The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-19
ADDRESS OF SENATOR MORGAN.
And Hawley Delivers an Eulogy ON
the Life and Public Ser
vices OF the Dead
Commander.
Fifty. FIRST CONGRESS.
SENATE.

Il WASHINGTON, FeD. l4.-Ine Gre
dentials of William F. Villas as senator
elect from the state of Wisconsin, for
the term commencing March next
(replacing Spooner) were presented by
the vice president and placed on file.
The resolution reported yesterday
authorizing the select committee on
our relations with Canada to continue
its Investigations during recess, to be
taken up and agreed to.
Senator Chandler offered resolu-
lions which were agreed to that the
senate realized in the death of Admir-
al Porter loss to the country of an
officer of the highest rank and dis
tinction, whose achievements through
a series of sixty-two years had fully H.
Illustrated the courage and patriotism
of the American navy, and that the ten
derest sympathies of the nation were
present with the family in its time of
grief and that committee of five sen
ators be appointed to attend the tu-
neral. Senators Cameron, Hale, Nc
Pherson, Blackburn and Chandler
were appointed.
Senator Carlisle offered an amend
ment intended to carry out the policy
of the Sherman amendment to the
copyright bill adopted yesterday. 1t
strikes out all of section three OF the
Sherman amendment and substitutes
for its provisions that the section
shall be construed so as to subject to
duty any article now admitted free
under the laws of the United
States, and then if any person
shall in the United States
print or cause to be printed
either for sale or export, any book,
map. chart or dramatic or musical
composition, in which there shall be
any sublistng of the copyright with
| the consent in writing of the proprie"
| tor thelO #; or shall knowingly import
for sale or hreany such article having
been so un!awfully printed or made,
or shall offer the same for sale, he shall
be liable in damages to the proprie.
tor of such copyright, and upon CON
viction shall also be subject to fine
not exceeding $1,000.
The discussion was interrupted to
permit a conference report on the
army appropriation bill to be pre-
sented. 1t was read and agreed to.
The discussion of the copyright bill
was then resumed, and after further
debate the Carlisle amendment was
, adopted by vote of 20 to "a.
Senator David moved to amend the
proviso requiring copyrighted books
) to be printed from type set within the
United States, or from plates therefrom
by adding to it the words ''or shall
be otherwise produced in the United
States from process executed in the
United States.
The discussion on the amendment
was interrupted at $3.50 when the mess
? age of the president announcing the
death of General Sherman was laid be
fore the senate.
Senator Hawley rose and Offered
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the senate receives
with profound sorrow the announce
ment of the death of William Tecum
sch Sherman, late general of the
armies of the United States.
Resolved, that the Senate renews its
acknowle dgment of the inestimable
services which he rendered his country
in the day of its extreme peril, lalnents
the great loss which the country has
sustained, and deeply sympathizes
with his family in its bereavement.
Resolved, that copies of these resolu-
tions be forwarded to the family Of
the deceased.
Mr.. Hawley said: "Mr President
' at this hour the senate, congr IS and
: people of the United States are oEe
fam ly. What we have been daily ex
pecting has happened. Gen. Sher-
man has received and obeyed his last
order. He was a great soldier by the
|, Judgment of the great soldiers of the
world. In time of peace he has beer
great citizen, glowing and abound
ing with love of country and of al
humanity. His glorious soul APP
peared in every look, gesture
, and word. The history of ou
1 country is rich in soldiers who have
t set examples simple soldierly ODE
dience to civil law and of self abnega
ton. Washington, Grant, Sheridar
and Sherman lead the list. Sherman
was the last of the illustrious trl'
, who were by universal consent tn
{ foremost figures in the armie
, of the union in the late war
r Among the precious traditions IT.
I pass into our history for the adlnira
r ton of the old and the instruction O
Inc VOuuRD, was UDelF friendship, incl
q most harmonious co operation withou
a the shadow OF ambition or pride.
a Senator Morgan reviewed the history O
the civil war, and said: Power rested i
, the hands OF the victors at the close of tn
e conflict, but not all the honors of desper
y ate warfare. Indeed the survivors wer
now winning honors enriched with justic
and magnaminity of no less worth tina
those won on the battle field, in the labor
to restore the country to its former feelin
of ra'ernal regard and unity OF sentimen
and action, and TO promote its welfare an
e the fidelity of the great general VIII
V has just departed in the ripeness of az
b; and with history marked by devotion t
= his flag. We differed with him and con
y tested campaigns and battle fields wit
Us him, but we welcome the history Of grea
" soldier as the proud inheritance of on
" country. We do this as cordially and sin
y cerely as we gave him welcome in tn
n South as one of our people when our son
n were coniided to his care in relation ths
y" next to paternity had its influence upO
The Young men Of the country. The gref
military leaders on both sides of our civ
re war are raDidly marching across the bOrdt