Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-02-16
COAST QUARANTINE.
PLAN ADOPTED BY A UNAN-
IMoUS VOTE.
Congress to BE Requested to Act--National
Department of Public Health Wanted
State to BE Left to Regulate Internal
Analrs-Other News.

Mobile Ala, February 12.-The quar-
anttne convention for THE third day as
semb.ed ait 10 O'Clock yesterday and the
business was 1.-THE adoption of a report
of the committee ON resolutions. A ma
jo1'Ity and minority report were offered.
After general discussion both reports
we're withdrawn and THE following sub
stitute was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That 1T is the sense of this
convention,
ElhSt-That congress be requested to
provide for Department. of public
health as practicable.
Second--That 1T dis 1.-THE SENSE of this
convention THAT congress should enact
DAVIS ITO provide for efficient maritime
quarantine to be uniform and impair
tial in it's application Ito different COM
meTcial parts of this country, so as to
give Ito no one or more of them undue
commercial advantage over others and
to be enforced by the several state and
municipal quarantine or health boards,
Dc they wiz undertake SO to do, Eehvng
also to the siates THE power Ito pre-
ScliJbe and enforce additional reasona-
BILE safeguards of THE ~healgh of the
communities provided lthat such static
ac.llon shall not unreasonably obStruct
commerce.
Thind-1Nfat congress should aid the
several states in establishing and main-
talnIing uniform, reasonable and effec-
hive quarantine LAWS for effecting, but
ncIt regulating, Interstate commerce,
leavhng to each state adequate power
to protect, as it shall deem best, THE
Iives and health of tits people.
Fourth-That congress should leave
exclusively Ito THE states the regulation
of the.r purely INTERNAL commerce and
the provisions of such quarantine and
Sanitary laws and regulations as they
may deem advisable to thalt end.
F0ifth-That in the framing of qllaran-
time LAWS and regulations, and i'm their
enforcement, congress shIou.d avail lit
self of THE learning, expenses and abil-
ity of THE medical profession in the
fullest measure possible, especially by
'wly of AN advisory council.
This unanimous expression, coming
after long prolonged fight against di-
rect national, control, is regarded here
ais indicating most concmslvely the
Southern sentiment as TO what lis prac-
tlc1ble under THE law.
DIR. Kohnke OF New Orleans offered n
resolution ENDORSING the purpose of THE
Louisiana Static Sanitary association
Adopted.
DR. s. 1. OylphaInlt read IA paper ON
SANITARY inspection of foreign ports. IA
discussion followed.
A resolution was adopted inviting the
Spanish American countries 70 send
Representatives no the Altlalnta confer
ence
Papers were read by DIR. H. II. Har
alison of BlloNi, Miss, DIR. p. e. Achi
mead of New Orleans, DIR. Quitmar
BChmlle of New Orleans, DR., Belx Fer
mento of New Orleans.
DR.. Hamilton made "a favorable repor
OF 1.-THE special committee ON resolution:
relative Ito 1.-THE dangers of infected ports
and provisions. of THE medical inspec
tlon against such points and the calling
of an INTERNAL quarantine convention
Immediately adopted.
The convention adopted a resolution
asking that THE ministers be allowed
the same privilege I'm Visiting the s.cl
as physicians, provided THAT they oh
serve dhe precautions taken by physi
CLANS
"A resolution was adopted providn!
fer t.re Iholding of a proposed quaran
time conference en- 1.-THE first Tuesday ia
, April.
"A committee of arrangements for th'
Atllanltl conference WAS appointed will
Mayor Collier of AItanIta as chairman
"A committee waIs appointed en- pubI
caItlon of proceedings of THE Mobll
convention, with Dir. II. A.. Moody o
Mobile chairman.