The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-19
|suIt Of the National Quarantine Con.
yention's Deliberations.
bpOSED TO NATIONAL QUARANTINE.
|yertbeIess They Favored q National Bu'
rea,l TO Cooperate with the States.
INFORM QUARANTINE WILL Be SUGGESTED
..ory Council VIII Consist OF One
/ Member from Each statc-Tcxt
Of DIR. souchon's Report.

kyenphis. Tenn, November lS.-The Ma
.,al quarantine convention reassemble
b morning at Germania hall with a
rrcr attendance than that of yesterday.
omipent among the arrivals today were
n. l.. Stanlee of st. Louis, president OF
Missouri State board of health; DR.. 9.
wilkinson of New Orleans, DR.. ]. w.
bnng of Grenada, Miss, and DR.. NJ. j.
exander of Tunica, Miss.
rhe Nashville degelation, which had been
Ilayed. reached the city last might. In adj
ion to DR.. w. j. McMurray. who was al
bdy In the city, new delegates are w, G.
klIier, l.. b. Fite and A. V. S. Lindsay,
of the Nashville chamber OF commerce;
j. Murray and DR.. j. A. Cook OF Jack
B. Tenn. were two other delegates who
I've arrived.
The convention was called to order by
larmun Wright at 10 o'clock this morn
e. The committee on resolutions, wno
. labored hard until an early hour this
prfMng, was not ready to maxe ii.s report
d the chairman asked the convention LIS
pasure. 1t was reported that the execu-
Re committee be instructed to perleI a
rmanent organization.
[Dr Albright, president of the Tennessee
ard of health. moved that no one should
allowed to read paper which was
ehmcal treatise on yellow fever Adopted
thout opposition.
Dr. Rush read a paper by DIR. Holbricht
| Charleston opposing National quaran-
paper was next read by DR. Sanders,
esdent of the Alabama State Scnad OF
ath, in opposition 10 Federal control O.,
in3ntnes.
|rhe annexation of Cuba and the adoptlon
| modern sanitary regulations there, Tor
p purpose of eradcating disease, was the
ution offered by DR.. S. ID. Robbins o.
|clsburg, Miss, IN a paper offered 10 the
Ipvention. He went into the details Of the
|bject and advocated giving the whole
etter of cleaning up things in Cuba TO
3 United States marine hospital service.
! thought congress ought to be memorial
ID 10 take proper action under the cir
Instances. If the fever is eradt a ell in
ba 1t will solve the problem of this coun-
h. he continued.
AIT 1880 o clock the resolutions committee
omitted the following report 10 the con-
btion:
| The committee on resolutions, after
liable resolutions offered by the va
.ous members of the committee. have
ecided on the following az embodying
he ideas expressed in ,he majority OF
he said resolutions:
Therefore, that for the purpose Of
protecting and improving the general
lealth OF the people of the United
Esates co-ordnating and harmonizing
he action of the Siate and National
authorities; framing regulations for
he treatment of infected vessels and
naterial at all infected or suspected
oreign ports of shipments; preventing
unnecessary Interference with COM
nerce. the United States mail or
through traffic by rand or water; and
or adopting uniform ysstem of QUAR-
milne for all ports in this country,
e it
| Resolved, l. That there be established
u broad and comprehensive basis