Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-19
TaR FIFTY-FIRsr oorGnRss.

TEE FAETx.F1AST CoNGAKSS.
Passage Of the Copyright Hfn By tn,
Senate-Wsrk Of the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Ths copyrigh
bill having been taken up in the senate to
day, vote was taken ON the Sherman
amendment, offered yesterday by MI
Power, to admit copyrighted books, eto.
printed in foreign countries on payment
of tariff duties. The amendment was
agreed to-yeas SO, nays "a.
Mr.. Frye then renewed his amendment
requiring charts, photographs, etc., to be
printed on plates executed in tho United
States, and discussion followed.
Finally the Frye amendment was agreed
to-yeas Al, nays "a.
The vote was then taken on the passage
OF the bill, and the bill was passed-yeas
SO, nays IA.
On motion of Mr.. Evarts senate bill for
the erection of . new custom house in the
city of New York was taken from the CAL
endar and passed
The senate then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the substitute for the bill to
provide for the adjudication and payment
of claims arising from Indian depreda-
tons.
After debate motion to adjourn was
defeated and, under the general order of
two weeks ago, the senate at 6 p. m. took
a recess until o'clock
The night session of the senate at the
opening hour, p. M, did not promise
much success, as there were but fifteen
members in the chamber-twelve republi-
cans and three democrats The sergeant
alarms, who had been directed to request
the attendance of absent senator's, reported
that he had called upon all of them who
were in the city. In the course of the next
half hour, during which period all business
was suspended, various other senators ar
rived, until there were about thirty five
present. A vote ON motion to adjourn
finally showed the presence of thirty-eight
ress being made toward business, but there
was dispute going on as to what the Rec
ord should show in regard to the senators
who were absent. At $40 the senate ad-
journed on motion of Mr.. Edmunds, who
said it had been demonstrated after wait
ing one and one-half hours that majority
of the senate did not wish to transact bust
ness.
In the absence of the speaker Mr.. Pay
son of Illinois was appointed speaker pro-
tenn.
A conference was ordered on the District
Of Columbia appropriation bill and the
military academy appropriation bill.
The house then proceeded to the further
bill, which was passed.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the postofice appropriation
bill
After discussion the committee rose and
the house adjourned.
Arrival of General Sherman's Son.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-The White Star
line steamer Majestic from Liverpool ar
rived off Fire Island at $50 p. m. The
Majestic has on board Father Thomas
Ewing Sherman, son of the late General
Sherman, and the arrival of the steamer
will enable him to take part in his fathers
obsequies in this city.
EXPLOSIONS OF NATURAL GAS,
Several Houses wrecked-Nine Per-
sons in One House Seriously In
jured.
PIrTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 1S.-Yesterday an
explosion of natural gas occurred which
threw the front and rear walls of double
two story brick house on River avenue,
Allegheny, belonging to Samuel and Will
liam Hazlett into the four feet of water
it. There were nine persons
in the house at the time, four of whom
were blown into the water. Those who
are injured are: James Fletcher, hurt
internally and will die; Jennie Hazlett,
head hurt by falling brick; Mrs. Samuel
Hazlett, thrown down and bruised about
the body; Owen Mclaughlin, hurt about
the head by falling bricks; Mrs. White,
head cut and body bruised. Two other
explosions occurred last night and houses
were wrecked and several persons in