Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
THE flrry-FlRsT CONGRESS.
The Copyright Bili--The sundry Civil Bill
Clerks for Representatives.

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W.suYsaroy February 9-SESATE.-The
credentials of Mr.. Voorhees, for new
equatorial term from March 4th next were
presented and placed on file. Inc ere
dentials OF Henry G. Hansbrough. senator
elect from tho State of North DAKOTA ior
the term commencing March 4th next
were presented and referred TO the oon-
mittee on Elections. h,.t
Mr.. Carlisle offered a resolution, wnicn
,,a n,, agreed TO- calling on the President for
comics of the recent correspondence WIFI
the Minister of Brazil with the recent
laws of Brazil in reference to the importa,,
ton OF certain products of the United
States into that country.
THE yroHr-HoUR-xAw BILL MATTER.
Az 70 o'clock the unfinished business
was laid before the Senate, which was MI.
Uarris,s motion to lay on the table MIR.
HAIRS motion to reconsider the vote re-
committina TO the Committee on Education
and Labor the bill providing for the adj
;nstment of the accounts Of laborers, work
men. and mechanics arising under the
eigbt-hour law. The motion to lay on tne
table was disagreed to-yeas. ~ NAYS, 81.
The question recurring on air III; DI niiad
motion to reconsider Mr.. Morrill, called
attention TO some gross inconsistencies IN
fine bill as il now stood. Mr.. Blair's mo-
tion TO reconsider was then lost-yeas; Is
nays. 30. Mr.. Higgins, who had voted NO
nn tbe motion 10 Law on the table, voted Aye
ON the motion to reconsider, which &C
counts for the variation OF two votes; %
the bill stands recommitted to the Com-
mittee on Education and LABOR.
THE COPYRIGHT BILL.
The Senate then proceeded 20 the con-
sideration of the House copyright bill,
and MIR. Platt, who has charge OF IT, mace
a brief explanation of and argument Tor ~:
II was practically. he said, the bill as IL
passed the Senate two or three years ago,
except in one paTticular-that was that ~
denended upon foreign countries adopting
similar legislation. In other words the
last section of the bill was what might be
called a reciprocity clause. 1t provided
that the act should only apply to foreign
countries which permitted Americans the
benefit of copyright substantially on the
same basis as its own citizens. he hoped
that the House bill would be passed WITH
out amendment. 3, -, a..
Mr. Frye did not coincide with that
view but offered an amendment extepulng
the principle of tho bill to maps, charts,
dramatic or musical compositions, en-
cravings. cuts, prints, chromos, and htno-
graphs.
Discussion of the amendment was con-
timed by Messrs. FRYE, Mcpherson, and
Hale in favor of the amendment; by Mr..
Reagan in opposition, the latter taking the
position that the bill was really not for the
protection OF authors but of the industrial
classes and capital, and by Mr.. Coke IN
favor of the amendment, but against the
bill itself.
FRYE's AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
Finally, after several other senators had
spoken for and against Mr.. Frye's amend
4. 4 Ill
grams had been read from various sources
protesting against the amendment, vote
was taken, and Mr.. Frye's amendment was
agreed to-yeas q, nays Pas follows:
YgAs.-Messrs. Alien, Allison, Berry BLACK
burn, Blair Chandler, Coke, Daniel, DAVIS
Frye, German, Hale. ingalls,. McPnersoni Man
derson, Mitchell Morgan. Pierce, Plumb, Power,
Ransom, Reagan, Sawyer, sherman, shoup,
Squire, and Turpie-H.
NAYs.-Messrs. Bate, Carlisle. Dawes, Dixon,
Edmunds, Evarts, Faulkner, George. Hampton
Harris, Hawley, Higgins, Hoar, Jones OF Arksn-
sas Morrill,, Plat. Pugh, Quay. stewart, stock-
bridge, Vest, Warren, WashDurn, and WoicoIE-
"a.
AvExED QUESTION CONTINUED.
Mr.. Sherman moved to amend section
9 by striking out the word prohibited"
and inserting in lieu thereof the words
subject to the duties provided 10y law
eo that books copyrighted here and printed
abroad shall not be prohibited but shall be
subjected to the payment of tariff duties.
This gave rise to another long debate,
pendIng which the amendment went over
without action.
The Senate bill appropriating $4,000 to
enlarge the public building at Birmingham,
Ala, was reported and placed on the
At6P. N. the Senate took a recess till
$3.50 z. NJ.
THE EVENING SESSION.
When the Senate met at 8 o'clock only
thirty-nine senators were present, SIX less
than a quorum. A brief executive session
was held. No method by which quorum
conld be obtained was discoverable, and as
II required the presence of quorum to DO
business by unanimous consent the only
thing left TO those present was to adjourn,
which they did at $40 7. NJ. In the brief
executive session the Senate confirmed the
nominations 10 be postmasters OF FRANK
Woodmausee. OF New Decatur, Ala, and
w. Ii. Fairless. of Trenton, Tenn.
House OF Representatives.
The session Of the House this morning
began in rather stormy manner. After
the reading of the Journal Mr.. Cannon
moved that the House go into Committee
OF the Whole on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. Mr. Grout, of Vermont,
| called HfTf0IlOu 10 llt luib lhhb WHO HN'
District of Columbia day and antagonized
| the motion,
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas. remarked that
bills of the class now being brought in by
the Committee on the District of Columbia
were uniformly defeated in the House.
Mr.. Hemphill, of South Carolina: The
gentleman who makes such a statement as
| that does not know what he Is talking
about.
Mr.. Anderson: do know what am
| talking about.
sense.
APLAYFUL TAP on THE CHEEK.
| The gentlemen approached one another,
and having met, good-naturedly shook
hands. Mr.. Anderson playfully tapped
Mr.. Hemphill on the cheek.
| Mr.. Buchanan. of New Jersey. demanded
the regular order, and despite Mr.. Spring
er's vigorous attempt TO get unanimous
consent for some measure, the Speaker put
| the question on Mr.. Cannon's motion. Mr.;
| Springer protested, but his protest was OF
no avail, Mr.. Buchanan reiterating his de-
mand.
Then Mr.. Grout asked unanimous con-
| sent that Mr. Cannon be allowed to make
a statement, but 10 this Mr.. Enloe, of Ten
nessee. objected, stating that while be
| would be glad TO hear the gentleman, he
was opposed to unanimous consent being
| always confined TO one side. MIR. Cannon's
motion was agreed to. Mr.. Payson, of Hi.
nois, taking the chair.
MONUMENT AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. Spinola offered an amendment ap-
propriating 100000 for a monument IN
| BROOKLYN commemorating the victims OF
British prison-ships. Ruled out on point
of order.
| MIR. Spinola then gave notice that he
| would bring this subject before the House
at every opportunity, and Mr.. Buchanan
| of New Jersey. gave a similar notice in re.
gard to a Revolutionary monument OF
| Trenton. Mr.. Spinola appealed TO MIR.
| Cannon. as a member of the Committee on
| Rules, to give half day for the considera-
| ton Of monument bills.
Mr.. Cannon offered to give the first three
weeks of the next Congress TO the gentle
man from New York and the gentleman
from New Jersey for consideration of theiI
| bills.
| CANNON AND TIE PRINCE OF DARKNESS.
Mr.. Buchanan: The next Congress
| You are like the fellow who took the Sa-
| yiour up high mountain and offered him
| the whole earth when he did not own q
| foot of Oround TlMuohter.