Rome, Nov, 20.
'The Senate to-day by 173 votes to 49 adopted the Defence of the State Bill, embodying exceptional measures ' to cal with political offences, including the death penalty' for attempts to assassinate the head the State, which the Chamber has; already passed.
Signor Mussolini, in a tentions" of would-be Iaughter), but these episodes, he id, acutely disturbed the life of the nation, and the people demanded extraordinary measures.—He cided that he would select a special] tribunal which would carry out the new law and which would not perform acts of vengeance but of severe justice (choers).—Reuter.
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