National Republican., 1873-05-30
THE COuNCIt.

Tn. ,ouncil met Yesterday at 8 O'Clock; Mr..
VIM. Htickney (presidenO In the chAif' fNJer
by Rev. a. A. Hall.
Council BIN No. %, to prevent incompetent per-
sons from engaging In the drug business IN the
District OF Columbia, was read a second time,
and referred TO the Committee on Health, Asy-
lum and Charities.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. Hall presented petition from the propri,
etors OF the principal hotels, restaurants Anu
prominent citizens, asking the passage o. Souni
c bill No. u, for the preservat,9n r.5 ~ n ~ Inc
herring In the Potomac, &c. heierteu W '"e
M. unilcK presented the petition Of Foster
Henshaw, asking committee " ehso ~, s,o,ar,S
the Justice OF certain taxes imposed on piopeiy
owned by him. Referred TO tue COhin'"ee on
On motion Of Mr. browne, Il was agreed that n,
when the Council adjourn II be to meet on sat
u' an, pSssident laid before the Council a com;
munication from the superlntendent oI goloIou y.
schools, inviting the members OF the council 70
be prcsent and witness the examination OF tue
scholafs during the present course,
On motion Of Mr.. Browne the nVltahOn was
a''eP''O' Tue FISHERY QUESTION. -
Mr. nroyne, from the Committee on Police,
reported back Council bill NO. lS.lof tue
preservation Of shsd and herring IN 11stsrs sus AZ eeT.
tain seasons Of the year, with SUBSTITUTE :"
follows: A., ,,r,..-,,,, o..
Be Il enacted, &C., That u snA " uia irL in ~. =
any person 10 take or nsh for shad OF herring
within inc District Of Columbia, between the
sUth day Of May and the 2lst day o. Desenoel @ oi
any year, or between sunset on satuiuhy s'en-
lng and sunrise on Monday morning OF any
week, either with net, seine, wlre-trap or pound
and II shall be unlawful for any person MtnIn
the times aforesaid TO oOstIuct OF nnuef .ne
passags Of any migrating fishes BY any pier, net
ss,ne or poani. or any other means used for nsh-
ing; aud IL shall be unlawful tor any petson W
ne. In nshlng for shAd any net OF seine, tne
meshss of which measure less tnan four inches;
and n small he unlawful TO sell or oner for sale
within the District OF Columbia, any Hssn snso IN
or herring between the 2ist day OF NAY anu the
nr,on yioiating mo provisions OF this act shall
Ne deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and on con.
yictIon thereof shall be punished by nne not iess
than one hundred nor more thAn n'e hunuieo
Sec. !. And b RnTthsr elacted, That the GOV
ernor anal appoint commissioner OF nsheres
whose duty shall be 70 inquire n nv aSe Poto%a at
yiyer and 10 promote such Legislation IN the
states Of Maryland and Virginia as WIZ tenu Y
that end; and said commissioner es ns,a, snan y p
allowed from the treasury OF the District q
Columbia his necessary and actual expenses y \
fhGi behalf not exceeding $500; which sum
hereby appropriated. -...,
me Committee on Police, 10 whom was re
ferred the bill Of the Council, No. y, lor th'
nreseTyation Of shad and herring In the Potoma
river aud TO prohibit the sale o. oyssers rsso,e Ser
substitute for said bill; and this not oecaus
they believe that the proposed amendment pro
yides the best means Of preventing sne sh,ea, p,u
ened extinction of shad and herring IN tne foto
MAG. hui because, In their Judgment u provide
the best means within our proper au'no''y
that end. 49,. -, A.. r..o,,,.,
observation OF those persons who have studlei
INC means Of multiplying the food nshes, you
committee are OF the opinion mat ahan anu nei
ng may be munipnea 20 snS GsS IntsTrapon OF 4,
stricuon OF nshlng u the artinclh pivPsKa1,SS ~
of those nshes could be enforced ~ al tn
nsheries on the river; but tnls rNa TUE' .ns NJ
ginla and the District OF ColumolA, enIoIVe i
Under the direction Of the commlssioneis nayln
authority over the whole iengh ~ Ins SoT NJ n
means Of thus propagating the nsh, OF shoul1
required 10 return 10 the river AZ least Ten sni @
or herring fry for every one nsn ~ tassn. s W /,
may be done at a nshery taking 10000 shal at
exyense of less than 10. And a large propo
lion Of the 100000 shad thus returned 70 y
Tiyer and going 10 the sea would return ~
end Of three years ut for the table.
In View of these facts 1t needs no argume
to convince any one that there Is no sunleie
reason for the yearly decreasing number OF snl
and herring IN hss me Mttsn Inc % sutSofty Of
Legislature to control the fisheries on any co
siderable part OF the waters OIL the fotonAo, ~
as Threatened evil may DC alnnS 'SrnnsS ~ CIV nv
during part Of each week, your committ
report the accompanying amendment as a 81
stitute for the bill referred 70 tnem s temp
more efiectual means referred TO can be pr
yided. ,,,,.,-,o,,
Mr.. Brown also called the attention OF Y
members Of the Council TO an article In the x
rrELIcIS OF Thursday last on the subject 9f =.
culture, which he assure%a % mem H.nsb,. ,ntarm
non on the subject ThAt portion Of the oul
relation 10 summer oysters had been stIick'
out, as the committee desIeu W oo'Ain iui'n
information on that point. .., ..,,.
on motion Of Mr.. Gulick, the secsnd secu'
Of the bill was stricken out ,,
IL was then read third time and passed;
Mr. Rrowne. FROM the Committee on Pole
reported back fsVOrAbly II. d. concurrent res
luton, authorizing the Joint committees on u 4
nee al both Houses TO select suitable buildll
neaT me CltV Hall TO be used for Police Coul
which, after being amended, was concuTred.
Al 1:2O O'Clock, on motion OF MI hlll' U
Council adjourned.