Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-08
ASIDE FROM MESSAGE
MEASURES INTRODUCED IN CON-
GRESS-BlLLs AND RESOLUTIONS.
Retaliatory Bill by Senator Frye
Charges Against Census Employes-
Senator Proctor Takes tho Oath-A Ma
tionaI Quarantine.

WASHINGTON, Dec. CA bill introduced
by Mr.. Frye in the Senate to-day smacas
strongly of retaliation, and Is of more than
usual interest. 1t amends the laws regulat-
ing the transportation OF goods, by decar-
ing that no merchandise shall bo transported
from one part OF the United States to IN
other part OF the United States in vessels
belonging wholly or in part to u subject of
any foreign power, and such transportation
via any foreign port shall be deemed VIC
laton of law. The sailing of any foreign
vessel from one United States port to another
is not prohibited provided no merchandise
other than that i'm ported in such vessel from
foreign port shall be carried from one
port to another of the United States
Mr.. Vest offered resolution recititg al
legations in the public press, charging gross
misconduct on the part of census employees,
and directing an investigation of such
charges 10y tho Senate committee on the
l1th census.
Mr. Vest said it had been publicly
charged, and was generally believed in the
| State of Missouri that the census bureau had
been used in 1890 for political purposes, In
having lists of voters taken by enumerators,
under instructions from the chief enumera-
| tor
MI. HAZE, Guar man Oh lue census COlll-
mittee, defended the census bureau. After
| further discussion the resolution went over
without action till tomorrow.
| Senator Proctor Takes Oath.
After the Senate was called to order yes
terday the credentials OF Mr.. Proctor of
| Vermont for Mr. Edmunds' unexpired term,
and for new term from the 4th of March
next, were presented by Mr.. Morrill, of Yer
mont and the oath of office was administered
| to Mr. Proctor.
In the House.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. G.--The bill intro
duced by Representative Rayner o. Mary
land, for the better protection OF health and
general welfare and for the establishment OF
a national quarantine, ia intended to prevent
the introduction OF contagious or infectious
disease into the United States from foreign
countries or from one state into another
and establishes within the treasury depart
ment a national bureau OF health. This
bureau is to consist of q sanitary council
| composed Of an executive commission and
an advisory council
The executive commission is to consist o!
q commissioner of quarantine commits
souer of internal sanitation and a commits
! sioner OF vital statistics, who shall each re
ceive an annual salary Of $1,000 Tier,
shall be four members Of the advisory coun
cil-the surgeon general Of the marine hos
pital service and an officer Of the depart
ment Of justice-who shall receive no addi
tional compensation.
The bureau shall meet at the time anc
place designated by the secretary OF tn
treasury. The bureau shall perform all thu
du.ies in respect to quarantine which ar
now imposed on the treasury department
1t shall obtain Information of the sanitur.
condition OF foreign ports from which con
tagious or infectious diseases may be i'm
ported, and also weekly reports of the sani
tary condition OF ports and places il IN
United States.
= "a bill to protect American working
men, is the tito OF measure Introduce
by Representative Chapman OF Michigan
According to its provisions no alien who
n nonresident Of the United States, sha
work at any mechanical trade or in an
, manual labor within the borders Of til
United States.