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Show PROTECTING THE PRESIDENT. Houso Judiciary Committee Rports Bill to Protect Chief Magistrate and Suppicss Crime. Washington, Teh 7 thaltinan Hay of the Houso Committee on Judiciary today ptesented the report on tho bill tor the protection of the Piesldent and tho stippicsslun of crime against the ' dovetnment Tho teport states that the committee has carefully eonsldetcd the many nntl-nnaichlstlc ineasuies and has sought to present a wise, conservative, constitutional and effective effec-tive measure. The put poses of the bill aie summed up as tollows Fit st prevent resistance to and protect pro-tect the President and Vice-President of the United rltales and those by Uw In the line of succession to that high ofllce, second pioleet tho mlnisttis and embassadors of foieign governments govern-ments accredited to nnd within the United Ktutrn. third, prevent the open und elellberatc uppioval of certain crimes and also certain unlawful teuchinra, which If termlttod, aro calculated nnd Intended to bleed lawlessness law-lessness nnd crime against and culminate culmi-nate In tho destruction of tho Oovcrn-ment, Oovcrn-ment, fourth, pievent the coining to or nnturullz itlon In this country nf those who teach or entertain such pernicious per-nicious doctrines llfth, prevent conspiracies con-spiracies In the United States to murder mur-der the rulers of othct civilized nations, na-tions, sixth provide adequate and unl-leiim unl-leiim punlshtncnis tot theso offenses wht rev or commute 1 All the offenses against Government and Intended to Impnlt or overthrow tho Government of tho United States The report makes on elaborate pre-r pre-r million of the powers of Congress to deal with the subject; tho need of i-hiittlng out the lawless who seek our shores, and the care the committee has exercised not to trench upon legitimate legit-imate freedom ot speech und of tho press. |