Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-06-19
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.

Washington, June Am interesting
| contribution to the discussion of the
lsthmian canal project was made in
the senate by Senator Harris of Kan
| sas, member of the committee on in
teroceanic canals, who is also an en-
/ gineer of recognized ability. His dis
cussion of the technical details of
canal construction was listened to
/ with profound attention. lie main
tanned it was entirely feasible and
practicable frcm an engineering stand
! point, and said some of the difficulties
! presented by the Panama route were
/, jnsuperable.
The house passed the bin to protect
, inc president, vice president, mem
, bers of the cabinet and foreign min
/ listers and ambassadors and to sup
press the teachings of anarchy, by a
, vote of IFS to SO. A motion to recon-
init the measure with instructions to
strike out certain sections was de-
feated, II to 1913. The bill IS a sub
stitute for the senate measure which
contained no anti-anarchy provisions,
but which did contain the provision
| omitted from the substitute for a
bodyguard for the president. 1t pro-
| v1ded that any person who shall I'M
lawfully, purposely and knowingly kill
| the president or vice president or any
officer entitled by law to succeed to
the presidency or any foreign ambas-
sador or minister accredited to this
country while engaged in the per-
Torrance of his official duties or be-
cause of his official character or be-
cause of any of MS acts or omissions, y
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 in
fiict grievous bodily harm upon the
president or any person to succeed
him, if he inflicts 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 the principal Any
person who knowingly harbors, con-
ceals or aids with intent that he may
avoid arrest or punishment any per-
son who has committed one of the
above offenses, shall be imprisoned
from one to twenty-five years. Any
persons who advocate the unlawful
killing of an officer of the govern
ment or of the government of any
civilized nation because of his official
character or who openly justified
such killing with intent to secure
commission of any of the above of
ficers shall be fined from $500 to
$4,000 and imprisoned from one to
spires or advises any persons to as
sault or kill, within or without the
United States the chief magistrate of
foreign country because of his official
character shall be punished as fol-
lows: Ii the attempt be made and
death results such offender shall suf-
fer death. If such attempt does not
result in death a fine of from $500 to
$4,000 and Imprisonment five to twenty
five years shall be imposed If such
attempt is not made there shall he a
similar fine and Imprisonment one to
five years. Section IL provides that
no person opposed to organized go
eminent or who is a member of any
organization entertaining or teaching
such opposition shall be admitted into
the United States and that any per-
son who aids such person to enter
shall be fined from $500 to $4,000 and
imprisoned from one to FIVE years.
Section IL prohibits the naturalization
of anarchists.