Evening journal., 1891-02-19
The cor,rigbt nm Pass..,


WksRlHGToN. Feb 10 In the senate 4
number Of pension bills we're passed in
/ cludinE the house bin t0 Increase the pen
sion 81 the widow Of Glen Custer 10 sl0f
per month. The copyright bill was con.
| sidered, and She Sherman amendment to
admit copyrighted books etc, printed In
| foreign countries on payment Of tariff
dnties was agreed 10, as was also an
amendment by Mr. Frye requiring maps
/ dramatic and musical compositions, en-
Cravings cuts, prints, photographs.
chromos or Autographs to be printed from
plates executed in the United States and
an amendment by Mr.. Ingalls, exempiinp
newspapers and periodicals from prohihi-
iiOn of importation The bill was then
passed-yeas, 80. nays "a. The senate bill
for the erection Oi "A new custom house in
New York city was passed The bin pro
viding for the payment 81 claims arising
from Indian depredations was then taken
up and discussed until 4 d M. when re-
cess war taken until O'Clock
There was great difficulty in the evening
IN getting "a quorum, and ut halfpast q
o'clock the senate adjourned on motion Of
Mr. Edmnnds, who said il had been demon
strated. after waiting an hour and half
that q majority of The senate did not wish
~ transact business
The Vote fn Detail.
The vote on the copyright blli was 4.
follows
Yeas Messrs- BLAIR, Carey Chandler. Culiom
Dixon, Dolph. Edmunds Evarts FarRen
Faulkner Frye. Gray Hampton Hawley lIig
gins Hisoock Hoar. Mcconnell Meaiiuan Nj.
PheTson, Mitchell Morin Paddock Pasao
flati. Plumb. Sanders, Sawyer, Stamford Stew
art StoCkhridgc Warren Washhuru, Wilson
tla.l, Wilson tMdl and Woleott-B
Nays Messrs. Bate, Berry, Can Carlisle
Casey. Coke, Daniel George, Harris, Jones
tATk4 lettigrew, Pugh, Reagan and Vest q
On motion Of Mr.. Platt a conference was
asked on the disagreeing votes Of the two
houses and Messrs. Platt. Hiscock and
Gray were appointed conferrees on the part
Of the senate The third section Of the
bill, in which the most important change
have been made, requires printed COPY OF
the title Of the copyrighted book, map.
etc. % be mailed OF delivered to the
librarian Of congress on or before the dar
of publication. il provides that in the
case OF a book. map. dramatic or musical
composition engraving, cut print, photo
graph, chrome or lithograph, the two
copies 81 the same (required TO be deposited
in the library OF congressl shall be printed
from type set within the United States on
from plates tnereirom, OF from engraviags
cuts, negatives or drawings on stone exc
cuted within the United States The inn.
portation Of copyrighted books, maps en-.
cravings, ETC., printed abroad is prohibit
ed except in the case Of persons purchas.
ing for use and not for sale. and except
that copyrighted works of foreign authors
may be imported ON payment of tariff
duties Newspapers and periodicals are
exempted from prohibition Of importation.
The New York Custom House.
Senate bill for the erection Of new Gus.
tom house in the city Of New York. which
was passed, provides for the erection OF
rev custom house on the site selected un.
der the act Of September, 1883. for an ap-
praisers' warehouse The cost is not /,
exceed the amount which shall be derived