Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14

Search for the cause of the yellow
fever and for means of preventing it
persisted so years
yellow Eever ago without the
Investigation clue tha ,en was st fsr-
ward by the discovery of the mosquito
link in the chain. In The Star of April
Z, 1879, is the following:
THE Secretary of the Navy today
designated Medical Inspector William
T. Hord, Medical Inspector Richard c.
Dean and Medical Inspector Thomas w.
Leach q board Of officers to visit the
U. S. S. Plymouth, now at Portsmouth,
N. H., and make an investigation into
the recent outbreak Of yellow fever on
board that vessel. The board is direct
ed to make a thorough examination of
the subject in all its bearings and to re-
port the result of their work. Secretary
Thompson does not deem it exactly in
his line Of duty to call the attention Of
Congress to the outbreak of the fever
on the Plymouth after her thorough
freezing out at Boston during the Win
ter and thorough fumigation. In view
of this outbreak the Secretary has nc
much confidence in the effectiveness Of
the refrigerating ship, toward which an
appropriation Of 5000, 900 has passed the
Senate and Is now before the House.
He has, however, called the attention
Of large number Of members of Con-
gresS to the case of the Plymouth. This
is all he feels that his duty viii permit.
But If Congress should call on him for
nicate with that body. The Secretary is
greatly concerned about the fever on the
Plymouth and will do all in his power
to check it and II possible prevent q
recurrence. Orders have been given to
have marine hospit~, g. 1rtsmouth
prepared for the RECEPTION c. Ill men
on the Plymouth that are affected with
the fever or who may be taken with It.
All the members Of the board designated
today to visit and inspect the Plymouth
are in the city and will leave immedi-
ately to carry out the orders given
them"
Analysis Of the Congressional Record
half century ago inspired the follow
Lawyers and Star e of ApTil TO- o. 1879 SSe
Legislation. present e census con o. r s : :
shows that of its 362 members 24l are
lawyers. The preponderance Of lawyers
in our legislative bodies, State and Ma
tional, has been q fruitful subject of
discussion. Some Of the other pro-
LESSONS have been inclined to look
upon this condition Of affairs as q
grievance. Many Of the newspapers
of the country have also inveighed
against this lawyer monopoly claim
ing that It tends to make the laws
more intricate, more provocative Of liti-
CATION, and more and more subserv!ent
to the interests of the legal profession.
at the expense of all other interests of
the country. The remedy suggested is
that the work Of legislation shall be
turned over to business men, who have q
practical knowledge Of the wants Of the
country and Of what is required to moee
those wants. AS few successful business
men have the inclination or feel that
they can spare the time to run for Con-
must be excluded from the race, since
their failures may be held to give aSsur-
ance OF similar failures in the business
Of legislation, there would seem to be
some obstacle in the way Of applying
the remedy.
1.-THE lawyers, of course, have some
thing to say in their own behalf on this
subject. We have some views upon the
matter from one of this legislation
monopolizing class that put the defend
ants case in favorable light. Epito-
MIXING his argument, 1t is held that the
Of preparation for the legal
profession and the character Of legal
business explain the preponderance of
lawyers in legislative bodies. Young men
who pursue the study of law are brought
thereby to considerable degree of IA
with the science of government
In all It's branches and come to watch
It's workings about them with interest.
Then they are led to join themselves to
political clubs or societies to get oppor-
tunity for practicing themselves in
rhetoric and augmentation, and so,
through the combined operation Of
their acquired knowledge and their
eagerness for exercise In debate, they
rise into prominence within the little
circle around Em.