The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-06
SOME EDESOLATE SPOT
SENATOR HOARs PLAN To DISPOSE
OF ANARCHISTS.
LET ALL GOVERNMENTS UNITE
SENATE BEGINS IT'S DEBATE WITH
SUBJECT OF ANARCHY.

THEIR Extent-COnEress Has Full
Power to Enact Death Penalty for
Attack on President-Letters OF
Jefferson on Subject of Annexa-
tiOn of Cuba Transmitted to the
Sennte-Reciprocity, Canal and
other Treaties Received.
washington, Dec. 5.--The Senate to-
oay entered upon the field of debate
for the first time since the session be-
gan. The suppression of anarchy was
the theme on which Senator McComas,
of Maryland, made an extended and
carefully prepared speech preceded
by some brief remarks by Mr. Hoar of
Massachusetts of the difficulties in the
way of dealing with anarchist assass-
ins. Mr. McComas' service on the
bench gave special interest to the care
full examination which he had made
of the legal authorities. He maintain
ed that Congress had full power. under
the constitution, to enact a federal law
Furnishing, with death, any person kill
ing the President or assaulting the
President with intent to kill, or aid
He favored rigid provisions in the i'm
migration laws for the deportation of
alien anarchists. Much of the speech
was devoted to an explanation of the
dangerous doctrines of anarchy and the
extent to which these doctrines had
been propagated within recent years.
Senator McCOmas' Remarks.
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McComas said:
This sovereign nation is not so weak
that it must depend upon the varying
laws of its different states to punish a
criminal who assasinateS or attempts
to assassinate the President, who, the
constitution declares shall take care
that the laws shall be faithfully exc
cuted.' The President is within this
peace of the United States. A person
assailipg the President while in the
discharge of his duties violates this
peace. If the President is receiving the
people of our country or representa-
tives of foreign countries in any city
of any of our states he is at the time
within the peace of the
United States. 1t after he
performs such function he
journeys to the White House and at
night when asleep the car wherein
such crime is still a crime against the
peace of the United States in what
ever state the Presidents train may
be. Can this be doubted? The Pres
1dent's duty is continuous, not pre-
termittent. lie is always on duty, he
cannot delegate his highest functions.
The President is in the peace of the
united States at all times and in all
places in the Union.
congress should epoof Ior w e. ct,-o
federal courts jurisdiction to try and
puIlSh by imprisonment for
a term of years two or
more who confederate and conspire
TO murder the President or vice presi-
nent, or both, or any of the officers
In line of succession to the President
or who advise or incite any person to
overthrow the federal government or
destroy it by force and violence by
Wll1ully killing or assaulting, with in
tent to kill the President or vice pres
ioent' or both, or any of the officers
IN line of succession to the President.
Ihls statute should make it a crime
with penalty of imprisonment for
term OF years for any person to know
ingly become or continue to be a mem
Der or any association, club or assembly
Where any person or persons advise or
lnclte any of the offenses before men
toned.
Such statute should make it n
CRIME punishable by Imprisonment for
term of years for any person or per-
sons to threaten or to speak, write,
print or publish any words counseling,
advising or melting other persons to
Wiltully kill or to assault with intent
10 kill the President"
senator Hoar's remarks were inter
esting as coming from the venerable
chairman of the Judiciary Committee
VINO VIII have much to do with the
framing Of any legislation on this sub
Ject. He said the difficulty was that
assassins of kings and rulers always
glorled in their crimes and were in
hoWlse deferred by the fear of punish
ment. For this reason he thought it
was almost useless to multiply punish
nlents The most effective remedy. he
suggested, would be to have the civil
ized nations of the world agree upon
some desolate spot on the earth's sur
race, to which all anarchists who up
mold assassination or the overthrow of
government should be transported. In
such community the anarchist could
carry out his theories of living with
out a government and the world would
thus be rid of his presence.
During the day the Senate passed q.
OIL extending the life of the industrial
commission until Feb. Is. next, thus
ewing the commission time to COM
plete the work ii now has in hand.
The presiding officer announced the
following senators as the committee to
act with the committee from the House
10 consider by what token of respect
congress may express its deep sensi-
pility at the death of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley Foraker of Ohio. AL
lison of Iowa. Fairbanks of Indiana,
kean of New Jersey, Aldrich of Rhode
Island, Newlson of Minnesota, Perkins
OF California, Jones Of Arkansas. Nor
gan of Alabama, Cockrell of Missouri
and McEnery of Louisiana.
A message was received from the
PRESIDENT responsive to the Senate
resolution, transmitting the letters of
Jefferson to Madison and Monroe on
the subject of the annexation of Cuba
At 2:30 o'clock the Senate went into
executive session, and at 3:45 p. II. adj
journed until Monday.
MOrgan's Bill Before Committee.