The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-03-25
A BODY GUARD PROVIDED
The Bill to Repeal War Taxes is
Also Passed.
1T GOES THROUGH WITHOUT DIVISION
Patterson Of Colorado ForcsfuIIy Opposed the
Bill to Protect the President and Fair
banks Advocated 1t. Amend
ments Voted Down.
ments Voted Down,
CBy the Associated Prese.)

Wy llic ASoONldltu IItS~.D
WASHINGTON. March 2l.-Two import
ant measures We're passed by the Senate
today, the bill for the repeal of the War
Revenue Taxes and that for the protcc-
ton Ct the President Of the Emitted
States.
The revenue reduction bill was passed
without division and after only one short
speech, Mr.. Tillman, embraced the op-
portunity afforded by the bill's consid-
ration to protect against the repeal of the
duty Of ten cents a pound upon tea.
The owners of teas now in this coun-
try III bond, Mr.. TiIIman said. would get
the benefit Of the removal Of the duty
to the amount of 50, 600, 600. Since the
+ duty had been levied upon the tea the
United States had been receiving i bet
ter quality Of tea. Which had been sup
! piled TO the people at no increase. He
said, that the experiment Of tea culture
was bcinS made in South Carolina and lie
; believed it would be successful. This
was a baby industry" and really need
cd the protection. This tea cul-
ture industry gave occupation to many
cOlOrcd children and might do much
other good.
The bin for the protection OF the Presi-
dent was under consideration the greater
part of the session. NJ. Patterson. of
Colorado, made an EXTENDED speech in
opposition to it, and Mr.. Fairbanks, of
Indiana. advocated it in a forccful ad-
dress.
Amendments were offered by Senators
Morgan, Mallory, Teller, McLaurin,
N1iss.). and McCumber. North Da-
kota), and rejected.
The substitutes offered by Senators
Culherson, Bacon and Patterson were
rejected,
The bill then was passed 50 to Is as
follcws:
Yeas-AIdrich, Allison. Bard. Bever-
idge, Burnham, Burrows. Burton. Clark
Mort), Clark, (Wyoming), Coclrell
Cullom, Deboe, DepeW, Dillingham;. Dry
den, Dubois, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker
Foster, Louisiana); Foster, (WashinS-
tom; Frye, G~allinger, Gamble, Gibson
Hanna, Hansbrough Harris. Hawley
HeitfeId, Hoar, I<earns, Kittridse
Lodge, McComas, Mcmillan, Martin
Mitchell, Nelson, Perkins, Plat
CCorn); Pritchard, Proctor, Quarlcs
Scott, Simmons, Spooner, Stewart, Tel
Ter. Vest warren, WetmOre-52
Nays-BacCn, Bailey. Bate, Berry
blackburn, CarmaCk, Clay. McCumber
Mallory, Patterson, Pettus, RaWlins
Taliaferro, Tillman, Wellington-15.
The bill provides that any person with
in the United States who shall Wilfull,
and maliciOusly kill the President or an,
officer on whom the duties of PreSiden
may deVClVe, or any sovereign of q for
eign country, or shall attempt to xii
any Of the persons named. shall SUITE.
death; that any person who shall aid
abet, advise or counsel the killing Of an.
of the persons named, or shall conspir
to accomplish their death, shall be i'm
: prisOncd not exceeding twenty years
that any person who shall threaten t
Kill or advise or counsel to kill the Pres
iGent- or any official on whom the dutie
priSOncd not exceeding ten years: tina
any person who shall Wilfully aid in tn
, escape of any person guilty of any o
the offences mentioned shall be dGemeC
an accOmplice and shall be punished Il
a principal. The Secretary of War i
. directed to detail from the regular arm
a guard of officers and men to protCC
the President, without any unnecesSar.
idiSplaV' and the Secretary is author izG,
to make regulations as TO the dress
arms and equipments and duty of sue
guard.