Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-18
BETTER PROTECTION
Southern Cities Want New
Quarantine Regulations.
CoNvENTtos IN SESSION
Amendments Offered to the Gallery n,l.
Pr. sident Mckinley In s,mp..hy
With the Movement. COM
mittees Appointed.
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devise ii quarantine loolijn. 10 o con-
serving of the business interests in ~.
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scourge and afford nrn1ection ~ the
people in towns which ara liable - IN
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chairman of the local co,nn,it,an -
The delegates were. welcomed IN.
Mayor Williams and. in order 10 saw.
time. temporary organization was waiv
ell and General Luke E. Wright. of
Tennessee. was unanimously chosnn as
permanent president Of III, convention
and p A. Rush. of Senatobi:, Miss nc
permanent secretary.
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dentials and basis of representation 70
commended that each State be given
twenty votes, regardless OF the size Of
it's delegation and this was n,1o,,tr,,
kinney EXPRESSES INTEREST.
The following telegram from m.
President of the Tinted states vas ,.n
Mr. j. S. Menl1en, Chairman National
Quarantine Committees Mnmnhis
Tenn:
The President has received your
communication, enclosing I. copy Of tho.
resolutions recently adoptcd by thr
Memphis Merchants. Exchange. in ac-
cord;.nce with which a convention has
been called to meet in vuur city IN IN.
nth instant 1t affords me pleasure to
assure You OF the Presidents deep in
terest in this movement and other
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Harahan: Iowa. X =: Cnnnitf Tennes-
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MARYLAND. DR.. John Ruhrahan: Ohio.
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AMEN DMENTS OFFERED. ...
Amendments to the Caffery bill, in
PRODUCED in the last Congress. were Of
Tered as follows by Edmond Suuchnn.
or New Orleans. President of the Louis
lana lizard OF Health:
l. The regulations framed by the
Secretary of the Treasury shall be sub
Inlted 70 ii conference or the states, as
were nm une Auahla resulat ions
= iney Snali accept, reject or amend
such regulations as are not satisfactory
- ne Ordinary majority VIII decide
contested regulations or po'htS.
=. NO regulations shaii interfere with
interstate quarantine regulations be
yohd competing localities to allow
through trains 10 go through without
stopl!hs ana under regula items.
-: mere Sha'l pe spe'ial meetings III
Mn'cii rus ,1lat'"hS governing yellow e.
yer snail ne considered IN ike man
her.
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take part IN these del'berations
:. ne majority Will decide contested
points.
FURTHER ENDA1ENTS.
Additions:
/. The Secretary Of the Treasury and
the conference of states shall fran
regulations for the detection OF conta-
gious diseases in a locality.
. Also to determine who in reality
shall be declared in quarantine.
g. Also shall decide that il shall be
quarantined
1. Also the boundaries Of the quaran-
tined territory .~
ink resolution regarding quarantinng
of localities:
1. No locality shall be uuarantined
on, cases Of contagious diseases taken
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