The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-04-12

tuition. The government has not the
power to interfere with the quaran.
tine regulations Of the state Of Tex
as he added.
Mr.. Bowers (Miss. J, in favoring the
Dill, said that where the police powers
OF states differed, the federal auth.
orlty was paramount. Mr.. Burleson.
(Texas) thought there was something
more than commerce involved in the
bill, and he resisted the idea that
quarantine regulations belonged to
federal authority while the states
were capable Of policing their own
boundaries.
he made the statement that Texas
did not want any interference at all
on the quarantine laws. It only want
ed to be let alone. When yellow fever
breaks out in Louisiana, he said, Tex
as says: "You cannot come into the
state OF Texas" and what is true
OF Luisiana is true Of every other
state. II am greatly interested in
this BILL" said Mr.. Williams MISSY
land as its author, / want to say
that nobody, not even an idiot, ever
thought any state had authority out.
side its boundaries. This bill is a
public necessity he said. "There is
not thing in this bill that any more
touches the sacred rights of state
reserved and not delegated, than the
efhuvia of dead cat in the desert of
Saraha could effect the atmosphere
OF the arctic circle" Mr.. De Almond
(Mo.) argued that the bill would take
away from the state all the power Of
inspection to check the spread Of the
yellow fever. he said that the bill
was planned in the interests Of the
railroads. Mr. Adamson (Ga.), Mr..
Richardson (Ala.),> and Mr.. Kiefer,
CO., spoke in favor of the bill. Mr..
Burgess (Texas) opposed it. Mr..
Bartlett (Ga-), inveighed against the
leader of the minority, Mr.. Williams,
for "throttling" and "muzzling"
the opponents Of the bill by giving
them scant four hours to discuss a
measure that might mean the life Of
state, even the life Of the nation by
reason of the principles involved. Mr.
Williams rose to explain. Mr.. Bart.
lett, wrought up as he said, over the
rule which had chained honest thought
and considerations, declined to be in
terrupted. Mr.. Richardson (Ala.)
sought to explain but he was waived
down, Mr.. Bartlett vehemently accus-
ing Mr.. Richardson with having voted
with the majority to throttle free
speech. General debate having ter
minated, Mr.. Underwood (Ala.) Of
fered an amendment fixing quarantine
stations to the borders of the United
States and foreign countries. The
amendment was adopted. Mr.. Taw-
ney MIMI moved to strike out the
section carrying an appropriation of
100000 to carry out the purpose of
the act. This was opposed by several
members and was defeated by vote
of 116 to SO. Mr.. Henry (Texas)
then offered as an amendment to the
bill the senate bill which he stated
had passed that body unanimously.
which was defeated. The bill was
then passed on roll call 202 to "a
and the house adjourned at 5:42 p.
n,.
By appointment Secretary Root had
conference with Surgeon General
! Wyman Of the Public Health and Ma
rine Hospital Service relative to the
approaching Rio Janeiro conference.
The subject first in order to come be-
fore that conference is the conclusion
of the conference on sanitation in this
city last year. The State Department
favors the extension Of the work in
this line beyond that Of mere quar-
antine, so as to provide for interna-
tional sanitation Of ports Of the coun-
tries of this hemisphere. The result
Of the work Of the American surgeons
in Cuba and on the Isthmus of Pana-
ma has been so encouraging that it is
proposed to endeaver to secure the
promises Of the other REPUBLICS, repre-
sented at the conference, to adopt SIM
liar measures for the prevention Of
yellow fever and other tropical dis
eases. DR.. Wyman has been request
ed to prepare memorandum for the
guidance of the American delegates
to the conference.
A general review Of what has been