Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-05-12

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After q prolonged struggle says tho
Youths Companion, In which al the
usual means OF opposition to 9 bill
before Congress we're employed. the
House Of Representatives adopted
tho Senate amendments to It's own
bill granting additional quarantine
power TO and imposing additional
duties upon the Marine Hospital
Service"
This action was the practical ere
alton of a new national quarantine,
OF such a nature IS has not before
existed. The bill was subsequently
passed through its tinal stages and
was signed by the President
Quarantine, or the enforcement OF
certain regulations upon vessels to
prevent them from landing In the
country persons afflicted with con-
tagious or Infectious diseases, or
goods infected by them, has been a
very much mixed matter since 1879,
when the bill establishing q national
hoard Of health was adopted. Prac-
ticaIly quarantine has been In the
hands OF the States, and the national
government exercised very little au-
thority in the matter.
Last year, during the prevalence Of
the cholera In Europe, the President
issued an order enjoining a certain
detention OF vessels from infected
Eorts, this detention to be enforced
by the collector OF customs at each
port: but it was necessary for him to
specify in his order that the dcten-
tioa could Ec made only where it was
In harmony with State authority.
In n or two cases the national
authority was defied. There was no
efficient legislation under which a
national quarantine was 3ssible.
The present act does not, indeed,
take the matter Of quarantine out Of
the hands OF the State and local au-
thorities and place it IN the hands Of
officers or the general government,
but 1t makes it unlawful for any ship
from a foreign port to enter a United
States pOit except in obedience to Its
provisions or In obedience to State
and municipal regulations which are
in accordance with this national act,
or consistent with 1T.
Moreover, the present act provides
that where, In the opinion OF the
officers OF the Government, State and
municipal quarantine regulations are
not sufficient to keep out pestilence,
the Secretary Ut the Treasury shall
make such additional regulations as
he deems necessary; and II the State
and municipal authorities will not
undertake to enforce these, the Presi-
dent shall have them enforced by otfi.
GERS OF the general government The
Government Is to acquire possession
OF local quarantine buildings wherever
possible.
Thus, it will be seen, the new
quarantine act Is AN assertion of the
National authority owe that OF the
States In this important matter. The
enforcement Of the act is put into the
hands of the Supervising Surgeon
General OF the Marine Hospital erv
ice, acting under the authority OF the
Secretary Of the Treasury.
The act makes it unlawful for an
vessel from any foreign port to entel
a United States port without comply
ing with the quarantine regulations
and subjects 1t to a fine Of IS, 900 Il
1t attempts to do SO American con
suls and vice consuls abroad are re
CURED to give vessels sailing for tn,
United States bills OF health, 'clean'
or foul" as the case may be; ant
they cannot get into the cOuntr,
without these bills Of health
Medical officers Of the Government
are to be assigned to serve abroad a
inspectors.
The Supervising Surgeon Genera
of the Marine Hospital--the Nationa
health oflcer-is to examine Stat
and. municipal health regulations
and see to the enforcement of neces
sary precautions, both al to the Intro
duction OF contagious diseases fror
abroad, and INSTRUMENTATION fror
one State to another.
Regular reports Of the sanitar
condition both of foreign ports an
OF United States ports are provide
for. The Secretary of the Treasur
is to promulgate the quarantine rules
and when q yes eel arrives at q por
which has not the proper guarantin
arrangements, it is to he sent at ono
to one which has them.
The President Is given power I
prohibit altogether, by proclamation
the introduction OF persons or prof.
erty from foreign countries whic
have cholera OF other contagious di
eases, when he deems 1t necessary I
the public health.
How . Pretty Girl Disappointed H
Doctor.
.Our lives are full Of disappoin
ments," remarked my friend, til
surgeon, who is famous for his abilit
to joke with patients Of any natiol
atty in their own language and max
them forget their m isery for the tim
"and / thought up to last week tn;
I had my full share of them.
"Now / believe that l am way ov,
on nv allowance. See ii you do M
agree with me
"Eariy last summer" he began, $
charming young lady was brought I
my Office from a Western State in
pitiable condition. She had disl,
Gated her ankle some months befor,
and from unskilled treatment 1t ha
been put in such a shape that
thought at first that amputatlo
might be necessary. She was waste
away to seventy-five pounds. and
mere wreck OF her former self.
II was luckily able to save I'll