National Republican., 1888-04-25
ANOTHER BENEDICT ARNOLD
JUDGE KELLEY MAKES \ DE-
CIDED HIT.
Tariff in the House with McNTiilin,
Kelley, and Burrows in the Fight
Senators Discuss Authors Rights and
National Dishonesty.

opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. ii. Perena
Mendez, rabbi of the Spanish and Portu-
gtcsc congregation of New York. who ac-
cording to the Jewish custom, wore his hat
while engaged in prayer. This is the sec
ond instance, probably, in the history of the
ovcrnment-certainly within the last half
ccntury--when jew has offered prayer in
the Senate
Among the bills reported from commit
tees and placed on the calendar was the fol
lowing: To provide for the erection of pub
lie buildings for postoflces in towns AMI
cities where the postoillcc receipts for three
years preceding have exceeded $1,000 an
nually. Mr.. Vest, who reported It, said he
would ask its early consideration, as II was
very important bill and was recommended
by the Postmaster General.
The Senate then resumed consideration
Of the international copyright bill the
question being on the amendment offered
yesterday by Mr.. Morrill, providing that
newspapers and periodicals may copy arti
clcs from foreign newspapers and periodi.
Gals.
Mr. Chace opposed the amendment, aud
Mr.. Morrill, assisted by Mr.. Jones, of Ar
kansas, argued in its favor that American
magazines and newspapers would not be
able to appropriate the cream of English
magazine articles unless the amendment
were adopted.
Mr.. Beck suggested to Mr.. Jones that II
the bill changed the law as to the tax ON
the importation of books 1t was not within
the constitutional power Of Congress to
initiate it.
MIR. Vest ironically congratulated the
senator from Kentucky for u discovery
| which Henry Clay had not made when. in
| 1890, he reported to the Senate u similar
| bill, and which none of the distinguished
statesmen Of that day In either house had
made. No bill had ever commended itself
more thoroughly to his Mr. Vests iudg-
mcnt and conscience. When it was con
ceded that there could be property in intcllcc-
| tual productions it was conceded that Il
national dishonor rested on the people OF
the United States under existing statutes.
Mr.. Iloar said that he had thus far sup
pressed considerable temptation to speak
| on the bill, because it seemed to him that
| the purpose of the Senate was all right, and
| he was afraid that he might iniurc the bill
| rather than help it by prolonging its con
| sideration. But be did not like to let the
| occasion pass without putting on record his
| own opinion, which he had entertained fol
~
| of the American people alike required the
Inauguration of the policy which this bill
| proposed. If there was thing on the face
| Of the earth which must be admitted to be
| property in any individual II was the
| product of his brain, either in literary
work or an invention.
Mr. Hawley said that he was not disposed
to argue on the merits of the bill for il
| seemed to him that they were really indis
putablc. A German mechanic could invent
iishhook on which he might accumulate {
fortune in this country, but Goethe or {
| Humboldt could not make a cent In the
United States on his immortal works. II,
| admitted that there was some cmbarrass
ment about the precise details of the bill
| II an English author copyrighted his bool
here and if an American desired to get ;
copy of the original edition because pub
llshod in better style, with better binding
or better illustrations, he (Mr. llawley
would not stand in the way of his doing so
That was one of the difficulties Of the bill
but he thought that the committee had go
around it as well as possible.
Mr.. Beck remarked that he had just pro
cured the copy of an adverse report mad'
to the Senate in 1878 on simiarbill by Mr.
| Morrill,, of Maine, and Mr.. Sherman, o
Ohio, and which answered all that had beel
said on the other side, and he would like
little time to present to the country th
statements made in that report denouncin!
the bill as measure of monopoly.
The bill went over without action till to
day and the Senate proceeded to the con
sideration of the substitute proposed by Mr.
Palmer for the bill to provide for the estab
lishment Of bureau of animal industry t,
facilitate the expectation of live stock AM
their products and to eXtirpatc contagiou
pleuro-pneumonia and other diseases anon:
domestic animals.
Mr.. Palmer made long statement am
submitted newspaper clippings in supper
of his position.
Without action on the bill the Senate pre-
ceeded to the consideration of eXecutiv
business, and after the doors were opened
number Of bills were taken from the calcn
dar and passed.
A pension bill having been passed on tn
motion of Mr.. Beck, Mr.. Blair proposed t
celebrate the era of good feelng,n whe
that senator was found asking for the pas
sage of pension bill. Mr.. Beck took ad
vantage Of ''the era" by having anothe
pension bill passed, and Mr.. Blair asked
personal favor, that the senator from kel
tucky should go on and bring up all til
pensions bills he desired.
The Senate, at o'clock, adjourned.