The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-25

OF New York, who, according to the jew.
ish custom, wore his hat while engaged in
prayer. This tx the second instance,
probably. in the history Of the government
certainly within the last half century
when Jew has offered prayer in the
Senate.
! Among the bills reported from the com.
mitteos and placed ON the calendar was
the following:
To provide for the erection Of public
buildings for postollices in towns and
cities where the pos;oillee receipts for
three. years preceding have exceeded
$1,000 annually.
Mr. Vest, who reported II, said he
would ask It's early consideration, as it was
very important bill, and was recon-
mended by the Postmaster General.
Mr. Hale Offered resolution (which
was adopted) directing tho civil service
commissioners to furnish lists OF all persons
certified for appointment 10 the patent
office from the 4th Of March, 1885, 10
March, 1883, and lists Of all persons So
lected and appointed under such certifca.
ton.
ON motion OF Mr. Harris, House bill
approprlating 100000 for an arsenal ut
Columbia, Tenn, was taken from the
calendar and passed.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the international copyright bill, the
question being on the amendment Of yes
tcrday by Mr.. Morrill,, providing that
newspapers and periodicals may copy arii-
Giles from foreign newspapers and peri0di-
Gals. Mr.. Chacc opposed The amendment
and Mr.. Morrill, defended and advocated II.
MIR. Vest said that no bill had ever com
mendod itself more thoroughly 10 his
judgment and conscience. When il was
conceded that there could DC property in
intellectual productions IL was conceded
that national dishonor rested on the PEG.
pie Of the United States under existing
statutes What would be thought OF II
senator who would state in the Senate that
any citizen of the United States would
have a right to rob foreigner OF his per.
sonal property What senator would dare
before the American people 10 commit 80
Migrant an Outrage ON the conscience and
Judgment of the American public as TO
make such statement? And yet the as
scrtion was heard indirectly II not di-
rectly that no foreigner had any right
IN this country except what was
given 10 him, ex gratia and his
property in the shape OF literary effort.
could be- taken away from him. lie should
feel himself degraded IL for IN instant he
could contemplate the idea that u man be.
cause foreigner had not the right In this
country before the law to his property that
an American citizen had To his property.
Congress had not long ago passed an act
that no foreigner should purchase real cs.
tate In this country, but. he asked, would
any scnntor have voted for such u bill II il
had proposed 10 take away the existing
right OF foreigners 10 real estate in this
country And yet for many years tho lii.
erary property OF foreigners had been
tnkcn by citizcns oi the United States aud
Congress had been appealed TO in vain.
II Robert Burns were living today, his
immortal poems, 'the Cotter's Saturday
Night aud TON O'Sliantor," would be
stolen aud sold on the streets Of New York,
and Burns would have been without re-
dress The productions oi genius belonged
Ia the commonwealth oi letters. They
were not circumscribcd by geographical
limits, and never while he occupied %
public position would he sanction the ma
iional outrage ol the last fifty years on this
subject Admitted 10 be properly In any
individual, u was the product OF his brain,
either M a literary work or nn intention.
Mr.. llnWley said that lac was not dis.
posed 81 argue on the merits Of the bill,
for y seemed 10 him that they wcro really
~ dispute. \ German mechanic could
invent a iish-hook on which ho might nc.
cumulnic q fortune Ia this country, but
Goethe on u Humboldt could not make a
cent in the United StutcH ON his Immortal
works. Tie admitted that thorn was some
embarrassment about thc prcri.c "details oi
the bin.
Mr. Beck wmnrkcd that be- had inst pro-
cured The copy ~ an adverse report made
a. The senate IN 1913 on similar bill by
Mr Nuuill. Of Maine, and NJ sherman
ui OHIO. and which answered nll that had
been aid on the other side, and he would
like o. little time to present 10 the country
Zoe Huiwnpuis made Ia that report, de-
nomrinr ihc bill US q measure OF monop.
uiy.
The bill wont over without action until
tomorrow, ami the Senate proceeded to
thr consideration oi the substitute pro
pu,cl hy Nr. Palmer Tor the bill o. pro.
vide lpr lhc establishment uf burcan OF
animal industry lo facilitate the cxporin.
ton of live stock aud their products. nnd
90 cmaucipato contagious plcuro pncu.
mnninc diseases
Palmer made a large statement, and
introduced and had read numerous oX.
tmcis irnm newspapers published IN New
York, New Jersey and other states CRITICS.
ing in severe terms the manner IN which
ID existing law Is executed, some oi the
charges against thp government agents
being, as hc s'id. airl,iDus.
Without action ON the bin the senate
| prwvul,i 10 executive business.
/ Alter the duuw reogrncl the following
3 bills were pHssi
iorapublic building at Portsmouth, o.,
go
10 amend the laws relating 10 mineral
/ lHnIF lud mining Resources.
TO authorize jhr ris ui Chicago Ia erect
a ulh u lake Michigan ior Va,cr.wmk.
I plrpu.rs
lopwyiio @ collector ai lhc pod Of 81.
. Raul.
The rorismoulh. Chicago anil st. Paul
bills uw lluun hil.4
\ pension l.ll having boon plrscd. ON
motion ul Mr. Icck, Me. B.air proposed la
celebrate ihccm oI ro1d l'clmg when that
/ senator Was found asking .ur iliu passage
! of pension bill.
senate adjourned