The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-27
CONGRESS-.

under consideration. Spooner, of Wis.
Gonsin. contended that the govern
ment had an absolute and inherent
right to protect itself against assaults
made either upon itself or upon any
of it's officers. He maintained that
an assault on the president was in the
very nature of things an assault on
the government, for there never was a
time when the president was not in
the exercise of the duties of his office.
His argument was largely legal and
constitutional. and throughout was
fOrceful and entertaining and instruc.
tive. Hoar, in charge of the measure,
elucfdated some arguments he had |
made previously, and Teller, of Colo.
RADIO, and Bailey, of Texas, spoke |
briefly upon the bill. The Texas sen.
ator said he could not support the
measure as it stands, because he could
conceive of an assault made upon the
president as a person and not as an
official Of the government. The as.
sault, in that event, ought to be pun.
tshed precisely as if he had assaulted
any other citizen.
House.-The house today made fair
progress with the river and harbor
4 bill. After the close Of general de-
bate, twenty-seven of the 116 pages
OF the bill were disposed of. No
amendments were adopted. The gen.
,eral debate today was featureless.
Washington, March 2O-Senate.-
Throughout today's session of the SEN
ate, the bill providing for the protec-
ton Of the president of the United
States was under discussion. Just
before adjournment an agreement was
reached to vote on the measure and
pending amendments at 4 o'clock to-
morrow. The speakers today were
Pettus, of Alabama; Hawley of Con-
necticut, and Nelson, of Minnesota, in
support of the bill, and Rawlins, of
Utah; McCumber, of North Dakota;
Mallory, Of Florida; Carmack, of Mis-.
sissippi, in opposition to it. The
speeches in the mann were reinforce
ment OF arguments that have been
advanced heretofore, few new points
being raised. The principal point
made by the opposition to the meas
ure was that federal officials ought
to be treated in the courts precisely
as any other citizen. Three substi-
tutes for the bill are pending and will
be pressed when the voting begins to.
morrow. Soon after the senate con-
vened, Aldrich, chairman of the COM
mittee on finance, reported the bill to
repeal war revenue taxes.
House.-The house today made very
slow progress on the river and har5
Dor BILL disposing of only thirty pages
and leaving fifty pages still to be con-
sidered. The river and harbor com.
mittee again today succeeded in de-
feating every amendment offered.
Bellamy, of North Carolina, during the
day took occasion to denounce the
Crumpacker proposition to investigate
southern election laws as designed
to stir up sectional strife. He appeal
ed to the conservative republicans to
defeat the resolution. At the opening
of the session Hull, of Iowa, reported
the army appropriation bill
Washington, March 21.-Senate-
Two important measures were passed
by the senate today, the bill for the re-
Peal of-she war revenue taxes and
that for the protection of the president
i Of the United States. The revenue bill
was passed without division and after
only one short speech. Tillman en-
braced the opportunity afforded by the
BILLS consideration to protest against
the repeal of the duty of 10 cents a
pound upon tea. The bill for the pro-
lection of the president was under dis
cussion during the greater part of the
session. Patterson, u Colorado, made
an extended speech in opposition to it
and Fairbanks supported it. Ali amend
ments to the measure were rejected
and it was passed by a vote Of 81 to Is
The bill provides that any person with
in the United States VINO shall will
fully and maliciously kill the presi
dent or any officer on whom the du
ties Of president may devolve, or any
sovereign Of foreign country, or shall
attempt to kill any of the persons
named, shall suffer death; that any
person who shall aid, abet. advise o.
counsel the killing of any Of the per
sons named, or shall conspire to &C
complish their death, shall be impris
oned not exceeding twenty years; tina
any person who shall threaten to xii
or advise or counsel another to xii
the president or any official on whom
the duties of president may devolve
Shall be imprisoned not exceeding tel
years; that any person who shall will
fully aid in the escape of any person
guilty of any of the offenses mentione,
shall be punished as principal TIL
secretary of war is directed to detail
from the regular army a guard of OF
fcers and men TIC protect the pres
dent, without any unnecessary dis
play" and the secretary is authorize
TO make regulations as TO Lne QfeSs
arms and equipment of such guard.
House.-The house today passed tn
river and harbor bill, which has bee
under consideration throughout tn
week. Although several minor amend
ments were adopted, not single do
lar was added to the measure, and a
passed it carries exactly what it di
when it came from the committee
$60,6SS,267, including authorization
Sulzer, Of New York, attempted
force record vote on the final pa
sage of the bill, but only three men
bers: Smith of Iowa, Fitzgerald OF Ne
York, and Cochran Of Missouri, SUI
sported him.
Washington, March 24.-House-
When the house met joint resolutio
was adopted to allow monument
be erected on the public grounds
go rI,o r1ofto n n the memory