Mr. HENDERSON. Before the vote istaken I wish to say that in votin against this amendment of the committee I (To not desire to negative the power of Congress on this subject. I have heard no complaint against State laws on the subject of quarantinein this discussion, and I think it altogether likely that the quarantine regulations now established. by the different States and the different cities are much better than would be established in the course of any short time under this act of Congress. The difficulty will be that, ncedin the quarantine immediately. in overthrowing iliose very excel lent quarantine regulations at NewYork and other points, we may, in the conflict of jurisdiction, fail to get any good quarantine regulations at all. I have heard no complaint against those regulations. Gentlemen haveurged none that amount to anything. If I understand it properly, the regulations of NewYork are peraps suporior to only regulations over established in this country.They are the most perfect that can now be established; and inasmuch as we need the benefit and advantage of an establishment of this character at present, and will need it for the next few months, I think it better not to interfere with it. In case of the passage of the amendment I am very well assured that we shall have a conflict in juris diction. it is not necessary to bring about that conflict if the States are doing their duty; and is it reasonable to suppose that they will not do their duty? In the protection of their own citizens against the ravages of this diseise they will necessarily have to protect the interior of the country. Within the last few minutes I have referred to the legislation of Congress on this subject. In 1796 ongress passed the following act: “That the POTUS he, and he is hereby.authorizedto direct the revonuooflioers and the otiicarse ommanding forts and revenue cut ters to aid in the execution ofquarantine and also in the execution of the health laws of the States. respectively, in such manneras may to him appear necessuy. Afterward, in 1799, a similar act was passed. The officers of the U.S. were irected simply to aid the officers of the States and to carr out the quarantine regulations adopted by t cm. In 1832. when we were threatened with the cholera, Congress passed another act, not assuming any jurisdiction over the subject at all, but carrying out the views entertained in 1796 and also in 1799. That act, passed on the 13th of July, 1832, is in the following words: “That. if in the opinion of the SecyTreasu the revenue cutters revenue boats, or revenue o cers, employedor authorized to beemployed for the purposes of the revenue, should be sulficient to aid in the execution of the quarantine and health laws of any State or the regulations made pursuant thereto.the said Secretary may cause to be employed such additional revenue boats and revenue Officers ashemay deem necessary for thnt purgose, t h soaid revenuecats to beof speh size and escription as he may see prior. This act to continue in force until the 4th of arch. 1833." That was in 1832, when surely we were threatened much more imminentfy with the ravages of this disease than we now are.