The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-03
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Reading Of the Force Bill in the Senate
COpyright Bill.

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WAsHNuIoN, Dec. 2.--Among the various
communications and petitions presented in
the senate and referred were numerous Pc
titions for the amendment Of the tariff bill
providing for rebate on manufactured to-
bacco. BY vote of yeas Al, nays 80, the
senate took up the election bill for consid-
GRAFTON. The clerk began reading the bill,
and continued until two p. M, when unfin-
ished business became the order. Hoar
moved to proceed with the consideration of
the election law. German rose to argue
against that motion. The point of order
was made by Hoar that the motion was not
debatable. The presiding officer. Hale, de-
cided in support of the point of order, but
said he would submit the question to the
determination of the senate. After pro-
longed debate the senate decided by a
strict party vote to proceed with the
confederation of the election bill. The
point was raised about the displacement of
the eight-hour law by the election measure,
and lengthy discussion on parliamentary
points resulted. Finally it was agreed by
strict party vote to proceed with the eiec-
tion bill. Blair gave notice that he would,
at the earliest opportunity, subject to the
election bill. move that the senate proceed
to the consideration of the labor bill Just
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election bill and when it was finished the
senate adjourned.
The speaker laid before the house the
senate bill referring to the court of claims
the claim of the Chesapeake female college
for property destroyed during the war. In
the discussion Wheeler. of Alabama, taking
advantage of recognition, proceeded to ar
gue that the omission of a section Of the
tariff bill as enrolled rendered the entire
bill nullity. The bill passed, yeas l21,
nays 66. The committee on patents called
up the copyright bill. The speaker recog-
nized SimOnds to move an amendment pro-
ylding that the act shall 60 into effect July
of Iowa. to- secure recognition for
2 motion to adjourn, Simonds demanded
the previous question on the bill and the
Kerr moved adjourn
ment. Lost. yeas 80, nays 132. The
question recurred on the demand for the
moved to lay on the table. Spinola, of
New York, made point of order that the
motion was dilatory. The speaker over
ruled the point and entertained the motion.
The motion to table was lost, 80 to 129.
The house then adjourned leaving tho bill
rs unfinished business.
The proposition of the bill is to, permit
foreigners to take American copyright on
The same basis as American citizens in
three cases: First. when the nation of the
foreigner permits copyright to American
citizens on substantially the same basis as
20 its own citizens; second. when the nation
IT the foreigner gives American citizens
copyright privileges similar to those pro-
1ided for in this bill; third, when tho nation
II the foreigner is party to an international
'greement providing for reciprocity in
By the terms of which agree
nent the United States can become party
hereto at its pleasure. All books copy
lighted under the proposed act shalt be
printed from type set within the United
states, or from plates made therefrom.