The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-15
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
SENATOR-ELECT Villas PRESENTS
BIS CREDENTIALS

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The international Copyright Bill
Again Taken Up-An the Amend
ments Finally Defeated in Bulk
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-In the Senate
this morning the credentials OF William r.
Villas. as senator-elect from the state OF
Wisconsin for the term commencing March
4 next treplacing Senator Spoonerl, were
presented by the Vice President and placed
on file.
Tbs resolution reported yesterday author
izing the select committee on relations with
Canada to continue its Investigations during
the recess was adopted.
The Senate bill appropriating 10000 to
enlarge the public building at Birmingham.
Ala, was passed.
Mr.. Chandler offered resolutions, which
were agreed to: That the Senate realized
ia the death of Admiral Porter the loss to
the country Of an officer of the highest rank
and distinction, whose achievements through
a service of sixty-two years had fully illus
frated the courage and patriotism of the
American navy; and that the tenderest
sympathies Of the nation were present with
his family in its time OF grief; and that a
committee of five senators be appointed to
attend his funeral
burn and Chandler were appointed.
The copyright bill was taken up. and Mr..
Hale antagonized it
RUSSIA AND TIE JEWS.
In connection with the consular and
Diplomatic appropriation bill Mr.. Call was
permitted TO offer and have referred to the
committee on foreign relations resolution
declaring that the Senate had heard with
great concern the newspaper statements in
m "a al M ha
Jews in Russia, and also in relation to the
cruel treatment of the state prisoners in
Siberia and other places of imprisonment
in the domain of the car, and
requesting the President to appeal
on the ground of humanity to
the Emperor of Russia to take measures to
inquire into such alleged wrongs and cruel
ties to the subjects of Russia, and to place
them in a condition of freedom and equal
rights.
The copyright bill was then proceeded
with.
CARLISLE OFFERS AN AMENDMENT.
MIR. Carlisle offered an amendment In
tended to carry out the policy of the Sher-
man amendment adopted yesterday. Ii
strikes out all of section after the Sher-
man amendment, and substitutes for IL pro-
vision that the section shall not be construed
30 as to subject to duty any article now ad-
mitted free under the laws of the United
States. and that If any person shall in the
United States print, or cause to be printed,
either for sale or expectation, any book, map,
chart, or dramatic or musical composition
in which there shall be subsisting copy
right without the consent in writing of the
proprietor thereof, or shall knowingly i'm
port for sale or hire any such article having
been so unlawfully printed or made, or
shall offer the same for sale, he shall be liza
BILE in damages TO the proprietor Of such
Copyright. and upon conviction shall also be
subject to fine not exceeding 81 900.
The discussion was interrupted to permit
the conference report on the army appro-
priation bill to be presented, read and
agreed to.
THE AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
The debate on Mr.. Carlisle's amendment
was long, technical and legal When It
ended the amendment was agreed to-yeas
20, nays "A.
Mr.. Reagan moved to strike out of the
third section the proviso requiring two
copies OF books maps, charts and SO forth to
be deposited, which are TO be printed from
type set or plates engraved or autographed
within the United States. The motion was
rejected-yeas 10, nays SO. Mr.. Woloott
voted in the affirmative with the democrats
and Messrs. Hampton, MCPHERSON, Turpie,
Vest aud voorhees, with the republicans in
the negative.
The bill and its amendments were then re-
ported from the committee of the whole to
the Senate, and Mr.. Platt demanded the
yeas and nays on the committee amend
ments in bulk. The amendments were dis
agreed to-yeas go, nays 3l-as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Allison, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn. Blair. Casey. Cockren Coke,
Daniel, Faulkner. Frye, George German, Hale
Harris, Ingalls,, Jones of Arkansas, Jones Of
Nevada, MCPHERSON, Mitchell Pasco Pettigrew.
Pierce. Power. Pugh, Ransom, Reagan and
NAYs-Messrs. Aldrich, Cameron, Carey, Car
lisle Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Dolph, Ed
munds. Evarts, Farwell, Gray, Hampton,
Hawley, Higgins. Hiscock, Hoar Mcconnell
Mcmillan, Henderson, Morgan, Morrill, Plat,
Quay, Sawyer, Stockbridge, Turpie, Voorhees,
Warren, and Washburn-31.
The following pairs were announced /:
Messrs Butler and Moody. Call and Stewart,
Blodgett and Chandler, Payne and Sher-
man, Kenna and Wolcott, Wilson Of Mary
land aud Wilson of Iowa.
Mr. Daniel moved 10 amend the the pro-
viso requiring copyrighted books to be
printed from type set within the United
States or from plates therefrom, by adding
TO it the words, "or shall be otherwise pro-
duced Ia the United States from process
executed in the United States.n
sHERMAN's DEATH ANNOUNCED.
Another debate arose upon this amend
ment, which was interrupted at $3.50 O'Clock.
when a message OF the President announc-
ing the death of Gen. Sherman was laid
before the Senate.
Mr.. Hawley arose and offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the Senate receives with pro-
found sorrow the announcement of the death of
William Tecumseh Sherman, late general of the
armies of the United States
Resolved, That the Senate renews its acknowl.
edgmennt of the inestimable services which he
rendered to bis country in the day of its ex
treme peril, laments the great loss which the
country has sustained and deeply sympathize.
with his family in its bereavement.
hesolved, That copy of these resolutions BE-
forwarded to the family of the deceased.
Tributes to the memory Of the dead gen
eral, some Of them eloquent and touching
were paid by Messrs. Hawley, Morgan
Manderson, Davis, Pierce and Evarts.
The resolutions were adopted unani.
mously, and ON motion of Mr.. Hawley thu
presiding officer was requested to appoint
committee Of five senators to attend tn.
funeral of Gen. Sherman. The names O.
Che committee we're not announced.