The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
GAINES CREATES
 UPROAR IN HOUSE Congressman Attacks Bacteria
 In Wall Street "NIGGER IN THE WOODPILE" Congressman Sims Tells the House To Look Out For 3 Certain Law To Be Amended Which Helps
 the Jug Trade.
"NlGGER IN THE WOODPILE"

Washington. January 1.-The amount of fine and the length of the terms of Imprisonment to be meted out to officers and directors of corporations for violating the law with respect to money contribu- tions for political purposes furnished ma teral for a lengthy debate in the House today in connection with the considera- ton of the penal code bill. All amend ments to increase the penalty or enlarge the scope of the law, however, were voted down. These amendments, without ex- ception, emanated from the democratic side, but the one that brought froth the most discussion was by Mir. Cochran of New York, who wanted the fine fixed at $10,0OO instead of at not more than $10OO and the imprisonment at 10 years, in- stead of at not more than one year.
 In the debate MT. Payne of New York, the republican floor leader, charged that the democrats and not republicans were delaying the passage of the bill by emite ting political buncombe. His colleague, Mr. Fitzgerald refuted the statement and said that the democrats were only seek ing to improve on the bill.
 There was a sharp debate over the sec tion prohibiting the enticing of artificers and workmen from government arsenals or armories by private employers and all attempts to amend the provision so as to make it applicable in time of war or pub lie emergency were voted down.
 When adjournment was taken at p. m. Se sections of the 342 had been dis posed of
 
 When the House resumed considera- ton of the bill MT Wilson of Penn sylvana, moved to strike out the whole of section 45. which prohibits any one from inducing an artificer or workman employed at any arsenal or armory to leave the service of the government and enter private employ.
 The amendment started storm of dis cusson as to the necessity Of such leg islation in time of peace.
 MT. Cochran characterized the section as extraordinary and as laying pitfalls for the unwary.
 MT. Crumpacker maintained that the proposed law did not prevent a man vol untarly leaving the government service, but that it was intended to provide an element of public policy.
 ..'rhe element of public policy would ex- ist in case of war" interjected MT. Will jams. who referred to the Webb amend ment voted down yesterday which sought to limit the application of the law to times of war.
 MT, Hull of Iowa, chairman of the com mittee on military affairs, declared that in time of peace the government was preparing for war. The amendment, he said. sought to destroy the ability Of the government to care foi its defense
 The amendment was lost, S1 to lol.
 Amendments Voted Down.
 Various amendments were voted down, and. when the section was reached re- earding the taking of seized property from the custody of revenue officers, Messrs. Williams, Pennsylvania, and Floyd. Arkaruas, sought to amend it by making the punishment apply only to such dispossession when it is done with ont authority of law" but that too was rejected.
 An amendment by MT. Goldfogle, New York, to give judges discretion as to whether punishment for assaulting rev enue officers to dispossess them of seized goods shall be both by fine and inn prisonment
 Mir. Hardy, Texas, offered an amend ment to section S5, making it unlawful tor any corporation to make any money con- tribution in connection with any elec- tion at which state legislators are to
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