Evening journal., 1889-04-24
BAD FOR THE EVIL DOER.
Canada No Longer to Be a
Haven for Criminals.
THE WELDON BILL PASSED.

The Retroactive Clause stricken Ont and
the Boodlcrs Made Happy-List Of the
Grimes which Come Under the Pro-
visions of tho New Law.
OTTAWA, Ont, April a The Weldon anti
boodlers' bill passed the house Of commons
last evening and upon its ratification by the
senate and governor general viii become a
law The clause making the measure retro
active was killed IN committee, thus relieving
the anxious minds OF boodlers now resident
in Canada, many Of whom had their baggage
ready to leave Canadian territory should the
bill pass parliament rs It was framed.
The Opponents OF the Retroactive Clause.
The retroactive clause died hard. An the
cabinet ministers were in favor Of it, but Che
French Canadian members and those ropre
senting constituencies in Ontario along th~
boundary line voted solidly IN favor Of resi-
dent absconders being allowed 10 remain ia
the country. The opponents q the bin used
every means in their power to have the pro-
posed legislation side-tracked into select
committee for further consideration on the
ground that there was nothing in the bill to
prevent persons being extradited for one
otfense and tried for another Professor
Weldon, father of the measure, said that In
dealing with the United States Canada was
dealing with an honorable nation. Such
proceeding would be a breach of faith In
addition he held that no nation would com
init such a breach OF faith when they were
aware that the Canadian government could
In one hours time annul the act and deprive
the Americans Of all the privileges they OBJ
tanned under the proposed legislation An
amendment was, however, inserted by which
It was laid down that all warrants issued for
extradition under the proposed act should
contain a stipulation that the person extra
dited should be tried only for the olfense
mentioned in the warrant
Extraditable onenses.
Procuring abortion and breaches Of trust
were added to the schedule OF crimes men
toned in the bin. BlaclSmail, perjury and
subornation Of perjury were removed from
the list The bill as it now stands provides
that the minister OF justice may, upon appn-
cation, grant warrant for the extradition
OF any person charged with murder or at
tempt or conspiracy TO murder, ,manslaughter,
counterfeiting or altering money and utter
ing counterfeit or altered money; forgery
counterfciting or altering or uttering what is
forged, counterfeited or altered; larceny em-
hezzlement, obtaining money or goods or val.
uahle securities by false prctenses; rape, ab.
duction, child stealing, kidnapping, burglary,
house breaking or shop breaking, arson, rob
berry, piracy by municipal law or law Of na-
tions committed on board Of or against d
vessel Of foreign state, criminally settling
or destroying such vessel at sea
whether on the high seas or on th,
/ great lakes Of North America or attempting
or conspiring to do assault on board sucl
vessel at sea, whether on the high seas or or
the great lakes Of North America with m
tent to destroy life or do grievous bodily
harm, revolt or conspiracy to revolt by twi
or more persons on board such vessel at sea
whether on the high seas or on the grea
lakes Of North America, against the authori
! ty Of the master, breach Of trust and any
offense construed as a felony BY Canadian
law under an act respecting offenses against
the person, the larceny act, the act respecting
forgery, an act respecting offenses relating
TO the coin, an act respecting malicious in.
| juries to property.
The bill viii be passed through the senate
in few days, win receive royal assent and
become law before the end Of the present
session Of parliament.