The Washington times., 1902-03-19
Senate May Vote on An
archy Bill Today.
Mr.. BAcoN's AMENDMENT
Objection to His Plan That Assaults by
Personal Enemy of Executive Should
Not Be Punished Under Measure as a
Crime Against Nation.

Senator Hoar's bill for the protection
of the President of the United States was
again taken up by the Senate yesterday,
and the debate on il continued during the
greater part of the day. One or two more
speeches are to be made on the measure.
but it is thought probable that it Will get
to vote today unless something else in
teryenes to prevent
Senator Vest made the first speech He
stated that while he was in sympathy
with the views of Senator Bacon. ex-
pressed last week, he did not favor the
Bacon amendment providing that the pun
ishment OF the killing or attempted killing
Of the President must be proven to be
crime against the Government simply, in
order that it may be tried under the pro-
posed law
Mr.. Bacon's Argument.
Mr.. Bacon had argued that II the Presi-
dent were killed OF assaulted by per-
sona1 enemy 1t would be unjust to try and
punish such a person under the proposed
law. -4. a..4-l..
Mr.. Vest stated his opinion that If such
an amendment as Mr. Bacop's were adopt
ed, ii might raise grave legal questions.
One OF these would be the possibility Of a
person being tried under the new law for
killing the President as an officer of the
Government and found not guilty Such
person might still be guilty OF murder, but
Mr.. Vest contended could not again be put
in jeopardy. s'--
"Oficial Class" Legislation.
Mr.. Bacon again went carefully over his
argument of last week. In addition to re-
stating the question discussed by Mr..
Vest, he talked at length over what he
said would be the danger of creating an
"official class" If the heads of the de-
partments were included in the provisions
of the bill.
Another of his proposed amendments
by him yesterday related to the
provision of the bill that the instigator of
an assault on the President shall be tried
as an accessory to the assailant. He con-
tended that this provision might lead in
a time of political agitation to the perse
cution of innocent people. r1Hs Uiu
Senator Maso made a dramatic speech
in favor of the bill. saying that the peo
pie of the country are waiting impatient
ly for Congress TO pass il, in order that
the President may hereafter be protected
from towards, plotting in cellars against
society and their foolish dupes. - s.1'
He said that the crime of killing Pres
ident is, in his opinion, far greater than
murder, because it strikes every person
in the United States, instead of only one
person and his family and friends.
Pernicious Suggestion.
He said that the amendment OF Seua-
tor Bacon making an assault on the
President in his official capicity only
riable under the bill was pernicious
me. which would open the door to special
,Ieas.
"And this is no time 70 provide for spe-
,ial pleas. as the Senator is trying to do
Mr.. Mason was loudly applauded by the
which were called to order by
he Chair.
Senator Hoar said a few words against
Mr.. Bacon's proposed amendments and his
n rguments. He contended that the ques-
tion OF the motive of murderer of. the
President should not be allowed to get
nto the bill. II is a well established
point of law. he said. that the doing of
IN unlawful act cannot be excused because
" the motive. .a-.--.a.
IF | level n pistol at the Senator from
ieorgia and the hall kills the. Senator
rom Utah at his side / am guilty OF muir
Ter quite as much as il / had killed the
senator from Georgia..
Abolishes No Safeguards.
Mr. Hoar referred. as Mr.. Mason had
lone. to Mr.. Bacons plea that innocent
people might be prosecuted by the law.
md said that the bill does not propose to
.bolish any OF the safeguards against
persecution He said that with the grand
ury and the Judge and the jury and the
.ounsel for the defence not one person IN
90 coo is wrongly convicted in America.
He alluded to a statement made to MIN
ecently that there have been ffty-hye
Lttempts at the lives CT the crowned
,eads of Europe in the past generation.
nly five of which have succeeded. while
mt of four attempts at the lives of Pres
dents three have succeeded. This. he
aid. was an indication that there is
ouething wrong with the law. ..,.rs4
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