Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings OF Yesterdays Session OF
the National Senate and House.
The Copyright Biil Creates som. Interest In the
House, Which Adj urns Lawn. has
Upfnlsh. d Business.
Ii CONGR ESS.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. by &
vote of yeas Al, nays 80. the senate has
| taken up the election bill for considera-
| ton; also the annual report OF the sec
Rotary treasurer. A number of bills
were then introduced and referred to the
| proper committees.
| Mr.. henderson offered a resolution
| which was agreed TO, calling on the sec
Rotary of war for Information as to steps
being taken for the disarmament Of the
Indians on the reservations in Nebraska,
! South Dakota and North Dakota.
At tine expiration OF the hour devoted
to the calendar, Mr.. Hoar moved to pro-
coed to the consideration of the house
bill, to amend the supplemental election
laws of the Euit-d States, ami to pro-
! vide for more efficient enforcement of
| surh laws.
Mr.. German demanded the yeas and
nays on the motion. The yeas and nays
| were taken and the vote (s;rictly party
one) resulted, yeas, Al; nays, 80. So
the election bill was taken up and the
| clerk began to read it. The reading
went on mouotonously and to empty
chairs up to o'clock, when, under the
| rules, unfinished business from last ses-
sion came up, being house bill provid-
ing for the adjustment of accounts of
laborers, workmen, and mechanics aris-
! ing under the eIght-hour law.
Mr.. Hoar moved to proceed with the
| consideration of the election law, and
Mr.. German proceeded to argue against
that motion. A point of order was made
by Mr.. Hoar. who said that the motion
! WIS not debatable, and the presiding
officer decided in support of the point of
| order, but said he would submit the
question 10 the determination of the
senate.
The clerk resumed the reading of the
bill and had proceeded as far as page
SO (the whole number Of pages covered
by the house bill being 76) when MIR.
Hoar suggested. for the convenience of
senators, that the reading of the remain
der of the house bill be dispensed with,
ana that the senate substitute be read
debate not to be entered upon until this
afternoon. There being no objection,
that course was followed. and the clerk
began the reading OF the senate substI-
tute, which covers fifty-eight printed
pages. The reading Of the bill was fin
ished at 1850 O'Clock, and the senate
then adjourned.
HOUSE.
various communications and petitions
presented and referred were numerous
petitions for amendment of the tariff bill
by providing for rebate on manufactured
tobacco.
MIR. Tanner of Pennsylvania presented
petition of citizens of Philadelphia in
favor of an amendment to the Mckinley
bill allowing a rebate on unbroken pack
ages of smoking tobacco and snuff. Re-
ferrsd.
In the morning Mr.. Simonds, from the
committee on patents, called up for con-
sideration tine. copyright bill.
MIR. payson of Illinois raised the ques-
ton Of consideration.
The house decded-yeas, 1872; nays, 70.
The speaker then recognized Mr..
Simonds to move an amendment provid-
ing the &C: shall go into effect July !,
1891.
Notwithstanding the effort of Mr.. Kerr
of Town to secure recognition for mo-
ton to adjourn,
Mr.. simond demanded the previous
question on the bill and amendment.
The motion to adjourn was lost-yeas,
81; nays, l23-and the question required
on the demand for the previous question,
pending which Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois
moved to Isv the bill on the table.
MIR. Spinola of New York made point
OF order that the motion was dilatory
one, and could not be entertained.
The speaker overruled the point and
entertained it.
Motion to table was lost-yees, 80;
nays, l29.
Mr.. Blount of Georgia, moved a rec
ommendation. Lost, yeas, 81; nays, 1913.
A motion TO adjourn having been voted
down, yeas 50, nays l09, the question
required on the demand for the previous
question. The previous question was
ordered. Yeas, log: nays, 10. The
house then adjourned, leaving the bill
us 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.
/. When the nation of the foreigner
permits the right to American citizens
on substantially the same basis.
9. When the nation OF the foreigner
gives to American citizens copyright
privileges similar to those provided for in
this bill.
s. When the nation of the foreigner is
a party to the international agreement
providing for reciprocity in copyright.
by the terms of which agreement the
United States can become party
thereto ut pleasure.
The subsidiary but important PROPOSE
ton of the bill Is that its book copyright
under the proposed act shall be printed
from type set within the United States
or from plates made therefrom.
SHAKEN UP.