Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-02
THE COPYRIGHT BILL
DISCUSSED IN THE HOUSE TODAY.
Mr.. Hopkins Strongly Opposes the
Passage Of the Measure.
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE BILL
Again Under Consideration in
the Senate.
SENATE.

Among the bills reported from committees
and placed on the calendar were the following:
Senate bill for public buildings at Columbus,
Ga. (S1OO.OOO), and at Alexandria, La. (s50 0OO).
TWO DISTRICT BILLS.
Senate bill for the construction of Bennings
Bridge in the District of Columbia.
Senate bill for public bathing beach on the
Potomac river near the Washington Monu-
ment grounds
House bill for the classification OF worsted
cloths as woolens
AMERICAN COMMERCE. BY CANADIAN RAILROADS.
MIR. Cullom, from the committee on inter-
state commerce, made a report, with testimony,
on the subject of American commerce by
Canadian railroads. Ordered printed.
TO AMEND THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT.
MIR. Vest introduced a bill to amend the inter-
state co mmerce act stating that its object was
to place express companies under the provi-
slons of that act, and asked the attention of the
interstate commerce committee to the subject.
The bill was referred to the committee on
interstate commerce.
IMPORTATION AND EXPLORATION OF GOLD AND
SILVER.
Mr.. Mitchell offered resolution (Which went
over til! tomorrow calling Oh the Secretary OF
the Treasury for information as to the impor.
tation and expectation of gold and silver dur
ing the year 1899: and as to bank notes retired
and the KIND of money issued to take their
place.
TO KEEP OUT CHINESE LABoRERs.
The concurrent resolution heretofore offered
by MIR. Dolph, requesting the President to
enter into negotiations with the governments
OF Great Britain and Mexico, with view tc
securing treaty stipulations for the prevention
OF the entr;' of Chinese labOrers into the United
States, was taken up and agreed to.
THE DEPENDENT PENSION BILL.
message from the House, with the House
amendment to the Senate dependent pension
bill. was laid before the Senate and Mr.. Davis
chairman of the committee Oh pensions moved
that the amendment be non-concurred in and a
conference asked.
The bill and amendment were referred ia
the committee on pensions.
THE CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE gIIJ
was taken up. The question being Oh Mr..
Gray's amendment, offered yesterday to strike
out of the lith section the following words
Except in cases wherein applications shall be
filed III the circuit court within the time and
i'll the manner provided for in section 10 OF
this act. and inserting in lieu of them the fol-
lowing:
"And whenever Congress has not clearly and
distinctly declared the classification OF any inn
Poitcu artcIt anu Tue rate OF duty thereon.
But when the law is eouivocal and ambiguous in
that regard and appraising officers or the collec-
tor are in doubt which of two or more rates the
law mas required. then the lowest of these
rates shall be levied and collected the appro.
pirate appraising officers collector shall
forthwith inform the Secretary of the Treas.
ury and he shall report all facts to Congress-"
MR.. PLATT DIssENTs.
During the discussion of the amendment
Mr.. Platt said tnat he was not present when
the report war presented this morning from
the committee on interstate commerce on the
subject of Canadian railroads, and that he de-
sired, az member of that committee, tc
state that he did not assent to that report
Mr.. SHERMAN on MR.. GRAYs AMENDMENT
The discussion of Mr.. Gray's amendmen,
was resumed. and in the course of it Mr.. Sher.
man declared that if he had his way he never
would allow any of these revenue cases to &c
to any court.