St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-29
QUARANTINE SYSTEM
Two Bills on the Subject Com
bIned by the Subeom-
mittee.
National System Placed in the
Hands Of the Revenue
Hospital Service.
President Has Power to SuS-
pend immigration for the
Time Being.
M. Blaine Progressing Slow
ly But Steadily Toward
COnvaleSeence.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-The subcom-
mittee having charge of the subject of
establishing national quarantine have
agreed upon a bill, which they will re-
port to the full committee at its next
regular meeting after the recess OH FIJI
day week. The bill agreed upon is a
combination OF Senator harris senate
billsand Of the measure introduced by
Mr.. Raynor in the house. 1t puts the
national quarantine system into the
hands OF the hospital service of the rev.
enue marine. Its leading provisions
are:
/. That wherever state quarantine
regulations exist the hospital service OF
the revenue marine, under the direction
Of the treasury department, shall have
power TO enforce the laws and regula-
lions Of the different states.
Q Where there are no state quaran-
tine regulations, or where, in the opln-
ion of the marine hospital service, the
quarantine regulations OF the states are
not Sufficient To prevent the introduce
ton of contagious diseases into the
United States, the marine hospital SerY-
ice
Shall Report
the facts to the secretary Of the treas
ury, who, if in his judgment it is neceS-
sary or proper, shall order the marine
hospital service to make such additional
rules and regulations as are necessary
TO prevent the Introduction OF such ulS-
eases into the United States from for
eign countries, or into one state from
c4nf In
state or municipal authorities shall fail
to enforce such rules and regulations,
then the president may detail 0fhcers
for that purpose.
s. That the hospital service of the
revenue marine shall obtain and pub
lish statistical information of the SAIL
itary conditions of foreign countries
from which contagious and infectious
diseases are or may be imported into
the United States, and shall publish
weekly accounts thereof in the different
ports of the United States.
4. The bill further provides for con-
suar inspection at foreign ports by
sanitary experts in consular offices, who
are to supervise the inspection and dis
infection of all vessels leaving Infected
ports. The details as to the cOmpensa-
ton and appointment of these sanitary
experts are left to be provided for III the
sundry civil bill.
Treatment Of Infected Vessels.
5. The bill provides that whenever
all infected Vessel arrives at any port of
entry in the United States the marine
hospital service may remand said vessel
at its (lhe yessefs) own expense to the
nearest national or other quarantine
md nd ri Inf a
same; and said vessel shall not be per-
mitted to enter any port of tie United
States until it is pronounced free from
infectious disease or danger of convey
ing the same.
Sixth Wherever it shall be shown to
the satisfaction of the president that by
reason of the existence of any infec-
tiouS disease in a foreign country there
is serious danger of the introduction of
the same into the United States then in
such case the president may. for the
time being, suspend immigration until
all danger from infection has passed.
Surgeon.General Wyman. of the ma
rine hospital service, today strongly
commended the visit Of the joint sub
committee Of the house and senate I'M
migration committee to Cuba and thinks
that they will gather some valuable in
formation. Havana harbOr. he says, is
incosed and is the receptacle for the
sewerage of the military and other hos
pitfalls at which
Yellow Fever
and other diseases are treated. and in
consequence is always dangerous,
especially in the summer season. The
harbOr, he says, has frequently been in
UnStiuatph and "a pnrtpH unOn hV-Cani-
tary experts from this country, and its
unhealthy condition established. The
danger from disease in the harbor. he
SAYS, is so great that the Plant line of
steamers, plying between Cuba and
| Florida, are prohibited from casting
anchor in the harbor by the Florida
laws, and are required TO tie to mooring
| buoyS, as it is considered dangerous to
| hoist an anchor aboard which has been
lmbedded in the mud of Havana harbor
TaIia Pedra wharf, in the harbor, he
says, is so infected with disease that
yellow fever invariably breaks out
among the crews OF the vessels that tie
up there, unless the crews are thor
oughly acciimated or have had yellow
] fever before. The sanitary condition OF
| the harbor, he says, could he greatl,
improved by an additional outlet, which
would relieve it of much refuse matter
Besides the poor sanitary condition o.
Havana harbor, the danger from import
ing contagious disease from Cuba il
| greatly increased from its close com
mercial intercourse with Spanish ant
other ports.
HAVANA. Dec. 2S.-The committe,
appointed by the United States con
gress to investigate Cuban quarantine
and immigration matters arrived her