The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-06

Proyisions OF n BilI EstabIishing - Ma
ttonal Quarantine Ia he Introduced
when Congress Rcassc nsblcs-The Marine
Hospital service to Have Charge Of tho
Work 81 shutting Oat Conta gion.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The house
subcommittee having charge OF the
subject ofes.ablishing a national quar-
antine, Mr. Isadorc Ravncr. of Mary
and. chairman, have agreed upon bill
which they will report to the full com.
nittce Mt its next regular meeting after
the recess on Friday week.
The bill agreed upon is a combina-
ton OF Senator Harris senate bill and
the measure introduced in the house by
Mr.. Raynor. 1t puts the national quar-
antinc system into the hands OF the
hospital service OF the revenue ma
rine. Its leading provisions are:
l. That wherever quarantine regulations
.xist the hospital ssrvics OF the revenue ma
riue under the direc ion Of the treasury do
pertinent shall have the power to enforce ths
laws and regulations OF the difTerect states
!. Where there are no state quarantins regu-
ations or where ia the opinion OF the marine
hospital s,rvic, the quarantine regulations OF
the states are not sufficient to prevent ths in
PRODUCTION OF contagious diseases mt tnt
United states the marine hospital service sh Ill
report the facts to the 'crctary of tha tren ur
who. ~ in his jrdRm 'nt IL Is necessary or
proper. shall order the marine hospital serves
10 rn ke such ADDITIONAL rules an ! regulation,
aa arc neces sary to prev nj the Introduction OF
such diseases into tn, United States from for
pigr countries or into on stat, from anotn'r
state II IN such event ths state or municipal
authorities shall fail TO cnforc, such rules an
regulations. then tn, president my detail ON
GERS for that purpps.
! A That tho hospital s,rvi-, OF thu revsru'
marine sh Ill Obtain m publish stttsNcN ~
formation of tn, sanitary condition OK fcreisi
rountrie, from Which, tho conts.iou'or intec-
tious diseases are or NAV be importe into TN
United States. and shall publish weekly ac'
counts thar ,of in ths differ mt ports OF tha
Unit n States
4 The bill further provii - for consular IN
! spection at foreign ports by sanitary ext 'rt'
| In consular Offices. who are 10 supsrviss IN
INSPECTION an disin lection Of all vessels lcav
! Ing infected ports. Ths details "a To the com
pensation and appointment OF tnrss sanitary
experts are left to be provided for in the sun
dry civil bill
& The lii provides that whenever an in
fcctci vessel arrives ut any port Ut entry y
the United Stats the marine hospital s'rvic
NAV remand said vessel lat its. the vessel
own expense,l 10 tho nearest national or "
quarantn. station. and trent ani disinlect "
same. and said vessel shall not b, permitted =
enter any port OF the United Stats unth
e pronounced free from infectious dissas, o
danger 81 conveying the sam. u.
O. Whenever II shall b. shown to ths sat,s
faction OF the prcsi lent that BIZ reason OF tn
exstcncc o. any infectious iissas, n torelR
country there Is serious danger ~ ths intro
ducfion OF the sam into tn, un'tsn Sts,''
then IN such ctse rho prssitsnt may tpr W
tme being susp.n immigration until all dan
ger from infection has passed..