Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-14
IN CONGRESS TODAY.
Further Debate on the Copyright Bill
in the Senate.
fHE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Present Educational Plan
Criticized and Defended.
SOME GENERAL POLITICS.
SENATE.

SOME GENERAL POLITICS.
| SENATE.
| The credentials Of VIM. F. Villas 20 Senator
elect from the state Of Wisconsin for the term
commencing March 4 next (replacing Mr..
Spooner) were presented by the Vice President
and placed on file.
VISITORS TO wEsT POINT AND ANNAPOLIS.
The Woe President announced the appoint
| mont Of Messrs. Henderson and Walthsfl as
| members of the board of visitors at the annual
| examination Of cadets at Yves. Point Military
| Academy and Of Messrs. Chandler and Harris
in a similar capacity at the Annapolis Naval
Academy.
Among the bills reported and placed on the
calendar were House bills authorizing the con-
struction of bridges across the Led river at
Ale xandria. La, and across the Mississippi at
The resolution reported yesterday authoriz-
ing the select committee on relations with Cam
ada to continue its Investigations during the
recess was taken up and MIR. Vest, while ex-
pressing his willingness to vote for it, called
| attention to the fact that the expenses of
select committees are appropriated in q bulk
sum and that there ia usually rush by the re-
pcctive chsirmen Of those committees to draw
from the secretary Of the Senate-the result
being that when he. "a chairman of the select
-
the recess at the close Of last Congress for
money he found that there was none left.
ouR RELATIONS WITH CANADA
Mr.. Hoar, chairman Of the select committee
on relations with Canada. said that there was
but little to be done by that committee. 1t has
taken great mass of exceedingly valuable
testimony, of which two volumes were already
printed. He had prepared and almost COM
pleted report. The committee hoped to 80
IN Ri,ffa In cy6 Do<roit md IN fhara fto
testimony OF some important Canadian visitors
who would come over the border and give their
views on either side Of the question. He added
that when the select committee was first APP
not TO take any more money for it from the
contingent fund than would leave enough
money for all the other committees.
The resolution was agreed TO.
The following bills were taken from the cal
endar and passed:
Senate bill appropriatiny $4,000 to enlarge
the public building at Birmingham, Ala.
Senate bill to provide for beginning the con-
strnctiOn of a military post at Essex Junction
or Swanton Junction, Vt
TIE COPYRIGHT BILL AGAIN.
The Senate then took up the copyright bin.
Mr.. Hale said that he was now ready to pro-
coed with the consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill, which he had reported yesterday.
Senators realized, of course, the importance Of
having the appropriation bills hurried through,
got into conference aud passed. If the Senator
from Connecticut (Mr. Platt) believed that
he could 60 on (without much further
| time being tsken) and get votes on the bill and
present seek to interpose; but if it should
appear in the course Of the next hour or 30 that
the bill could not be speedily disposed Of he
would ask the Senate to take up the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill.
Mr.. Plat said that he hardly knew whether
the copyright bill was now in his charge or in
the charge of other gentlemen who had sue
ceeded in amending 1t TO its detriment as he
thorght).
But as far as he was concerned he was anx-
ious to go ON with it and he trusted that the
discussion would not be protracted. He hoped
that there would be only such suggestions on
amendments to be offered % were necessary to
have clear understanding of them.
THE JEWS IN RUSSIA.
At this stage Of the proceedings Mr.. Call was
permitted to offer and have referred to the
COMMITTEES on foreign relations o resolution de-
| claring that the Senate had heard with great
concern the newspaper statements in relation
to the alleged persecution Of the Jews in Rus
| sia, and also in relation to the cruel treatment
Of 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 crucltie3 to the subjects of Russia,
and to place them in . condition OF freedom
and equal rights.
The copyright bill was then proceeded with.
MR. CARLIsLE's AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
Mr.. Carlisle offered IN amendment intended
to carry out the policy Of the Sherman amend
ment yesterday. 1t strikes out all Of section 8
after the Sherman amendment and substitutes
for it o provision that the section shall not be
construed so AZ to subject to duty any article
now admitted free under the laws Of the United
States, ard 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 copyright withut
the consent in writing Of the proprietor thereof,
or shall knowingly import for sale or hire any
such article having been 50 unlawfully printed
or made, or shall offer tho same for sale, he
shall be liable in damages to the proprietor Of
such copyright and upon conviction shall also
be subject 10 fine not exceeding $1,000.
The question to the meaning and effect OF
the amendment and as to its necessity in order
to carry out the principles Of the bill gave rise
to lengthy discussion, chiefly Of q legal and
technical character.
CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE ARMY BILL.
The discussion was interrupted to permit the
conference report on the army appropriation
bill to be presented. It was read and agreed
to. The provision in relation to payment for
transportation on land-aidcd railroads liz that
the compensation shall be On q basis which the
Secretary Of War sLall deem just and reasotla-
bio, not to exceed 60 per cont Of the rates
charged to private parties for similar transpor-
tation.
Mr. Stanford, from the committee on public
buildings and grounds, reported back bill for
the erection OF q new custom house in the city
OF New York, and it was placed on the calendar.
1t is substitute for. the bill intro
duced by MIR. Eyarts. 1t directs the
sale Of the present custom house
property in New York ct not less than
q, 000, -000-the amount to be used in
the erection of new building on
the site heretofore selected and designed
under the appraisers warehouse act of Sep
TENDER. 1889; tie present custom house is to
be leased by the government meanwhile at a
rental not to exceed Az per cent on the pur-
chase money. Five citizens OF New York are
to DC appointed building commissioners,
and are to have charge OF tie erection of the
new building. The bill makes no appropria-
tion other than the price of the present custom
house and the appropriation made in the
warehouse bill above referred to.
The copyright bill was again taken up and
the question was taken on Mr.. CarIisles amend
n,ent and it was agreed to. Yeas, 20; nays, "a.
y ANOTHER AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Reagan moved to strike out of the third
section the proviso requiring two copies Of
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