New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-04

;.ors and AGGRESSIVE one and breathed an
intense opposition to the House Dill ~ hao
marked effect also. and if the responsibility Tor
defeating any copyright legislation at TINS seselon
NAV no nut on any individuals shoulders, 1t VIII
have 70 be borne by those Of the Senator from
Ohio.
Whom the conference report was presented 10
the Senate. Mr. Platt satisfied that no Copyrisht
hill could become law with the Sherman ana
INGALLS, amendments. 1.-THE one allowing the I'M
narration on payment Of tariff duties, OF foreign
comics Of DOWNRIGHT hooks, and the other allowing
the importation of newspapers and Magazines
moved that the Senate recede from Them
Mr. Sherman argued in support of his amend
ment. and said that without it he would not ieei
at liberty to vote for the bill. lie would not give
TO the publishers of the United States the alb
solute monopoly of the production of any book
He would give to them the privilege OF pro-
tective duty that would secure employment 10
printers and to capital-as in the case OF other
products of the country. IL the bill became law
without the amendment, he believed that 1t wouid
be the most popular law on the statute DOCK
II was the spirit of monopoly and the oesiie
for absolute prohibition that lay at the founda-
ton of the opposition to the amendment.
Mr.. Hiscock. one Of the conferrees. supplemented
what MIR. Platt had said about the failure OF
the bill unless the Senate receded from those
amendments by saying that ii the Senate ala ho'
recede it wos a matter of no consequence whetner
the bill failed or not. He asked MI SHERMAN
what he proposed, by his amendment. to give I"
authors.
Mr.. Sherman replied that he proposed to give
them the exclusive right OF the sale OF their
books in the United States.
Mr.. Hiscock remarked that 1T would DE no eA-
elusive right, when purchasers could import DOCKS
under the present law, paying duty OF 20 per cent
He asserted that no foreign author would avail him.
self of the copyright act with the Sherman amend
ment in it. because his book would be plrated
somewhere else and would be imported into The
United States. AS to Mr.. Ingalss amendment
admitting newspapers and periodicals, MI Hlscock
said that under it the works of American authors
could be published abroad in serial FORM ana
could be imported without even paying dut!,
That amendment struck directly at American
authors, and took from them the DEMENT'S oil 'ieir
copyright Reagan argued against the motion to recede
II the Senate should recede, then ne h0peu 'h"'
the inioutous bill" would be defeated
Mr. Blair suggested the insertion of provision
prohibiting the importation of any American COPY copy,
riohted book from any country where the book
is not copyrighted. lie thought that snch piO
vision would cover every difficulty, ana ne com ON
mended it to the attention oil 'he 'en"'e ''"'
Mr. Platt stated that the Senate conferrces had
proposed substantially that MODIFICATION 10 uie
HoIse conferrees, and that II was Ielused.
Nr. Blair said he was informed by one OF the
House conferrees that such proposition hau
been offered or considered. .ooo,o
Mr. Daniel argued against the motion to recede;
Without the Sherman amendment the phi woniu
I've. he said a relic of barbarism-its sole puTp9ss
being to pYt up a bar AGAINST ,He hl st"dortS
and readers at the absolute mercy OF an inS"to'e
and extortonate monopoly $500 oo,,od
division on Mr.. Platt's motion was cateo
for. and the question was taken hfSt on .lc
motion to recede from the Sherman amondment.
The motion was defeated-yeas IS, nays % rs %
thr Sherman amendment was insisted on. me
same course was taken with the Ingalls, anfnu-
ment. without n division, and further confer
encr was ordered. ,..
The following is the vote in detail:
Yess-Messrs Aldrieh Bsr. Butler, Carey: Cha rar
lev Dawes. Dixon, Dolph, Edmunds, Evarts' Eat EAT
Veil Frye Hawey Hscock Hosr Jones CSC 5NeS Ssvy Mg
Council NcNllan Mcpherson. morrill,, piatt. osWsy'
shonn stanford, Stewart, Stockbhdee. Warren wash
ov1 ,fcssrg. Alien. Bate Terry, Call, Carlisle
Cacc% Cc@l1ell Coke Cuilom. Daniel, Davis: George.
Gorn,en. cray Iialc Hampton Harris. ingalls, Jones
Nrk1. Mitchell Morgan. Pasco: Payne, Pett.gSw
pierce Pugh. Ransom. sanders, sherman, vance, vest
Walihall WSon-33.