Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-14

fact shns The passage o. tho bin waa inperilcd
BY the amendment already agreed 70, and Chat
a further smeedmoht 10 Il would probably do.
feas its passage a. this session.
Mr. Morrill, expressed tho opinion that the
adoption Of Mr.. bhormane amendment would
transfer the husinees OF book-prsnting entirely
80 Germany, weeFo printers were not paid half
ss much ~ they are paid 10 the United statea
APERTNEST INQUIRY.
MI Daniel asked Mr.. Plat whether n foreign
authors who obtained copyright were required V
have their works published simultaneously here
and IN shcir own country the same principie
would apply 10 American authors taxing ous
copyright abroad, and would compel them 70
have their wcTss published simultaneously
there and in the United States.
Nj. Plat replied that shat would depend upon
how literally other countries might follow sne
pfoyisions OF the pending bill In order 70 os'aD-
lieh reciprocity IN the matter. 80 a,
Mr. DAniel remarked that n that were 30 J.
would DO suhleetlpR American authors 70 u ~
necessity OF publishing their works nprosS t "a
order to get 20 the foreign market. and no esteo
whether that would NOT be curtaiiiog the priVl-
lcgos which American autnors now nsye.
Sir. Plat thought not. American authors AZ q
whole had now no privileges in foreign counsl.en.
Mt; Daniel romsrssa tsss R A,Gsss" without
paying tariff duiios OF charges
THE BILL cErTIcIsEp.
Mr.. Reagan spoke on the subject OF the amend
ment Of which be had given notice yoste.uas
and said that, while be favored lnteIneuou,si
copyright the pending bill was mere suppis9 10.
ment 70 tho protective tarin ne y. =, Sooss
massage would DO 70 increase the COST OF poohs
and D nc a restriction on publications AUG . W
on RnOWIodRa He did not feel prepared 70 JOIN
ia supporting snch measure: - ,.,u,,
Mr.. Daniel criticised the piii :. naen ,eou5res
particularly that provision Of II Whtoh requl it
a foreign author having copyr1gnt IN wy
United states 70 publish his WORK sifnultsneousSs
ly 10 foreign country and IN this country, any
which subjects American euthors 70 LII pnt he
arrangements. II the bill, he said, could not %
perfected Of present by reason Of the snors
allowed for It's discussion the discussion WouIu
nevertheless bo IN enlightening one, anu enolS
was no reason why the bill should notOo p~'''N
next session.
PRoTEcT1oEIsT EsAu."
Mr.. Vance did not know that be would Ia, he s 4,
had the temerity 70 oppose the pending nliI " ~
had not been that In the course OF VIC 1oDaso
ana al the votes ne had thought that ne oiscoV-
ered an old Acquaintance. He toougnt nc g.,
felt the hair Of his friend PrOIccu0nlss ,"So
althought the voice was that OF tree-Iiale
Jacob. Be,nR en- DoldeDed by that recognltl',1i
Of an old ACQUAINTANCE he expressed nlinsVu
ana his fortunes like the lady IN tue piey, WIZ
on leaving The room, said: DID you k oVuu-
lQIten. and leave MY Cuhf@Jboi
the com bined hostllites OF the authors OF hierA
ture OF the two leading nations Of ci YillIatlon
lie would rather DO the means OF ,piH leoH 90
cheap book--a book printed ana pu ,hsnou ~
soId cheepiy--in the hands OF one poor, Aul-
bitous bow that would stimulate bin 10 greater
eIertions than Of placing million uoiial - - y
the pockets Of the Harpers by the passage CT
copyright bill.
A DISHONEST SCHEME.
The scheme 10 make man pay dolat a. io Oh
hook which he could now get Tor MY ContS w.
1ute "a dishonest as tho scheme 10 appIopIlsasve
tne yrork az another mans brain. IL was az uls-
honest n scheme as had ever been inhuui aS
tured by a publisher In publishing pooAs n 49,
out authority II no could ne Woulu LIZ eii $3.50
tariff duty on books ana Wouiu "i0" D''
Going on 10 speak against the bill, Mr.: vance
declared that when II was simmefeu uOnu 20
would be found to be simply in the inaeress 30 y,
American publishers That was the sun gu NJ,
substance OF It. he was opposed 10 us pilH0'
pie out and out l., .,,,,,or, y,
Mr.. shermsn's amendment ne thous.' 80
right He also favored the smencmeht OF
which Mr. Reagan had given notice-t0 sIlAo
ont the entire paragraph which Mr.. sheIhlsI
proposed 10 amend relating 10 the printhg On
books In the United ststes
sHERMAN's AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
Finally a vote was reached on Mr.. shermans
Amendment and 1t was agreed TO;
IHNg-hNf6fH. -
Carlisle Coke, Daniel, Faulkner, George, Haze
Harris. IngalIs, Jones OF Arkansas, MCPHERSON
Mitebeli. Morgan, Pasco Pettigrew, PLUMP,
Pugh, HANSON, Reagan, Squire, vance, ana
'P Nsys1Messrs. Blair, Cullom, Davis, Dawes,
Dixon. Edmunds, Byarts, Frye, Gray Ham pton'
Hawley, Higgins, HiscOck, Hoar, McMlllsn,
Morrill,, Pierce, Platt, sawyer, shoup, StoCk-
bridge, Washburn, Wolcott eh9
The copyright bill was then laid aside without
further action.
The Presidents message announcing the
death Of Admiral Porter was LAID before the
Senate and the remainder OF the afternoon was
devoted 70 eulogistic speeches upon hls NE. Inc
speakers were NessTs. Chandler, Mcpherson,
and Hale.
The Senate then adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. McMillin, of Tonnes
ace. the Senate amendment was non-con-
Cured in to the House bill to establish the
customs district of Tennessee.
THE oIyII-sERvIoE COMMISSION.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the legislative appropriation bill. The
Civfl-seryice Commission paragraph was under
consid Grafton, and debate was limited 10 three
hours.
Mr.. Cannon moved an amendment providing
for secratary and stenogTapber az 81 800 each.
This, he said, would comply with the terms OF
Then followed a lively dobate, in which
Messra. Cannon and Grosvenor LED an attack
upon the Ciyll-service Commission and Aessrs.
ButterWorth and Lodge were its principal cham
pions. ,
Mr.. Dingley moved to amend Mr. Cannon's
amendment by inserting a provision appropri-
atipR $685. 400 10 enable the commission 70 exc
cute the provisions OF the ciyil-serVice act.
MIR. Cannon called attention TO the fact that
this would merely be contingent tund ana
would not enable the commission to employ
clerka
INC amendment was agreed to, and Mr. Can
mona amendment as amended was adopted.
NO CLERKS 10 MEMBERS.
Tho committee then rose and reported the
bill to the Rouse. The fret question was on the
Amendment providing for clerks TO members
NOT chRirmen Of committees. The amendment
was deteated-yess 72, nays n6-and the
Speaker In announcing the result declared dry
Nv that the committee amendment was dis
agreed 70 by the House. The bill was then
passed.
The Presidents message announcing the
death OF Admiral Porter was read and referred
TO the Committee on Naval Affairs, and then the
HOuse adjourned.