The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-12-29
A QUARANTINE BILL
WHICH WILL RE PROPOSED FOR
ADOPTION,
IL Is Combination OF Two Measures
on That subject and Places @ var
anttne In the Hospital Service
OF the Marine

tAHc III tut"ospltal service
of the Marine.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2S-The sub CON-
mittee having charge Of the subject OF
establishing national quarantine, Mr..
lsadore Rayner, of Maryland, chairman,
have agreed upon a bill which they will
report to the full committee at its next
regular meeting after the recess, on Fri
day week. The bill agreed upon is q
combination of Senator Harris bill and
OF the measure introduced in the house
by Mr.. R4yner. It puts the national
quarantine system into The hands Of the
hospital service of the revenue marine
Its leading provisions are:
l. That wherever state quarantine
regulations exist the hospital service of
the revenue marin, under the direction
OF the treasury department, shall have
the power to enforce the laws and rtgu
lations Of the different states
3 Where there are no state ouaran
tine regulations or where in the opin
ion OF the III ,rine hospital service the
quarantine regulations Of the states are
not sufficient to prevent the introduc
| ton of contagious diseases to the
| United States, the marine hospital ser
vice shall report the facts to the secre
tary of the treasury, wno, if in his judg
ment 1t Is ut cessary or proper. shall order
the marine hospital service to make such
additional rules and regulations as are
necessary to p event the Introduction I
such diseases into the United States from
foreign countries or into one state from
! another state. If IN such event the state
or municipal authorities shall fail to Ell
force such rules and regulations, then the
President may detail otliccrs for that pur
pose.
3 That the hospital service of tn,
revenue marine shall obtain and publisl
statis tical Information of the SANITARY
condition OF foreign countries from which
contagious aud infectious diseases are. o
may be imported, into the United State s
and shall publish weekly accounts thereo
in the d fferent parts of the United State s
4. The bill further pros idrs for consu
lar inspection at foreign p"Its by sanitar
experts in consular Offices, VITO are |,
supervise the inspt ction and disinfec io
of all vessels leaving infected ports Th
details as to the compensation and ap
pointment OF these sanitary experts AT
left to be provided for in the sundI
civil bill
5 The bill provides that whenever al
injected vessel arrives at any port of er
try in the Uuited States, the marine hot
pital service may remand said vessel a
its the ve,sePe) own cspe Sc to the near
est national or oihei Quarantine station
D aud treat and disint,ct the same; an
said vessel shall not be permitted to eI
ter any port of the United States until
is pronounced free from lnfecti US d
: sease or danger Of nveJing the same.
4 Wherever it shall ne sho IN to RI
. satisfaction Of the president that by re,
. son of existe nee of any infecti u disea;
, in u foreign country there Is serious dar
If ger Of the Introduction Of the same IN,
r, the Uniled S atts then in such case Il
n president may for the time being su
,e pend Immigration until all danger fro
"a infection has passed