Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-19
FEDERAL SENATE AND HOUSE.
4be Copyright Bin Passed-O'Ferran on
the Position Of Cleveland.

'"' ''IFfisut iiil Iasseu-O r. fHaAA SH
the Position Of Cleveland.
-By telegraph 70 the DispatchI
WASHINGTON. d. c.. February 1S.-SESATE.
lie c.pErght bill having been taken up as
la-Hael business. Mr.. Plat yielded TO a
..s' n, Alr. DAVIS to alloy some pension
i-- OBJ ile calendar 10 be passed.
Nle l1Zeu pension bills were taken
l .l- calendar and passed, including
- Increasing the pension of the widow
.. 1.-.-.. Custer 10 500 a month.
o1rIlHT- sHEEMAN's AMENDMENT ADOPTED
ils Copyright bill having again been
IA-l lp, vote was taken on the sherman
4-'-luelt, offered yesterday by Mr..
! e-r 20 admit copyrighted books, &C.,
I,i.'i 70 foreign countries, on payment
l--1 duties. The amendment was
A..rl yeas. 50: NAYS, a.
l-ritlpon Mr.. Frye renewed his amend
- requiring charts, photographs, &C.,
.t plIted on plates executed IN the
-',l States. The amendment was agreed
YEA, 81: navs, "A.
Af. I-. gals moved TO strike out Of sec
% 'le proyiso allowing the publisher
.ai."spaper or magazine 10 import two
'i any newspaper OF magazine pub
-'l i- foreign country. and TO insert
.'- hereof the following, and except
case N newspapers and periodicals
L4 ie ArTeUY exempted RON the Pr
-'l ui Importation" Agreed 10 with
vi DIVISION.
AtuGGLsTIOS FROM Mr.. DANIEL.
Dr. Daniel suggested an amendment TO
Won 5. winch requires q printed copy OF
' Ni.r o' The copyrighted book, &C., 70
-i W the Librarian Of Congress on or
,i' 'At day OF publication in this or any
- ~A country. The suggestion was TO
Fer lhs aaY Of publication" He offered
81 amendment embodying his suggestion.
AMI debate Il was defested-17 70 81.
10 INST traders on AUTHORS BRAINS.
Pr Daniel then moved 10 amend section
o1 SINKING out all Of the provisos. The
''l--a Lmperors were said. he remarked,
gave s1metimes feasted on peacocks
s S'@.ls The bill, as u stood, would enable
.I.e'o traders chiefly boOk-makers) TO
80. fi On much richer diet~the brains OF
,1-.loIs-and bis amendment was for the
F-pi 70, OF making the bill q pure copy
,JsLts giA IN conclusion he characterized
s. az as combination 10 butcher authors
- % butcher the people in order 70
. az holiday for the publishers.
Il; nays. 81.
AsUBsTITUTE FROM Mr.. PAsoo.
,, ar. Pssco declared himself in favor Of 8
S,op.iignt BIZ not complicated with other
s' ,ti1 He had prepared rather hastily
:, ~ which Indicated the sort of measure
la ,1al ne favored and that many other sene-
~ favored. and he offered IL IS substi-
M" iof the pending bill. IL was read.
- - Aisi section extends 70 foreign authors
iSes ii'yilege OF copyright now granted by
-, ~ American authors; and the other
49, Ssiyls regulate the details. The ques-
s,oa y MAS taken on Mr.. Pasco's substitute
NJ NJ p.,wa was rejected--yeas. IS nays, as
eys,i s.nsgIsw voting aye With the Demo.
es MN ana Dir. Hampton no with the Re-
n. THE BILL PASSED.
~ ,tihsily vote was taken on the passage
,ns on. and the bill vas passed yeas,
nays, ~ % follows.
On ~ ~. Asssta. Blair. Carey. Chandler, Cub
Fss,s.oe Doipb, Gdi1unes. KgGrss, FnfWsli,
IN. as sI. frya Grey, Hampton. Bsv,ey, BIG
49, A"seeE' Hear. kcconneil, McNiiisn, Nc