The sun., 1891-02-10
THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
sn CoPYnr6HT BILE 0B1S A 1LAUK
1YB IN THE skxATE


iAbor the Dill providing for the adjustment Of
s.counts Of laborsrs. workmsn. and mechan-
- ar,v,ns under the sisht-hour law. was dis
sS,ssd to-1sss, 90: nays, 81. After = long
Ssbsts the motion TO reconsider u was also
xIaasrssd ts-yeAs, 28; nays, 30.
Ns Hissins tRsn. DeLh who had voted no
n ne motion to iay the motion to reconsider
r. the table. voted aye on the motion to recon-
Sdsr. which accounts for the variation In the
40 votes. 30 the bill stands reoommitted to
~ Committee ON Education and Labor.
The Senate then proceeded TO the considsra-
xoo OF the House Copyrisht BILL and Mr. Platt
iI,eo., Conn., who has charge OF It. said II was
practically the Chscs bill. - II passed tho Sem
sts two or three years ago. oxcept In one par
Wsulsr-shat was that II dopendedmpon foreign
eeuntriss ADOPTING similar legislation. In
othsr worda the last section OF the bill was
crowded that The est should only tnply 70 z
tsSosnssilsSs tSssl 2 70 2msriosn: snbsisntiSis % on The
.S X \; H.. ero osr.d s,txsps an .monam.o,
stendne the pfincip:s Of The biz 70 maps
fssseef;.pe6 Sa:s.s. ]. ~ sSs Si!sd states 'fs p
sIS,sd. sHS ID Undsr The House bill that business
e as S S.fs q ssa sn
Gniisd states. The nmendlnent which he Of.
IIi,Soer.phsrs and pnotoarap"crs precisely tho
same protection which, .hs oll Eaye to the
S srS e Ss aon s'" no reason why
I long Iehnts snsued on tho amendment
az .pe eoSs S' tbem. Tox., characterized the hill
ssd II .i1os.sn. itI Hs thought lint The nii"d
t.; ar ma ma s iSs take ,ss "an oi hcra eG' "a as
wanted tie American pep!lo 10 have cheap
MteIasnre. cheap history cheap srell!nE box.
VI! H. sHsrmaa !Rer:. Ohio, favored .h. yen. gen,
one , Il Il It's provisions. under which a ioreiGn
suthor might copyright his hook In the United
. Spd sHn decline to ga &ow II p%osa
SIn Gs ,otns op ri Tie sfh SiI '' "'0''
The iiihographio amendment was agreed to
Y..s-Ae.sr. Aues. Allisos ssrru slaelSs,,. Blair.
es.d:J 81, ssassn nv: :,as g
f.hnh o. lo.sr xa;;.sn1 ''easan sawyer Sherman
slS%S S"sS.rSe..f. c ;aie c'',, D.w.s Dixon Bdmunds
h,s,s s ".; r.,. A Hoti rs H os ts.sy Sasy
s!:s.,. s'"SiOridss vat Warren shoarn woi
E NJ, sherm.n moved to amend section 8 BY
Saiis. % Z" prosiasd by law. 50 thai lSots, &c:
t. sasss g
ment Of tariff duties.
to Il. prineiPis he f b Tie .
were adopted the bill would be deluston and
Mr: Carlisle Dem. Ky.l favored th. amend
amendment because he did not want to have
r. r. @ ss
now vote for every amendment that met LIS
Iii: Evsrts !Rep: N " oppcsea #; sher-
adopted the Senate might 60 well vote down
Z: s ;sH:s s':$ *$ssa
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ass IS ss.; az: XIV 4 y q ses American editions
g: am 6st taken II,
Ts 3ess: $ $bs%;. I'D moved ;h:s ihe s:e- m
e :sGe.P ~ Sss tat s. 6n G
lon; BI.eiIurn George .pd I'D nS, s9Tire we're
ri ssssss q
when the recess ended. 30 z short executive
saa esd y H.
as wre n9 ssns
i!r. Ilstt proposed that by unanimous con-
sent the calendar OF private pension bills
should he taken up.
Ir. Harris oontended that less than q quo;
rs:s ::dnS Rs!t .Gss sSs
6enato do now adjourn"
An on that n,otion call for the yeas and
hays" Mr.. Edmunds, and shall vote for
The motion to adjourn was rejected-yeas.
IL: nays. ~.
As this yoie again showed the absence OF Q
quorum the roll was again called. when thirty
Mr. Henderson moved that the SsrReant-At.
Arms b directed to request tho attendance OF
sbsont members
Mr. Ed,nunds suRgested that the precedent
s.t by Congress- In 1889. when circular letters
were Issued to the ahsentess Informing thom
Of the situation Of those who were In attend
NJ. Blair remarked that that proposition wss
entawed., 1t was older than the eiRht-hour
claims. ILauRhteE.l
hour ILaughter.l
Mr.. Harris moved an adjournment and the
shsf1ss At $40 adjourned hi Tomorrow at II