Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-05-17
PASSED THE SENATE.

The Unearned Land-Grant Forfeiture Biz
and the Copyright Bill Passed by the
Senate Synopsis of the Provisions of the
Measures.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-The Unearned
Land-Grant bill, passed by the Senate
yesterday, declares forfeited to the United
States all lands heretofore granted to any
State or to any corporation to aid in the
construction of railroad opposite to and
co-terminus with portion of any such
road. not now completed and in operation,
for the construction or benefit OF
which lands have heretofore been
granted; and all such lands are de-
clare& to be a part of the public
domain. The act is not to be construed as
FORGETTING the right of way or depot
grounds of any railroad company hereto
fore granted, nor as limiting the rights
granted to purchasers, or settlers in the
land grant adjustment act of March 8,
1887, or as repeating, altering or amend
ing that act, nor as in any manner affect
ing any cause of action existing in favor
of any purchaser, or against his
grant or for breach of any covenants of
title. Persons in possession Of any such
lands prior to the 1st of January, 1888, are
authorized to purchase them within two
years from the United States, in quanti-
Tics uOt cACcSu1uS oAo dCICS, DIT LILO IatC u
$3.50 per acre.
The bill reserves the right to forfeit
other railroad land grants for any failure,
past or future, to comply with the stipu-
lated conditions. The price Of the even
numbered sections of land within the
limits of all forfeited land grants is fixed
at $1.25 an acre.
Nothing contained in the bill is to be
construed to void any sales or entries of
lands upon which there were bona fide
pre- emption or homestead claims on the
LIST day of January, 1888, arising or as
serted under color of the laws of the
United States, and all such pre- emption
and homestead claims are confirmed.
Exceptions are provided in the interest
of purchasers of lands under the Ontano
gan railroad, Portage Lake Canal Com
pany and certain Iowa, Oregon, Michigan,
Minnesota and Florida grants.
THE SENATE COPYRIGHT BILL.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-The Copyright
bill passed in the Senate yesterday strikes
out of the existing law the words ''Citizen
of the United States or resident therein"
and also the words ''and authors may re-
serve the right to dramatic or to trans
late their own works., and inserts in lieu
of the latter sentence 'authors or their
assigns shall have the exclusive right to
dramatic and translate any of their
works for which copyright shall
have been obtained under the
: laws of the United States.
1t amends section 1885, R. S., SO as to pro-
vide that authors must mail or send to the
Librarian of Congress before publication,
the title, and artists the model or design
of a work of fine art, and not later than
the day of publication in this or any for
eign country shall mail or deliver to the
Librarian two copies Of the book or dra-
matte work printed from type set within
the limits of the United States, or two
copies of the photograph or engrav-
ing, or a photograph of the paint
ing or other work of fine art;
and during the existence of the
copyright the Importation of such article
is prohibited, except as provided in sec
ton 2505 R. S., or in cases of persons pur-
chasing for use not more than two copies,
and in each of these cases the written
consent of the copyright owner signed in
the presence of two witnesses, shall be
furnished. Postmasters and collectors
of customs are to destroy all prohibited
imported books brought into the United
States.
In the case of books in foreign Ian
guages, translations of which only are
copyrighted, the prohibition does not ex-
tend to copies in the original. Where a
book is published in two or more vol
umes separately, none of the volumes
having been issued before this act takes
effect, each is to be considered an indie
pendent publication, as is each number
of periodicals.
Alterations, revisions and additions
made to books by foreign authors, here
tofore published, of which new edition
shall appear subsequently to the takins
effect of this act are to be held anc
deemed capable of being copyrighted, I'M
less they form part of a series in course
of publication at the time this act shall
take effect, July 1, 1883.