The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-03
CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY.
DR.. Jenkins Opposes the Presidents
... Proclamation.
STlTE AGlINST FEDERAL OFFICIALS.
fhg Matter Finally Settled by the Secretary Of tbe
=: Treasury = The Quarantine Of
Foreign TesselS.
Special to THE MoRNINe CALL


h.. New YORK, Sept. 2.-It seems that there
is probability of clash Of authority
arising between tbs Federal Government
and the State authorities as represented by
Dr.. jenkins, the Health Officer of the port
of New York. The recent order Of the
President forbids any vessel carrying immi-
grants to enter port OF the United States
until after twenty. days quarantine. Dr.
Jenkins said he would use his discretion
about keeping a vessel III quarantine for
: twenty days. If he saw fit he would quar-
antine vessel more than twenty days, or
less He claimed he had full authority aud,
the Presidents order could not affect him
or cause Lin to do otherwise than as his
judgment induced him.
II don't want to be"understoed as DEFY
ing the chief executive" said Dr.. Jenkins.
Il shall do all il my power to assist the
national authorities IN keeping The cholera
from entering the country, but 1 certainly
think / have the rigtt by virtue Of theau-
th0Tity delegated TO meas Health Officer OF
this port to decide on the number Of days
that vessel shall be kept at Quarantine. l.
shall decide the question in the case Of each
ship according TO the sanitary conditions
prevailing en-: board at The TIME Of her ar
rival here" - - '.....-:
Collector Hendricks said he did not taiuk
Dr. Jenkins would bring on a conf ct be-
tween the Federal. and State authorities:
If such a thing should arise the Federal
power would prevail \ 0 vessel can land
her passengers or .cargountIl the vessel is
entered at tile Cnstam-h0use and Collector
Hendricks viii act according 10 the instTuc-
tions of the Washington authorities. p.
Tie first symptom OF overriding DR.. Jen-
: kins' orders was " hen the Eust0m-hOUse
officers were Withdrawn from the steamer
% City Of Berlin shortly after She arrived IN
early this afternoon. Ine wlthd TawRE of
the Federal officers naturally prevented the
declarations of the cabin passengers being
made, all ofwh0m DIR. Jenkins intended
should be eallOwed 10 land to-day in the same
manner as tnoSeof the Gall!a and tile Lain
On the two previous days. There is some
discussion over the. matter at quarantine,
but in Dr. jenkins absence nothing further
e is known. -. ..- -:
..At4 o'clock the steamer ISLAND. which ar
rived this forenoon, was given her QuaFan-
tine clearance by Dr. Tallmadge. She ar
rived from tie ports. Of Copenhagen, Chris
tiania and Chrlstiansland with 5S cabin
and 81 steerRge passengers. Theiauerare
, all ScandtnaYianS, and have not been scar
any infected. port So after funAgatiOn- on
board the vessel she was allowed. to pro-
ceed. At ) :45 @ clock she returned, having
only reached as lar toward the dock as LIB
eTty Island, VI here she y as stopped by q
lCfF ut EllAtGl GuN fSAQlllCu ~ 4l.Aak all
DIR. Jenkins was stiH absent, and shortly
before his return. to quarantine the revenue
cutter returned 10 quarantine and released
the Island, and placed. officers on. board the
GalEa with orders to the cabin passengers
to declare their baggage and land in barge
that would be sent down tonight.
The resembling of the Port Collectors
order was done, So 1T was said, owing to
8 communication from Assistant Secre-
tary Spaulding to that effect. There was.
- course, among the cabin passengers great
dismay at the idea of being subject to
twenty days quarantine, as specified by
the Presidential circular, and: much discus
sion as TO the action Of Dr.. jenkins would
have been taken had the Island and Gallia
rot been released
DIR. Jenkins said TO a representative Of the
Associated Press that, once having granted
the vessel prauque, he Should not grant her
2 second, and.1f the Collector chose to re-
turn the vessel to: quarantine for twenty
days it was the duty Of the General Govern
ment to look after them and take charge of
them. they had nothing mere TO do with
him. He said lie. thought, however, that
the circular Of the President had been mis-
conceived by the Collector AMI many others
1t was specially stated that It was not to
conflict with the State regulations, and It
was Chiefly meant for certain ports where
there were no State authorities. aud where
the ports were in charge OF the Marine Hos
pital force. -
a report from the MoTayia- late this after
noon stated that beyond doubt the health
0fan on board was excellent q here had
been no sickness Of any nature on the
vessel since she arrived.
- WAsHINGTON. Sept. 2.-Secretary Foster
received 2 telegram from Collector. Hen
dricks at New \ ork asking if he should de-
tain vessels IN quarantine that had not
entered but had been passed by the Health
Office until special instructions Shad been re-
ceiyed from the department, and will such
detention apply to the ca bin passengers.
The Assistant Secretary directed reply TO
be made that tie vessels atioat at tie date
of the circular were excepted. Any vessels
within the exception and passing quaran-
tine will be entered in the absence of in
formation received after they pass the
health officers that their entrance is likely
to introduce the chOleI 4.
A copy Of New FORK dispatch contain
ing jenkins views with respect 10 the
twenty days quarantine order was shown
President Harrison this afteTb. %. He de-
eline1, however, to saw anything in regard
70 the matter fJr publication. Secretary
Charles Foster was not inclined either TO
comment very extensively On what DIR.
jenkins had 20 say. II was his opinion,
however, that the doctor did not read the
circular very carefully. for he said it had
b%en expressly drawn to reserve his (the
doctor's) power In the premises.