The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-06
WHAT WAS GOING ON In AND
AROUND THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL YESTERDAY.
Sherman Introduces the Newspaper
Copyright bill in the Senate
Provisions of the Measure.
A POETS IDEA OF MORMONISM
AND THE RIGHT REMEDY
FOR IT.
Lively Debate ON the Naval Bill in
the HOuse-Calk1n's Sensible
Amendment.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March A. Lamb
from the committee on foreign af-
fairs, reported to amend the Chinese
immigration act. Referred to COM
mittee of the whole. Hill submitted
minority report.
Wemple, from the committee on
railways and canals, reported the bill
for the permanent improvement of
the Erie canal, and maintaining the
same to people. Referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
The house went into the committee
of the whole, Converse in the chair,
to consider the navy appropriation
bill.
The debate on the bill was pro-
longed. Belford said the democratic
party yesterday-referring to the at
tempt to get up the wool question
presented a magnificent spectacle. 1t
reminded him of a race horse that had
entered the race, throwing up its tail
and jumping the track.
Randall objected to the line of argu-
ment.
Continuing, Belford said it was uni
versally understood yesterday that
Converse purposed bringing up his
wool BILL
Randall again objected.
Belford replied: mo wonder you
are afraid. Democrats of the south" !"
he continued, shave loaned them
selves to a few leaders of the north
who are leading them to ruin, your
graves are dug and we have contribu-
ted the money to decorate them for
ever"
Randall replied: "After flight of
fancy and dream from the member of
the decaying party, want to call you
back for the consideration of the
naval appropriation bill" (Groans
from republican side)
The debate then proceeded on the
bill. Calkins offered an amendment
that after the 1st of July, '84, the staff
corps of the navy on the active list be
retired by reducing the number of
medical directors from Is to 5, medi-
cal inspectors 10 to 3, pay directors 13
toI5, pay inspectors IL to 5, and plac-
ing the officers removed on the retired
list. Agreed to.
After further debate and without
action the committee rose.
House adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Among
the memorials presented was one by
Ingalls,, from Grand Army Post, Kan
saS, demonstrating against the pass
age of the bill reinstating -Fitz John
Porter. The memorial embOdieS the
resolutions of the post, which declares
that to reinstate Fitz John Porter
would be regarded as an insult to the
loyal soldiers who obeyPd with alac-
rity their superior officers. In pre-
senting the memorial ingalls, re-
marked that the resolutions voiced
the opinions of nine-tenths of the sur
viving soldiers of the war of the re-
bellion, and in that opinion he, per-
sonally, cordially concurred.
Logan, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported favorably on the
bill to relieve the members and judge
advocate of the Fitz John Porter
court martial, of secrecy imposed by
their oath as to the vote of the court.
AT the conclusion of the morning
business, the mi1trry academy appro-
priation bill was placed before the
senate.
Logan said he was authorized by
the committee on appropriations to
offer an amendment providing that
hereafter any cadet dismissed for haz-
ing shall not be eligible for re-appoint-
ment. He had consulted many of the
best officers who had been authority at
the academy. In their and his opinion
hazing could not be stopped without
such a provision, and he believed that
such provision would stop it.
agreed to. The bill as
was passed.
Cockren reported adversely the bill
to authorize the Secretary OF War to
lend tents for the fifth annual reunion
of tho sailors and soldiers of the
Northwest, at Chicago, in August. In
presenting this report Cockrell re-
marked, there were no tents that
could be supplied for such purposes,
and it would be an enormous expense
for the government to undertake to
procure them.
Morrill,, from the committee on fl
nance, a bill providing for the issue
of duplicate checks by government
officers, in case of the loss of originals.
Passed.
Sherman introduced a bill granting
copyright to newspapers.
Sawyer offered resolution, agreed
to, instructing the Attorney General
to report to the Senate the amounts
of judgments or awards, and
in whose favor, rendered against the
government of the United States by
the courts, or by duly appointed COM
missioners, from which no appeal has
been taken; and if he knows any rea-
son why such judgments should not
be paid.
The sennte then took up and passed
without debate the bill reported by
Garland, from the committee on judi
ciary, to punish counterfeiting within
the United States, of notes, bonds or
other securities of foreign governments.
The senate took up the bill to pro-
vide for the exercise of jurisdiction
conferred upon the United States in
places out of their territory and do
minion.
This is the bill reported by Pendle-
ton, from the committee on foreign re-
lations, and provides an elaborate
plan for the government of the action
of ministers and consuls of the United
States residing in China, Japan,
Borneo, Egypt, Persia, Turkey and
other eastern countries.
When the reading of the bill was
concluded the senate went into exec
utive session, and soon adjourned.
THE COPYRIGHT BILL.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The fol-
lowing is copy of the bill introduced
by Senator Sherman to-day, granting
copyright to newspapers: "Be 1t
enacted, ETC., that any daily or weekly
newspaper, or any association of daily
or weekly newspapers, published in
the United States, or any territories
thereof, shall have sole right 10 print,
issue or sell for the term of forty
eight hours, dating from the hour of
going to press, the contents of said
daily or weekly newspaper, or the col
lected news of said newspaper or asso-
citation, exceeding one hundred words.
Section 2. That for any infringe
ment of the copyright granted by the
first section of this act the party in
jured may sue in any court of compe'
tent jurisdiction. and recover in any
proper action, damages sustained by
him from the person making the in
fringement, together with the costs OF
the suit.
A duplicate of the foregoing meas
ure will be introduced in the house at
the earliest opportunity by Represen-
tative Tucker, of Virginia.
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