Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS-
A Substitute for the Bill Fixing the Degree
OF Murder.

A Substitute for the Bill Fixing the Degree
OF Murder.
The House committee on judiciary today au-
thorized Mr.. E. B. Taylor of Ohio to favorably
report substitute for the bill fixing the de-
gree Of murder committed in any place where
the United States has exclusive jurisdiction,
which, Of course, includes the District Of Co
lumbia.
The bill provides that whoever, within the
Jurisdiction Of the United States courts, shall
purposely and with premeditated motive. or in
the perpetration OF or in the attempt to perpe-
trate any rape. arson. robbery or burglary, or
oy administration Of poison causing the
same to be done, kills any human being. is
guilty of murder in the first degree and shall
suner death or imprisonment for life at hard
iaoer, at the discretion Of the jury, such dis
erection to be expressed in their verdict
section 2. Whoever, within said jurisdiction,
snail purposely and maliciously, but without
Fermentation, kill any human being. is guilty
OF murder in the second degree and shall be i'm
prisoned during life or for period Of not less
than ten years at hard labor
Section B. Whoever, within said Jurisdiction.
uniawiuily Kills any human being without
malice, express or implied, either voluntarily
upon sudden heat or involuntarily, but in the
commission of some unlawful act, is guilty of
mansiaughter, and shall be imprisoned not
pore than twenty nor less than one year at
lard labor.
EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Mr.. Cogswell introduced bill in the House
providing that the property now occupied by
the Home for Aged Colored People shall be ex-
empt from all taxation as long as it is so occu-
pied.
THE COURT OF APPEALS BILL.
The House committee Of judiciary will give
h.- m A.
persons opposed to the proposed bill establish
ing the court of appeals of the District This
BILL which has been agreed upon in committee,
as heretofore reported in The STAR. is tenn
porarily withheld from report to the full House
to enable those who oppose to present theiE
views to the committee.
FOR GIRLS Reform SCHOOL.
The Senate today passed the bill providing for
the purchase of a site and erection Of buildings
for the girls reform school. The bill as !,
goes to the House reads: THAT the sum of s75,.
600 be, and the same is hereby, appropriated
out Of any money in the treasury not
shall be charged against the revenues of the
District of Columbia, for the purchase Of site
| and the erection or alteration and furnishing
OF Buildings for the girls reform school o
the District Of Columbia. said sum to be ex
pended by the Commissioners Of the District Of
| Columbia and to be Immediately available"
TO BUY MRS. MADIsoN's PORTRAIT.
Mrs. Madison's portrait. painted by E. F.
Andrews. was the subject Of resolution intro
duced today by Senator Voorhees,. The Senator
thinks the picture should adorn the White
House and he would be willing to have Congress
pay the artist 81, 900 for the result Of his toll.
TO COME INTO THE DISTRICT.
Senator Harris, from the District committee
this afternoon made a favorable report to the
Senate on the bill authorizing the extension
| into the District of the Washington and West
| ern Maryland railroad. This is the Baltimore
| and Ohio extension into Georgetown from the
west