Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-22

Edmunds, Miller and others objected to
the adoption of the resolution as being
executive business, and it was declared not
now in order.
Dolph endeavored to secure the setting
of day for the consideration of the bill
repeating the pre-emption and timber cul-
ture claims.
Objections were raised by several Sena-
tors, among them Sewell who said he
would object to further special orders until
the Porter bill was taken up and disposed
OF, and that he would ask the Senate to
take up that bill when the bankruptcy bill
should have been disposed of.
Hoar moved that the Senate take up the
bill providing for the closing of the bust
ness of the Court of Alabama claims.
Reports of the majority and minority of
the committee were read, and the bill was
passed as it came from the House, by ayes
%, noes Is.
The urgent deficiency bill being reported
by Allison, from the Committee on Appro-
priations, it was passed without debate
Plumb moved that the Senate insist on
its amendments to the PoStoffice appro-
priation bill.
The Senate agreed to the motion, and the
Chair appointed Messrs Plumb, Malone
and Call as conference committee.
On motion of Blair the Senate then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the favora-
bly-reported pension bills standing OH the
calendar, and a number of such bills were
passed.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion, and when the doors were reopened
adjourned until Monday.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, May 21st.-The Committee
on Naval Affairs reported the naval appro-
priation bill, and it was referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
The House resumed consideration of the
bill prohibiting the importation of mack
erel during the spawning season.
After long debate the bill was passed
ayes 100, noes 50.
On motion of Morrison of Illinois. the
order setting apart Saturday sessions for
general debate was rescinded. This action
is to take effect after tomorrow.
Consideration of private business was
proceeded with, and several bills reported
to-day, and on previous Fridays. from the
Committee of the Whole were passed.
Among the bills passed was one remov-
ing the charge of desertion from the record
OF Franklin Thompson, alias S. L. Seelve
This is the case of the woman who for two
years served in a Michigan regiment as a
soldier without disclosing her identity
EVENING SESSION.
WASHINGTON, May 21st.-The House. at
its evening session, passed thirty pension
bills, and at 10 p. NJ. adjourned until to-
morrow.
International Copyright Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 21st-Senator Chase
to-day reported from the Senate Commit
tee on Patents an original international
copyright bill. as a substitute for the bills
a the Snbinpt hafora ha L
amends Section 1852, Revised Statutes, by
striking out the words citizen of the
United States or resident therein This is
the section which cOnfers a copyright and
the proposed amendment will extent the
right to foreigners. The provision of the
same section relating to the right to drama
tie or translate is amended as follows !:
Authors or their assignees shall have the
exclusive right to dramatize or translate
any of their works for which a copyright
shall have been obtained under the laws of
the United States" Section 49f7, govern
ing the term of copyright, and Section
1868, relating to damages for Infringement
are also amended by striking out the
words which limit their benefits to citi-
zens of the United States Section 497l.
declaring that nothing in the chapter re-
lating to copyrights shall be construed
to prohibit the publication of works of for
eign authors, is repealed. Sections 1864
and 1865, prescribing damages for printing
publishing or importing works protected
by copyright, are amended by limiting
their application to the printing or publi-
cation of such works, the word import q"
being stricken out of each. The following
provision is added TO Section 1857 THAT
if the author designer or composer of a
book or other article for which a copy
right is applied for, be not a citizen of the
United States, or a resident therein then
the name of such copyright book or other
article shall be recorded in the office of the
Librarian of Congress not later than the
day of its publication in the country
of its origin, and in case of a book,
musical composition or photograph, two
copies of the best edition of the same
printed in the United States, shall be dc
posted with the Librarian of Congress
within the term of three months after the
date of recording such copyright in de-
fault whereof, such copyright shall be held
void and of no effect, and after the record
ing of any copyright, during the existence
of such copyright the importation of any
article copyrighted into the United States
shall be and is hereby prohibited, and all
officers of Customs and PostmasteTs are
hereby required to seize and detain all
copies of such copyrighted articles as shall
be entered at the Custom-houses, or trans
mitted in the mails of the Unite States, but
in the case of books in foreign languages,
of which translations in English are copy
righted, the prohibition of importation
shall apply only to the translation of the
same, and the importation of books in the
original language shall be permitted, unless
the original shall also be copyrighted, and
an American edition therein shall be issued
within three months after the date of en-
try of the copyright" The Secretary of the
Treasury and PostmasterGeneral are en-
powered and required to make and enforce
such rules and regulations as shall prevent
the importation into the United States of
articles copyrighted under this Act.
The Dingiey shipping Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 21st.-The House
Shipping Committee met this morning and
concurred in part of the Senate amendments
to the Dingley shipping BILL non-concurrsi
in several amendments, and authorized
Dingley to report back the bill to the
House, with a Recommendation that the
House agree to the conference asked by the
Senate. The committee were unanimously
in support of the Senate amendment to
the shipping bill designed to meet the
action of Canada, but formally non-con-
CURED in the amendment, simply to make
q verbal change in the conference. Several
other amendments, non-concurred in, meet
the approval of the committee in the main
and non-concurrence is recommended
simply to secure some slight changes in
the text. Dingley will report back the bill
to the House at the earliest opportunity
next week, when the House will at once
act upon 1t, as the report will be privileged
The National viticultural Convention.
WASHINGTON, May 21st-At Yesterdays
session of the National Viticultural Con-
ventlon Commissioner Coleman stated that
samples of all the exhibits made would he
taken by the department for careful ana
lytical work and study. MANY prominent
people visited the Masonic Temple last
evening to see the exhibits of California
wines. brandies and raisins, and their iudg-
ment was most favorable as to the quality
of the samples produced.
The We'll and Labra Cases.