The sun., 1892-12-21
FOR NATIONAL QUARANTINE.
THE ClfHBER or COyHERCss tDOPrS
us COMMIT TEES REPORT

Health Onlre Iuciudcd In Its Report
Jnn,.ins Replies tp the steamship Men.
Tho Chamber OF Commerce met at o'clock
Yesterday and unanimously adopted the report
Of its Official Committee on Quarantine. 1t
was signed by Alexander T.. Orr. Seth Low.
Samuel ID. Babcock. and ). Pierpont Morgan.
The committee endorsed report from the Adj
visory Committee OF Physicians, comprising
Stephen Smith. A. jacob. +. G. Janeway. II II.
Derby. T. Mitchell Prudden. II. NJ. Bigcs. and
Allan McLane Hamilton. In which thoy said:
We feel 1t csr duty in response your questions to
definitely state what believe to be nnmstasabis
aud just inference from report namely that in
opinion the present. Heath officer has not siown suf
hcicnt executive ahtity nor sufficient knowledge OF
sanitary sci to warrant the belief that he
the future manage quarantine affairs in satisfactory
nid safe manner.
Three sets OF resolutions were placed before
the Meeting. The special committee offered
the following:
Et'n'rei. That tho Chamber OF Commerce m menoriazs
tho President md ths Congress OF the United States
to enact MS speedily as may bo suitable law placing
Ts"'s,i That the attention of Congress is respect.
fully directed TO the inuipus Influences that con.
,n,iei indscr iminipraton may ave upon the
S%fy Ss
I, seth Low then read these resolutions. of
be "aseG t rie an "s Sonnssd
" Ga ] q Ii. ,s FeSl o S the the
80 -. S% o s the Of s ana %
r. cnamSsssS Of conmsrss . and other Hmsr.a Ioiss
sr,"ss M ABOUT IAN, s f.a CO
h.'rs, That thus eom,ntee he aathor.ed TO- pre-
saias, 10 take any other which IN thsir
"9n ss ynd may DO best calculated 10 accomplish the de-
;, Louis Windmnller moved the adoption Of
Mr.. liigEins's resolutions and offered others
ne
hut his resolutions e were not reeSrdeH Nn
antlne. and the Chamber unan imously adopted
the the resolutions Of the special c9mmittes @ snd
cussion WAS confined to the SUBJECT OF national
Guarnntne and no me1tpp M wss made made OF h fhs
meeting lustod about twenty minutes.
Heal III pncer jenkins wrote yesterday
eeS ID ee he q; o tS
| managers Of the steamship lines and in it
took occasion to answer some Of the structures
mittee's report DR.. Jenkins says.
None OF the numerous critics Of the m eth.
able to observe from the first to to the last every
are able TO ,apprec late. as the general public
could not. the inndequacy Of the means ut my
the inroads Of Infectious diseases. and you
can realize as few are nple to do. what sleep
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memters Of my stair were needed to accom-
plish the desired result.
fault thnn it does to make a discriminating
sNward Of credit to men wh9 do their dyty in
work, at Quarantine that the note q criticism
praise. So much OF this criticism. however:
has been ehaIscterized by ps,nnnSse gn2..
s S on mon NO s'eA' lesson 10
" 1t is manifest to them that great triumph
IN Of
sion Of unprecedented force. and with, re-
sources not intended to COPE with SO serious
an emergency. They recognize the fact that
yenience and individual, comfort which bore
sns hat SSthoS arse au fae
ssSne Snen st a 1t could not
have no hesitation in say!ng without ths
city authorities Of New York tie success Of my
nght for the safety Of the country ut large
interfere with this concert Of action between
tho State and municipal authorities most
directly Interested in warding OFF the attacks
Of infectious disease would not net only be con.
mental to public safety.
The danger Of any future attack Of the
cautions, are continued: and il they are
seconded by the Efforts Of the Consuls OF the
United states at foreign ports TO discover ana
give early informatio on Of the places where the
| disease has secured lodgment. These Off:
GERS. charged as they ara with tho duty OF
granting Consular bills OF health and Consul
lar certificates FOR merchandise have. under
existing law. a distinct responsible ity for ward
Ing off infectious diseases from these shores
That much OF n national Iuarantine system
has had chance to demonstrate its efficiency.
and in at lea st one conspicuous case its results
have heen far from satisfactory. They have
question whether any good end could he
served by extending the operation Of a ma
tiouul system further"