The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-23

IT is A COMPROMISE BILL
MEASURES OF THE TWO HOUSES
HAVE BEEN HARMONIZED.
stan Correspondence of the Journal.

STAFF Correspondence of the Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. Pit is believed
the present Congress will strike a decisive
blow to anarchy. This afternoon Senator
Fairbanks and Representative Overstreet
had long conference on the merits of the
Hoar bill, dealing with anarchy, and the
House substitute. The judiciary committee
of each house, to which legislation touch
ing the crime of anarchy was referred some
time ago, appointed a subcommittee con-
sisting OF Senator Fairbanks and Repre-
sentative Overstreet to meet and attempt
to harmonic the two measures. This was
done this afternoon and they will make a
report to the conferees on Saturday. 1t is
the belief that both houses will enact the
measure agreed on this afternoon. In it's
reconstructed form the bill will provide
that the government, instead of the state
courts, may. try those accused of killing a
President or a Vice President The bill will
make the penalty death i'm such cases, and
1t will apply also to the murder of Cab
met officer or a foreign minister sent to the
United States il murdered while engaged in
their official line OF work. Under this law
murderers of Presidents may be put TO
death, no matter in what State the crime is
committed. For an attempt to kill the
President, Vice President or a Cabinet Off
Ger a. term of Imprisonment of no less than
ten years may be imposed, and the death
sentence may be inflicted if the government
deems the offense grave enough. Further,
the measure will give the government pow
er to prevent persons of anarchistic tend
encies from landing in America. The secre-
tary of the treasury will be directed to in
vestigate such people before they are AL
lowed to come ashore.
Chairman Mercer. of the House commit
tee on buildings and grounds said to-day
that his committee would not visit Indian
apolis to inspect the now famous north
front. Mr. Mercer has notified Representa-
tive Overstreet that the committee will be
pleased TO hear him on the merits of his
new appropriation bill when the committee
finds an opportunity of taking it up. 1t is
understood this probably will be before Feb.
1. There will be no further developments
i'm the federal building matter until it is
known whether the Treasury Department
will favor 100000 appropriation. Senator
Fairbanks is expecting a letter from the
department.
Senator Fairbanks has an active interest
in the immigration bill and it is expected
the measure will be considered tomorrow.
Labor organizations i'm different parts of
the country are giving the senator every en-
couragement In his effort to get the meas
ure through.
I
House reception tonight were Miss Bernice
Hefner. of Goshen. who was with Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Brick. Mrs. Ida Hustled
Harper also was with Mr. and Mrs Brick.
Misses Grace and Edna Griffith. of Vevay
were with Representative GriffithA
XXX
The President has signed pension bill
introduced by Representative Griffith giving
r. j. Williams. a blind man of Middlefork.
Jefferson county, a pension Of $40 month.
xxx
Mr. and Mrs Henry Kahn. of Indianap-
oils. were victims of robbery at the New
Willard last night. The Kahns and another
guest lost property TO the amount of about
S4uV. The roDDeries occurred between z and
IL p. m, while Mr.. and Mrs. Kahn were out
The stolen property consisted mostly of
jewelry.
III. III. Rowland. of Indianapolis. was reg
istered at the New Willard tonight
John c. CLANCY. of Sullivan. who is here
to try case In the Supreme Court attack
ing the constitutionalty OF the Barrett law
in Indiana, is encouraged to expect a ia
vorable decision on account of recent deci-
sions of the court in which the ''front-foot
rule in the law Is sustained. In fact ii is
this feature OF the law that is attacked
now. The case in point Is that of Hannah
Schaefer against the city of Huntington.
here TO represent Mrs. Schaefer. The case
will be heard next week.
John A Mason has ben appointed post
master at Knightsville. Clay county, to sue
coed Noah Palmer. and Joseph ID. Torr
postmaster at Oakalla. Putnam county, 70
succeed John w. Stroube. G. A. G.