Show Bill PUNISHING THREATS PASSED WASHINGTON ASHINGTON June 24 IP The t-The The senate today amended and passed the Cochran house bill to punish the sending send ing in of threatening letters Jetters through the malls and ordered conferees named to to speed action so that It might be enacted Into law v soon The bill provides for sentences ran ranging in up to 20 O years and fines of ap up P to in addition m The major senate change provided that the defendant be tried in the Judicial district in which the threaten threaten- ng letter was mailed If il sent from within the United States The house measure would have hac permitted per matted trial either cither there or wherever received The measure would apply to those threatening to injure the property or reputation Deputation of the person receiving the letter Jetter or demanding ransom for a n person or threatening kid kid- aping Action was held up several weeks by the senate judiciary committee before before be be- fore Core the Lindbergh baby was found dead in the fear that passage of it might Interfere with the search for forthe forthe the child The senate appointed Borah Republican lican Idaho Waterman Republican Colorado and Walsh Democrat Montana Mon Mon- tana as is conferees |