The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-22
SENATE PASSESBIL
WAR REVENUE REPEAL AND
PROTECTION OF PRESIDENT.
THE DUTY ON TEA REPEALED.
PRESIDENT TO HAVE GUARD FROM
REGULAR ARMY.

Mr.. TiIlman Protested Against Re-
peal of Duty on Tea in Behalf of
South CaroIina's baby Industry"
Said Owners of Ten in Bond Would
Get $9,O00,O0O by Removal of Duty.
Vote ON Presidents Bill Was 81 TO
10, Clay and Bacon Both Voting in
the NeEative-It Is Dangerous Now
TO Threaten the President.
Washington, March 21.-Two impor-
tant measures were passed by the Sem
ate to-day the bill for the repeal 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. Mr.. Tillman EN-
braced the opportunity afforded by the
bills consideration to protest against
the repeal of the duty of 10 cents
pound upon tea.
The owners of teas, now in this coun-
try in bond, Mr.. Tiliman said, would
get the benefit of the removal of duty
to the amount of 100000. Since the
duty had been levied upon tea. the
United States had been receiving a bet
ter quality of tea, which had been sup
piled to the people at no increased
price. He said too, that the expert
ment of tea culture was being made
in South Carolina, and he believed it
would be successful. This was a baby
industry and really needed the pro-
lection. The tea culture industry gave
occupation to many negro children
and might do much other good.
The bill for the protection of the
President was under discussion during
the greater part of the session. Mr..
Patterson of Colorado made an extend
ed speech in opposition to it, and MIR.
Fairbanks of Indiana advocated it.
Amendments were offered by Sena-
tors Morgan, Mallory Teller, McLau-
rim of Mississippi, and McCumber Of
North Dakota, and rejected.
The substitutes offered by Senators
Culberson, Bacon and Patterson were
rejected.
The bill was then passed, 50 to Is, as
follows:
Yeas--Aldrich, Allison, Bard, Bever-
idge, Durham, Burrows, Burton
Clark of Montana, Clark of Wyoming,
Cockrell, Cullo1n. Deboe, Depew, Dill
bingham, Dryden, Dubois, ElSins,
Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster of LOUISE
ana, Foster of Washington, Frye, Gal
linger, Gamble, Gibson. Hanna, Hans
brough, Harris. Hawley, Heitfeld,
Hoar, Kearns, ,Kittredge. Lodge, Nc
Comas, Mcmillan, Martin. Mitchell,
Nelson, Perkins, Platt of Connecticut,
Simmons, Spooner, Stewart, Teller,
Vest Warren, Wetmore-52.
Nays-Bacon, Bailey, Bate, Berry.
Blackburn, Carmack, Clay, McCumber,
Mallory, Patterson, Pettus, Rawlins,
Taliaferro. Tillman, Wellington-15.
Protects Foreign Sovereigns Also.
The bill provides that any person
within the United States who shall
wilfully and maliciously kill the Pres
ident or any officer on whom the du-
ties of President may devolve, or anv
sovereign of a foreign country, or shall
attempt to kill any of the persons
named, shall suffer death; that any
person who shall aid, abet, advise or
&C nsel the killing of any of the per-
sens named, or shall conspire to ac-
complish their death, shall be impris-
oned not exceeding twenty years; that
any person who shall threaten to kill
or advise or counsel to kill the Presi-
dent, or any official on whom the du-
ties of President may devolve, shall be
imprisoned not exceeding ten years:
that any person who shall wilfully aid
in the escape of any person guilty Of
any of the offenses mentioned shall be
deemed an accomplice and shall be
punished as principal The Secretary
of War is directed to detail from the
regular army a guard of officers and
men to protect the President, without
any unnecessary display" and the sec
rotary is authorized to make regula-
items as to the dress, arms and equip
ment and duties of such guard.