Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-08

Chairman Ray Of the house committee
on Judiciary presented the report on the
bill for the protection of the president
and the suppression OF crime against the
government.
Purposes Of the Bill. =
The report states that the committee has
carefully considered the many antI-an-
archist measures and has sought to present
a wise, conservative, constitutional and ef-
fective measure. The purposes OF the bill
are:
/. To prevent resistance to and protect the
president and vice president of the United
States ana those by law In the line of sue
cession to that high ofice.
2. To protect the ministers and ambassa-
a a0d Of foreign EoysrnTTents accredited to
5. To prevent the open and deliberate
approval Of certain crimes and also certain
unlawful teachings, which, II permitted are
ress and crime against and eliminate in
the destruction Of the government.
cation In this country OF those who teach
or entertain such pernlcious doctrines.
states e so % RTe mSrse foa tSs raiass U u d 5as u oiHiil
lied nations. f
8, TO provide. adequate and uniform pun
mitted. All of the offenses against govern
ment and Intended to impair or overthrow
the government of the United States.
The report makes an elaborate presenta-
tion of the powers OF congress to deal with
the subject; the need of shutting out the
lawless who seek our shores, and the care
the committee has exercised not to trench
upon legitimate freedom of speech and OF
the press.
Question of Salaries.
This was the day in the house which be-
longed under the rules to the committee on
war claims. but Mr.. Mahon OF Pennsylvania,
chairman Of that committee, announced he
did not desire to antagonize the legislative
appropriation bill, and asked that the day
following the disposal Of the oleomargarine
bill be given to that committee. There
was no objection and the order was made.
TIL house then went into committee OF
the whole and resumed consideration Of
the legislative appropriation bill.
Mr.. Smith Of Arizona offered an amend
ment to increase the salary Of the gov
ernor Of that territory from 1000 to IS, 900,
and used his amendment for q text OF an
assault on the appropriation committee for
discriminating against Arizona. New Mex
leo and Oklahoma and in favor Of Hawaii
in the matter for executive and judicial
officers.
Mr.. Memenway Of Indiana. In charge OF
the bill, called attention to the fact that
salaries in laval were fixed by statute
and that the salaries in the territories
compared favorably with similar salaries
in the states.
Mr.. Smiths amendment was ruled out on
a Soint Of order.
Philippine Omcials Well Paid.
Speaking to a pro forma amendment, Mr..
Robinson Of Indiana said that Mr.. Smith
in comparing salaries should not conhne
himself to Hawaii. He called attention to
the fact that the governor Of the Philip
pines received a salary Of $40, 900 and that
the salaries Of other officers there were
equally extravaganza.
He suggested that Mr.. Newlands Of
Nevada should append to his resolution for
the annexation of Cuba. recently intro
duced. the statement that ''the annexation
OF Cubs would be in line with the govern
ment's colonial policy"
Mr.. Newlands resented this statement,
declaring that his proposition was not in
the line Of the perpetuation of q colonial
policy, that. on the contrary. 1t was In
exact accord with our traditional policy
Of annexing adjacent territory necessary
for the defense Of the United States. His
proposition was to annex the island with
the avowed intention OF ultimately mi
ting it as a state Of the union.
Necessary TO Prevent Crisis.
Mr.. Newlands declared that the immedi-
ate relief Of Cubs was necessary to prevent
a crisis In the island. The best com
mercial policy would be that which would
come under political union. In reply TO
a question from Mr.. Richardson of Ala
bama, Mr.. Newlands said that while he
did not think Cuba was prepared now for
statehood. rather than have the present
situation continued with the possibility
OF civil war in the near future he would
welcome Cuba on any terms. II should
prefer, however" said he, ito have Cuba
admitted as a territory with the promise
Of statehood"
On motion OF Mr.. Flynn OF Oklahoma an
amendment was adopted to provide for
the appointment OF a commission OF three
by the governor Of Oklahoma to redistrict
the territory into legislative districts prior
to the next territorial election.
To classify Clerks.
Mr.. Littauer Of New York offered an
amendment to authorize the president, In