The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-19
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The Senate Rejects Substitute and
Passes the Original Bill.

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Passes the Original Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-In the Senate
this forenoon the copyright bill having
been taken up as unfinished business, Mr.,
Platt yielded to arequest of Mr.. Davis to
allow the pension bills on the calendar to
be passed. Some dozen pension bills were
taken from the calendar and passed, includ-
fng bill increasing the pension of the widow
OF Gen. Custer to 500 month.
The copyright bill having again been
taken up, vote was taken on Mr.. Sher-
mans amendment, offered yesterday by
Mr. Power, to admit copyrighted books
printed In foreign countries. on payment of
the tariff bill duties. The amendment was
agreed to-yeas 36, nays "a.
Ihereupon Mr.. Frye renewed his amend
heht requiring charts, photographs, ETC., to
oe printed on plates executed in the United
states. The amendment was agreed to-
yeas Al, nays "a.
NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS.
Mr.. ingalls, moved to strike out Of section
the provso allowing the publisher of a
newspaper or magazine to import two copies
Vi any newspaper or magazine published in
foreign country: "And except in the
case OF newspapers and periodicals, which
are hereby exempted from the prohibition
VI h!ulportatlon." This was agreed to with
out division.
Mr. Daniel suggested an amendment to
sec0ion D. which requires q printed copy Of
Sne utie OF copyrighted book, etc., to be
sonC 70 the librarian Of congress on or be-
tote tne DAY or publication in this or any
torelgn country. The suggestion was to
i make the section read "within six months
a.Oer tne day of publication" and he offered
az amendment embodying his suggestion.
+ 0nhatn \ r L 4
toS7. - q 'o'0 VI -
FEAST ON BRAINS.
Mr.. Daniel then moved to amend section
W striking out all of the provisos. The
bou1an emperors were said, ne remarked, to
NV ate sometimes feasted on peacocks' brains.
80 ulI as 1t stood would enable certain
,,e chiefly bookmakers, to feast on
nlcn a'S u richer diet-the brains of authors
,naLi us amend dment was for the purpose of
a1rniing III The bill pure copyright bill. In
- oonJLluslon, he characterized the bill as
ht1lhation h"taS to butcher authors and to
d. so tne people in order to make a holi-
~ No, 5 5or the publishers The amendment
uisagreed to-yeas II, navs 3d.
.o--., Z asco declared himself in favor of a
*;nfFas.isn1 isn1 Dill not complicated with other
I'm He had prepared rather hastily
thot winch indicated the sort of measure
tors as 1 favored and that many other sena-
<futa O. - ous anu ue OHeTe0 III az SuOSLl-
frSt aor the pending bill. 1t was read. The
nr;rts section extends to foreign authors the
IL aeges OF copyright now granted by law
ree-I,il r1erican authors, aud the other sections
ekRulate the details.
tuto question was taken on Pasco's substi-
ENr po1 ena 1t was rejected. yeas 16, nays Ss.
Hcra,st c1tigrew voted aye with the demo-
&licansa ano Ar. Hampton nay with the repub-
znf ~ vote was taken on the passage
nav. v.e !, OH and the bill was passed, yeas 36,
'IyS "a, as follows:
lOm mnt4hs;-Messrs; h;-Messrs Blair, Carey, Chandler, oul-
4PanisDnxon Dolph Edmunds, Eyarts, Farwel,
.eins tT,, Frye, Gray, Hampton, Hawley, Hig-
1Phss.sdaLi aiScock, Hoar, Mcconnell, McgilIin, Nc
*plstt pi Mitchell, Morrill,, Paddock, Pssco
- Lsumb, Sanders, Sawyer, Stanford, Stew
Iowa S'ye ysy bridge, Warren Washburn, Wilson of
r. M" "lsson Of Maryland and Wolcott--36.
t'Casev r,.iaessrs- Bate Berry, Call. Carlisle,
O0ke, Daniel, George. Harris, Jones Of