The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-03
THE PRESIDENTS CIRCULAR.

It Does Not Interfere with State Laws, ~
Dr. jenkins Evidently Imagines.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IA copy of the
New York dispatch containing DR.. JenkIns's
views with respect to the twenty days
quarantine ordered was shown to President
Harrison this afternoon. He declined.
however, to say anything in regard to the
matter for publication.
Secretary Charles Foster listened aSten.
lively while q reporter read to him the
salient points in the dispatch. He was not
inclined to comment very extensively on
what DR.. Jenkins had to say. 1t was his
opinion. however, that the Doctor had not
read the circular very carefully, for he
said it was expressly drawn to reserve his
1.-THE Doctor'sl power in the premises. IL
was prepared with great care SO as not to
interfere with any rights held by the
States and there was no interference what
ever In the administration of the law.
While the reporter was talking. the Secre-
tary obtained q copy of the circular and
such detention is forbidden by the laws of
the State or the regulations made there
under" q reservation which the Secretary
thought clearly demonstrated that there
was no interference with the States rights.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding had but
little to say after reading the dispatch.
He remarked that he had no criticism to
make on the Doctor. THE matter of
length of time Of quarantine" said he, lis
left by the circular to the health officers"
Secretary Foster tonight received the
following telegram from Collector Hem
dricks at New York: Referring to last
paragraph of CIRCULAR $50 (the. quarantine
CIRCULAR shall detaln vessels in Qnaran-
tine that have not entered. but are passed
by the health officers until special instruc-
tions are received from the Department.,
and will suoh detention apply to cabin pas
Assistant Secretary Spauldlng directed
the following reply to be sent to the collec-
tor: Circular 150 excepts vessels afloat at
date of circular. Any vessels within the
exception will be entered In absence Of in.
officers that their entrance is likely to in.
troduce cholera"
"A dispatch from Belhaim Bros, of Louis
VILE. KY, asks whether o first cabin pas
eenRer american citiZen) leaving Bremen
next Tuesday, for home. will be subjected
to the late quarantine restrictions. 10
this dispatch Assistant Secretary Spauld-
ing replied as follows: If vessel carried
no immigrants. cabin passengers leaving
Bremen next Tuesday will not necessarily,
be subject to quarantine restriction for
twenty days They will be detained until
the quarantine officers are assured that
their landing will not introduce cholera.
IL immigrants are aboard with the cabin
passengers 1T depends upon decision Of
quarantine officers"
| Another inquiry from New York was
whethor the circular applies to alien immi-
grants only. or whether citizens returning
circular applies to steamers from Italy.
where there 10 no cholera. To this INQUIRY
reply was sent that the twenty days
quarantine applies to vessels carrying i'm
migrants from any European or Asiatlc
port. If no immigrants are aboard. but
citizens are returning In steerage, vessels
will not necessarily be quarantined twenty
DAYS, but will be detained TIL quarantine
officers are assured that the landing of pas
senRers will not introduce cholera. Tfie
circular, the department holds, makes no
exception OF steamers from Italy. In one
telegram the department holds that 1t Is
understood that the present circular ap-
plies only to European AMI Aaiatic ports.
DR.. Wyman anticipates no action on the
part of Dr. jenkins that Will in any way
conflict with the circular prescribing q
twenty days quarantine, and he is conf
dent no ships Will be given clean bill OF
health and be permitted to land by the
State authorities in contravension of the
order.
abr. Jenkins is technically right" said
Attorney. general Miller to reporter OF
| the United Press. when he says he is
vested with power to hold any vessel as
long as he deems IL necessary under the
statutes. The general government mas no
power to enforce quarantine on it's own
| motion. That was the conclusion reached
| in the opinion furnished by the Depart
ment of Justice to the President yesterday.
| 1t was issued" continued Attorney general
| Miller. because it was believed the
government should do whatever il
! possibly could to prevent the intro
duotion of the scourge.. In view of the
unanimous approval which met the Presi-
dents action in issuing his proclamation /
very much doubt whether DIR. Jenkins
will attempt TO ignore or override IT.
Should he do so. however. the conse-
/ Quences. whatever they may be. must rest
with him. In conclusion Attorney gem
eral Miller said: IF Dr. jenkins shonld
doodle that the Presidents proclamation
should not be enforced l wonid advise the