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Show ATTEMPT TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Washington, Feb. 17. An attempt to abolish capital punishment as a penalty under federal laws today blocked the conclusion of consideration of the peual code bill in the house, sitting sit-ting In committee of the whole. The most important amendment incorporated in-corporated in the bill was one to regulate regu-late the Interstate shipment of Intoxicating Intox-icating liquors. Representative McCall (Massachusetts) (Massachu-setts) led the fight against capital punlshmont, and. when he was voted down, made a point of no quorum. Just before this, by 25 to 27, the committee had declined to substitute electrocution electrocu-tion for hanging as a death penalty. A motion to take a recess was opposed op-posed by the enemies of the bill and ( a filibuster resulted. ' The sergeant at arms sent after absent ab-sent members. Nearly two hours later la-ter at 7:50 p. m. wtien Mr. Madden (Illinois) answered the roll call, a quorum was secured and the house wbs declared In recess until tomorrow at 11 o'clock. |