The morning call., 1891-03-15

themselves together to secure such a law, is
j1bllant. For years different authors have
taken their turn beseeching the committees
OF both houses, and secretaries OF the league
have worked early and late. Mark Twain
and George w. Gable, Edward Eggleston,
Charles Dudley Warner, General Lew Wal
lace, Frank Stockton and hosts of book
makers have presented their cause In vain.
Publishers, editors and printers have added
to the burden of pleas. but consequences
Congress held ont against them and de-
Tended the policy OF stealing. Even this
year, when the House was secured, num-
Der OF Senators insisted tn It authors did
not know what was good for them
selves, and so amended the bill that
it would have defeated all that the
authors have been trying to secure. The
authors were fortunate in having Robert
Underwood johnson, assistant editor OF
The Century magazine, for the Secretary OF
the league and champion of their cause
here this winter Nothing is impossible to
that tireless, energetic and enthusiastic per-
sonage, and MI. johnson has divided his
time rather freely this winter between
Washington and New York. All Tuesday
night the Senate toyed with the Copyright
Bill and played with it and the Revenue
Marine Bill as surfeited cat might with
two mice. After the all-nights suspense
Mr.. johnson was flying about the city at day.
light notifying copyrights friends that the
last chance was coming, the needed Sena-
tors responded to his notes, hurried
BACK TO TIE CAPITOL,
Cast their votes, The conferreeS agreed, and
after the final approval of the two houses
the President affixed his signature with
huge eagle quill provided for that purpose,
and the American authors had won their
long fight. The quill was presented to MIR.
Johnson, with warm congratula atoms, and
with that trophy and the printed bill III his
hand the Secretary of the league left for
New York, and now that the work Is ac-
cOmplished the League will disband.
In the midst OF this busy Congressional
week much else has be n happening in the
city. Society has had its events and visit
orS have crowded the town. The Four
Hundred assembled at charity concert at
the British Legation on "Wednesday after
noon, and it was one of the few large and
general gatherings of that body through the
week. Many farewells were said, but social
ranks will not thin for many weeks yet.
Mi-Careme was celebrated the following
night with small dancing party by the
Misses Patten. While society has been
highly decorous and churchly in the matter
OF dancing during this lenten season it has
not tasted, and this has been as great a
dinner winter as the last one. Mrs. Har-
rison has begun series OF small lunch
par.ies the first of which. held to day, was
voted by the twenty-one participants as
the most enjoyable Of White House h0spi-
taliIies. On one afternoon oil each week
Mrs. Harrison is at home to her personal
1TlenGS anu ttl0Se VINO call nY dpp0lD tll6HL
To prevent this informal tea hour from be-
coming crowded reception by the appear
| ance of the unexpected, the day is changed
each week, so that the family have chance
to gather their friends and acquaintances
about them in this delightfully."- informal
way. All the parlors and the conservatory
are thrown open. Mrs. Harrison receives
IN THE RED ROOM,
And there the tea-table is set and presided
over by Mrs. Mckee, Mrs. Russell Harrison
and Mrs. Dmmiek, by turn, aud from to
o'clock there is a brilliant company assem-
bled. EX-Secretary, but now Senator Villas
and his daughter were among the visitors OF
the week, and Mr.. John w. Mackay and his
son were others who vera in at the death Of
| Congress.
A large attendance of official colleagues,
| friends and acquaintance gathered at the
| funeral services over the remains of Senator
| Hearst ON Thursday noon. The casket had
| been placed in the spacious mushroom Of
| the house. and in that aud the dlning-ro0m
| the funeral company was seated. All the
| circumstances of his long illness have been
| very sad and a wealth OF sympathy is offered
| Mrs. Hearst, who has hardly been seen by
| any one this winter, save those friends whose
| intimacy took them frequently TO the house
| to inquire Tor The invalid.
| Iu few weeks Mrs. Clover goes to Cali
| fOrnia with the remains of her mother. All
| winter Mrs. Clover has been in unrest at the
| delay in fulfilling MIS-. Miller's frequent re-
quest that she should be buried beside Cen
| eral Miller and her little son in San Fran
| cisco, and as soon as the danger OF railroad
| blockade or floods is past Mrs. Clover will
| start on her errand. RUHAMAH.