Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-03
a. ,rl.e Between the Federal
Government and New YORK
state Authorities.
..,,s SAYS He WILL USE HIS
DISCRETION.
prs.idents, Circular lie Thinks
I. MI.construcd by the toll
Ieciors aud Others.
=, Telegraph to tho Srws.l
HARRISON AND JENKfNh
...n.bie Clash nctween Federal
and state Authorities.

..n,hie clash nctween Federal
and state Authorities.
y,v YORK, Sept. 2. - II seems
sale that clash In authority IS
',nr betveen the Federal govern
III III and state authorities m repre-.
.1,d by DR.. Jenkins. The recent
~, al the President forbids amy
..sl carrying immigrants to enter
\. rort until after twenty days quar-.
..are. Dr. jenkins said no would
:. hls discretion about keeping n
III In quarantine for twenty days.
Nh, saw III he would quarantine the
..ssl more than twenty days, or less.
IA claimed he had full authority and
az pfcsident's order could not Affect
I'm ar cause him to do otherwise than
q biz Judgment Induced him
81 ion'l want TO be understood as
kfylng the Chief Executives" said
M Jenkins. ~ ahall do all In my
ower 10 assist tho National authorities
kseping cholera from entering the
,'un,fy. but certainly think have n
,,ht. by virtue OF the authority dele
led 10 me az health officer OF this
~. 10 decide on the number OF days
ihala ship shall be kept In quarantine.
+ I,hall decide the question In the case
a each ship according TO sanitary con-
tllIons prevailing on board at the time
] oilp arrival here"
Collector Hendricks said he did not
mink Dr.. jenkins would bring on
4 conflict between the Federal aud
STATE authorities. II such thing
should arise, Federal power would pre-
vail.
No vessel can land passengers or
earso until the vessel II entered Mt the
Custom HotNc, md Collector Hem
drcks will act according. to the In
rruelions Of the Washington au.
ihOTliies.
The first symptoms Of overriding
l Dr. Jenhns's orders was when the
Custnm0 House officers Withdrew from
he sltamer "Clty Of Berlin" shortly
iiisf she arrived In tho early after.
noon.
The Withdrawal Of tho Federal
tilcers naturally prevented the dec
hratons Of cabin passengers being
made, all of whom DR.. jenkins In
tended should he allowed TO land today
Ia the zane mnnner rs thOse OF the
'Gallian md "Lahn" on previous
Ayr. There was some dlscussion over
he matter at Quarantine. At four
o'clock the steamer "iceland' which
sfrycd In the forenoon, was given her
clearance by DR.. Tallmadge. She
lriye' from the ports Of Copenhagen,
Christiania and Christian Island,
with flity-eight cabin and 777
nsefage passengers. Tho latter are
al scandiuavians and have not
teen near any Infected port. After
mmlgaiion ON board tho vcsselshe was
allowed 10 proceed. At 5:i5 she TO.
turned, having only reached as far to.
wards the dock bs Liberty Island.
H,resho was stopped by a revenue out.
ief and returned to Quarantine. DIR.
Jenkins was still absent, and shortly
beiofe his return TO Quarantine the
revenue cutter returned TO Quarantine
ADD released the "lceland."
The collector OF the port said the
ie!lon was taken owing 10 commune
Gallon from Assistant Secretary
tpaulding 10 that effect. There Ii
much discussion ns TO what action DR..
Jenkins would have taken hal the
iceland" and "GRllls" not been re-
kased.
DE-. JeDkinsssid to n representative
q Tue Associated Pres that having
inee granted the vessel that privilege
!, should not grant her n second, and
Hlhe collector chose to return TIA.
vessel TO Quarantine for twenty days 1,
was the duty OF the general govern.
hlsnl to look aftor them nnd
axe charge Of them. They had
nneIhlng more to do with him
he said no thought, however,
nM the circular OF tho President was
hi,conslrued by collector and
many Others. II es Ecially stated thai
was not to conflict with State repu.
huons, and 1t was chiefly meant fol
Ni!an ports where thure are no Stat,
aIhoritles, and where the ports are IN
~Aise OF u marine hospital force.
HARRISON DECLINES To SAY ANY,
THING.
WASHINGTON, ID. O., Sept. "a
~gy Of q New York dispatch contain
Ms ~ Jenkins viewa In respect to tn,
wthty dnys' quarantine order wa
,lown President Harrison this after
aoon. He declined, however, to say
n!hing In regard TO the matter a
reseht' Secretary Charles Fostel
I not inclined to comment yer,
e'enslyely on what DR.. jenkins hat
NY II Ia his opinion, however
"' mo doctor did not read the circu
.1n, very carefully, for he said 1t wa
'lp,,e.s'y drawn TO reserve his tn,
s's'O'sl p0Ner In tho premises.