the
to, suspend Immigration entirely and TO ,es-
tahlish u national quarantine. Mr.; Chandler
sail that it might be called up ard passed ut
II am still Of tho oninion." no said. that
We ouEht to- rnss SIS, gu to susntend al imm,
time these regulations will 60 q long way in
remeiying THO immediate conditions. There
Is not u ttav during the present session that
We could not call III and pass the suspension
bin; It is some time yet until the 4th Of March.
g on and rerieet our system as much as pos %s
the State Stations and nut nut
them under Federal control in day. 1t would
transier il il, wer" found that . national quar-
Rntine was what We drsstred Before this Con
and PASSED a Lii hat viii ans werthe demands demands
Of the people and give them that ndeIuate pro-
lection from infeciiops diseases that they have
Mcssrs. Nnyncr II Maryland. Patterson Of
Tennessee: and o'Noil! of PennsyIyania. a
Commerce. which has been investigating tho
quarantine subject. returned to the city to-
u
at the Metropolitan Hotel. senator Harris
wa. present and advocated t, his bill The com
port to the full committee at its next regular
nesting after recess on Friday week. The
III IA combination Of Senator Hnrris's bin
Mr.. kayner. 1t puts the national Quarantine
system into the hands OF IN. hospital service
ofthe revenue marine. Its leading provisions
Il. That wherever State quarantine reGua.
tons exist the hospital ser, Ice Of the revenue
marin. under, the direction Of the Treasury
Department. shnl! have the power TO enforce
the laws and regulation, OF the different
. Where there are no state quarantine regu-
Atiou-. or where. in thu opinion of the Marine
Hosni'al service. the quarantine regulations
Of thc >ne'ar not sufficient TO prevent the
intr'd9ction o, c,ntagiou, diseases into tho
shall report tile facts 70 the Secretary Of the
Treasury. who i ir MS iulgm:pt it is neces
Il. service t. make such adLi ionnl rules and
ffsgn'atiHns as are necessary 70 prevent the
from another state. II. in such event. the
sstas- or municipal authorities shall tail to en-
Pgrshent may detail officers orthat purpose.
NJ, - That ihr hospital service Of the r.yenne
Information Of The sanitary condition II for i.
sign countries from which contagious or in
Gesd and s aSa Hr's ~e ,l!H us
cunt; Thereof in the different ports OF the
4. The hi lurther provides for consular in
Esr'ion ut foreign ports by sanitary experts
nc1n,!Iiar Offices. who are to supervise the
sspe,tiun and distinction Of all vessels leav-
In:.cte! ports The detail as to the COM
Na'ion and appointment Of these sanitary
SSssts are left to BIZ provided Tor in the sun
apeyi! H.
=. The nlll provides that wi enevcr an in
tttH's1 vess-! arrives ut any Eort Of entry i'll
neLni ed States. the Marine hospital s.rvire
E,yrenanl said vessel TAT the vessels own
omlehNe 10 the nearest nationa or other
quarantine station. and treat and disirfect Tho
same. ana said .e-se shall not bc permitted
70 enter any port NJ tha United States until Il
n moPif"n%unc"'l free from INFECTIOUS disease
no! n danger Of conveying the same.
~" Nh-r-yer il shall he shown to the atislac-
Ion o' the lres ident that. by reason of he ~
t sSNMse Of any infectious disease in foreign
du,tNEyy ,htre is serious danger, Of the into
fIrn i IN oi tina same into the United States
ti,na THsarh case the President may for tho
Sm.comnnSn infection has passed
Hospital s.,ssIhaeral Wyman, OF the Marine
Irenstry a,rnvns, whom ASK ed to-day about the
! OF rmrs irnm ullar prohibiting the importation
Issued at The Injected Injected ports. said that It was
sociation and niMsst Of the Paper Trade As |
ntstves ' Of , fEsssr nm,anvfac,Irers Repre-.
ington some DAYS ny industries visited Wash