Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-12-07
CLEAR THEM OUT.
Anti.AnarChist Bills introduced
in United States Senate.

in United States Sendle.
Senator McConas' Measure II Made a
Law viii Give Federal Courts Juris
diction and Make Death the Punish
ment for Assault on the Person Of
the President, Vice-President or Per
sons Performing the Duties Of Such
Other Severe Penalties to Meet
Offences Of Conspiracy, Etc.-Sena'
tor Burrows Has a Bill for the Elk
cIusion and Deportation of Alien
Anarchists-Other Bills also in
Connection with the Crime Of An.
archy.
Washington, Dec. 5.--Scnntor Nc
C0mas Introduced yesterday afternoon
bill covering the whole subject of DIS
| posing of anarchisln, giving the federal
courts jurisdiction of. and making pun
ishablc by death, any assault upon the
president, vice president or person per-
| forming the duties of president, pre-
scribing Imprisonment for conspiracy
TO the same end; providing safeguards
against the admission Of anarchist i'm
migrants, and instructing the executive
to enter into negotiations for eXtradi-
| tion treaties covering he class of crimes
especially aimed mt by the bill. Mr..
McComas gives notice that he will speak
on his bill ut the next session of the sen
ate.
Senator Burrows also introduced n
bill "1'o provide for the exclusion and de-
portation of alien anarchists" The
first section of the bill is as follows:
THAT no alien anarchists shall here
after be permitted to land at any port
of the United States or he admitted into
the United States; but this prohibition
shall not he SO construed as to apply to
political refugees or political offenders
other than such anarchists"
The second section directs the SPECIAL
board of inquiry authorized by the i'm
migration laws to make diligent inves-
| tigaticn concerning the antecedents of
any alien seeking admission into the
| United States who is suspected of being
an anarchist, authorizing the board to
even go to the extent Of examining the
| person of suspected aliens for marks in
dicative of membership in anarchistic
societies.
Section 3 provides for the return of
persons to their native countries who
have af;erward been found to be anar-
,histS. The fourth section provides that
when any alien is convicted of crime in
| any United States court and ii shall ap-
| pear from the evidence that he is an
anarchist the presiding judge shall di-
rect a further hearing, and if the Judge
is satisfied that the convicted alien Is
an anarchist or that his remaining in
| this country will be a menace to the
government or society in general. re
may direct that in addition to other pun
| ishments adjudged. the convicted alien,
| after undergoing such punishmcn,s,
shall be depOrted at the expense of the
United States to the country from
| which he came and If he returns to the
United States shall be punished by m
| prsOnmcnt at hard labor for period
not exceeding five years and afterward
again depOrted.
Provision is made for the appointment
of IL immigration agents at n salary of
S2IlW each. to make nvcStigat;OnS i'm
foreign countries concerning intended
immigrants The sixth and st section
Of til" bill provides that "The fact that
an alien has declared his intention to
become a citizen of the United Stats
shall constitute no bar to proceedings
| against him under this act"
.,,4
Vest directs the judiciary committee to
inquire If congress has power to legis,
late for the punishment Of anarch SITS
who aSsaSsinate or attempt to aSSaSSi-
nate the President of the United States
and if not, whether it is cvpedieut to
amend the federal constitution to enable
| congress so to legislatp.
Senator Hoar introduced a bill for the
protection Of the President of the United
States. II provides that anyone who
shall kill the president or shall make an
attempt upon the life Of the president
shall he punished by death. Any per-
son who shall counsel or advise the kill
ing of the president shall be imprisoned
20 years. Any person who shall aid the
escape Of any person concerned in the
killing or cOunsellng Of the killing of
the president shall be punished equally
as an accomplice.
Senator Lodge introduced bill to pro-
vide revenues for the Philippine isl
ands. 1t provides that the tariff passed
by the Philippine commission Sept. II,
1n11 onl nnY,,.nyn1 a h,-
war, shall remain in full force and Of
feet. This covers goods going into the
islands.
The second section of the bill provides
for levying the same duty and tariff On
goods coming into the United States
from the Philippine islands that are now
collected from foreign countries.
Sections provides that until otherwise
ordered. statutory laws of the United
States shall not he in force in the Phil
ppnes. except as ordered by the Phil
ippine commission.
Section 4 provides that all duties col
lrcted in the Philippine islands hall
be paid into the Philippine tr, asury.
Senator Lodge also introduced a bill
providing for the removal Of the 10
years limitation on the Chinese eXclu-
sion act. thus leaving the provisions Ct
the Gcary act in force. That act. which
was approved May 3. 1892, excluded
the Chinese indefinitely. but the Scott
act of Nov. 3. 1898. limited the exclusion
to 10 years. In case there is no l"gis-
latiOn in the meantime the 1O-years'
limit would expire next May.
Railroad Blamed For Disaster.