, 1891-02-18
THE WASHINGTON NEWS
Diplomatic and Consular Bill
Passes the Senate.
The Committee on Finance Sits
Down Very Hard on
Senator Stanford's Bill for
Loans at 2 Per Cent.
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE dlplo-
matte and consular bill was again taken
up in the senate today, the item under
consideration being the proposition to lay
a cable from the United States to the
Hawaiian islands.
Morgan criticised CarIisle's opposition.
imputiog it t, an unwillingness to eutrust
President Harrison with the expenditure
of $3.50. 600 a year. He denied that the
c%ession of a coaling and repair station at
the harbor OF Pearl river. 10 the Hawaiian
islands, gave the United States a right to
land a telegraph cable. as asserted by
Carlisle. The only opportunity to land a
cable there was the concession made by
the king OF Hawaii to an American citizen,
Mr.. Hartwell. That party might, if the
United States did not make use Of the
opportunity. make an arrangement with
the Canadian government to have the
American end of the cable landed on tie
shores of Canada. Morgan believed an
active movement on the part of the
United States government to define its
policy in relation to Hawaii would save
the United States a great deal of trouble
IN the future. He did not know q more
significant way of expressing the intention
of the United States than by making
actual communication with those islands
more complete and more direct.
Carlisle disavowed any reflections upon
the president.
George declared himself opposed to the
amendment as another step in the fatal
-.I.., 81 u.ka.l...- -ea .l..I.-I.
Daniel also declared his antagonism to
the amendment on the same ground. If
the cable was to he part OF the national
de Tense it was improper that it should be
owned by private individuals. But the
the whole scheme now was a speculation
on the part of e%nterprlsinR men who
wanted TO make money out of the United
States government.
The diplomatic and consular bill then
passed-yeas 80, nays I6-GormAu,
Hampton and Morgan voting aye with
the Republicans, aud PettlRrew no with
the Democrats.
The copyright bill was then taken up.
the opening question being on Daniels
amendment 10 insert in the proviso re-
curing copyrighted books printed from
type set in the United States the words,
FOR be otherwise produced in the United
States from processes executed in the
United States" After much discussion
it was rejected.
Edmunds moved to amend section ID,
providing that the act shall only apply to
a citizen or subject of a foreign state.
when that state permits to ciiizens OF the
United States the benefit of a copyright
on substantially the same basis as Its owu
citizens, by striking out the remainder of
the section and inserting, ''the existence
of the conditions AFORESAID shall be deter
mined by the president of the United
States by proclamation from time to time
as the purpose of the act may require"
Agreed to without division.
Power offered an amendment, drawn
up by Sherman and Carlisle, providing
that all books, maps, charts, dramatic or
musical compositions, en~GravinEs, etc,
(the author, inventor, designer or propri-
etor of which is a citizen, subject or resi-
dent of a foreign country, may be i'm
ported into the United States on the pay
ment of duties, ifany are imposed by law.
Without disposinR OF the amendment, the
senate adjourned