The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-18

| communication enclosing Copy VI lh'
resolutions adopted by The Memphis Ma
,ional quarantine convention, in accord
| nirce with which q convention mas been
| called to meet in your city on the litr
| Inst. Ut affords me pleasure TO assure you
| OF the presidents deep interest in inns and
other movements looking to the preNe1tlon
| of the unhealthful aud distressing conai-
| tion, and to convey his best wishes for .
most successful result of The deliberations
| of the convention. j. A. Porter,
Secretary TO the President.
| Tn motion of Mayor Collier of Atlanta
the entire rules OF order as suggested by
! the local organization committee Were
adopted.
| Al the suggestion of eX Governor Shan
non of Mississippi the committee then pro-
ceeded to the formation of a permanent
| executive committee and committee on
resolutions Under the rule adopted each
State delegation, as explained by the chair
man, was 10 be allowed TO appoint one
member for each of these committees. ;.
| On motion the convention recessed until
| 3 o'clock, at which hour the secretary an
nounced the committees and an oppor-
tunlty was given for organization. Inc
| following is uile personnel of the committee
| en- organization, chosen by the various
State delegations:
On resoIutions-From Alabama, DIR. w.
III. Sanders; Arkansas. DR.. NJ. Fink: Geor-
gia. Ex-Governor K. III. Bullock; Kentucky,
| j. n. Mccormack; Louisiana. John NJ. Par
| ker; Massachusetts,, II. p. Wolcott; MIS-
souri, DR.. A. l.. Ludwig; Mississippi. eX-
Governor b. G.. Shannon: South Carolina,
DR.. H. B. Herlbeck; Illinois, John B. Ham
ilton: Iowa, r. E. Commit; Tennessee.
George W. Ochs: Wisconsin, U. 0. Win
gate; Virginia, II. j. Norvell; Maryland,
Dr. John Gluhrah Ohio, Captain f. A.
Laidley.
Executive committee-From Alabama,
DIR. ~ NJ. Booth; Arkansas. A. r. Smith (;
Georgia. DR.. Eugene Foster; Kentucky. c..
F., Huhlein; Louisiana. w. H. Dwyer;
| Massachusetts,. DIR. s. Fl. Durgin; Missouri
F.. D. Adams Mississippi, A. j. Russell;
South Carolina, DR.. VI. B. Herlbeck; III
nois, j. T. Haraha0; Iowa, Y. F. Connitf;
Tennessee, Luke Wright Wisconsin, Dr..
| u O. Wingate; Virginia, II. j. Norman;
Maryland. Dr. John Ruhrah; Ohio, DR.. e.
Gustav link
| The remainder of the afternoon session
was taken up In reading individual resolu-
tions, all of which were referred TO the
committee on resolutions.
| Amendments to the Gallery hill, intro
duced In the last congress, We're offered by
DR.. Edmond Souchon of New Orleans.
president of the Louisiana State board OF
health ard appear elsewhere.
| Or. Souchon also offered the following
resolutions regarding quarantine OF locali-
ties:
l. No locality shall be 1uarantined on
cases OF contagious diseases taken TO and
confined TO isolation pavilions or quarters
in public and private hospitals, sani-
tarums, army barracks. naval barracks.
marine hospital barracks.
2. No locality shall be quarantined IN
cases OF contagious diseases kept confined
to a house or apartment under strict reg
ulations govering ISOLATION, antiseptic:i
and egress and ipgress of inmates and gov
eriling suspects,
Adjournment was taken until $50 o'clock
at night.
At $3.50 o'clock President Wright called
the evening session of the convention TO or
der. The committee On resolutions which
had been ut work since the afternoon was
instructed TO report at II o'clock tomorrow.
DIR. John b. Hamilton of Chicago. ex-
surgeon general of the marine hospital SER
vice. addressed the convention and his
sueech was given marked attention.
He said: 'Today. more than at any prev
ious period in the history of this country.
America Is in position to press the mat
ter of sanitation in cities not formerly un :
der our control, from which have emaiiated
for the last two centuries steady stream
of death dealing microbes The duty OF the
government Is clear. that Mt whatever cost
the plague spots which God has placed In
our hands shall be made clean and health
full Those beautiful isles Of the sea, sc
pureed OF contamination Already we see
the admirable results of the cleansing of
Santiago. and In that city for the last sew
enty days there has not been a single case
OF yellow fever, Our sister republic OF
Mexico which now has an excellent Ma
4ionai beard of heaith. has. in view OF the
probable improvements about TO take place
in the islands of Cuba aud Porto Rico I'M
dertaken the sanitary regeneration OF Vera
Cruz hitherto almost continuously infect
ed with yellow fever for period Of oyeI
shree hundred years. With this bright out
II look as an exemption from the exotics,
shall we not take into consideration the
discussion OF plans for the sanitary future
of the United Statesy
II believe all have arrived at the cor
| clnson that the present condition OF lhings
in this country is unsatisfactory and tho
situation has narrowed down 10 the pre-
sertation OF two bills now pending In con-
eress. One known as the caffery- Wyman
| btiI. which has Incorporated many of The
| textures OF the law OF 1890 which was tor-
! m srIy superseded by the law OF 1888. bvt in
| addition contains drastic clauses singular
| liz inspy rorrlste for the purposes OF free
lcountry, has been passed upon adversely
lby the principal sanitary bodies Of chs
country, but its advocates continue TO con'