Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-30
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.
James Eu,,eII Lowell Speak- Before ths
Committee.

Committee.
W,sm,ugoS, January 29.-At the hear
inr givsn today b. the Senate Committee
on nsl-u,s to authoti1. publishers aud
other, intsresDed in the subject oiinterna'
,ioaal copyright Ne. Gardner Hubbard ad-
dressed toe committee in opposition to the
passage OF ouy copyright bill. Mr.. James
Russell .oycl! President OF the American
Conyright League, wGs introduced by MIR
Green the Secretary Of the .eague,
and spoke at some length IN Ia
yor of the passage OF International
co2y riyht BILL In reply to Mr.. Hubbard
he sa'i nobody would mailtain that there
vas p!oprriy in en- idea The property
riah, va. To-. the is-hion OF presenting the
liz. The couatitariou recognized this III
srantiu. patcHts. Patents were no'hlng
b.r IDEAS fashioned in a certain way for
instance tue Bill telephone wSa5
. rsiseI, parallel case with books.
lie declared there vas oEe kind OF books
n.,,.r ,han cheap looks aud these were
,-oF. harse.ily come BY. tie took tie
moral view Of the question Many OF the
arguments used By Mr. Hubbard might De
psai in de.eusa Of pocket picking. One
couId live much easier If he could live
mon tue lAhors Of Other people, bat th's
vas 70. considssed honest when he vas
youug. Mr.. Lowell spoke Tor an hour
chiefly in reply to inquiries addressed 10
him bg members of the committee. Mr..
I,mes Welsh. President Of the IyPograph'
;ral Upion, OF Philadelphia, aud represent
;r, the Unions Of the entire country ad'
6ressed the committee and pre7"ni"n ="
;, r,amor;al in support o. the Z lie 1LI -
- o1no:itiou 10 the HawleY bill. In reply
70 injuries he said the Ha"!Sy bill amend
ed as suggested By Senator Ha"ly yester'
dsv by the insertion Of provision Tequ"-
inc cs,aian work. copyrighted here to be
7rir.ei IN th;s county, wonlG be satls'ac-
torv n the labor organizations.
Mr z 3. Bowkar. of New York, Tor
mauy presented to the committee me-
rorial signed By about tWo hundred OF
the leading authors OF ,ae country IN sup
mort o. the HawleY bill and addressed the
committee briefly on the subject
ADJOURNED.
80 HnNORS TCH HOWARD.
Tho Senate Committee on Foreign Re
,atioos to-day reported adversely to grant
"a, ri-2 c. .. Howard the consent OF Con-
,res, 70 rece;-e from the French Republic
,bs Jscorpt.on OF the Legion Of Honor and
The Court appointment sod honorary RANK !
q. Chevahec. These houOrs were tendefeu
General Howard by the French so;ern,
man. in appreciation OF services reHdere1
h'a own country.
A TREASURY CALL.
Tho Secretary OF the Treasury has issued
call r,r the redemption OF bonds oil 'n'
three per cent loan ot lSS2. Inc Prlnt'
J nal and accrued interests will be PAID q
tbe Treasury Of the 'uited States in Wash
;nc;1n on the Grst Of March 1856, aud th'
i,lryrsl will close on that day.
CULTURED BLIND.
With ,yi.g +, promoting interest in th'
,s.ehlisbmrpt ot institutions in this conn
,ry ,or art,s,i. .auscgl adprationai ot IN
hind concert was gl'eh "
| All Souls Church tonight, by artisi
, educated at London ROYAL College 81"
, Academy of Music for the Blind. lnvIts
l lions 10 the concert were sent out ,oy
. conmillee consisting OF Miss Clevelanc
, Mrs Chief Justice Waite, Mrs. Senate
. Sbsrmsn, Mrs Speaker Carlisle Mrs. FL
n dico,f snd severed prominent gentlem'n
. presiicnt C'rrrl%ud ard Miss C!evean
, ysra auoH, the distinguished audience
Tbs coos..., which WAS Uu6er the dire
- oi ID. = ! C>rapbell, principal o! th
RovaI College, WAS pronounced f0mpie'
: artistic succ,s1
the PyBIIC RECEPTION
d ut the White Hous" 70 night was one Of II II
a isrgrar affairs Of the kind ever See" her