New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-25
DEBATE on TIE SUNDRY CIrTL BILL
,TIoNAL QUARANTINE pIscUssED-soMn
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED.

NATIONAL QUARANTINE pIscUssEp-soMn
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED.
Washington Feb "a (SpecaD .--when the House
in Committee Of the whole took up the sundry Civu
bill to-day II spent nearly hours the subject
Of National quarantine. Many interesting speeches
were made under the five-minute rule. Mr.. Sayerss
Of Texas. proposed 20 increase the sum 10 be ex.
pended by 500 900. and Mr. Bailey OF Texas. moved
further 70 amend by striking the words or
otherwise" which would leave the Presiden, die.
erection the fund in some other way than
through the State quarantine authorities Mr..
Bailey opposed National quarantine. remsrking that
ne would rather see some people afflicted with .
plague than the States OF the Union stripped OF
rights which they ought to exercise" But all the
Southern Democrats did not agree with him. for Mr..
Clardy. OF Kentucky. physician OF experience ably
defended National quarantine. and Mr.. Carmack OF
Tennessee. insisted that there must be central
authority for the quarantine system 70 direct H. as
the systems and laws OF the States in har-
mony The Kentucky Representative drew par.
tcuiarly happy analoses from laws OF the United
States providing FOR quarantine OF animals and
those referring 10 fruit and plant stocks and nur-
series He contended. as Mr. Savers aid that there
should he cooperation between the State and Ma
tiona authorities. The latter argued that the pro-
posed legislation In the bill would not establish. a.
the legislation in past bills had not es,a bshed.
National system.
In nCisiNe speech Mr. hepburn, or lo"h, edia
that there no State quarantine except as levied
on the commerce Of the various States OF the Union
He therefore contended for a National quarantine
vstem through the agency Of those who live In the
different localities. They must KNOW the diseases
and the lines OF travel This system would secure
uniformity with SUCH notifications as localities re-
quire
The particular objects OF the appropriation were
explained by Mr.. Cannon. who also showed thae
past appropriations had not been used up In tho
years for which they had Been made.
The new thought, IN the South on the subject OF
quarantine was well expressed by Mr.. Williams, OK
Mississippi VINO favored an exclusive mdrltlms
quarantine by the General Government, but opposed
an others except coastwise qua rantine by That Gov
eminent. Mr.. Underwood urged a larger appioprid..
ton. The last speech was ny MI W neelet, OK
Alabama who though; II was no time 10 qulopie
about technicali,ies" when yellow fever was AZ tho
door. .
Ry a majority OF TWO the Bailey amendment vas
defeated and by a still larger one that OK Mr'
Savers rejected c,,
Only a few changes. approved by chairman
Cannon were made, including an addition OF VIZ
for the Springfield Arsenal at the instance or Mr.
Gillett. - .,A
Mir De Vres OF California. secured an amend
ment giving S. 3O0 for the construction OF ptioses
and trails and the improvement Of roads other than
toll roads in the Yosemite National PARK. As tnlS
made il excited great interes, and prolonged de-
bate between Messrs Cannon and Lacey on ono
side and Messrs. De Vries and Loud on the other:
Mr. Cannon sharply lectured Republican members
for absenteeism durlrg the sessoHs OF INC '''"""'-
tee OF the Whole
Near the end Of the days sitting an smendment
70 increase the appropriation for Gettysours rAA
was defeated by the votes Of Democrats