The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-02
PORTS CLOSED
TO INN. ]RANTS
Speedy Action Taken at the
Conferences of Presi-
dent and Cabinet.
20 DAYS QUARANTINE FOR VESSELS
FROM INFECTED CITIES.

tho Order Became Known.
WASHINGTON, Sep 2-The issuing Of the
circular quarantining vessels from ports
infected with cholera for 20 days meets
with general favor everywhere, and the
| President and his advisers are heartily
commended.
While the quarantine will apply to YES
sells from all ports, it is assumed that
health officers will nave discretion in the
matter. and will be allowed to act as they
see fit in the case of vessels that come
from non-inrected ports, and that have
clean bills of health.
The practical effect of the declaration
of a 20 days quarantine, it is believed,
will be to stop immigration from Europe
for the time being.
Steamship companies, it is argued, Will
not bring immigrants to this country and
support them for a long period before
they are allowed to land.
The following is the full text of the cir
cular:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE
SUPERVISING SURGEON GENERAL,
UNITED STATES MARINE HOSPITAL
SERVICE,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sep. 1, 1892
To Collectors of Customs, Medical officers OF
the Marine Hospital SerUice, Foreign Steam |
ship Companies, State and Local Boards Of
HedltG
It having been officially declared that
t cholera is prevailing in various portions
of Russia, Germany and France and at
certain ports in Great Britain as well as
Asia. and it having been made to appear
:, that immigrants in large numbers are
coming into the United States from the
il affected districts aforesaid, and that they
and their personal effects are liable to in
g troduce cholera into the United States,
and that vessels conveying them are
i thereby direct menace to the public
health, and it having been further shown
that under the laws of the several
. States that quarantine detentions may
D he imposed upon thsse vessels a suth-
s. c;ent length of time to insure against
le the introduction of contagious dis
2 eases, it is hereby ordered that no YES
., sci from any foreign port carrying imml-
grants shall be admitted to enter any
port of the United States until said vessel
shall have undergone quarantine deten-
tion of 20 days (unless such detention ls
80 forbidden by the laws of the State or
's' regulations made thereunder) and OF such
n.y. greater number of days as may
'ys be fixed in each special case by the State
zee authorities
Nil Tbis circular to take immediate effect,
II, except in cases of vessels ahoat at this
ted date, which will be made the subject OF
led special consideration upon due applca-
I ton to the department
Supervising Surgeon General United
States Marine Hospital service.
eU- CHARLES FOSTER, Secretary OF th'
Treasury.
rye Approved, BENJAMIN HARRISON.
led Secretary Foster said after the confer
Law ence that the circular would apply to th'
,ife mails as we'll as passengers ana merchan
disc
a., Shortly after noon the President
Vne Attorney General Miller, Secretar
le" Charles Foster, Assistant Secretar
Spaulding and Dr. Wyman, Surgeon
elt. General of the United State Marine hos
OF pital Service met in conference at tn
Executive Mansion.
en- Attorney General Miller was calle
the into the conference to define the power O
the President to suspend the operation q
law admitting immigrants into tn
United States during the prevalence OF
nestilence abroad; also to give his opinio
A., as to what extent the prohibition of imm
ms MS grafton could be enforced under u
- State quarantine regulations and, IN
word to counsel with the President upc
a.. all matters affecting his legal powers
enta act.
ehvs Secretary Foster as the head of Il
Iat Treasury Department, which has the
II of recI enloi ~ Teii''iIo - -,,a.,,iei,,,
- the Marine Hospital service, was natu
'H' allv preseut to inform the President as
what action had already been taken, al
Assistant Secretary Spaulding and L
Wyman as the officers under whose p'
'r q sonal direction all action is taken we
| ba 1npf al TO
llght details of the work already done and CO
was templated and to receive such suggestio
ecks as he deemed wise in the premises to p
KING into practical effect,
a on Private Secretary Halford, after
conference adjourned, said to a repor
. that there was no likelihood of the Pre-
dent issuing proclamation on the su
iect nor was there any occasion for
necessary alarm. The PRESIDENT 4
deemed it prudent 10 come here and
sonally confer with his associates on
cholera situation and acquaint hims
with what had been done rather than
make the subject one of correspondent
The latter course would involve q
\ siderable time and labor and not be nea
"a as satisfactory"
- Asa result the circular above 81
has been issued by the Treasury
partment, approved by the PRESIDE
|
iectors of Customs and Marine Hosp
officers concerning further restrictions
prevent the introduction of cholera
the United States. Additional inspect
are being appointed in the New Engl
2 W States along the Canadian border. N
. ical inspection will be established at
TlH Albans, Newport, Mchford and Isl
'2l--- Fond, VT
lieep- The President expressed himself duI
,RiIIlm9 RaIl9 the consultation (Which lasted two no
,IRE, as entirely satisfied with the steps
llist i IN IN far taken by all the United st
BM. officers.
,E Zoe The protection Of the Canadian boz
,islons' Is receiving close attention.
more The Secretary Of the Treasury rece
si,ehi sr9ir' a letter from the Governor of Mich
this. Il requesting him to detail an additi
y ikea sa . force OF inspectors between Detroit
lie, Ia. ult Ste Marie during the prevalence
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