The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-03
SESSION OF TRE HOUSE.
MIR. Wheeler Rings in Tariff Speech.
The Copyright Bill.

The Copyright Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The speaker laid
before the House this morning 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 on the bill Mr. Wheeler of Ala
bama, taking advantage of the recognition.
proceeded to argue that the omission of Sec
tion 80 OF the tariff hill from the enrolled
copy rendered the entire bill a nullity.
TO confine lir. Whee.er's remarks
to the bill under discussion, Mr. Wheeler
contending that his remarks were pertinent
in so far as the pending measure involved
an expenditure OF money-mnney which
was to be raised by the tariff act. The
speaker suggested that the measure involved
no expenditure of money, but Mr.. Wheeler
controverted his point.
Finally ten minutes were yielded to Mr..
Wheeler, who proceeded with his argument
that he whole tariff bill was a nullitv.
The pending bill was then passed by
vote Of III yeas to so nays.
Mr.. Andrews Of Massachusetts, introduced
bill to place raw wool, coal and iron ore
on the free list.
BRooKLYN's POPULATION.
Felix Campbell introduced a resolution
directing the Secretary Of the Interior to
caus. a new enumeration TO be made of the
city of Brooklyn. The reasons assigned are
ide tical with those sat forth in behalf Of
New York city's application. The census
commi tee assigned Friday next as the time
for hearing the case of New York CITY
agaits the eleventh census The vote of the
committee, on a motion made by Mr..
Blount Of Georgia, to grant hearing, was
unanimous.
THE COPYRIGHT RILL.
In the morning hour Mr.. Simonds of
Connecticut, from the committee on patents,
called up for consideration the copyright
bill
Mr.. Payson raised the question of con-
sideration.
The House decided, yeos 1872, NAYS "a, to
consider the bill; but Mr.. Blount, having
changed hts vote for that purpose, moved
reconsideration. The motion to reconsider
was lost yeas II, nays 1l9.
The speaker then recognized Mr.. Simonds
to move an amendment providin5 that the
act shall go into. effect July l, 1891, not
withsUanding the effort of Mr. Kerr of
Iowa to secure recognition for motion to
adjourn.
KERR OBSTRUCTIVE.
Mr.. Simonds demanded the previous uues-
tiOn on the bill aud amendment, pending
which Mr.. Kerr moved an adjournment.
The motion to adjourn was lost-yeas SO,
nays 123-and the question required on the
demand for the previous question, pending
which Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois moved to lay
the bill on the table. This motion was lost
yeas 80, nays 129.
Mr. Blount moved to reconsider. This
was lost--yeas S3, nays 123.
The motion TO adjourn having been voted
down--yeas 80, nays 109-the question re-
CURED on the demand for the previous Gues-
tion. TIE previous question was ordered
year 106 nays 73. The House then ad-
journed, leaving the bill as the unfinished
business.
OBJECT OF THE BILL.
The proposition of the bill is to rermit
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 it's own
citizens.
Sec )nd-When the nation OF the for
eigner gives TO American citizens copyright
privileges similar to those provided for in
this bill
Third-When the nation of the foreigner
is party to an international agreement pro-
viding for reciprocity in copyright. by tho
te ms of which agreement the Unit-d
States can become party thereto at its
pleasure.
A subsidiary but important proposition
of the bill is that all books C pyrighted
under the proposed act shall be printed
from type set within the United States, or
from plates made therefrom