Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-25
SENATOR EDNIUNDs' BILL.
Fail Text of the Measure which Aims to
Supnress America,s DYnamiters.


Suppress Americas Dynamiters.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2i-The bill which
Senator Edmunds to day introduced to pre-
vent ana punish crimes committed by means
of explosive compounds reads SIS follows:
Be it enacted. etc.. That if any persons shall
within the United States, or within any Dis
trict, State or Territory thereof. make, buy,
sell, manufacture or compound any metailiua.
nitrOieum, Neptune powder, Oriental powder,
giant powder Hercules powder, Selentla
powder, thundcrboit powder, dynamite, or
other nitro-e explosive compound, or shall
make, ~, sell, manufacture or compound
any ballastite burnis powder, coouia pow
der, dctOnite, fUig11ite, or any other cAlorate-
explosive compound with the intent that any
Of such nitro or cllQrate- explosive COM
pounds 5hall be used at any place within the
United States, or in any foreign country
without the jur sdictiOn Of the United states
for the injury or obstruction of public or prl
yate property, or for the injury Of any person
or persons, elJaef IN the hlied
states, or in any such foreign
country, or for the purpose of assassination. or
murder, or the destruction of human life
either in the United states or in any such
foreign country, or knowing that such nitro
chlOrate compounds are intended to be
used by any other person or persons for any
of the purposes hereinbefOre named in tins
section, shall be deemed guilty of a felOoy.
and upon conviction in any Circuit or District
Court of the United States shall be
Il
for a term of not less tn an - nor more
than - years, at the discretion of the
court, or by fine of not less than -- dol
lars, or both, at such discretion, and all per
sons aiding or a0etting, or otherwise assisting
in the manufacture, cOmpoundng, buying
or selling any of the nitro
or chloral compounds mentioned
in this section, either 10y furnishing mater ais
or ingredients, assisting by skill or LABOR, or
by acting as agents for a principal, or in
any manner aiding, as accessories before the
fact, knowing that any such nitro or chOrate
explosive compounds are intended to be used
by principal or any other person or per-
sons for any Of the purposes mentioned IN
this sectio shall be deemed principal and
may be tried convicted and punished IN the
same manner and to the same extent as such
principal or principals.
SEC. 2. Every person who transports or
delivers or causes to be delivercd anV of the
nitro or chlOrate explosive compounds men
toned in the first section of this act on board
any vessel, railroad car. or vehicle whatever,
employed in carrying passengers, by land or
water, between any place in the United
States and place in any foreign country, or
between place in one State to a city or dis
triCt of the United States and a place IN any
other state, Territory or district thereof,
or at any Depot, wharf or ware n 'uee
within the United States Il ed for
purposes of receiving, dischargng or storing
freight, knowing that the same are intended
to be used by any person or persons Ter any OF
the purposes prohibited by this act, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and. upon
conviction, shall be punished by fine of not
more than - dollars nor less than -
dollars, and every master of a vessel. freight
superintendent or other officer of a railroad
authorized to receive freight, and every owner
OF any other vehicle mentioned ID this section,
and every person having direct charge and
control OF q depot, wharf or warehouse such
as is contemplated by this section, who
receives any of the nitro or chlOrate eX-
plOsive articles enumerated in the first section
Of this act for transportation or for delivery
knowing that the same are 10 be used, or are
intended to be used by any person or persons
Tor any of the purposes prohibited by the first
section of this act, shall be deemed guilty Of a
mlsdemeanOr, and, upon conviction, shall be
punished by fine of not more than - nor
less than - dollars; and on all convictions
under this section IL shall be competent for
court, in its discretion, to order that the
party so convicted shall be imprisoned until
the fine is paid.
SEC. 3. All prosecutions under this act
shall be by Indictment, and it is hereby made
the duty OF all Judges of Circuit and Disirics
visions TO the special notice OF grand iuries
and to eDjOin uDOn such juries the Importance
of their making full and careful inquiry into
any violations of Its provisions. which may
properly be brought, or may come TO their
notice.
SEC. /. Prosecutions under this act shall
be conducted by the District Attorney of the
fence is committed or the accused party is
indicted But IN the prosecute Jus under the
first section. where the Attorney General
deems the case Of special Importance he nav
| under direction Of the President. retain such
additional special counsel as shall be neces-
sary and essential to the interests of the GOV
ernment.