The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-10
Substitute for the Senate Measure, and
1t Contains No Provision for
Body Guard for Presidents.
DEBATE ON THE CANAL BILL
NICARAGUA ROUTE ADVOCATED BY
SENATOR HARRIS, OF KANSAS.
An Engineer Who Thinks 1t Is FEAST
BILE and Practicable, and to Be Pre-
ferred TO the Panama Way.

WASHINGTON. June s.-The House to-
Vice President, members of the Cabinet and
foreign ministers and ambassadors and to
suppress the teaching of anarchy by vote
of 175 to IS. A motion to recommit the
measure with instructions to strike out GER
tain sections was defeated-7l to 123.
The bill is substitute for the Senate
measure, which contained no anti-anarchy
provisions, but which did contain a pro-
vision omitted from the substitute for
bodyguard for the President The substi-
tute consists of thirteen sections. 1t pro-
vides that any person who shall unlawfully,
purposely and knowingly kill the President
or Vice President any officer entitled by
law to succeed TO the presidency, any for
eign ambassador or minister accredited to
this country while engaged in the perform
ance of his official duties or because of his
official character or because of any of his
acts or omissions shall suffer death. Any
person who attempts to commit any of the
above offenses shall be imprisoned not less
than ten years.
Any person while engaged in an unlawful
attempt TO infiict grievous bodily harm
upon the President or any person entitled to
succeed him if he infiicts injuries which
cause death shall be imprisoned for life;
if such injuries do not cause death such
offender shall be imprisoned not less than
five years.
Any person who aids, abets or conspires
with another to commit any of the above
offenses shall be deemed a principal ANY
person who knowingly harbors, conceals or
aids with intent that he may avoid arrest
or punishment any person who has COM
mitted one Of the above offenses shall be
imprisoned from one to twenty-five years.
Any person who advocates the unlawful
killing of an officer of the government or
of the government of any civilized nation
because of his official character or who
openly Justifies such killing with intent to
secure the commission of the above offenses
shall be fined from $500 to 5000 and i'm
prisonment from one to twenty years
Any person who conspires or advises any
person to assault kill, within or without
the United States, the chief magistrate of
foreign country because of his official
character, shall be punished as follows: IL
the attempt is made and death results such
offender shall suffer death If such at
tempt does not result in death the punish
ment shall be fine of $500 10 200 and i'm
prisonment from five to twenty-five years.
If such attempt is not made the punish
ment shall be a similar fine and imprison-
ment from one to five years.
Section IL provides that no person who is
opposed 10 all organized government or is
member of any organization entertaining
or teaching such opposition, shall be adj
mitted into the United States, and that any
person who aids such person to enter shall
be fined from $500 to 5000 and Imprisoned
from one to five years.
Section II prohibits the naturalization of
Anarchists and empowers the courts to in
yestigate, and before issuing final papers.
to require the affidavit of the applicant
affirming the truth of every material fact
necessary for naturalization.
The last section of the bill provides that
in all prosecutions under the first seven
sections Of the act it should be presumed,
until the contrary is proved, that the Pres
dent or other officer was engaged in his
official duties al the time OF the offense.
The thirty-eight votes against the adop-
ton of the bill were Adamson Bartlett,
Cooper of Texas, Creamer. De Almond,
Dinsmore, Finley, Fox, Glenn, Henry of
Mississippi Hooker. Howard, johnson,
Jones of Virginia. Claude Kitchin, w. w.
Kitchin, Uleberg, Lanham, Lester, Lewis
Of Georgia, Little. Loud McCulloch Nc
Lane, Maddox, Neville. Patterson of Ten
nessee, Randell, Reid, Scarborough, Shack
leford, Spight, stephens of Texas, and
Underwood.
The remainder of the day was devoted to
the bill TO transfer certain forest reserves
from the Interior Department to the Agri-
cultural Department and to authorize the
creation in such reserves Of game and fish
preserves. President Roosevelt, in his an
nual message, recommended such meas
ure. The minority of the public lands com
mittee offered as a substitute for the bill a
measure which eliminated that portion of
the bill which transfers the reserves to the
Agricultural Department. Messrs Lacey
of Iowa, Kleberg of Texas. Perkins of New
York and Williams of Mississippi spoke i'm
favor of the bill. Messrs. Mondell of Wyo-
ming and Shafroth of Colorado supported
the minority substitute. Mr.. Bell, of Colo
RADIO, opposed the bin in toto. No vote was
reached.
Mr. Hit, from the committee on foreign
affairs, presented resolution which, after
reciting the fact that peace has been estab-
lished in South Africa, calls on the secre-
tary of state for complete list of Ameri-
cans now detained as prisoners of war i'm
South Africa and as to what steps are be-
ing taken to secure their release. The reso-
luton was adopted.