Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-16
Senate Considers the Ma
tional Quarantine Law.
THE MAINE RELIEF BILL
1t viii BE Taken Up in the House as Snor
AS the FostofIice appropriation
Bill Is Out of
the Way.
{By Tclhgraph.)

tins. Little beyond the reading of the
BIZ was accompl. shed. Some d".ultory
discussion occurred on an amendment
offered by The committee, but ~ prog
reesS was made on The general U.n.
Among the bills passed We're ;ne fol-
lowing:
To authorize the Pensacola. Alabama
4 Tennessee Railroad Company 70 erect
bridge across the AlabainA river, IN
Wilcox county. Ala.
To establish hight hou,sa at the
pitch of Cape Fear river, near VIII
mington, y. T.. at cost not 70 ex-
coed $4,000; to extend the uses Of the
mail service. the plan being 10 adopt
the return postal card of The United
states Economic Company.
The national quarantine bEI--;hr un-
finished bus n@sS-WaS laiI before Ia"
Senate and read at length.
Mr.. Vest. OF Missouri, in charge OF
the b3li. offered the following new par
ag:dph as q committee amendments:
'Nothing in ;h!S act shall be con-
strued To interfere with the right Of any
State to protect its citizen: from inte2-
tous or contagious diseases by such
rules and regulations as the authorities
of said state may deem necessary: ami
winch DO not conflict with the rules and
regulations made by the secretary of
the treasury, as hcrciubcfore provided.
to prevent tn. introduction of infectious
OF contagious diseases into the United
States from foreign countries or tn.
spread Of such diseases from one Stlte,
territory. or the District of Cuquinb.s "a
into another State. territory, or the
District ut Columbia"
MIR. Sewa9i, of New Jersey, opposed
the bill on the ground that it put too
much power into tins. hlnds of the sur
Eeon Of the marine hospital service.
He also regarded il as an Interference
with the rights of various States.
Mr. Caifery. of Louisiana. opposed the
position taken by Mr., SewaN. He held
that uniform system in fighting an
epidemic or plague was absolutely nee
cssary and that ""uld be had only
Through the national government.
In Response To the intimation of Mr.
Sewa!l th.l, the Southern States were
.actuat.~l by mtiS'"nIry motives in sup
porting the pending hill. Mr.. Vest
sharply pointed out that the greatest
opposition to the On had come from
The Southern States.
Mr.. Frye, of Maine. said that the alb
surd!ty OF the present quarantine sys-
TEN was We'll illustrated at philadt-l-
pha. where vessels. after having been
inspected without charg" by the off,
Gals at the national quarantine station.
had to be subjected To a further .X-
animation by state officials, for which
fees were charged
well, what would You do about the
matter?' fi!uull.d Mr.. Srwall.
IF could have my way" replied Mr.
Frye. II would place the entire sub.
ject OF quarantine under the control OF
the national government, just as pilot
age is placed"
MIR. Vest, replying further to Mr.
Sewall, asked whether thu United Sumes
government shuu.d stand helpless and
see its people slaughtered and it's com
merce crippled or destroyed lest the re-
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