Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-27
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under consideration the bill providing
for the protection of the president of
the United States and for the punish
ment by United States courts Of those
who commit assaults on him. Bacon,
of Georgia, opposed the bill, and Hoar,
| of Massachusetts,, and Mason, OF ILL
| nois, supported it. Bacon's argument
was along the lines Of his speech deliv-
| cred ten days ago. Hoar's speech was
| largely legal and constitutional. He
maintained the right of the govern
| ment to protect itself against assaults
| upon its sovereignty through the pres.
| ident. Mason made an attack upon
| anarchy and its methods, and Incl,
| dentally sharply criticised an amend.
ment to the bill offered by Bacon. He
| denounced it as opening the door to
| special pleading for the benefit of as.
| sassins of the president. This drew
| Bacon's fire. He considered Mason's
| criticism a personal reflection on him.
| self and resented 1t with heat. An
explanation by the Illinois senator
cleared the atmosphere. Earlier in
the day lively debate was precipitat
| ed by the effort of Rawlins, of Utah.
to have printed as a document some
Philippine correspondence. Eventual
ly the matter was ordered printed, as
| requested. Thirty-nine private pen
sion bills were passed and the cal
endar cleared.
House.-The general debate on the
river and harbor appropriation bill in
the house was enlivened today by
| Hepburn, of Iowa, who made his an
nual onslaught on the measure. Con.
trary to his usual custom, Mr.. Hep
burn found several things in the bill
to commend, although some of his
criticisms were quite severe. The
other speakers today were Ball, of
Texas, and Lawrence, OF Massachus-
etts, both members of the committee,
and White, OF Kentucky. Thompson
and Burnett, of Alabama, who spoke in
favor of improvements of interest to
their districts.
| Washington, March 19.--During the
entire session of the senate today the
bill providing for the protection of the
| president of the United States was
under consideration. Spooner, of Wis
consin, contended that the govern.
ment had an absolute and inherent
right to protect itself against assaults
made either upon itself or upon any
of its officers. He maintained that
an assault on the president was in the
very nature of things an assault on
the government, for there never was a
time when the president was not in
the exercise of the duties of his Office.
His argument was largely legal and
constitutional, and throughout was
forceful and entertaining and instruc.
tive. Hoar, in charge of the measure.
elucidated some arguments he had
made previously. and Teller, of Colo
RADIO. and Bailey, Of Texas, spoke
briefly upon the bill. The texas sen.
ator said he could not support the
measure as 1t stands, because he could
conceive of an assault made upon the
4 president as a person and not as an
official of the government. The as.
sault, in that event ought to be pun.
ished precisely as If he had assaulted
any other citizen.
House.-The house today made fair
progress with the river and harbor
bill. After the close of a general de-
bate. twenty-seven of the 116 pages
of the bill were disposed of. No
amendments were adopted. The gen.
eral debate today was featureless.
Washington, March 20.-Senate.--
Throughout today's session Of the SEN
htty inc loI The DTOLGC-
ton Of the president of the United
States was under discussion. Just
before adjournment an agreement was
reached to vote on the measure and
pending amendments at o'clock to-
morrow. The speakers today were
Pettus, Of Alabama; Hawley, of Con-
necticut. and Nelson, of Minnesota, in
support of the bill, and Rawlins, of
Utah; McCumber, of North Dakota;
Mallory, of Florida; Carmack, of Mis-
sissippi, in opposition to it. The
speeches in the mann were reinforce
ment OF arguments that have been
advanced heretofore, few new points
being raised. The principal point
made by the opposition to the meas
ure was that federal officials ought
to be treated In the courts precisely
as any other citizen. Three substi-
tutes for the bill are pending and will
be pressed when the voting begins to-
morrow. Soon after the senate con.
vened. Aldrich, chairman of the com.
mittee on finance, reported the bill to
repeal war revenue taxes.
House.-The house today made very
slow progress on the river and har-
Dor bill, disposing of only thirty pages
and leaving fifty pages still to be con.
sidered. The river and harbor COM
mittee again today succeeded in de-
feating every amendment offered.
Bethany, of North Carolina, during the
day took occasion to denounce the
Crumpacker proposition to investigate
southern election laws as designed
to stir up sectional strife. He appeal.
ed to the conservative republicans to
defeat the resolution. At the opening
of the session Hull, of Iowa, reported
the army appropriation bill.
Washington, March 21.-Senate.-
Two important measures were passed
by the senate today, the bill for the re-
peal of the war revenue taxes and
that for the protection of the president
Of the United States. The revenue bill
was passed without division and after
only one short speech. Tillman EN-.
braced the opportunity afforded by the
bills consideration to protest against
the repeal of the duty of 10 cents a
pound upon tea. The bill for the pro.
lection of the president was under dis.
cussion during the greater part of the
session. Patterson, q. Colorado, made
an extended speech in opposition to IL
and Fairbanks supported 1t. All amend.
ments to the measure were rejected
and 1t was passed by vote of 81 to Is.
The bill provides that any person with.
in, the United States VINO shall will.
fully and maliciously Kill the presi.
dent or any officer on whom the du.
| ties of president may devolve, or any
sovereign of foreign country. or shall
attempt to kill any of the persons
named. shall suffer death; that any
person who shall aid, abet, advise or
counsel the killing of any of the per.
sons named. or shall conspire to &C.
complish their death, shall be impris-
oned not exceeding twenty years; that
| any person who shall threaten to kill
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