The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

Congressman James L. slayden of Texas | Is opposed to the proposition. but con gressman O. ". Gillespie of the same | state, While he thinks the governmen! | has not now the necessary Jurisdiction, says:
 T am heartily in sympathy with this movement and thoroughly believe the 1 federal government ought to have the au- I thority to take under it's control the question of quarantine, especially yellow | fever, affecting as 1t does, the interests of | so many states and the commerce of the entire country. As a member of the I lower house of Congress, I am willing for the federal government to undertake the | control of quarantines with respect to yellow fever any way, and will vote for any necessary appropriation to this end Congressman Burgess of Texas says he is not certain of the premises, but ''un- doubtedly partisan politics or sectional | bias should be eliminated from consider ation in this important matter" 1 Congressman J. o. Patterson of South I Carolina says: T am in favor of federal control and supervision of quarantine as for, at least, as yellow fever is con cerned."
 Congressman D. D. Finley also of South | Carolina says: q am inclined to think that Congress has the right to control quarantine with foreign countries and be- tween the states in all respects where interstate commerce may be affected"
 Congressman A. A. Wiley of Alabama says: T am strongly in favor of the federal government taking control and supervision of quarantine. so far as yell low fever is concerned"
 Many Others Reply. Many other congressman and represen- tatives have replied and extracts have been taken from their letters, as follows: 1 Congressman William Richardson, Ala bama: "I believe that under existing law, such jurisdiction and control as the fed- eral government has, under the constitu- ton, over quarantine, is practically pro- vided for"
 Congressman George ". Taylor of Ala l bama: q trust Congress will pass a ] quarantine law as measure for the common good of the country, and all eff forts to make this political question I and to bring 1t into politics as party | measure will meet with prompt resis- l tance."
 Senator Ididore Rayner of Maryland. chairman of the subcommittee on com merce in charge of the quarantine bill in l the Fifty-third Congress, says:
 q have a strong inclination in favor of national quarantine and the extension and strengthening of its powers" | land: T certainly agree with Senator McEnery of Louisiana. Congressman John Sharp Williams of Mississippi and others that the government at least has author l ity over quarantine in foreign countries and interstate commerce.
 Congressman A o. Stanley, Kentucky: .I am always willing to listen to the sage advice of such men as John Sharp Will Hams and Senator Morgan and Senator McEnery."
 1 Congressman J. M. Georgia: T very heartily favor federal control of quar- antine as far as permissible under the constitution"
 Senator s. R. Mallory. Florida: 'I be- lieve the federal government has the right to establish quarantine to prevent the introduction of infectious diseases into l our ports Whether it has the right to take charge after such diseases have been intruded into a state, have grave doubts.'
 Congressman J. c. Floyd. Arkansas: "1 l heartily concur in the opinion of those l who hold that the federal government has control over quarantines with foreign countries and interstate commerce" 1 Congressman John F. Rixey, Virginia: l Within constitutional limitations l favor federal control of quarantine"
 Congressman William Wiley, New York: q have great respect for the opinions of the Hon. John Sharp Williams and also l for his utterances, to which I have lis- tened with much pleasure and profit dur ing the sessions of the Ffty-eighth Con- gress and hope to receive the same dur ing the sFifty-ninth. I certainly think that the United States government, if re- quested by the state legislatures to take charge of the service, should accept 1t"
 Congressman S. R. Dresser, Pennsyl- vania: 'I feel that every question where | human life and commercial interests are concerned, should be favorably consd- cred regardless of political or partisan interests I will support any measure in- troduced in the coming session of Con- gr. ss that will favor such protection"
 C5ng gressman D. J. Foster, Vermont:
 'The citizens of the gulf and South Atlantic states are particularly interested in this matter and I am frank to say shall be largely controlled by their wishes in the matter"
 Congressman N. D. Sperry, Connecticut: 'I am certainly in favor of some measure that will stop the terrible sufferings of the south and would willingly cooperate with those who have studied the subject as Senator Morgan and Congressman Williams have done.'
 New Hampshire Mans Views.
 Senator J. H. Gallnger, New Hamp- | shire: Tt has seemed to me that if we concede the right of the department of agriculture to send agents into the several states to destroy cattle and other domestic animals that are afflicted with contagious diseases as we do, that we | certainly ought to have equal power to extend the federal authority to the sev eral states for the purpose of controlling human maladies. contagious in their na- l ture such as yellow fever, the plague, etc. | Entertaining these views l trust that a bill may be passed during the next ses- sion of Congress, giving the bureau of l public health and national quarantine complete jurisdiction over epidemics such as I have described. If this shall not | be done then shall certainly agree with l Senator McEnery, Senator Morgan, Con- | gressman Williams and others, that the national government should be given con trol over quarantines with foreign coun- l tries and in interstate commerce. Ger | tain 1t Is that the recent experience in your state demonstrates the necessity | for more effective methods to fight an invasion of yellow fever than the state