The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-22
Prom the Capital.

W AoaANNlONs May -1.-Iut PRESIDENT
to-day transmitted to Congress a com
munication from the Secretary Of State
recommending additional legislation
for the repression Of the opium traffic
in accordance with the supplemental
treaty with China. which went into
effect in 1881. The Secretary OF state
enclosed letter on the subject written
by John Russell Young. when minister
10 china, TO Secretary Frelinghuysen.
Ihe House shipping committee met
this morning and concurred in part OF
the Senate amendments TO the Dingley
shipping bill. andnOn concurred IN sew
eral amendments ana auth rized Mr.
Dlngley, OF Maine. TO report back the
bill 10 the House. with a recommended
ton that the House agree to the confer
ehce asked by the Senate. The commit
Tee were unanimous IN support of the
senate amendment TO the shipping bill
designed to meet the action OF Can
ada, but formally nOn-cOncurred
IN the amendment simply TO make
verbal changes in conference. Several
other amendments were non -cOneurred
~ 70 meet tue approval OF the com
mittee on the main. and the nOn-cOn-
currence IL recommended, simply q
secure some slight changes in the text.
Mr.. Dingley viii report back the bill 10
the House at the earliest opportuuItv
next week. when the House will at
once act upon it as the report will be
privileged
Senator Chase to-day reported FROM
the Senate committee on patents an
original international copyright bill as
a substitute for the bills on the subject
before the committee. 1t amends sec
ton 1852 OF the revised statutes by
striking out the words citizen of the
United States or resident therein" This
IS the section which cOnfers the copy
right. and the proposed amendment
will extend the right TO foreigners.
The provision of the same Sec
ton relating to the night TO
dramatize or translate is amended as
follows: Authors or their assignees
shall have the exclusive right 20 DANA
tize or translate any OF their works for
which copyright snail have been OBJ
tanned under the laws. Of the United
States. section ,9i9, governing the term
OF copyright, and Section 1851, relating
to damages for infringement, are also
amended by striking out The words
which limit their benefits 10 citizens of
the United States. Section 497l, de-
claring nothing IN the chapter relating
to copyrights shall be construed to
prohibit the publication Of words of
foreign authors is repealed. Section
1854 and 1885, prescribing dam
ages for printing. publishing or
importing works protected by the
copyright, are amended by limiting
their application to the printing or
publication Of such works, the word
imprint" being stricken outof each.
The following provision is added 10 Sec
ton 4 9o7: That If the author designer
or composer of the book or other article
for which the copyright is applied for.
I be not q citiZe OF the United States, or
q 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 oriein, and In case Of book musical
composition or photograph. two copies
of the first edition of the same
printed in the United States
shall be deposited with the libra
rian Of Congress within the term OF
three months alter the date Of recording
such copyright, in default whereof sucL
copyright shall be held void and of no
effect, and after the recording OF any
copyright during the existence Of such
copyright, the Importation of any
States shall be and is hereby prohibited
and alt officers Of customs and post
masters are hereby required to seize
and detain all copies OF such copyrights
articles as shall be entered at the
customhouses or transmitted in the
mails Of the United States, but in the
case of books in foreign languages of
which TRANSACTIONS 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 per
mitted. unless the original shall also be
copyrighted and an american edition
thereon shall be issued within three
months after the date of entry Of the
copyright. The Secretary Of the
Treasury and the Postmaster-General
are empowered and required to make
and enforce such rules and regulations
as shall prevent the importation into
the United States OF articles copy
righted under this act.