The age-herald., 1898-11-19
MATTERS BECOME TANGLED
The Report Mas Finally Adopted by an
 Overwhelming Majority.
SANDERS ON NATIONAL CONTROL
President of the Alabama Board of Health Read Paper in Opposition to Federal Quarantine-The Ex-
 ecutive Committee Named.

Memphis Tenn, November 1s.-The na- tional quarantine convention reassembled this morning at Germania hall with larger attendance than on yesterday. Prominent among the arrivals of today were Dr. E. L. Stanley, of St. Louis, presi- dent of the Missouri state board of health; Dr. Wilkinson. of New Orleans; Dr. J. w. Young, of Grenada, Miss, and Benjamin Alexander. of Mississippi.
 The Nashville delegation, which had been delayed reached the city last night. In addition to Dr. w. J. McMurray, who was already in the city, the new delegates are w. c. Collier. L. B. Fite and A. V. Lind say, all of the Nashville chamber of com merce P. J. Murray and Dr. J. A. Cook, of Jackson, Tenn, were two other dele gates who have arrived. The convention was called to order by Chairman Wright at 10 o'clock this morn ing The committee on resolutions, which had labored hard until an early hour this morning was not ready to make it's report, and the chairman asked the convention its pleasure It was ordered that the execu- tive committee be directed to perfect permanent organization.
 ATechnical Treatise
 Dr. Albright, president of the Tennessee board of health, moved that no one be al- lowed to read paper which was techni- cal treatise on yellow fever. Adopted without opposition.
 Secretary Pugh read paper by Dr. Hol- brick, of Charleston, s. C., opposing na- tional quarantine.
 A paper was read by Dr. Sanders, presi- dent of the Alabama state board of health, in opposition to federal control of quaran- tines.
 The annexation of Cuba and the adop- ton of modern sanitary regulations there for the purpose of eradicating disease, was the solution offered by Dr. Robbins, of Vicksburg, Miss, in report offered to the convention. He went into the details Of the subject and advocated giving the whole matter of cleaning things in Cuba to the United States marine hospital service. He thought congress ought to be memorialized to take proper action under the circum- stances. If the fever is eradicated in Cuba 1t will solve the problem for this country, he contended.
 The Resolutions
 At 1:3O o'clock the resolutions committee submitted the following report to the con- vention:
 'The committee on resolutions after care
  resolutions offered by the various members of the convention have decided upon the following as embodying the ideas exposed in the majority of the said resolutions:
 Therefore, that for the purpose of pro- tecting and improving the general health of the people of the United States, CO., ordinating and harmonizing the action of the state and national sanitary authorities; framing regulations for the treatment of infected vessels and material at all in fected or suspected foreign ports of ship ment; preventing unnecessary interchange with commerce, the United States mail, or through traffic by land or water. and for adopting a uniform system of quarantine for all ports in this country, be it resolved: First, That there be established on broad and comprehensive basis national bureau of public health in the department of the treasury of the United States; that the administration of all the public health functions now exercised by authority of the United States be placed in charge of this bureau.
 "Second That the sanitary authorities and commercial interests of the several states of the union be brought into imme- diate relations with the bureau and be giv- en due share in the power and responsi- bilities of the central board through the agency of an advisory council. consisting of one member from each state. to be appoint ed by the authorities of the several states" After the reading of the report It's adop- tion was before the house for debate. pr. Maury, of the Tennessee delegation, took the floor.
 Strenuous Objection
 He objected strenuously to the adoption of the report, which he said was absolutely vague and uncertain; that there was noth- ing in it to indicate what practical means were recommended by the committee to meet the issue.
 pr. Maury said that unless the conven- tion should take stronger and more definite measures. the deliberations will have been utterly futile: the convention should adopt as it's recommendation to congress a clear, definite and practicable bill providing for an effective national quarantine. He said that as a compromise bill recommending nothing but national coast quarantine would be better than the unsatisfactory and vague and futile resolutions presented. He reiterated his conviction that the adoption of such report as the one submitted would be wholly unsatisfactory. as contain ing no solution for relief from the present inefficient system. Dr. Maury's brief and pointed remarks were received with ap- plause.
 Dr. Davenport of Tennessee moved that the report be put into print and copies cir- culated for the careful consideration of the delegates. This motion being seconded, pr. Davenport made telling speech against nasty action in the matter.
 MT. Heddeston asked permission to offer a substitute for the committees report, which, being granted, he read. This was subsequently, tabled.
 A delegate from Louisiana favored the adoption of the report, and therefore moved to table the motion to print the resolutions and fix an hour for their consideration The motion to table was put and a vote by states called for. At this juncture the con- vention resolved itself into a mass of con- fusion, but finally order was restored so