The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-16

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to the federal government in the mat
tiers of quarantine and of immigra-
ton. The question of immigration
was overshadowed in all the discus
sions by that Of quarantine. From
the first the 200 delegates seemed to
agree on the constitutional right and
duty of the federal government to
control maritime and foreign quaran-
tine. Through all the conference
spirited debate was almost uninter-
rupted as to the constitu cionality of
federal control Of interstate health
matters. Gov. Vardaman, Of Missis-
slppl, was firm advocate of the con-
strucJion Of the doctrine Of state
rights which should prevent the inter
ference Of federal authority in state
affairs.
Governor Blanchard, of Louisiana,
declared that the doctrine of state
rights could have no place in the ar
gument. Both leaders had many fol-
lowers. Congressman John Sharp
Williams, whose late appearance IN
the conference, prevented his partici-
patton in the earlier debate, poured oil
upon troubled waters and as chairman
OF the quarantine committee which
formulated the resolutions upon that
branch of the conference work, pre-
sented report which was adopte ed
with but one dissenting vote, that of
Senator Mallory, Of Florida. The res
oluions follow:
! Whereas, The experience of re-
cent years and especially the expe-
rience his year, have demonstrated be-
OF this year, have demonstrated be-
yond cavil that the house mosquito
known as the stegomyia fasciata is the
sole known cause of fever and has
demonstrated the futility and nui-
sance OF many antiquated methods Of
quarantine hitherto resorted to and
the wisdom and necessity, in the in
terest Of the public health and the
public business, of uniform regula-
tons to prevent the importation into
the United States of yellow fever and
its spread from state to state in the
unfortunate event Of its introduction !;
now, therefore be it
Resolved, that we, delegates from
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,, Maryland, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia,
and West Virginia hereby respectful
ly request the senate and house Of
representatives. In congress assembled
to enact a law whereby coast mari
time and national frontier guarantees
shall be placed exclusively under the
control and jurisdie ton of the United
States government, and that matters
Of interstate quarantine shall be plac-
ed under the control and jurisdiction
Of the United States government act
ing in cooperation with the several
states board of health.
eve furthermore respectfully re-
quest that congress shall make ade-
quate appropriations to enforce and
perfect the objects of this memorial
and to stamp out as nearly as practi-
cal the yellow fever carrying mosqui-
to in its breeding or living places in
the United States and by negotiating
arrangements with the governments
of Central and South America and the
West India islands in places where
he said mosquito has its breeding
places or exists In said countries.
Resolved, second, that we urge
upon legislatures Of the several south
ern states that they enact quarantine
regulations as nearly as possible n
accord and conformity as hereafter
enacted.
1--WE furthermore urge the COVER
nors of the said several states with
the above action specifically in view,
to call the attention of the legislatures
Of their respective states to the wis
dom and policy Of this course"
Congressman E. J. Bowers, of Mis-
sissippi, as chairman Of the immigra-
ton committee, presented the report
Of that committee which was adopted
by the unanimous vote of the conven-
ton. The resolutions follow:
Whereas, the states represented
in this convention and the whole south
are possessed Of limitless resources,
agricultural, mineral and timber lands
and,
Whereas, desirable immigration is
! needed in order to develop these re-
sources; and that,
Whereas, we desir> to settle with