National Republican., 1878-05-21
DISTRICT LEGISLATION.
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from Its present line on L and Eleventh
streets northwest, along L to Tenth,
on Tenth to ID, along ID to Eighth,
along Eighth to Market Space; thence
to seventh street, then across Seventh !;
thence along Louisiana avenue to connect
with the tracks of the said company at First
street. Tho company is also authorized to
on Boundary street, adjacent to st. ratrick's
Cemetery. along tho valley east of Howard
University to tho southern boundary Of the
Soldiers Home, near TO IIarewood entrance.
Tho track is to be completed aud the cars run
along the streets and spaces first named. with
out additional fare, within eighteen months,
and the branch last named within two years,
and for riding over this branch an additional
fare, not exceeding five cents, may be charged.
The bill passed.
Mr.. CLAFLlN, from the same committee.
reported bill for the preservation Of game
and the protection of birds in the District of
Columbia which was passed.
Tho bill provides a penalty of - for each
bird for killing, exposing for sale, or having In
ones possession, dead or alive, any partridge
between January - aud November / rufllcd
grouse, between February | and August (;
wOodcock, between February ! aud July I I;
praric.chickcn, between February l and Sep.
| tcniber snipc or rOvcr, between May / aud
| september |; wid.gOOsc or wild-brandt be.
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or ortolan, or rccd-birl, or ricc-bird. between
February | and September /. Twenty cents
per pound is fixed aS a penalty for having pos
session or exposing for sale decr-meat or vcni-
son, between January l, and August Is.
Two dollars for each bird Is made the penalty
for killing or having in possession dead, any
turkey buZEarl. wren, sparrow. or other in
scctirOrons bird, save as otherwise provided
for. Proportonate penalties are fixed for
robbing birds nests, trapping wild birds, or
waterfowl; for killing wild duck, wild goose
or wild brandt, with any other gun than such as
are habitually raised ut arms length and fired
from the shoulder; for killing or shooting at
birds in the night time. Persons killing birds
| for scientific purposes or in Possession of them
for breeding arc exempted from the opera
tons of this act. Persons tre,pasSing on the
lands of another for the purpose Of shooting or
hunting, after due notice, are made liable to
damages to an amount not exceeding 800 {;
and penalty of not lcst than - nor more
than $50 is fixed for tearing down gu.boards
and u penalty of not less than $40 or more
than 10 for shooting or carrying shooting
implements on Sunday.
Mr.. CLAFLlN also reported the bill provid-
ing that persons sentenced to hard labor by
the courts of the District of Columbia may be
confined in the Jail in said District, and for
other purposes. Tho bill was referred to the
Committee of tho Whole. 1t apprOpriatos
*es 80 to enclose the Jail grounds and erect
suitable workshops.
Mr.. MAYHAM from the same committee,
reported the bill for the improvement of tho
sewerage of Washington, and also bill to pro.
vide for tho settlement Of all outstanding
claims against the District, and they were both
referred to the Committee of tho Whole.
Mr.. lIENKLE reported adversely on the bill
for the relief of tho North American Neucha-
tel Paving Company, and 1t was laid on the
table.
Mr.. BRENTANO reported q substitute for
House bill No. Is2S, in relation to the Register
of Wills in the District of Columbia. The
substitute consoidates the Offices of Register of
wills aud of Recorder of Deeds, and the in
cumbent of the office is to be known hereafter
as Recorder and Register. The appointing Mt
is to be made by the judges of the Supreme
Court of the District. Ho IL to give bond,
with two or more suretics in tho penal sum of
S25 50O0,and is to perform the duties now imposed
upon the Recorder of Deeds and Register Oi
Wills respectively. He shall bo n citizen OF
the United States, aud for three years resi-
dent of the District of Columbia, and he is to
be responsible to the Supreme Court of the
District, the judges of which may remove him
for cause: otherwise he is to hold his Office
for four years, aud until his SUCCESSOR is up.
pointed. His salary Is to be $500 per annum
aud ho is to have such deputies and assistants
as the court may deem necessary to the proper
| alNtntlSc bl tle uulltS VI lHj Oiilct' 1 nN
present Offices of Recorder and Register are tie.
clarcd vacant; but the present incumbents arc
to discharge their duties until their successors
are appointed and qualified.
SIR. DUNNELL Objected to that feature
which vested the appointment in judges, aud
he moved to strike that ont and leave the ap'
pOintmcnt with the President He also moved
to strike out the clause relating to the three
years residences.
Mr.. HUTTON explained the provisions OF
the bill, and said that 1t was deemed best l.
consolidate the officers 1t would most Ger
tainly result in reduction Of expenses.
Mr.. KELLY saw no good reason why the
app0intm,n mt shOud 10 vested in the judges
You might aS we'll vest the appointment In
/ any other officer.
Mr. BRENTASO argued that the Office
was one particularly pertaining to the Court
, aud the judges should control it.
Mr. KElFER doubted tho constitutions
: power of Congress to vest this appointment II
, the Judges. lie objected 10 this sort of spccia
f legislation, and it looked to him US though
some particular individual was being singled
q out
Mr.. DUNNELL'S amendments were the,
adopted, and the bill passed as amended.
, Mr.. BRENTANO further reported bill I,
regulate the practice of pharmacy in the Dis
trct OF Columbia, and it was also passed.
This Is the bill reported by Mr.. Brentan,
some time since an abstract of which has here
toiore been printed in The NATIONAL RE
PUBLICAN. No amendments We're made to /
, in the House.
4 Mr.. WILLIAMS (Mich.) then moved tina
the House go into committee to take up Dis
trict business, but the motion was rejected
=. and the House. at 1870 p M, adjourned.
- bills Not Acted Upon.
The following bills, which had been pre-
/. pnrel by the District of Cnlumbin Committc