Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-10
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Special Dispatch to THs BE.
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LONDON, April 9.-The govern
ment bill to be introduced In the com.
mons by Hsrcourt relative to explo.
sives, provides that the maximum
penalty for causing an exp'o,ion by
which life and property 10 imperiled,
shall be life long servitude. An at
tempt to cause an explosion, or max
ing or keeping of explosives with In.
tent to cause explosion Is made pun
ishabie by imprisonment of 90 years,
and the unlawful making of keeping of
explosives under suspicious circum.
stances Is punishable by Id years i'm.
prisonment. All accessories to such
crimes are to be treated as principals.
Provision Is made in the bill for the
ordering of official inquiries into the
crimes specified; for the arrest
of absconding witnesses, and for
searching for explosives. Penal
ties q are to be inflicted
irrespective of the damage done by
the explosives. The bill also empowers
the master of any vessel to break open
any packages to search for explosives
The act applies both to explosives
proper and material for making them
or to any machine or part thereof
connected with them. The bill Is
not retroactive.
Harcourt In introducing the bill
said the nature of the danger 1t
sought to guard against was we'll
known. We have to deal with an
organized plan against all interests of
society and with men who announce
plans for wholesale murder and who
ought to be treated a. belonging to
no nation. Harcourt further ex.
plstned the measure would be . per-
manent one. He was convinced the
danger was very imminent. He would
DOT aek the house to 60 further to-
night with the bill than the committee
stage.
The spesch was heartily oheered,
especially by the tory members.
Asheton Cross said the opposition
was willing to assent to the bill In
order that all British subjects at home
and abroad would know that law was
no longer de6able with impunity. He
denied there had been further arrests
of dynsmiters.
The bill was read the first time and
taken up 10 committee of the whole.
It passed through the committee wi h.
out being altered. Progress was re.
ported amid cheers and the bill passed
its third reading. The government IL
much impressed at the prompt action
taken on the bill as they expected It
would be considered longer In com
mittee. The bill finally passed the
commons and was Immediately sent TO
the lords where 1t was adopted with
out delay. Royal assent will be re.
ceivsd by telegraph to-day and the
act will become q law to morrow.
Tracy Gould, an American lawyer,
applied to-day at the Mlllbank prison
for an interview with Gallagher, whom.
he wishes to defend. Gould's name
not being on the roll of English law
vera, the governor refused him admis'
sion. Gallagher then asked VIM.
Devotion Smyth to defend him. Gal
lagher has made a statement to the
effect that he came to England on q
tour and met Wilson accidentally.
he accompanied Wilson to the latter
lodgings, Nelson square, being glad to
meet o fellow oountryman, and had
not been there five minutes when ar
rested. Wilson declares Gallagher
was innocent of the contents of thu
box found at Wilson's lodgings. Fl.
says he first met Gallagher In Brook,
Ign, where the latter attended him in
the capacity of q physician.
Norman has again expressed q de
sire to enter the witness box. TIT
foot guards were ordered to gusrt
Millbsnk prison.
1t Ia rumored at the Bow staeet pc
lice court that four more arrests hav'
been made In connection with the re
cent dynamite disclosures, The Pal
Mall Gazette says there are six pris,
oners now confined in the Bow stree
station who are concerned In the dyna
mite conspiracy. Charges will proba
bly, be preferred against them to. day
Owing to the receipt of letters con
taining threats to blow upthe Liverpool
postofice, great precautions have BEEF
taken to prevent the carrying out o
such a project.
All the steamers arriving at Londol
from Cork are being searched for el
ploslves, but thus far none have bee
discovered.
1t Is stated Norman has been actin
some time In the service OF the polics
A police steamer was ordered to oruis
In the vicinity of Woolwich arseni
day and night. A peculiar key va
Z found ON Whitehead, Of Africa