The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-16
STILL SPEAK \ ON CODE BILL First Criticism by Repub
 licans Made. OCCUPIES THE HOUSE ALL DAY Democrats Wage UnsuccessfuI Fight Against Amendment Vigorous Protest Asaisst P.reAase ass Sale of Endorsement for or
 Aces Made By Hsarawiek
 of Georgia.
OCCUPIES THE HOUSE ALL DAY

 washinston. Jan. 15.--objcctions te
 the bill to cod:fy the penal laws Of the United States continued to ba
 raised in the House of Representatives, today.
 Mir. ollie James of Kentucky re-
 marked that while an amendment had been admitted providing puhishmenf for the destruction of birds egks. whera 1t comes to providing punishmeut for
 men like Hartman and Rockefsiier or some of the corporations that have heess feeding on the public by reason of your
 laws. who contribute millions of dn1- lars to buy up elections. you say don'x put them ih the penitentiary.s The American franchise, he declared. had been used as a buffer by men who pollete and prostitute elections. but when 1t came to dealing properly with them, amendments were rejected bn@ cause of the allegation that they would spoil the symmetry of the hifl.
 ~If." he said the Republican party Is sincere and Is entitled to the conn- dence and respect of the people, lt should practice upon this. what FreNf@ dent Roosevelt breaches in his messages to Congress, and on tho stump Mir. Perkins of New York. a Repnhii- can, sou ght to have the Committees on Revision of the Laws elucidate Section 90. embracing the enbexxlementoT puhz lie funds in the hands of United States treasurers.
 In the ten days discussion Of the bfils
 1t was the first time a Republican had
 halted it's reading to criticize 1t. Chaire
 man Moon and others of the commits
 tee. declared that the section amply
 safeguarded public officers in cases of
 defaication, wnere 1t was clear that
 they themselves were innocent ok
 wrone-d -dotng. The committee again aa- vised members having amend u sata to
 introduce separate bills covering tlsesf objections which only served to elicit further attacks by DemocrRts MK l coclshan. New York, contended that
 chhnges should be made in shs hili | itself.
 In an amendment by MT. CorkEan ls
 make the statute aprhcabia only when | 1freaBnrera or as9tst&nt treaaurerk ex15 l fully and negiiganfiy rRa sakeS tG l keep the moneys entrusted to kheis care wasfloet, ss
 fui fight against committee amend
 ment swhich modified the statute pf0. hibiting collecting and dfsbursinE cflI-
 cars from trading .n public property aa
 to make the penalty mot more than l S3 0U0. Instead Of the sneetic amount
 An amendment bg Mr. De Armond ol
 Missouri, to add imprisonInsnt to tho penalty of not more than ten years waA
 defeated. He then changed 1t to make | the imprisonment not more than one year. Amid loud democratic appianss
 inc anendmens was 1ecauted by the
 committee.
 Mr Kusterman of Wisconsin dsciars ed that the trouble with the hili waa | that there were too many lawyers ia | the house to discuss 1t. If. he said.
 the lawyers would retire and ie1 th@
 manufacturers, the merc 1an.s nnd lne
 framers have q chance they would dsS l the work and the bill would be paasea. | Party lines were obliterated on an amendment to section 10e by MFs
 crumpacker. Republican. Indiana. lime | itInE the punishment to any officer
 using certificates containing any sana~ | teriaT statement which he knows 70 be false. The amendment to aecfioh i12 relating to the soliciting or accept- | ing of bribes by senators or members came thick and fast. Mir. Randeil of
 Texas. offered two. the first making tk an oftense for any public service cor poration to give to any senator or member or judge of a United States court any free transportation of per- sor or property. frank Of franktnG privilege, money or anything of value
 making 1t high misdemeanor fer Eurh persons to receive the same under penalty of fine of sA000 or imprisons menf for one wear or both; and ttie
 second making 1t q high misdemeauof for any Senator or member, or Sennkox
 or member-elect to hold any empicy-
 ment or receive any pay as an afiice1s representative or attorney of any bank
 or public service corporation and rss<
 viding a fine of not more than &asvep
 year and ineiigibility to hold any pubs lie office.
 Mr. De Armond succeeded 'n getting
 into the section a clause applying the penalty to any senator or memoef
 when the brIbe Is given to any per-
 son with the consent eonnivance or concurrence" of such senator or mem
 Der. The Randell amsndmsnss weEs Section 1i3 was also stren9theneA by an amendment which punished the brIbe giver when the bribe is given or l offered with the consent. conniyaues
 or consuffence" of any senator or
 member.
 chase and sale of endorsements or
 support for public ofices was made by
 MT Hardwick. of Georgia. who favnEr | ed eniarging the scope of the present | statute so as to include in addition % Senators. members and delegates ID
 congress, every person whomsoevef who may violate the law in that re- | spect. Mir. Hardwiek said that sueit | a change should be made if 1t was de-
 sired to have cleanliness In the matter | Of such endorsements particularly ta | the southern states where he charged
 appointments were frequently auetioE- ed.
 Mir. Williams then offered an amend.
 ment covering such offenders anu
 making the whole statute applicanie
 only to "appoihtive offices or places
 No objection was made by any one to the amendment but Tn order that the
 subject might be mofe thoroughly dis@ cussed the blli at this point was laid l aside and the house adjourned.