New-York tribune., 1902-06-10
TO PROTECT PRESIDENTS
THE HOUSE PASSES THE ANTLANARcHl
BILL B1 A VOTE OBJ IT'S TO 30

Washington. June 9-The House to-day passe'
the hill to protect the President Vice-Prescenf
members of the Cabinet and foreign minister
and ambassadors and to suppress the teaching
anarchy by a vote OF 175 to IS. A motion
recommit the measure. with Instructions
strike out certain sections was defeated, III c
1913
The bill is a substitute for the Senate meas
ure which contained snti-anarchy provis
IONS but did contain a provision omitted IRON
the substitute for bodyguard for the Presf
dent. The substitute consists OF thirteen sec
tons 1t provides that any persons who shal
unlawfully. purposely and knowingly kill thi
President or viee-President or any officer en-
titled by law to succeed to the Presidency. an3
foreign ambassador or minister accredited tt
this country, while engaged in the perform
ance of his official duties or because OF h1s or
fetal character or because Of any or hls acts
or omissions" shall suffer death. Any per
son who attempts TO commit any OF the ahovs
offences shall be imprisoned not less than ter
years. Any person while engaged in an uniaw-
full attempt 10 in1ict grievOus bodily harm or
the President or any person entitled TO succeed
him, if he inflicts injuries which cause deatn,
shall be imprisoned for life; if such injuries dc
not cause death such offender shall be imprts-
oned not less than five years Any person who
aids abets or conspires with another to commits
any of the above offences shall be deemed
principal Any person who knowingly harborss
conceals aids with intent that ne may avoid
arrest or punishment any person who has COM
mitted one of the above offences shall be I'M
prisoned from one year TO Twenty-Five years
Any person who advocates the unlawful killing
of an officer of the government or OF the gov
ernment of any civilized nation because OF Ills
official character or who openly Justiies such
v1-i+h jrta m
any Of the above offences. shall be fined from
$500 to So OO0 and imprisoned from one year 70
twenty years Any person who conspires or ad-
vises any person to assault or kill. WITHIN o.
without tse United States. the chief mag1srrars
of a foreign country because of his official char
acter shall be punished follows: II the at
tempt is made and death results. such offender
shall suffer death If such attempt does not re-
suit in death the punishment shall be a fine of
$500 TO $1,000 and imprisonment from hve
to twenty-five years. If such attempt is nos
made the punishment shall be similar fine ana
imprisonment from one year to five years Sec
ton IL provides that no person who is opposed
TO all organized government or is a member OF
any organization entertaining or teaching such
opposition shall be admitted into the United
States ard that any person who aids such per-
son to enter shall be fined from $500 to 5000
and Imprisonment from one year TO i've years
archists and empowers the courts 10 1nVeS1i-
gate and, before issuing final papers, 10 re-
quire the affidavit of the applicant aff1rnl1S the
truth Of every material fact necessary Tor nat
uralizatiOn. The last section OF the OH pro-
yides that in all prosecutions under the nrsC
seven sections it should be presumed, until the
contrary is proved that the President or orher
officer was enga ged in his official duties ar the
time Of the offence
The remainder Of the day was devoted TO the
bill to transfer certain forest reserves from the
Interior to the Agricultural Department, and To
authorize the creation in such reserves OF game
and fish preserves President Roosevelt IN MS
annual message recommended such a measure
The minority of the Public Lands CoInnltlee
offered as a substitute measure whicn ellInl-
mates that portion of the bill which transfers the
| reserves to the Agricultural Department
Massrs Lacey of Iowa; klebergs or IeXas'
Perkins of NeV-York. and Williams, or Szlssis-
| sippf spoke in favor of the bill AeS5rs- Mon
| den of Wyoming, and Shafroth, OF Colorado
! supported the minority substitute. Mr.. Bell OF
Colorado, opposed the bill in toto NO vote Was
reached
Mr. Hit from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs presented a resolution. which, alter re-
citing the fact that peace had been estaoLsneo
in South Africa, calls on the Secretary OF state
for a complete list Of American citizens now
detained as prisoners of war in South africa
and for information as to what action is being
taken to secure their release The reSeIutlon
was adopted without division