Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-11-17
SOUTHERN STATES DECLARE FOR
!. FEDERAL CONTROL OF QUARANTINE
State Guards However Are Cooperate With General
Government in Interstate Affairs

Chattanooga-Fourteen Southern
states through their governors, sena,
tors, congressman, and other represen-
tative citizens, made known their
wishes as to the relations of the state
to the federal government in the mat
ters 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 constitutionality of
federal control Of interstate health
matters. Gov. Vardaman, of Missis-
sippi. was a firm advocate of the con-
struesion of the doctrine Of state
Fights which should prevent the inter
ference Of federal authority in state
affairs.
Governor Blanchard, of Louisiana,
declared that the doctrine of state
righss could have no place in the ar
gImC'5. Both leaders had many fol-
lowe - Congressman John Sharp
= Wi ans, whose late appearance IN
the conference, prevented his partici-
patioat the eaTlier debate, poured oil
upon sg bled waters and as chairman
OF th rIarantine committee which
formuV.3d the resolutions upon that
branch - the conference work, pre-
sented a report which was adopted
with blt one dissenting vote, that Of
Senator MalIc% cf Florida The res
sOlhions follow;
81" Whereas, The experience Of re-
cent years and especially the expe-
rienee his year, hts4e demonstrated be-
Of this year, havM demonstrated be-
yond cavil that the house mosquito
known as the is the
sole known CO | has
demonstrated nui-
sance Of many 5 of
Quarantine hitl and
the wisdom ant \ the in
e teress Of the D ,surtfi and the
public business, .-ot uniform regula-
tions 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, Nor,h 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 quarantines
shall be placed exclusively under the
control and jurisdi! ton Of the United
States government, and that matters
ed under the control and jurisdiction
Of the United States government act
ing in cooperation with the several
states board Of health.
"We 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.
"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-
tion 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,
"Wheras, desirable immigration is
needed in order to develop these re-
sources; and that,
nWhereas. We desire to settle with
Cotton Rate Decision.
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