The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-14
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& CONDEMNED Proceedings OF the Ma
tional Law Mill.
Washington Jan. The senate to-
day passed the house bill abolishing
the death penalty in q lasge number OF
eases. The measure is in tile line OF
recent state laws aboTishing capital
punishment and applies the same prin-
ciple to federal offenses, although the
change is not extended to total abo-
lition OF the death penalty. The pres
ent laws, which have come down from
colonial times, have a sanguinary as
pect, and prescribe death for offenses
Of 9, r. various II. chara ter. The bill just
passed reduces tho offenses to five
viz: Treason. rape, murder and two
offenses applicable to the army and
navy. In all other offenses hard labor
for life is substituted as the maximum
punishment, and even in cases of muir
der and rape hard labor may be sub
stituted if the jury states in its verdict
without capital punishment AS the
hill has passed the house after long
crusade by Repre- sentative Curtis of
New York, and is amended but slightly
by the senate, it is likely to so to the
president when the minor disagree
ments are arranged in conference.
During the day Mr.. Call tDem., Fla. )
introduced resolutions calling for in
formation as to the condemnation Of
Julio Sanguilly at Havana to life Inn
prisonment, and also directing the Sec
retary Of state to demand Sanguilly's
immediate release. Mr.. PETER deliv-
cred speech in supro OFT of his resolu-f
ton for national monetary commits
sion. q,
The house entered upon it's work i'm
meditely after reassembling to-day by
taking up. the Loud bill to amend the
laws relating to second class mail mat
ter. The whole day was devoted to
| general debate on the measure under
special order which will bring tho
bill to a vote tomorrow. Mr.. Loud
(Cal.), the author Of the bill, is it's
champion on the floor, and MI. Quigg
81 - has charge Of the opposition.
Those Who took part in the debate to-
day We're Messrs. Kyle Dem, Miss.);
Burton rep, Ohio; Bromwell (Rep.,
Ohio and Ogden. Dem., Lay in favor
Of theSbill, and sMessrs. Quigg (Rep.,
N. "; Johnson (Rep. Cal.). and Cum
mings Dem., y. " against it.
Washington, Jan. S.-The Loud bill
to amend the law relating to second
class mail matter was passed by the
house to-day after two days debate,
by q vote CT IA to 1O5 The opposi-
ton to the bill made a strong fight
against it. The statements made on
the floor as to it's effect on certain par
ticulars We're very conflicting. The
most important provision of the bill
denies the serial publications admis-
sion to the mails at l cent per pound
rates. 1t is as follows: 'That moth
ing hereing contained shall be so con-
strued as to admit to the second-class
rate publications purporting to be is
sued periodically and to subscribers
but which are merely books or reprints
OF books, whether they be issued com
plete OF in part, whether they be bound
or unbound, whether they be sold by
subscription or otherwise, or whether
they purport to be premiums or sup
i PIGMENTS or parts of regular newspa-
pers or periodicals. The bill also de-
MES to newspa pers the sample copy
privilege and the privilege enjoyed by
newsdealers Of returning unsold pub
4 LEGATIONS at the second class rate The
I -, , Y
i only other important change in the
present law provides that publishers
whose publications are admitted as
second-class matter shall be required
before depositing such mail matter in
the postoffice to separate the same into
United States mail sacks or bundles
~ states, cities, towns and counties as
the postmaster general shall direct.
me speech OF Senator Call of Flori-
Ga on Cuba to-day served as the medi-
UNI for making public lette. giving q
graphic description Of the Cabanas
fortress Of Havana and tae surround
rounding tho letter attractad narl.nd
interest to ii. as Mr.. Call sa;1 # came
from a Dublic man ofs HIGH standing in
the United States Who Womb Shortly
occupy a place in The iegi is i've
branch Of the government. TIE III.
ter dealt with the immediate nrasnnt
and described visit made Nv tha