The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
CONFERENCE OF HEALTH OFFICERS.
Drs. Metcalf and Taylor Offer Suggestions and
Resolutions Which Are Adopted.

NEW YORK. April TIT has been evident
from the beginning that all was not hnr-
monious among the delegates to the ma
tonal conference of State Boards of Health.
The discomfort eliminated this morning In
an important meeting of the Sanitary COun-
Oil of the Mississippi Valley. The meeting,
which was held at the Fifth-avenue Hotel,
grew out of the feeling that the national
conference attempted to unite interests too
various TO harmonic the many conflicting
authorities. In the absence of DR.. Buckley
Thompson. of Kentucky. the president of
the Sanitary Council. Dr.. j. d. Plunkett,
of Tennessee, presided. and DR.. j.. w.
Reilly, of Illinois, acted as secretary. Dr..
Rauch submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury
be formally requested By the Sanitary Council Of
the MISSISSIPPI Valley TO authorize the United
system OF inspection, with special reference to
Asiatic cholera, and substantially on the lines of
the service maintained with such beneficient re-
suits In 1888.
The resolution led to some discussion.
after which DR.. Metoalf moved that the
formulation of the request of the Secretary
of the Tneasury should be intrusted to q
special committee. of which Dr.. j. H.
Rauch should be the chairman and have
the power to appoint his associates. The
committee was authorized to confer with
the Surgeon-general of the United States
Marine Hospital Service in regard to the
matter.
DR. Taylor. of Indiana, then presented
these resolutions. which were also adopted:
Resolved, That in the Judgment of the Sanitary
Council Of the Mississippi Valley It is desirable
that a uniform system OF sanitary inspection of
travel and traffic by river and rail be established
and maintained for such period each year as Is
necessary throughout the territory represented
in the council. and to this end the secretary be
authorized and instructed to communicate with
the Surge0n-general OF the United States Marine
Hospital Service as to the exercise Of his power
In this respect under Section 3 OF the quarantine
act OF Feb. Is, 1898.
In connection with the recent outbreak
of cholera in Russia and other parts of
Europe Dr.. Reilly. of Illinois. offered the
following resolution. which was adopted.
Resolved, That the secretary of the council is
authorized and instructed TO address. on behalf
OF the Sanitary Council of the Mississippi Valley,
o request TO the SurgeOn-general OF the United
States Marine Hospital Service that he forthwith
make, or cause To be made, all Investigation of
the present cholera situation in Europe. and es-
peeially in Russia, and IL the results of the In
vestigation are such as to warrant the prOhlbi-
ton, in whole or in part. of immigration from
any country In Europe that the facts be certified
To- the President OF the United States, together
with the recommendation OF prompt action by
the executive, under Section z OF the quarantine
act OF Feb. 10, 1898.
Before the regular evening session of the
general conference this evening the SAM.
tary Council of the Mississippi Valley got
together and elected officers. and formally
decided to lay the resolutions they had
adopted in the morning before the con.
ference. in the hope that that body would
approve them. The officers elected were:
President, Dr.. J. c. Plunkett. of Tennessee;
vice president, Dr. J.. H.. Taylor, %ofIndiana;
secretary, Dr.. John II. Rsuh, of Illinois.
The regular session of the general con-
ference followed Immediately afterwards.
In the absence of President Mccormack,
DR.. Wingate. Of Wisconsin. called the
meeting to order. The call of the States
ON present existing conditions was at once
proceeded with, and Dr.. Reilly read q re-
port. in which he touched on what Chicago
had done and was doing In the way of
cleaning herself up for the fair.
DR.. Reilly read the resolutions that the
Sanitary Council of the Mississippi Valley
had passed for itself in tho absence of the
other delegates this morning. They were
laid on the table. and the conference pro-
ceeded in comparative harmony to elect
off for the coming year. President
Mccormack. Of Kentucky, who has held
the position for eight years. was s%upplanted
by Dr.. c. A. Lindsey, Of Connecticut; DE-.
c. o. PrObot. of Ohio. was reelected secre-
tary. and DR.. H.. b. Baker, of Alabama, con-
tinued for another year an treasurer.