New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-03
THE TREASURY KEPT BUSY.
QUESTIONS FROM MANY PLACES ABOUT
QUARANTINE.
NOW THE ORDER APPLIES WHEN Immigrants
AND CABIN PASSENGERS COME ON THE
SAME SLIP.

| SAME SHIP.
| Washington Sept. o.-Assstant Secretary span!dng
was a busy man this morning, for he Is the ohlcini
| of the Treasury Department who has direct super
vision OF matters relating to Immigration ana therc
were many tclcgmms TO answer nom lndlvidhals anu
from steamship companies interested In the twenty
days quarantine circular issued yesterday Tho chef
question asked In the kilograms seemed to be as to the
application OF the quarantine restrictions In the case
Of steamers having board both cabin ana steerlge
passengers. The Assistant Secretary explained to "a
reporter that In where steamer brought Doth
immigrants and cabin passengers the latter would DE
| detained at Quarantine long enough to assure the
Quarantine officers that there was no danger OF IN
Producing cholera and that then they would be al
lowed To land. the health officer having discretion In
the matter This Will DE welcome news to the large
uumsr Of people who have friends now on ships
float and those who contemplate sailing at AN early
day.
The Department received n dispatch from the New
York shipping Company asking whether London comes
under the twenty days quarantine circular ana whether
| freight boats will be quarantIncd when they have
only cabin passengers Secretary Foster replied that
vessels not carrying immigrants will not necessarily
he detained twenty days quarantine bnt that all
vessels from foreign ports viii be held long enough
n as .,re the health officers that there Is danger Of
their introducing cholera.
In answer 10 "A telegram from G. A. GTlscom, Of
lhilad"lphia ASSISTANT secretary rplcl
any port at which cholera has appeared Is infected
port
Mr.. Herbert. the Charge dAfaires OF Great Britain
now at Newport. tclegraphed to know the substance
II the quarantine circular issued yesterday. 10 which
request the Department promptly replied. The De
partmcnt Informed from Philadelphia that 1t has
been docldcd Tint tho Inman Line will carry only
first and second cabin passengers from Liverpool and
Queenstown during the month u september and cir
In effpt brin * frnm
pool.
secretary Foster has received the following tcle
gram from Collector Hendricks at New-York:
Referring u last paragraph Of Circular 80 (the
quarantine Circular. shall dcian vessels In quar-.
antine that have not entered but passed by the
Health once until special Instructions received
from tho Department. and VIII such detention apply
to cabin passengers :"
Assistant Secretary spnuldng directed the following
reply 10 be sent 10 the Collector:
Circular 80 exccpts vessels afoat at date OF
circular. Any vessels within the exception and pass
Ing quarantine viii be- entered I'm absence of infOrna
ton received after they pass health officers that their
entrance IS likely 10 introduce cholera
A dispatch from Benhaim 1T theirs, OF Louisville,
Ky, asked whether FIRST cabin passenger american
rtiScn) leaving Bremen next Tuesday for home will
be subjected to tile late quarantine restrictions To
this dispatch Assistant Secretary spaulding replied
follows
leaving Bremen next Tuesday will not necessarily bo
subject 10 quarantine restrictions twenty days They
will be detained until quarantine officers assured
that their landing will not Introduce cholera II
Immigrants aboard, landing Of cabin passengers de
ponds upon decision OF quarantine ohccrs.-
Another irquiry from New-lort was whether the
circular applies 10 allen immigraht. only. whether
citizens returning In secrge are included also whether
the circular applies TO steamers from Italy where there
Il cholera To this Inquiry "a reply sent TINT
the twenty days quarantine applies TO vessels carry
Ing lmm grants from any European or Asiac port
II no immigrants aboard. but citizens are return.
ing IN steerage, vessels will necessarily be quar-
nntn twenty days. but viii be detained until quar-
nntlne officers assured that landing of Passengers
will not introduce cholera. The circular the Depart
ment holds makes exception with regard 10 steamers
from Italy.
In telegram the Department holds that II Is
understood that at present the circular applies only 10
European aud Asatic ports.
ID. Il. Gamble. OF Cincinnati. inquired BY telegraph
whethe? the twenty days quarantine applied 10
sells carrying first and second class passengers only
The Department In reply, teegaphsd that the twenty
days quarantine did not apply, but that such passen
gers should be detained until the health oihoer is
satisfied that there l. danger OF the introduction
Of cholera from their admission.
some anxiety TO know whether not the provisions
Of the quarantine circular apply the border. 10.
the Treasury Department asking whether the circu
lar applied TO imml grants from Quebec and Montreal.
two places named should bs detained until MI danger
The cable dispatches received by the state Depart
mont in relation TO the cholera included one from the
Griefswad First ease H. Porterana. Sailor from
Hamburg"
cables: no cholera In Bremen yet Every sanitary
pre- auiion with MI passengers taken"