Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-24


the homestead laws only, until pending
legislation affecting such lands shall be dis
posed of or until the present session of
Congress adjourns.
The House substitute to the Senate bill
for aids TO navigation TO guide to Charlotte
Harbor, Fla, was concurred in.
House bill was passed prohibiting book
making or pools, or boat races, base ball or
horse races in the cities of Washington or
Georgetown, ID. c. The bill to forfeit Ger
tain railroad land grants was taken up and
considered, but went over without action.
MIR. Palmer offered 8 substitute for the
animal industry bill. The substitute was
read and ordered printed. Consideration
OF the International copyright bill was then
proceeded with.
Mr.. Chace, who has charge of the bill
made statement in its support 1t comes
before Congress, he said, under very differ
ent auspices from any previous bill on the
same subject. 1t commanded the united,
harmonious support of every interest con-
nected with the subiect-authors, pub
fishers and printers. The purpose sought
TO be accomplished by it was To secure to
foreign authors, compilers and artists the
same privilege of copyright as was granted
by the United States statutes to American
authors and artists. After explaining copy-
right laws in other countries he said that
the American people were the buccaneers,
the corsacs on the great ocean of literature.
Mr.. Morrill, said that he expected 10 vote
for the bill, but he did not believe that its
success would be promoted by stigmatizing
the American people as buccaneers or
corsacs. He offered an amendment which
he thought quite reasonable. Ii provides
that publishers OF newspapers or other
periodicals in the United States shall be
allowed to copy in these publications, any
articles that may appear in the newspapers
or other periodicals of any foreign country
and for that purpose (but not for sale)
shall be allowed to import such newspapers
and other periodicals.
Mr.. Vance moved to insert proviso that
newspapers, magazines and periodicals
shall not be entitled to copyright
Mr. Beck asked why not have free trade
il books among all countries. Then the
American people would get books cheapIy
and everybody would be protected at home
and abroad. This he thought would be
fair all around.
Mr.. Chace thought that might be don,
foreign countries would agree to it.
Mr.. Hiscock made short speech in favor
of the bill. Authors, he said, were poorly
paid, poorly fed and poorly clothed, and
existing conditions were driving from the
profession the best young men in it. With
out action of Mr.. MorrilPs proposed amend
ment the bill went over until to-day.
and at $50 P. m. adjourned.
The House.
An invitation to participate in the cele-
bration of the centennial anniversary of the
Inauguration of George Washington, to be
held in New York April 80. 1883, was laid
before the House and referred
The pending business was Senate bill
granting pension of 500 month to the
widow of General James B. Ricketts,, with
an amendment reducing the rate to SIS
After brief discussion the bill as amended
was passed.
A number of bills and resolutions were
introduced and referred, among them the
following: BY Mr.. Morrow, OF California,
10 execute certain treaty stipulations pro-
hibiting Chinese immigration; by Mr.. Cox.
of New York, accepting in behalf of the
House the invitation to participate in the
celebration of the Inauguration of George
Washington TO be held in New York April
so 1888; by Mr.. Anderson, of Iowa, direct
ing the Attorney General to commence pro-
ceedings against the Union Pacific Railroad
Company; by Mr.. Heistand, of Pennsyi-
vania, for the erection of public building
at Columbia, Pa; by Mr.. Simmons, of
North Carolina, for the appointment of
commission to inquire into the progress of
the colored race since 1865.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the River and Harbor bill.
But little progress has been made with the
bill, when at 5 O'Clock the Committee rose
and the House adjourned. Immediately
after adjournment the announcement was
made that a caucus of Democratic members
members would be held in the hall OF the
House at s O'Clock in the evening.
Presidential yetoes.
WASHINGTON, April 24-The President
yesterday returned to the House three pri-
vate pension bills with veto messages One
of these bills granting pension to William
II. Brokenshaw, who was in the service
few days more than three months, claims
Q pension for injuries to his ribs, resulting
from several other soldiers who were scuffie-
ing, falling on him while he was getting
into his bunk. His claim for pension
was once rejected by the Pension Bureau
upon the ground that the injury was not
incurred while in the line of duty. In Civ
ing his reasons for vetoing this bill the |
President says; at must be conceded that |
upon the claimants own showing |
he was not injured as an incl |
dent TO military service. Aside |
from this objection, il is hardly posi- |
BILE that an injury of this kind, producing |
the consequences which it Is alleged fol- |
lowed its infiiction, could have been sus-
tanned by this soldier and not in the least
interrupted the performance of his military
service, though such service was very short
and probably not severe. When, with this,
Ii is considered that eighteen years apsed
between the date of the alleged injury and
the soldiers application for pension, l am
satisfied that no injustice will be done If
the disposition made of this case by the
Pension bureau is allowed 70 stand" An
other bill granting a pension to Morris T. |
Mantor, who claims to be suffering from
dropsy is vetoed the President says be-
cause it appears that no pensionable disa-
bility from dropsy had existed since filing |
hi. application in 1880
Another bill granting pension to Han |
nah C. Dewitt is vetoed, because: IAN
act, the precise duplicate of this was passed
ut the present session of Congress and re-
eeived executive approval on the tenth day
of March, 1888.
Decision of the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, April 24-The Supreme
Court of the United States yesterday |
affirmed the decision Of the Circuit Court OF |
Virginia, which perpetually enjoined the |
State Auditor from distraininp for taxes on