The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-03-28
TY.SEVENTH CONGRESS.

During the entire session of the sen,
ate Wednesday the bill providing for
the protection Of the president OF the
United States was under consideration.
Mr Spooner CWis) contended that the
government had an absolute and in
herent right to protect itself against
assault made either upon It's or upon
any of It's officers He maintained that
an assault on the president was in the
very nature OF things an assault up
on the government, Tor ,here never
was a time when the president was
not In the exercise of the duties OF
his Office
House-The house made fair pro
gress with the river and hArbor bill.
After the close OF general debate. q
Of the li6 pages OF the bill were dis
posed Of No amendments were adopt
ed The general debate Wednesday
was ieatureless
Washington, March Senate
Throughout Thursdays session OF the
senate tho bill providing for the pro
lection OF the president OF the United
states was under discussion. Just be
loro adjournment an agreement was
reached TO vote on the measure and
pending amendments at O'Clock Fri
day Three substitutes for the bill are
pending and will be pressed when the
voting begins Friday.
House The house made very slow
progress on the river and harbof bill.
dsposing of only 80 pages and leaving
81 pages still TO be considered. The
,itar and Ia rhnr gprn tn ~ % apofn gttr.
Cecded In defeating every amendment
offered Mr. Bcllamy IN CO. during
the day took occasion to denounce the
CrumpaCkcr proposition to investigate
southern election laws as designed TO
stir up sectional strife, lie appealed
to the conservative republicans to De
feat the resolutions
Washington March 22.-- Senate
Two important measures were passed
by the senate Frlday-the bill for the
repeal OF the war revenue taxes and
that for the protection of the presi
dent OF tho uuiteS States. The rev.
enue bill was passed without diyis:
ion and after only one short speech.
! Mr, Tillmau embraced the opportunity
Afforded by the bills consideration 10
protest against the repeal OF the duty
OF ten cents pound upon tea The
bill for the protection OF the president
/ provides that any person within the
United States who shall wilfully and
maliGiously XIII this president or any
officers on whom the duties OF presi.
dent may Involve. 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 or counsel the
killing OF any Of the persons named.
or shall conspire TO accomplish their
death. skall be- imprisoned not ex.
ceeding 70 yeara; that any person
who shall threaten to kin or advise
or counsel another TO kill the presi
dent, or any official on whom the dut.
ties OF the president mag deyolye.
shall be Imprisoned not exceeding 10
years. that any person who shall will.
| fully aid In the escape OF any person
guilty OF any OF the offenses mention.
ed shall be doomed an accomplice and
shall be pushed as the principal The
secretary OF war is directed 10 detail
from the regular army guard OF Of
hcers and men TO protect the presli
dent, without any unnecessary dis.
play" and the secretary Is author
lzed TO make regulations as to the
dress, arms and equipment OF such
I guard
House The house passed the river
and harbor bill which has been under
consideration throughout the week
Although several minor amendments
wore adopted not single dollar was
added to the measure and, as passed II
arrled eKaedv what II did when i
ame from the committee $50 6SS.
s67 Including authorizations
Washington. March Senate
Consideration was bo-an by the sen
ate Monday OF what is popnlarly
known as the oleomarsarlne bill Tho
measure places a tax OF 10 cents q
pound on oleomargarine Colored In i'm
itation OF butter and reduces the pres
ont tax Of two cents per pound on oleo
margarine TO ole.quarter OF one cent
pound in It's uncolored form. A few
bills Of minor Importance were passed
before the oleomargarine bill was ~
ken ny
llouse-Mr Boreing (Ky,) injected
an attack on the Goebel election laN
into the discussion OF the Moss Rhei
contested election case from the Thlrt
district OF Kentucky, which again oc
cnpied the attention OF the house Mos
day but Mr. Rhea declined To b,
drawn into an extended debate on ~
issuo vet directly involved In the case
lie contented himself with pSying hi
respects 10 ALT, BorsinS, The vot
will be taken about 3 o'clock Tuesday
=, Washington. March 26.-Senate-I
sharp attack on the pending oleomai
garine bill was made In the senat
Tuesday by Mr., Money tMiss) II
: denounced the measure gs ''uncQnst
= tutlonal immoral, dishonest and VI
, Just Mr. Hnnsbrough IN, d. b'
i gan an argument In support Of tn
, measure, but yielded the moor unit
! Wednesday
Houso-The house. by majority
, ten unseated Mr.. Rhea (Hy.l, q DEM
u crat and seated In his place ]. McKel
G lie Moss, who was formerly DENT
y crat, but who. according TO his brie
c is in accord with the republican part
on tie dominant issues The republi,
an majority In the house Is IS Wnil
only two republicans, Hanbpry an
;. Vreelaud IN, ~. voted for RheI
. enough republicans remained away G
!, declined to vote to reduce The mi
= lority to ten After tbs vote the hous
began consideration Of the army Al
y pr0pratloA btll with the WnderSthn'
d ing that general debate should col
v tinus for ten hours, Mr., ecarboroug
:. Is, c. discussed tho southern ele
i. ton laws and Mr Gaines (Tenn) III
Philippine situation.
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