Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-21
VOTEO ON ANARCHY BILL TODAY
Senators Conclude Long Debates and Are
Ready for Action.
SUBSTITUTE MEASURES ARE OFFERED
Bills 20 Punish AssauIts on President
Submitted by Bacon and Pstter-
son 20 DispIsce Pend
ing Measure.

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-Throughout
today's session Of the senate a bill proyld-
ing for the protection Of the president OF
the United states was under discussion.
Sust before adjournment an agreement was
reached to vote on the measures and pend
ing amendments at 4 O'Clock tomorrow. The
speakers today were Messrs. Pettus OF Ala
bama, Hawley Of Connecticut and Nelson
OF Minnesota. in support Of the bill, and
Messrs. Rawlins Of Utah. McCumber Of
North Dakota. Malloy of Florida, Carmack
OF Tennessee and Money and McLaurin Of
Mississippi, In opposition to It.
The speeches In the main we're a rein
forcement Of arguments that have been ad-
vanced heretofore, few new points being
raised. The principal point made by the
opponents Of the measure was that federal
o~ficials ought to be treated in the courts
as are other citizens. Three substitutes for
the bill are pending and will be pressed
when the voting begins tomorrow.
Bill to Repeal war Revenue.
Mr.. Aldrich. chairman Of the committee
On finance. reported the bill to repeal war
revenue taxes. He gave notice that he
would call up the measure for considera-
tiOn tomorrow.
Consideration then was resumed Of the
bill for the protection Of the president Of
the United States.
Mr.. Mallory gave notice of an amendment
which he probably would offer providing, ns
. substitute for section Z of the bill, which
AFranges for q military guard for the presl-
dent, that the secretary Of the treasury
employ competent and discreet men 10
guard the president and to prevent the
contamination Of conspIracies against him.
Mr.. spooner Of wisconsin said that that
very plan was In force now. and In the In
stance Of President McKinley's assassina-
tion It had proved inefhcacious
| Mr.. Mallory doubted whether a military
I or any other sort of guard could have pre-
vented President McKinley's assassination
Mt Buffalo.
Mr.. Hawley OF Connecticut expressed his
astonishment that some senators should
persist In misrepresenting the measure, in
MISUNDERSTANDING the examination and
splitting hairs over lnconsequentlal mat
ters. He saw no reason why the senate
should hesitate for Ave minutes to pass the
pending bill. In his opinion it was we'll
considered and thoroughly matured.
AbhOrs All Anarchists.
He said: Il have an utter adherence Of
anarchy and would give $1,000 to get a good
shot at an anarchist"
~ ANOAoI - NhAhhNoONo NAkOiOuciy bhP-
ported the pending bill. In defense Of the
provision, for the protection not only Of the
president, but OF all those who by law are
In hne Of succession to the presidency, he
said there might be a conspiracy to assas-
sinate every one Of those men.
Mr.. McCumber Of North Dakota said he
objected to some Of the bills and pro.
visions. He did not believe, for instance
that an attempt to take the life of tn,
secretary Of the interior ought to be pun.
ishabie with death merely because Of hi,
of1ciai position. He did not think such
provision was In accord with either reason
or justice. The people of the .Unitet
States were not expecting that kint
Of legislation for the protection o
the president. He hoped a bill would b,
offered to protect the president and tn,
government against anarchy and anarchists
That was the kind Of legislation demande,
by the American people. As the bill stoo,
he could not support It.
No Faith in ERectiveness.
Mr.. Carmack OF Tennessee said his OBJ
lection to the bill did not apply to the ques
tion of Its constltutionality, but he be
lieved no more futile and no more unnec
essary law ever encountered the statut
books Of this country than the measur
under consideration. He declared that sue
an act woulG not have prevented the as
sassination OF any president and he wa
certain the measure never would accom-
, plish one of the results hoped for from II
enactment. He was willing to so to al
most any extent to safeguard the presI
dent, or to stamp out anarchy. but he di
not believe II just for congress to legislat
on the assumption that the several state
were either unwilling or incompetent I
protect the president or any other oficiI
who might be within their borders.
Mr. Money denounced anarchy and ar
archists, saying that II a measure could /
\ devised that would rid the country OF al
archists he would support It. They ougl
TO be stamped out as are vermln. but COZ
sress, actuated by h~ysteria, ought not D,
upon the statute books a law that couI
not and would not be enforced.
Believes "a UncOnsututiOnaI.
Mr.. MeLaurin OF Mississippi, after e,
pressing his own and his peoples abhoi
renee Of anarchy and Of anarchists. said tn
he could not support the pending measur
In its present shape he believed the b
to be unconstitutional; II would establish Il
equality before the law. and to his mil
Il would be entirely Ineffective.
The senate agreed to the suggestion
Mr.. Hoar TO begin voting on the bin at
p. m. tomorrow.
Mr.. Bacon and Mr.. Patterson wlthdre
amendments which they had offered pr
viously and each offered a substitute .
the pending bill In line with their views.
The senate then. at $40 D. m, went in
executive session and shortly afterwa
adjourned.
HnllSE MAKES 81 0W PR0GRES