Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-11
READY FOR CONGRESS
Favorable Reports Ordered on District
Measures.
AMENDING TIE LOCAL GAME LAWS
Providing Extension to Providence
Hospital.
ADVANCES FROM TREASURY

The House District committee today held
a special meeting to take action upon sew
eral pending bills in anticipation of claim
ing next Monday as District day in the
House.
Amending the Game Laws.
favorable report was ordered on House
bill 1881, amending the game laws Of the
District to provide as follows:
THAT person shall kill, expose for
sale, or have in his or her possession, either
dead or alive, any partridge, otherwise
quail between the 1st day of February and
the 1st day of November, under a penalty of
s. for each partridge, otherwise quail,
killed exposed for sale or had in his or
her possession, either dead alive, and
in default thereof to be imprisoned in the
workhouse for a period not less than thirty
days nor more than six months.
THAT no person shall kill, expose for
sale or have in his or her possession, either
dead or alive, any woodcock between the 1st
day of January and the 1st day of July,
under penalty of So for each woodcock
either dead alive, and In default thereof
to be imprisoned in the workhouse for q
period not less than thirty days nor more
than six months
THAT no person shall expose for sale or
have In his or her possession, either dead
or alive, any prairie chicken, otherwise pin
mated grouse between the 1st day of Feb
ruary and the 1st day of September under
a penalty of s. for each prairie chicken,
either dead or alive. and in default thereof
to be imprisoned in the workhouse for
period not less than thirty days nor more
than six months.
That person shall kill expose for sale
or have in his or her possession, either dead
or alive, any wild turkey ruffed grouse,
otherwise known as pheasant, between the
C6th 1aV of December and the 1St 1av of
November. except the English, ring-neck or
other pheasants of foreign origin Matched
and raised in farm poultry Enclosures, un-
der penalty of 81 for each wild turkey
ruffed grouse, otherwise known as pheas-
ant, either dead alive, and in default
thereof to be imprisoned in the workhouse
for a period not less than thirty days nor
more than six months.
THAT no person shall kill, expose for
sale, or have in his her possession.
either dead alive, any squirrel or rab-
bit, except the species known as the Eng
lish rabbit, between the first day of Feb
rLary and the first day of November, under
a penalty of 81 for each squirrel or rabbit
either dead or alive, and in default thereof
to be imprisoned in the workhouse for a
period not less than fifteen days nor more
than three months.
THAT no person shall kill, expose for
sale, or have in his her possession
goose, brant, snipe or plover between the
first day of April and the first day of Sep
tember, under a penalty of 50 for each,
either dead or alive, and in default thereof
to be imprisoned in the workhouse for
period not less than thirty days nor more
than six months.
THAT person shall kill, expose for
sale. or have in his or her possession, either
dead or alive, any water rail or ortolan,
reed bird or rice bird, marsh blackbird, Or
other game bird not previously mentioned
between the first day of February and the
first day of September, under penalty of
81 for each other r6
viously mentioned, either dead or alive. and
in default thereof to be imprisoned in the
workhouse for period not less than fifteen
days nor more than six months.
For the purposes of this act the fol-
lowing only shall be considered game birds
The anatidae, commonly known as swans
geese brant, river and sea ducks; the rail-
lidae, commonly known rails, coOtS, mud
hens and galinules; the limicolae, COM
| monty known as shore birds, plovers surf
birds, snipe, woodcock, sandpipers, tattlers
and curlews: the gallinae, commonly known
as wild turkeys grouse prairie chickens,
pheasants, partridges and quails, and the
species of icteridae, commonly known as
marsh blackbirds and reed birds or rice
birds.
THAT no person shall kill, catch, expose
for sale have in his or her possession.
| living or dead, any wild bird other than q
game bird. English sparrow, crow Cooper's
hawk, sharp-shinned hawk, or great horn
ed owl: nor rob the nest of any such wild
bird of eggs young; nor destroy such
nest except in the clearing of land Of trees
| or brush, under penalty Of five dollars
| for every such bird, either dead or alive,
and for each nest destroyed, and in default
| thereof to be imprisoned in the workhouse
| for a period not exceeding thirty days:
, Provided, That this section shall not apply
| to birds or eggs collected for scientific pur-
poses under permits issued by the super
| intendent of police of the District of CO.
| lumbia in accordance with such instructions
as the secretary of the Smithsonian Institu-
rroa to hn In
| force for one year from date Of issue and
non-tranSferable.
THAT no person shall trap, net or en-
snare any water fowl or other wild bird
Except the English SPARROW, or have in
his or her possession any trap, snare, net
or Illuminating device for the purpose Of
| killing or capturing any such bird under
| penalty of five dollars for each water fowl
or other wild bird Except the English spar
row. killed or captured and in default
| thereof to be imprisoned in the workhouse
| not exceeding thirty days"
Dewey Hotel Electric Conduit.
favorable report was also made on
| House bill 1909, providing follows:
"That the Dewey Hotel Company be au-
| thorized to construct and maintain, at its
| own expense, subject to approval of the
| Commissioners, a conduit from the Dewey
| Hotel to the rear Of house zoos 18th street
northwest, 216 feet on Stanton alley, to
supply electric current and steam from the
| Dewey Hotel the conduit to be constructed
| and maintained under the direction of the
| Commissioners of the District of Columbia y
| Providence Hospital Extension.
| favorable report was also ordered on
House bill 1920, which provides as follows:
| That the directors of Providence Hos
| pital be hereby authorized to erect addi-
| tional buildings and make such improve
| ments for hospital purposes as they may
deem proper on square 7G4, city of WASH
| ington, District Of Columbia. now owned
| and occupied by that institution, and for
| such purpose may mortgage or otherwise
incumber the square to raise money TOT
| the buildings and improvements authorized,
| and the limitation of value of real estate
| owned by Providence Hospital contained IN
| the act approved April 8. 1854, is>removed.
| Closing Y. II. G. 4. Alley.
| Also a favorable report on House bill
1164o, which provides that the Commission
ers of the District OF Columbia be author
ICED and directed. on the petition Of ths
| Young Mems Christian Association OF the
city Of Washington, tho owner Of all the
property abutting on that part or portion
| Of an alley thirty feet wide In square 100,
| and running cast and west through the
| square for distance Of 6e.Sa feet,
to declare that Part :. or portion
Of the alley to b0 cf0no6 and Ia