St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-24
Amendments Accepted by Its
Supporters to Avoid Fill
clustering.
Senate Bill on the Same Sub
jeet Left on the Speak
er's Table.
January 81 Set as the Date
for the Anti-option
Vote.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-There have
been many stormy and confused SEES
SionS Of the house, but they have gem
orally been held when a matter of po-
litical or personal interest has been at
stake. Barely has more Dosterous
meeting been held over a non-partlSan
and nOn-perSonal measure than that
which occurred today. Members were
at cross purposes over the quarantine
bill. Its most earnest supporters be-
lieved that it did not go far enough.and.
while they acquieSced in some of the
amendments made by the New York
members, they did so under protest and
in the belief that if they did otherwise
the measure would meet lingering
death through fiibustering. After many
parliamentary wrangleS the bill was
finally passed. And then another snag
was struck, and this time it was placed
in the channel by the Pennsylvania
members. 1t lay in the course of the
New York and New Jersey bridge bill.
In its original form this bill was OPP
posed by the New York members, but
an agreement between these and the
advocates of the measure had been
reached. However, the Pennsylvania
members had not been consulted, and
their objections led to the withdrawal
of the bill. The remainder of the day
was consumed in the consideration of
the sundry civil appropriations.
The Quarantine Bill,
though in its general purporU similar to
the senate measure on the same subject.
will have to pass the scrutiny of the lat
ter body. The senate bill still rests
upon the speakers table, and ifsit could
have been taken uD and amended in
conformity with the house bill, it could
have been sent immediately to confer
cnce. AS it is, the house bill goes to
the senate with no more privilege than
that enjoyed by any other proposition
originating in the other house. The
bill, as it passed the house. requires all
vessels clearing for the United States
to obtain IRON the consul or vice consul
at the port of departure bill of health.
The president is authorized To detail
medical officer to serve i'll the
office of the consulate at any foreign
port for the purpose of furnishing in
formation and giving the bills of health.
The marine hospital service shall CO.
operate with state and municipal boards
of health i'll the enforcement of the
rules of such boards; and the regula-
tons prescribed by the secretary Of the
treasury 10 prevent the Introduction of
contagious and infectious diseases into
the United States from foreign coun
tries, and from one state into another,
but nothing shall be construed to war
rant federal official in relaxing state
rules. On the arrival of an affected
vessel at any port not provided with
proper facilities for treatm ent, the sec
rotary Of the treasury may remand the
vessel to the nearest national or other
quarantine.
Senator Chandler said this afternoon
that as soon as it was practicable after
the bill came over from the house he
would call it up. He thought the bill
would be amended so as to conform to
the provisions of the bill as it passed
the senate, and after adding the $1,000
0G0 appropriation for carrying it into
effect it would be sent back. do you
think" he added. that the house would
dare not to take it up again?"