The evening Republican., 1902-06-10
ANTIANARCHIST BILL
House Passes the Measure to
Protect the President.
APPLIES TO OTHER PUBLIC OFFICIALS
The Hill Is n Substitute For One
Passed by the Senate-Some of Its
rruSixiOns-Senntc Continues
the Canal Debate.

WhSIIINGl n, June iO.-The house
y'sl"rday pAs sod the bill to protect the
pre- ,leut, vie" PRESIDENT, members of
the cabinet ana foreign ministers and
ambassadors and 10 suppress the teach
ing Of anarchy by Il vote of 10 to 3S.
A motion TO recommt the measure,
with Instructions to like out certain
sections, was defeated, II to 123. The
remainder Of the day was devoted to
the bill to transfer certain forest re-
serves from the interior to the agricul-
tvrai department and to authorize the
creation in such reserves of game and
fish preserves
The bill passed by the house for the
protection of the president is a substi-
tlItc for HE senate measure, which con-
tanned no antianHrchy provisions, but
which did contain a provision omitted
from the substitute for Il bodyguard
for the president.
The substitute consists of thirteen
sections. 1t provides that any persons
who shall u{ rwfuIIy, purposcly and
knowingly Kin The prcsjdeat or vice
president or any officer entitled by law
to succeed to the presidency. any for
cign ambassador or minister accredited
to this country while engaged in the
performance If his official duties or be-
cause Of his official character or be-
cause of any OF his acts or omissions
shall suffer death. Any person who at
tcmpts to commit any Of the above Of
lenses shall be imprisoned not less
than ten years.
Any person while engaged in an I'M
lawful attempt 10 infliCt grievous bod
lily harm upon III" president or any per-
son entitled to succeed him if he i'll
Hicts injuries which cause death shall
be imprisoned for life. If such inju-
rics do not cause death, such offender
shall be Imprisoned not less than five
years.
Any person who aids, abets or con-
spires with another to commit any OF
the above otfcnses shall he deemed Il
principal. Any person who knowingly
hlrGurs, coucrals or aids with intent
that he may avoid arrest or punish
m"nt any person who has committed
one of the above oircuSCs shall be i'm
prsoupd from one to twenty-five years
Any person who advocates the unlaw-
fu killing of an officer of the govern
mrut or of the government of any civ
iiHcl nation because Of his official
character or who openly justiiies such
killing with intent TO secure the COM
mission Of any Of the above oiicnses
shall be fined from 5000 to $1,000 and
imprisoned from one to twenty years.
Any person who conspircs or advises
any person to assault or Kill, within OF
without the United States, the chief
magistrate of foreign country be-
cause of his official character shall be
punished as follows: If the attempt is
made and death results, such offender
shall suffer death. If such attempt
does not result in death, the punish
mcnt shall be Il fine of 5000 to $4,000
and Imprisonment from five to twenty.
five years.
An interesting contribution to the dis
cussion of the isthmian canal project
was made in the senate by Mr.. Harris
(KaR), a member Of the committee on
interoceanic canals. who is also an en-
gineer of recognized ability. His dis
cussion Of the technical details Of ca
nal construction was listened to with
profound attention. lie strongly id
vocated the selection Of the Nicaragua
route.