Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
CUBAN IMMIGRATION.
The CONGRESSIONAL sUB-coMMlT-
TEE ON THIS SUBJECT.
Their Arrival as Key West from Havana
Much Valuable Information
Gained.
rar ,nlnrraph 70 tne pIspatch.l

KY Wrsr. FLA, December 5i.-The con-
oressional sub. Committee on Immigration
reached here from Havana at o'clock TINS
evening, after nearly four days spent IN
making an official inquiry into matters
relating to the prevention OF the
introduction OF cholera and other
infectious diseases through immigration
from Cuba. The committee consists
ot Senators Proctor. Call. Gibson, and
RuBois. and Representatives Stump,
Covert. Coburn. and Wright. senator
Squire. of Washington, q member OF the
standine Committee on Immigration, &C:
courpanled the committee by invitation OF
chairman Proctor, as did also DR.. Joseph
Y, Porter. State Health Officer of Florida,
and 4. W. Hawthorne. editor OF the jack
sonyilIe Times Union, representing the
Southern Associated Press and the United
Press. Representatives Durborow OF I'LL
nois and Mallory of Florida were already
in Havana and joined the party, but not
officially.
The committee was received wednesday
afternoon by the ConsuLGeneral OF the
United States, Il. o. Williams, aud by Dr.
ID. III. Burgess, United States Sanitary In
spector at Havana, who arranged tor
formal visit of courtesy to the Governor
General of Cuba that evening. les
timony as to the sanitary condition
of Havana and other Cuban ports. the
quarantine regulations. ETC., was gwen Dy
Consul Williams, Inspector Burgess,
Health Officer Porter, and the following
Snanish officials: Chief-Surgeon Lorenz,
OF the Spanish navy IN the West Indies,
and Drs. Valdes and Johnson, OF the SUI
perior Board of Health for Cuba. Much
valuable information was secured. ana IL
will aid the committee very materially IN
shaping legislation by Congress on lmml-
grafton matters. N
Drs. Burgess and Porter were especially
strong In their arguments for the necessity
of q thorough inspection and detenton at
foreign ports of departure. and both en-.
dorsed the bill now before the House OF
Representatives known as the stump
bill" The Spanish officials expressed
desire 10 cooperate with the United
States IN preventive measures against
the introduction Of cholera from
Europe. but indicated that an in
sufficlency OF funds prevents the adop-
ton of such perfect regulation as ours.
DIR. Porter rendered the committee some
very valuable assistance IN ITS inquiry
and the visit will result IN much beneht TO
both countries by famIliarizing their OH
cials with the health policy OF each IN the
event of tho prevalence OK cholera IN
Europe.
The committee met delegation of cigar
manufacturers and citizens hero tonight
at the custom-house and took further
testimony. The opinion of witnesses was
decidedly In favor of leaving Immigration
and quarantine matters here IN charge OF
the Florida Health Board.
The members of the committee are not
decided vet as TO the tenor of thelr report.
Secretary Borland and Stenographer Pull
sifer are now engaged in getting the testl-
mony into shape. The committee may
possibly visit st. Augustine next Monday
and Tuesday. 1t left here tonight IN
charge of Sergesnt-at-Arms Valentine, OF
the Senate, for Port Tampa.