The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-07
demning the President in severe language

demning the President in severe language for the references in his memorial day oration at Arlington to the epithets ap- piled to Lincoln and Grant during the civil war end for his allusions to lynch ings. He declared that the Presidents remark violated the pbprieties of the occasion
 Mir. I.ittlefield made a legal argument of an hour and half In closing the debate on the anarchy bill. The section of the Senate bill providing body guard for the President was striken from the Senate bill as a precaution in case the house substitute failed. An effort was made to strike from the first section of the substitute the words limiting the crime of killing the President to the President in his official capacity but the motion was lost-63 to S9.
 MT. Richardson of Alabama during the course of some remarks upon the bill, caustically criticized President Roose- velts memorial day oration at Arlington. He recalled the very late President Mo Kinley at Huntsville a year ago, and the reception given him by the Confederate and Union veterans. The noble sentiments MT. Mckinley uttered upon the occasion, Mr. Richardson said, emdeared him to the south and he told of the great sor- row felt there when MT. Mckinley fell at Richardson said he felt II his painful duty to contrast MT. McKinley's senti- ments at Huntsville with MT. Roosevelt's remarks at Arlington on May 30.
 During the speech MT. Richardson read that portion of President Roose- velts speech in which he referred to the epithets applied to Grant and Lincoln and the resolution passed by the Confed- crate Congress denouncing the methods of warfare employed by the Union armies.
 Should Not Forget.
 MT. Richardson said he should not so far forget his environs as to character ize as 1t deserved the language which came from the president of the United States upon a solemn memorial day oc- casion, when honor was being done to thousands of brave dead who had died in defense of their flag.
 He would dare to say that 1t would
 
 president had referred upon that occa- sion to the magnanimous terms which Grant had accorded Lee at Appomattox which had done so much to reconcile the divided sections. q doubt whether there is,' said he, "a brave federal soldier within the sound of my voice who would have uttered the sediments expressed by the president even in the heat of debate. much less upon memorial day. I say the 1P tna xyioIa Iat tod when the president referred to what had been said about Lincoln in the heat of blood when men were aiming at each oth- CTS lives"
 MT. Richardson also condt mned the presidents references to the lynchings in the south
 After further remarks in criticism of some feature of the bill by Mir Kleburg of Texas and MT. Smith of Kentucky MT. Littlefleld of Maine closed the general de- bate with ST hour and half speech in favor of the m asurs.
 Llttleheld's Argument.
 MT. Littlefield made an extended legal argument in defense of the position taken by the judiciary committee relative to the unconstitutionality of a law which word make the killing of the President a capital offense without qualification.
 
 strike out the seventh section of the Sen ate bill which provides for a bodyguard from the regular army for the protec- tion of the President and the motion was carried without division. The House sub stitute was then read for amendment.
 Mir Parker of New Jersey moved to strike from the first section the words making 1t a crime punishable with death to kill the President while he Is engaged in the performance of his official duties, or because of his official character, or because of his acts or omissions
 Mr. Ray and MT. Alexander of New York warned the House that if the words in the amendment were stricken out the bill would not stand the constitutional test. The Parker amendment was lost 63 to s9.
 The House at 5:05 p. m. adjourned.