The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-01-31
WORK OF CONGRESS.

! from our San Francisco Correspondent.
The Senate has passed the quar-
antine bill without any opposition
The bill provides that whenever
it shall be shown to the satisfac
ton of the President that, BY
reason of the existence of cholera
or other infectious or contagious
diseases in foreign country, there
is serious danger of the introduc.
ton of the same into the United
States, and that notwithstanding
the quarantine defense the danger
is so increased by the introduction
of persons or property from such
country, that the suspension of the
right to introduce the same is de-
manded in the interest of the pub
lie health, the President shall have
power to prohibit in whole or in
part the introductions of persons
and property from such countries
or places as he shall designate, and
for such a period of time as he
may deem necessary"
An appropriation of 100000
is made to enable the President to
carry the act into effect. Compen-
sation is to be made for quaran-
tine buildings and property re-
ceived from States or municipali-
ties. The act of March 3, 1879,
establishing q National Board of
Health, is repealed.
Senator Squire has introduced
in the Senate a House bill author
izing the Secretary of the Navy to
contract for one Berdan ironclad
destroyer. AT the request of SEN
ator Squire the bill was referred to
the Committee on Naval Affairs.
The House has passed the SEN
ate bill to retire Judge NJ. P.
Deadly of Portland, Oregon, as an
Associate Justice of. the United
States Supreme Court in Oregon.
The House has also passed
bill to provide. for the punishment
of offenses on the high seas. 1t
provides that every person who is
not one of a crew on board any
vessel belonging in whole or in
part to any citizen of the United
States who shall, in defiance of the
master, create any riot or disorder,
or shall commit any breach of the
peace, or shall hinder, obstruct or
resist the crew in the performance
or execution of any law, or any
orders or commands of the mas
ter or officers of such vessels, shall
be punished by a fine not exceed
ing $1,000, or by imprisonment not
exceeding one year, or both. 1t
places a similar penalty upon any
who shall inspire any
member of a crew to disobey the
law, or the orders of the master,
and forbids all crews to combine
in revolt or mutiny, or to resist
orders.
The Treasury Department wants
San Francisco builders to bid on
two swift launches for use in sup
pressing opium smuggling on
Puget Sound. Each launch is to
be fifty feet long with quarters for
two officers and four men, and to |
cost about $4,000 each laid down.
The friends of the Chinese are
to make an assault on
The exclusion law, but there is no
chance for the repeal of the Geary |
Jaw at this session, although the
appropriation to enforce it might |
be cut out.
The House has promptly pass
ID the bill providing for the cleo
ion of United States Senators by
he direct vote of the people. The
Republicans opposed the measure
out were finally forced to sur
'ender.
A bill has been introduced in
he House to suspend during the
irst year CT each Presidential term
III civil-service laws in so far as
hey restrict or interfere with the
rec exercise by the President or
reads of departments the power to
emove or appoint officers or en-
,loyees of the government. The
preamble to the bill says that no
administration can fully and sat
sfactorily carry its policies into
xecution if large portion of the
ubordinate officers are hostile to
UGH policies.