The Secretary read it as follows i v Nsw You. May 11.1866. Dean.Sm: In the reported proceedings of the Senate I have noticed the recent introduction of a JtResolution authorising the establishment by the Sec retarics of War, the Navy and the lreasury.of a uniform systemof quarantine to avoid the introduction of Asiatic cholera through our ports ofentry, I respectfully askpermisswn to sue esta modification of or an addition to. the propose measure in order to reach the root of the evil, and prevent the occur rsehnipese.owfhtehreebdyiseasein questionon board passenger npt only the necesSit of subjecting them to uaraiitine may be greatly iminished. by likIetwise the lives of thopudengera saved is believed to bothe unanimpus opinion of those membersof the medical profession on both sidesof the Atlantic who have studied the habitudes of this diseasethat.the crcumstance s which favor its devel opment are pecan: and wellpnderstood, and that to a ureatdegree theyare identical with those provo cative of typhus fever (known as ship fever when occurring at sea and that hothllicse isease sare as clearly preventable under the rigid enforcement of the laws of hygiene as is small pox by vaccination. Numerous instances might he citedto prove that this result is attainable, but I will here refer to but one fact to show how completely dependent is the sanitarycondition of emigrant passengersupon the supervision and conduct of the ships officers, By a reporton quarantine madeto the british Parliament by Lords Carlislo and Ashhff. apd 2 of Ianglands mosteminent snnilarians, dwin Chadwick and Dr. Southwood Smith, we learn that under the systcm of convict transportation to New South Wales, which prevailed prior 101501the contractorswere paid for each pussrageicmbar ed on board their ships. It being thus their interestto receive the lamestpossiblenumber. the passengerswere admitted without referenceto their comfortor health and the neglect of their billlliilly necessitiesproduced a mortality of from 33 to 50%. Yet we are told there was no omission palpable to common observation, or that could be distinctly prpyed as matter of criminalion to which responshilily might be attached. The attontion of the an crities beipg at length arousedto thesubmctnm alteration wasmade in the terms of the contract, by which paymentwas to be madeonly for those landed alive, insteadof for all those embarked. The effect of this change was the immediate oin ployment of cometcut me nand the thorough application of suitable hygienic measures, whereby the mortality was reducedto one and a half or coat. The 2 emigrant vessels recently arrived at this port. namclff. the Virginia and England presented equally stikiing illustrations of the evil O ects of the neglect of sanitary measures. With theirgroct oyer crowding and disregard ofventilation, disinfection, and cleanliness ship fever or cholera was the inev itnble consequence, which no sonsuble person can doubt might have beep wholly avoided by the exercise of proper precaution, to the saving of 100s of lives, aswe as obviating the necessity of quaran nc. To prevent. therefore the introduction of chain! by vessels, the vesselsthemselvesand all their contents needbut to be kept under the constantsupervision and control of sanitary law. Further information onthis gravetopic Withregard to the necessitiesof thqeiiso and the meansof relief may be h, by consulting the report of the select committee o the Senate on: tho sickness and mor tulity on boardsmi rant ships, ” 33rd Can grIetss, 1st session. 0. 386. August21.854. agreatly to bercizrctied that in the discussions relating to and the enactment OflfLWSfor the suppression of epidemics by quarantine, 8m. too little attention is given to that most valuable feature 9! sanitar scienceand practice, the preventure of did s onse. would therefore respectfully sugizest thaitn the resolution referred to, power should be given to enforce such regulations on all passengervesselsas 111 }! be deemed essential to this important cud. QTYrespeetfully, JOHN H. GRISE OM. M. on Ben. LA Firms 8. Fosriin. i POTUS Senate. P. S. I observeby t mornings paperthe rub bility of the failure of ntlheJtResolution. ITI that event it is earnestly to be hoped that some measure may be adopted by GoVernment, independently of quarantine, or the enforcement of sanitary regulations on shipboard, it being demanded by SOHHCO, by humanity, and by the best interests of the country. {tecepltimpIiOVFmliptmintgllimatted ii tsfflfflnlnl e i ca ac e er o mi mu. ow “I y Jonsfiilomse on.