The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-01
TIE FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
The Senate Passes = Number Of Bills aud
Discusses Intern ationai Copyrtght.

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Discusses International Copyright.
WASHINGTON. April 30. The following Senate
bills were taken from the calendar and passed:
For public buildings 1T Youngstown. O., $780,
600. and at Akron. o., $4,000; to authorize the
Secretary Of the Treasury to rs-sxsmipe and re-
audit the claim Of the State Of Pepnsylvanla for
advances made and money advanced TO pay the
militia called into service under the Presidents
proclamation Of the 18th Of June, 1863
The Senate thcn proceeded TO consideration Of
the railroad land forfeiture bill
Mr. Mitchell offered an amendment confirm
Ing 10 the city OF Portland. Orc. the rights Of
way and riparian rights heretofore conveyed to
II by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
for wassr-works purposes Adopted.
Mr. Paddock offered an amendment providing
that nothing 10 the act should be construed as
limiting the rights granted TO purchasers or
settlers by the forfeiture act ofths Sd OF March,
1887; or ~ repsalins, altering or amending that
act Adoptsd-Yeas, 30; nays, T.
The Senate bill TO authorize tina sale OF w act
OF land In the military, reservation at F.
Leavenworth. Kan. 10 the Leavenworth City
Water Company was passed.
The IN ternationai copyright bill was then
taken up. The Amendments heretofore offered
by MIR. Morrill, las 10 publication of maya
zine aud Newspaper artic1osl was withdrawn by
his authority and another amendment was OF
fersd for him by Mr.. ChAes. who said be would
accept 10 a. matter Of compromiss. lt was
that any publisher OF pewspapsr or magazine
may import, for his own use, but not tor sale,
not more than two copies of any newspaper or
magazine published 10 foreign country. The
amendment Was adopted,
Mr. Vest moved to strike out the words from
type set 90 rs 10 have the clause read. Book
or dramatic composition printed within the
limits of tho United States"
Mr. Beck spoke against the BILL He said II
was a bill for trusts, pools. combinations. ex-
elusive rights to certain men. He quoted from
the report made In the Forty.second Congress
by the joint committee on the championship
ing of Senators Morrill,, of Maine; Sherman and
Howe, aud Representative Peters. Wheeler and
| Campbell. of Ohio-to show that the effects OF
| the bill then proposed would be to increase tho
| price Of books and to deprive the great masses
OF the American people OF the benefits which
| they were deriving under existing laws. Tho
object Of tho bill was to build up monopoly
and To give to the publishers Of the four great
| publishing citics-New York, Boston. Phila-
.delphil and Chicseo-the exclusive power TO
publish foreign books and TO exact any price
Mr.. Vest laid he did not like tho friends Of
tie bill 10 DO placed In the category In which
| the speech Of the Senator from Kentucky placed
them. He Mr.. vestl favored tho principles
| established by the International Copyright
| Union, and he quoted from message of Presi.
dent Cleveland urgently pressing the subject on
| the attention OF Congress All that any friend
| OF literature demanded was that the people OF
| this country should simply give to foreign au
thors the same protection that they give 20 their
own authors; that there should be- no geogrsph'
| teal distinction in tho commonwealth OF letters
| Az 10 Mr.. Becks argument, that tue bill was In
| favor Of pools and monopoies, he Mr. Vest
| said there could DO worse pool and no moro
| dishonest ono than that Of publishers taking
hooks to which thoy bad no right aud publish.
| Ing them. II the principle Of the bill wsre
| struck down 10 would be . striking down Of the
principle which underiss oil rights OF properly
that OF creation, whether intellectual or
| physical.
Tho question was taken on Mr.. Vests amend.
| ment, and IL was rejected without asiivision
Mr. Jones. Of Arkansas, moved 10 strike out
oil Of Section 2, requiring. as part Of tho oondi.
tions OF cops ight printed copies OF hooks and
| works OF artoo be sont 10 tho Congressional
| Library. books 10 bs printed from type set
| within the United States.
| Tho vote on tho amendment was, yeas il,
nays io-no quorum voting. The Senate then
| adjourned.