The times., 1898-01-18


fed to by disinterested party may
seriously Interfere With the subsequent
investigation from medIco-Iegal
standpoint if such investigation be-
comes necessary
Other sections of the bill contain ad-
ditlonal sanitary regulations for the
disposal of dead bodies
Inc bill was amended so as to pro-
vide for a maximum penalty of 5000
or imprisonment for ninety days, and
passed.
The bill to regulate the disposal of
certain refuse was next called up by
Mr.. Curtis, of Iowa, WHO was acting for
Chairman Babcock. 1t has for its in
tention the regulation of outhouses ami
the prevention of the pollution of the
SOIL and the contamination of wells and
water sources. The bill was passed.
Senate bill 4S6 was next in order. 1t
authorized the District Commissioners
to accept the bequest OF the late Peter
ven Essen of $l2, Il and to distribute
il among the legal heirs The will If
Mr.. Essen bequeathed this amount TO
the free white schools of Georgetown.
and when the estate was settled and il
was found that there We're no free
white schools in Georgetown the heirs
put in a petition for their money. The
bill was passed.
The last District bill acted on and
passed was the one for the protection
of fish in the Potomac River and to es-
tablish a spawning ground.
The bill provides that no person shall
fish with fyke net, pound net, stake
net, float net, gill net, haul seine, dip
net, or any other contrivance, station
airy or floating, in the waters of the
Potomac River and its tributaries with
in the District of Columbia, provided
that nothing in the act, shall be con-
strued to prevent the use of barrel nets
or pots for the catching or killing of
eeis, or prevent the United States Com
missioner Of Fish and Fisheries from
taking in any manner desired fish of
any kind for scientific purposes or for
purposes of propagation, and that none
of the provisions of this act shall apply
to persons employed in catching young
catfish, smelt, club, bull minnows, and
crawfish for use as bait in fishing with
hook and line; provided. further, that
any person engaged in taking such cat
fish. smelt, club, bull minnows, and
crayfish shall first have procured a
written permit from the said Commits
sioner of Fish and Fisheries to take
such bait for hook-and-line fishing.
NJ person shall catch or kill in the
waters of the Potomac River or it's
tributaries within the District of CO.
lumbia any black bass otherwise
known as green bass and chub), crap
pie otherwise known as calico bass
and strawberry bass, or striped bass
otherwise known as rockfish) between
the 18th day of April and the 1st day
of June of each year, nor have in pos
session nor expose for sale any of said
species between those dates. nor catch
or kill any of said species of fish at any
other time during the year except by
angling. which shall not include the
taking of fish by what are known as
outlines or trotlines.
1t shall be unlawful for any person
to have in possession or expose for sale
in the District of Columbia after the
10th day OF June, in any year, any fresh
fish of the shad or herring species. 1t
shall be unlawful for any person to
expose for sale in the District of Co
lumbia at any time during the year any
striped bass or rockfsh or black bass
having a length of less than nine inch
eS. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
to catch or kill. in the waters of the
Potomac River or its tributaries with
in the District of Columbia, any fish by
means of explosives, drugs, or poisons.
No person shall allow any tar, oil,
ammoniacal liquor, or other waste
product of any gas works works en-
gagged in using such products, or any
waste product whatever, of any me-
chanical, chemical, manufacturing or
refining establishment. to flow into or
be deposited in Rock Creek or the Po-
tomac River or any of it's tributaries
within the District of Columbia. or in
to any pipe or conduit to the same.
Any person who shall violate any of
the provisions of this act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
;ipon conviction thereof before the pc
lice court or any other court of the
District of Columbia, shall be fined fu.
each and every such offense not less
than SIC ncr more than 800. and in
default of payment of fine shall
be imprisoned in the workllouse for a
period not exceeding six months, and
any officer or other person securing
such conviction before the police court
of the District of Columbia shall be
entitled to and receive one-half of any
fne imposed upon and paid by the par
ty or parties adjudged guilty.
All nets, boats, or other contrivances.
The property of any person convicted
under the provisions of this act, shall
be returned to the property clerk of
the metropolitan police department. to
be delivered to the owner upon the or