Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-11
THE QUARANTINE BILL PASSES

The Senate Without Dfvision-Pro-
visions of the Measure-One Million
Dollars Appropriated for Hts I'm.
forcement.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The quarantine
bill as passed by the senate makes 1t I'M
lawful for any merchant ship or other YES
sci from any foreign port or place to enter
any port of the United States except in &C.
cordance with its provisions and with such
rules and regulations of state and NUM-
opal health authorities as may be made in
pursuance of or consistent with thunder
a penalty not exceeding $1,000. ANY YES
sci at any foreign port clearing for any
portion or place in the United States shall
be required to obtain from the United
States consular officer at the port of de-
parture, or from the medical officer,
where such officer has been detailed by the
president for that purpose, a bill of health,
in duplicate, in the form prescribed
by the secretary of the treasury, set
ting forth the sanitary history and
condition of said vessel and that 1t has In
all respects complied with the rules pre-
scribed for securing the best sanitary CON
ditions in said vessel. The marine hos
pital service is to cooperate with and aid
stats and municipal boards of health in
the execution and enforcement of the rules
and regulations made by the secretary of
the treasury to prevent the introduction
of contagious or infectious diseases.
The sixth and seventh sections of the
bill are as follows:
"Section s-That on the arrival of an
infected vessel at any port not provided
with proper facilities for treatment of tbs
same the secretary of the treasury may re-
mand ssid veesel at its own expense
to the nearest national or other gusrsn-
tine station where the accommodations
are provided for the necessary disinfection
and treatment of the weasel, passengers
and cargo, and after such treatment and
after certificate by the quarantine officials
that the vessel, cargo and passengers are
each and all free from infectious disease or
danger of conveying the same, said vessel
she'll be admitted to entry to any port of
the United Statos named within the oertif-
cats. But at any ports where sud
quarantine provisions have been made by
state or local authorities the score
tary may direct vessels bound for said
ports to undergo quarantine at said state
or local guarantees.
O5CtlOu I-IuhI whenever IL 81 al Do
shown to the satisfaction of the presi-
dent that by reason of cholera or
other infectious or contagious disease In a
foreign country there is serious danger of
introduction of the same into the United
States and that notwithstanding the quar-
antine defence this danger is SO increased
by the introduction of persons or property
from such country that a suspension of
the right to introduce the same is de-
manded in the interest of the public
health, the president shall have power to
duotion of persons and property from
such counties or places as he shall desig
nate and for such period or time as he
may deem necessary"
An appropriation of one million dollars
is made to enable the president to carry
the act into effect Compensation Is to
be made for quarantine buildings and
property received from states or munich
palities.
The house committee on commerce to-
day decided to report two bills to amend
the interstate commerce law 30 as to meet
the supreme court decision In the celebrst
ed Counselmsn case and also Judge Gresh-
ANS recent decision. The committee prsc
tically adopts the same bill which provides
for complete immunity to witnesses tesi-
flying in regard to violations of the law.
The Gresham decision Is met in the way
pointsd out by the Judge in his opinion
providing a penalty for refusal to obey
summons of the committee.