Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-15
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.


Text Of the Bin for Its Abolishm>us I,ero-
ducsd By Ar. Curtsa.
II ID conceded that this Congress viii prob-
ably enact some legislation fixing the degrees
of punishment for the crimes Of murder and
granddaughter in the District Of Columbia and
other places where the United States has exclu-
sive jurisdiction. A bill to this effect has been
reported from the House committee on Judi
ciary and will be called up for action h due
time.
Mr.. Curtis yesterday introduced two bills re-
pealing the law providing capital punishment
for murder and fixing imprisonment for life
as the punishment
One bill provides for manslaughter as fol-
lows: That whoever purposely and with pre-
meditated malice or in the perpetration OF or
IN the attempt to perpetrate any rape, arson,
roooery or burglary, or by admins
tering poison. or causing the same be
done. within any fort. arsenal. dock
YARD, magazine or in any other place or dis
trict Of country under the exclusive jurisdic-
ton OF the United States or upon the high
seas, or any arm OF the sea, or In any river,
haven, creek. basin or bay within the ad-
miralty jurisdiction of the United States. and
out of the jurisdiction of anv particular state,
kills any human being. is guilty of murder in
the hrst degree. and upon conviction thereof
shall suffer Imprisonment at hard labor during
life.
Sec z That whoever within any OF the places
named or upon or IN any of the waters mem
TONED IN the preceding section. purposely and
lnallciously, but without Fermentation, kills
any human being, Is guilty of murder in the
second degree, and upon conviction thereof
shall be imprisoned at hard labor for period
oi lot more than twenty years
Sec. 5. That whoever within any of the places
or upon or in any of the waters mentioned in
the hrst section unlawfully kills any human
being without malice. express or implied either
voluntarily upon sudden heat, or inyoluntarily.
but In the commission Of an unlawful act IL
guilty of manslaug liter. and upon conv. ction
thereof shall be imprisoned at hard labor for a
period of not more than ten years.
Sec 4. That any person convicted of an Of
Tense to which the punishment Of death is now
specifically affixed by the laws of the United
States shall be sentenced to Imprisonment al
hard labor for the term of his or her natural
life, and any person convicted of an offense ia
which the punishment of death or such Other
punishment as the court in its discretion NAV
direct is affixed, the maximum punishment
snail be Imprisonment at hard labor for the
| term of his or her natural life.
Sec 5. That the punishment Of death pre-
scribed for the violation of any provision Of
the United States statutes is hereby abolished
and ali laws and parts OF laws inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed
Mr.. Fellows Of New York, by request. intro
duced the following bill:
That section 766 OF the Revised Statutes of the
United States be amended by the addition Of
the following paragraph, namely: Provided
however, That In capital cases. when the ap.
pellant is under sentence of death, the psovis.
ions of this section shall not apply, except upor
the express order and direction of the judge
from whose decision tue appeal is taken, who
may at his discretion order a stay of execution
OF such sentence Of death pending the final de
| termination of said appeal.