The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
TO PROTECT PRESIDENT
Another Bill Introduced by
judiciary Committee.
MINORITY WILL AMEND
Sections Covering Attempt
to Kill or Conspiracy

Washington. March 26.-The senate
committee on judiciary today ordered a
favorable report on bill to protect the
president of the United States. Several
bills have been under consideration by
both senate and house committees since
the assassination of President Mckinley.
Different bills passed both houses in the
! Fifty-seventh congress, but the two
houses could come to no agreement. The
bill reported today follows:
/ Section /, That any person who shall.
within the limits of the United States or
/ any place s4l65ect to the jurisdiction
thereof; wifdpy- and nalicioGsly kill or
cause the death Of the president or vice
4 president Of the United States, or any
4 officer thereof upon whom the power and
! duties Of the president have devolved IN
/ der the constitution or the law, shall
/ suffer death.
Sec 2 That any person who shall
within the limits of the United States, or
any place subject to the jurisdiction
thereof wilfully and maliciously Kill or
cause the death of any officer OF the
! United States entitled under the constitu-
ton and laws thereof to act as president
in case Of the removal, death, resigna-
ton or inability Of both the president
and vice-presdent while he is engaged
in the performance Of his official duties,
or because of his official duties or char
acter or because of his official acts or
omissions or who, by so killing such Off
shall shall cause such a vacancy In the
office by him and at a time when by the
constitution and laws of the United
States 1t would be the duty Of the per-
son holding such office TO act as Presi-
dent, shall suffer death.
See. 3. That any person who will,
within the limits of the United States or
any place subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, wilfully and maliciously kill any
ambassador or minister Of a foreign state
or country accredited to the United
States and being within such limits and
while engaged in the performance Of his
official duties or because OF his official
character or because of any of his Off
cial acts or omissions, shall suffer death.
Sec f. That any person who, within
the limits of the United States or any
place subject TO the jurisdiction thereof,
wilfully and Tnaliciously attempts TO com
NIT either of the crimes defined in sec
tions 1, > and 8 of this act. shall suffer
death or at the direction Of the court
shall be imprisoned at hard labor not
less than ten years.
Sec. 5. That any accessory before the
fact to any offense described in the
preceding sections of the act may be
indicted and punished as a principal,
either separately or Jointly with such
principal.
Sec. 6. That any person who shall will
fully and knowingly aid in the escape
of any person guilty OF either of the Of
fenses mentioned in the preceding sec
tons of this act shall be deemed an &C
conipice after the fact and shall be pun
ished by fine or Imprisonment at the dis
erection of the court as a principal, al
though the party or parties to the offense
shall not be indicted or convicted.
The report Of the committee was not
unanimous and Senator Bacon said he
would file minority report against GER
tain provisions of the measure.