Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-16


Inc OH mt .oduced In the Houye Yesterday
by Mr. Mcp >ougail, of New YORK, for the prc,-
lection OF game i'm the District of Columbia.
prohioitss the use of a swive or pivot gun, or
olher ian the ordinary 6-re-arms for killing
nv tucks, geese or brdnt, under a penalty
~ 100, and under sev..re penalties prohibits
u e killing of game during the following sea-
-Ons: WoOdcOck. Between January l and
September !; ParTidges or quail, between
January and october 20; ruffie1 grouse,
commonly called partridge, or pinnetreO
grouse, commonly called prairie chicken,
from January 1 TO September /; larks and
robins, April to September 1; water rail,
sOTa, OrtOhan, or marsh puliet species, jan
nary to September 5; reed and block bird
November l TO September .. a penalty of
SOS is irnposed for destroying and TObbing the
nest of any wild bird. Shooting on Sunday
is prohibited by penalty of not more than
SO nor less than siO. Having game in pos
session during the time the taking of the
same is prohibited is held to he a violation
of the law. punishable the same as if the
party having them had killed them. An
other provision of the bill is the protection
OF property against trespaSsing for the pur-
pose OF cunning, after proper notice has been
given Ivy posting SignbOardS warning against
treSTassing.
DISTRICT LABORERs.
Mr.. O'Brien (Md-) Submi tied n memorial
OF the WOrkingmen ot the District. showing
amounts claimed to he due them from con-
tractors under the late Board of Public
Works. The memorial covers dftv-eight
legal cap pages. and the sums range from a
small balance due one or two laboTers up 10
thousands of dollars. The memorial was
referred to the District Committee ard OrIere ell
To be printed.
DRAWING or GRAND AND PETIT JURiFs.
y bill was reported from the Senate Judi
CiaTy Committee yesterday 70 provide for the
immediate drawing OF grand and petit jurors
in this District. Existing laws Fl * the draw
ing in March next. The object OF the immedi-
VIM. 8. King, of Pacific Mail nOtOriety
indicted for PERJURY i'm connection with the
recent development of the Pacific Mail
inquiry. and his testimony given at a pre-
Ceding examination Of this subject nearly
two years ago. The statutes of Limitation in
his case would intervene on the nth Of Feb
ruary. ard it is 10 bar this that it is desired
To summon grand jury to find an indict-
meGt prior TO that date.
TIE MORRILL,. Bill.
In the Senate. to-day, Mr.. Dennis presented
several petitions from citizens of the District
of Columbia, protesting against the passage
OF that part of the Morrill, bill which refers to
municipal COurt-chapter -, sections 20 to
~, pages 40 to 155-which provides for the
abolition of justices of the peace" i'm said
District. They say that if that portion Of the
bill should pass. il would force them into the
municipal court, at great expense and loss of
time. 10 recover sums from II to SEQ. which
can be tried now in the magistrates court
with little expense to themselves or the de
PENDANT. aud with no expense to the District
or United States. These petitions were
signed by several hundred persons. including
many business men, as well as lawyers and
justices of the peace.
SENATE BILLS.
In the Senate to-day. Mr.. CLAYTON intrr-
dCccd hi!l identical with the one intro IuccI
IN the Senate yesterday for the preservation
of game in the District of Columbia. Re
ierred to the Committee on the District
Mr. Wright introduced a bill Identical with
the one introduced by Mr.. Chapman in the
House on the 18th of January last to license
tax and regulate the sale of intOxica ding
liquors in the District Of Columbia, and for
other purposes.
INTENDING THE TIME OF THE BOARD OF
AUDIT.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. sherman from
the Finance Committee, reported, with an
amendment. the following bill to extend the
time within which the Board of Audit for the
District Of Columbia may receive, audit and
allow certain claims that have never been
presented TO said board:
Re u enacted, &c, That the Board OF Audit
constituted by the act entitled IAN act for
the government of the District OF Columbia
and for other purposes" approved June 20
lNI4, may receive, audit, and allow iuSt
claims against said District of the first and
second classes mentioned in the sixth sec
ton of said act, and claims for refund
ing Sewer-taXes, notwithstanding the limit
OF time for presentation contained i'm said
act, ami in the joint resolution to con
tnue said board OF audit, approved Decem-
Der Il, 1>14. The amend ment simply adds
The words: ''ITO,ideri That such claims shall
be presented prior to the LIST Of July next