Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-18
TALKINGQU QUARANTINE
NATIONAL CONVENTION IN SESSION
AT MEMPHIS.
GENERAL WRIGHT PRESIDENT.
T.. A. Rush, of Mississippf Secretary
Amendments to Cafcry BiII-PrO-
fcred by DIR. Souchon. of Louisiana.

called TO order by Mr.. ]. S. Menken, chair
man Of the local committee. The delegate,
were welcomed by Mayor Williams. and IL
order to save time temporary organza
ton was waived, and General Luke r.
Wright. Of Tennessee. unanimously named
as permanent president of the convention
and Z. A. Rush, Of Senatobia. Miss, per-
manent secretary.
After recess, the Committee ON Gre
dentials and Basis of Representation re-
commended that each State be given
twenty votes. regardless of the size Of its
delegation, and this was adopted.
GooDsPEED FROM PRESIDENT.
The following telegram from the Presi-
dent of the United States was received
| with enthusiastic applause;
| Executive Mansion, Washington. d. c..
| November 16.-Mr. J. S. Menken. Chair
man Memphis National Quarantine Com
| mittee, Memphis. Tenn: The President
| has received your communication enclos-
| ing copy of the resolutions recently
| adopted by the Memphis Merchants Elk
| change. in accordance with which a con-
vention has been called TO meet In your
city on the 18th instant. 1t affords me
pleasure TO assure you of the Presidents
looking to the prevention of the unheath-
full and distressing conditions referred TO-
and TO convey his best wishes for most
successful result of the deliberations of
the convention.
(SigneO -. A. PORTER,
Secretary to the President"
PERSONNEL OF COMMITTEES.
The following Is the personnel Of the
Committee on Resolutions and the Exc
cutive Committee, as chosen by the va
rious State delegations:
Committee on Resolutions-From Ala
bama. DR.. w. II. Sanders: Arkansas. DR..
NJ. Fink; Georgia, Ex-Governor II. b. Bull
lock; Kentucky. J. n. Mccormick Louis
lana, John NJ. Parker; Massachusetts. H.
+. Wolcott; Missouri, DR.. A. l.. Tudwich
Mississippi, Ex-Governor G.. ID. Shand: |
South Carolina, DR.. II. b. Hortbeck; Hill !
nois, John b. Hamilton; Iowa, r. e. /
Commit; Tennessee. George W. Ochs; |
Wisconsin, Dr. w. h. Wingate Virginia, |
II. J. Norvell; Maryland. DR.. John
Ruhrahan; Ohio, Captain F. A. Laidley.
Executive COmmittee-From Alabama, |
DR.. Glenn Andrews; Arkansas. A. r. |
Smith; Georgia, DR.. Eugene Foster; Ken
lucky, c. f. Huhlin; Louisiana, w. H.
Dwyer; Massachusetts. DR.. d. Dargin:
f. d. Adams; Mississippi A. J.
Russell; South Carolina, DIR. ii. b. Hort
beck; Illinois, j. T. Harahan: Iowa. r. T..
Commit; Tennessee, Luke z. Wright; Wis
consin, DR.. w. b. Wingate; Virginia, II.
j. Norvell; Maryland. DIR. John Ruhra-
han; Ohio, DIR. f. Gustave Zinck.
CHANGES IN CAFFERY BILL
Amendments to the Caffery BILL intro
1uced in the last Congress. were offered
as follows, by DR.. Edmond Souchon. of
New Orleans, president of the Louisiana
State Board of Health:
l. The regulations framed by the Sec
'etary of the Treasury shall be submitted
% n conference OF the States as We're the
Atlanta regulations.
2. They shall accept, reject, or amend
uch regulations as are not satisfactory.
g. The ordinary majority will decide con-
ested regulations or points.
4. No regulations shall interfere with ,
Interstate quarantine regulations beyond
ompelling localities to allow through ,
rains to so through without stopping
nd under regulations.
o. There shall be special meetings in {
'hich regulations governing yellow-fever ]
hall be considered in like manner
6. The Southern States alone shall take !
art in these deliberations. '
z. The majority will decide contested /
oints
Additions: (
l. The Secretary of the Treasury end f
no conference OF States shall frame reg S
lations for the detection of CONTAGIOUS | 3,
sease in any locality. =
?. Also, to determine who in reality 6
lall be declared in quarantine il
3. Also, shall decide what territory shall h
q quarantined b
T. Also, the boundaries of the cuaran-
ned territory. G
A I | q
DR.. Souchon also offered the following | O
regarding the quarantining of
calitiesi q
l. No locality shall be Quarantined on
ises Of contagious diseases taken to and | II
mined TO isolated pavilons or quarters NJ
public or private hospitals, SANTA -,
lms, army barracks, navy barracks. or n
arine hospital barracks. in
No locality shall be quarantined On
SEES of contagious diseases kept confined .
a house or apartment under strict reg
atoms governing isolation, antisepsis. {,
ID egress or ingress Of inmates, and
Verning suspects.
These were referred TO the Resolutions
and an adjournment was co
ken until $50 tonight. T.,
LIVELY DISCUSSION. G.
Ihe evening session was devoted to a ="
eech from DR.. John Il. Hamilton, of co
icaso e1-surgeon-generalo OF the Marine hi
'spital service. DIR. Hamilton's speech no
ecipitated lively discussion; DR.. KEEL =
; of Arkansas; DR.. Bailey. of Ken ~,
Ky; Or. CAN'T, Of Mississippi; Dr. Dur -
!, of Boston, ana Or. Nearter, OF The 10
irine Hospital service, participating lhs
pers were read by DR.. Robins and DR.. th'
A. Rogers both of Mississippi. after nr'
ich the convention adjourned until 10 Iol
lock tomorrow, the Committee on Re- sei
utions not being ready TO report oe'
bout 125 delegates are in attendance tnt
the convention. l
he object of the convAr,;o, :. j.. A., act
& means 10 elip,inata ,,oIIon. go "iS- dis