National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-08
TIE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
Murder and Manslaughter.


In the Senate, Saturday, Mr.. Wright intro
ducsd q bill to define the crimes Of murder and
mauslaughter in the District Of Columbia, and to-
NJ the punishment thereon. 1t was referred to
the Judiciary Committee. The bill provides
that If any person SHALL by poison, lying in wait
eTste and premeditated Killing, or in the perps-
tratiop, or attempt to perpetlate, any rape,
arson, robbery or burglary, kill another, every
the irst degree, and on conviction thereof, shall
ruler death; that II any person shall pHTposely
and maliciOusly, but without deliberate and pre-
u1editated malice, klll another, he shall be
deemed guilty Of murder IN the second degree,
and on conviction, shall be imprisoned in the
tbap three nor more than fifteen years; that II
any person shall unlaWfully kill another without
malice, either upon sudden quarrel or uninten.
tionally, while the slayer s in the commission OF
some unlawful act, every such person shall be
deemed guilty Of granddaughter, and on convic-
tion shall be Imprisoned In the penitentiary, and
kept at hard labor not less than two nor more
than eight years.
ACTION FOR INJURIES TO THE PERSON.
Mr.. Wright also introduced bill, which was
similarly referred, to define the law In regard to
the Of action for injuries to the person in the
District Of Columbia, which provides that when
ever the death Of any person Is caused by the
wrongful act default or neglect and the act Is
entitled the party injured TO maintain and recover
damages in respect thereof, the person who would
have been liable If death had not ensued shall be
liable to action for damages Notwithstanding
death shall have been caused under such circum-
stances amount in law to felony, provided suit Is
brought within twelve months alter the death Of
the deceased perEon. Every such action shall be
for the benefit Of the wife, husband, parent and
child Of the person whose death is so caused, and
shall be broug ht in the name OF the United States
and the jury may give damages, and the amount
Of damages shall be divided among the above
named parties as the Jury may direct. The word
''persOn" in the act applies not only to persons,
but to bodies corporate and polite.
RELATING TO THE ALEXANDRIA CANAL.
Mr.. Hitchcock introduced q bill TO amend an
act entitled IAN act relating to the Alexandria
canal" approved July q, 1858, and which gives
authority to the canal company to operate and
maintain across the Potomac, from Georgetown
to the Virginia shore, upon and over stone piers
upon which the aqueduct now rests, in conjunction
Herewith, bridge of wood, iron or stone, for
the passage Of persons, animals and vehicles.
The rate OF toll fixed IS as follows: FoOt-pas-
senRers, one cent; horses, mules, or jacks, with
rider, two cents for each horse without rider, or
OK. or other horned cattle, two cents; for each
vehicle drawn by one animal, eight cents, or If
teen cents both ways; each vehicle drawn by two
animals, ten cents each way: by four animals, hf-
teen cents hogs, sheep or other live creatures at
the rate Of fifty cents per hundred: Provided, The
company shall furnish toll tickets. when pur-
chased in quantities Of not less than fifty, at one
half the above rates.
INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHOOL.
Mr.. Spencer, from the Senate District Commit
tee, reported adversely on the bill granting aid
{ SIS, OO0) to the Industrial Home School.