Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-10
Purpose is 10 Protect President,
Cabinet and Ambassadors,
WHAT MEASURE PROVIDES.
Death penaity Tor Ruling officials
Mentioned In Rin fine and I'm.
prisonmcnt for murder Advocates

Washington June Sc The house pass
ed the bin to protect the president,
vice president, members Of the cabinet
and foreign ministers and ambassadors
ana TO suppress the teaching Of am
Wchy by a vote Of l15 to IS. The neg
alive votes We're; Adamson. Bartlett,
Brantley Brundigo Burleson, Gambler,
Cooper CTeya9, Creamer, DeArmond.
Dnsmore, Finley Fow Glenn, Henry
NlssssppD, Hooker, Howard, John-
SON Jones (Virglnla), Claud Kltchn,
w. w Kitchin, Kleberg, Lanham Nc
Cullough, McLane Maddox. Neville,
Patterson, shackeltord Spght, steph-
ems (TeSaO, and Underwood
A motion to recommit the measure,
with instructions 20 strike ont certain
sections, was defeated, Il to 1913.
The remainder Of the day was deyot-
ed TO the bin to transfer certain forest
reserves from the interior department
20 the agricultural department aud TO
authorize the creation in such reserves
OF game aud fish preserves. President
Roosevelt, IN his annual message, rec
commended such a measure.
The minority Of the public lands COM
mittec offered a senate substitute for
the bill a measure which eliminated
that portion OF the bin which transfers
the reserves to the agricultural depart
ment' Messrs. Lacy Qowa), Kleber
tTeXas), Perkins (New York; and VIII
liams tMisslssippD spoke IN favor OF
the bill Messrs. Mondeu (Wyomlng)
and Shafroth Colorado supported the
minority substitute. Mr. Bell Of col
orado opposed the bin IN toto. No vote
was reached
Mr. Hit from the committee on for
elgn affairs, presented resolution
which after reciting the fact that peace
has been established In South Africa
calls upon the secretary Of state for n
complete list OF American citizens now
detained as prisoners Of war In South
Africa, and for information as to what
action Is being taken 10 secure their
release. The resolution was adopted
without division.
The bill passed today by the house
for the protection Of the president Is
q substitute for the senate measure,
which contained no anti-anarchy pro-
visions, but did contain q provision,
omitted <Jm the substitute, for a body
guard T. the president.
The substitute consists Of thirteen
sections II provides that any person
who shall unlawfully, purposely and
knowingly Kin the president or vice
| president or any officer entitled by law
to succeed 10 the presidency any for
| eign ambassador or minister accredited
| to this country "while engaged in the
| performance OF his official duties OF
because Of any Of his acts or omls-
| slons. shall suffer death
Any person who attempts to commit
| any Of the above oficnses SHAH be i'm
pris0ned not less than ten years
Any person while engaged in an I'M
lawful attempt TO infct grevlous bodily
harm upon the president or any person
entitled to succeed him II he innIcts
injuries which cause death, shall be
imprisoned for life; II such injuries DO
not cause death. such offender shall be
imprisoned not less than FIVE years,
Any person who aids. abets or con-
| spires with another ia commit any Of
| the above offenses shall be deemed a
principal Any person who knowingly
| harbors, conceals on aids with intent
that he may avoid arrest or punish
ment any person who has committed
one OF the above ofienses shall be inn
prisoned from one to twenty-five years.
Any person who advocates the UNI
lawful killing Of an officer OF this gov
eminent or OF the government OF any
civilized nation because Of his official
character or who openly iustifies such
killing with intent 20 secure the com
mission OF any OF the above pffenses,
shall be fined from $500 10 5000 and
imprisoned from one to twenty years.
Any person who conspires or advises
any person to assault or kill within
or without the United States, the chief
magistrate Of a foreign country be-
cause OF his official character shall be
punished as follows,
III the attempt is made and death re-
suits such offender shall suffer death.
If such attempt does not result In
death the punishment shall be fine Of
$500 TO $1,000 and Imprisonment nom
FIVE 10 twenty-five years II such at
tempt Is made the punishment shall
be a similar fine and imprisonment
from one to five years.
Section eleven provides that no per-
son who is opposed 10 all organized gov
ernment or Is a member Of any organ
Izatlon entertaining or teaching such
opposition shall be admitted into the
United States, and that any person
who aids such person TO enter shah be-
fined from $500 TO $1,000 and imprisoned
from one TO five years.
Section twelve prohibits the natural
izatlon OF anarchists and empowers the
courts TO investigate before issuing final
papers to require the affidavit Of the
applicant affirming the truth Of every
material fact necessary for naturaliza-
tlOn.
The last section Of the bill provides
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