The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
ANARCHISTS MAY
Be DRIVEN OUT
Senate Judiciary Com
mittee to Report on
Needed Laws.
Federal Constitution Will Be
Amended if Found
Necessary.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec 1e-In the
Senate to-day resolution offered by Clay,
directing the Postmaster General to send
to the Senate a complete statement of the
amounts paid by the United States Gov
ernment TO various steamship lines for
mail service, together with copies of the
contract in each case, was agreed to.
A resolution offered by Nelson Of Min
nesota, requesting the President to send
10 the Senate copy of the report Of En-
bassador Choate. relative 70 certain
charges imposed by London dock COM
panies upon American flour and other
American products shipped to that port, =
was adopted
Vest of Missouri called up his resolu-
uon Instructing the judiciary Committee
10 inquire into and report to the Senate,
Dy bill or otherwise, as TO the proper ac-
ton by Congress upon the subject of
anarchy and anarchists. He said he did
not desire at this time to enter upon a
discussion of the subject Indeed he did
not feel qualified to discuss ii until he had
heard from the judiciary Committee The
resolution raised these questions:
Has Congress the constitutional power to
legislate for the punishment of anarchists who
President OF the United States. and if not
whether 1t is expedient to amend the Federal
constitution to enable Congress SO TO legislats
. Nhether II Is necessary to empower Congress
70 prevent the teachings of anarchists that all
Governments should be destroyed and the chief
rulers of such Governments assassinste
NhcNnSf IL Is necessary lldt Congress shall
nave power 10 punish persons belonging to an
archical associations.
What amendments if any. are necessary to
from beoong CITIZENS M tS e2 Phe ntea sas
ana whether such anarchists after trial and
United States
Whether it is necessary to confer upon Con-
gress the power to establish penal colony
s ~nere persons convicted of anarchy shall be
confined during life.
Without discussion or comment the res
olution was adopted
Clapp of Minnesota called up his reso-
luton providing that further discussion of
the pending HaY-Pauncefote treaty Should
De had in open session,
Addressing the Senate briefly he said
that while the resolution was not intro
ouceo as joke the cEuntry regarded the
executive sessions of the Senate as a
1arce He did not think there was any
occasion under ordinary conditions for Sc
cret sessions of the Senate. DESPITE every
effort Of the Senate the American people
obtaind reports of secret sessions. While
his resolution, he believed would he
shelved, he was of the opinion that the
executive sessions will become a part OF
the tradition and rubbish of this great
people Of ours"
views expressed by Clapp and declared
that the Senate's executive sessions were
an ancient barnacle," which ought to be
swept away. Mason was interrupted bv
Money OF Mississippi who raised a point
OF order against discussion of the subject
IN open session, but finally the resolution
was referred, on motion of Spooner of
wisconsin, 70 the Committee on Rultes
Then, at l2:l2 p. m. the Senate went into
executive session, and at 6:23 adjourned
as a mark of respect TO the memory of the
late Representative Brosius.