Evening star., 1934-05-06
ANTECR|ME BILLS
PASSEDBY HOUSE
One of Ten Permits Govern.
ment to Put Price on
: Heads of Criminals. I
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crime in the country. Oliver pleaded
Ito give the criminals both barrels OF
the governmental shotgun"
Here is what the bills, eight Of them
already passed by the Senate, would
do:
Make 1t a Federal crime to kill or
assault while on duty United States
marshal or deputy, special agent Of
the Justice Department investigation
division, post office inspector, secret
service operative, Coast Guard officer
or enlisted man or employe Of Fed
eral penal institution.
Make it a Federal crime punish
able by up to $1,000 fine or 20 years
Imprisonment to send kidnap threats,
ransom demands and the like in in
terstate commerce.
Amend the kidnap law to permit a
jury to bring in death verdict, un-
less the victim has been returned un-
harmed, leave ordinary kidnapping
subject to imprisonment determined
by the court, make the absence of the
victim for seven days presumptive but
not conclusive evidence of interstate
transportation and permit punishment
of two or more kidnap conspirators
but exempting a parent for kidnapping
his child.
Punish by a fine up to $4,000 and
five years Imprisonment flight across
State lines to escape prosecution for
murder. kidnapping and such, with
prosecution permitted only in the
jurisdiction of the crime.
Permit new indictment to issue
in the next term Of Federal court
while the grand jury is sitting if the
previous indictment is found defective
after expiration of the statute OF
limitations.
Bill Sent to President.
This bill was sent to President
Roosevelt for signing.
Make melting of riot, aiding In es-
capes OF smuggling arms or other de-
vices into Federal penal institution
punishable by 10 years Imprisonment.
Make it a Federal crime to rob a
nationally affiliated bank, punishable
by $4,000 fine or 20 years unless a
deadly weapon is used, when the pen
atty would be up to $4,000 and 25
years, and permissible death penalty
If some one is killed in connection
with the robbery.
Extend the motor vehicle theft act
to cover knowingly stolen securities
money and merchandise valued at
more than $4,000 taken across State
lines subject to a penalty Of up to
$4,000 fine and 10 years, with prose-
cution permitted in any area through
which the stolen property moves
Make sabotage of property under
War or Navy Department contract
punishable by a $4,000 fine or 10
years imprisonment or both.
Seven Go Back to Senate.
The last and the Patman bill were
the only ones acted on yesterday
which had not previously been passed
by the Senate. The seven Senate
measures go back to the Senate for
action on the amendments.
One Of the foremost measures on
Cummings programme require IL
censing of the importation, manufac-
ture or sale of machine guns and
other arms used by criminals, and
fingerprinting Of purchasers-is before
the House Ways and Means Commit
tee. The Judiciary Committee also
has one or two left to act upon. in
cluding the so-called anti-racketeering
bill to punish destruction Of goods
moving in interstate commerce.
The House some time ago passed
and sent to the Senate bill to permit
States to enter into compacts among
themselves for combining their crime
enforcement machinery.