Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-14

printed and sold chesp) In the hancs OF
one poor ambitious boy that would stimu.
late him 10 greater exeftiona. than of plac,
ing . million dollars in the pockets Of
Harpcrs BY passage Of the copyright hill
A scheme 10 make man pay = dollar FOR
. book which can nov get for so cents 10
butte ~ dishonsst ~ . scheme to appfo.
pirate the work Of another mans brain.
It vss - Dishonest scheme a. was ever
manufactured BY any publisher in
publishing bocks Without authority
II he could. he would repeal the tariff duty
on books, and would allow all books to
come Ia freely. shsuli vote for every
amendment in hopes Of making 1t better;
but should finally vote against the bill in
hopes OF conaiening il to that isnominy and
obscarity which every sff,rt 10 made 70
deprive the American people Of knowledge
20 veil deserved.
Carlisle made an argument to support
Shermans amendment and thought il right
He Slso favored the amendment OF which
Reagan had given notice--to strike out the
entire paragraph which Sherman propossd,
and relating to printing books in the United
StAtes. IL both ihose amendments wers
rejected he Carlisle would otter one pro
hibitins the sale In the United STATES Of
foreign copies of American books or works
Of art.
Hoar ARGUED in support of a general
principle copyright sgAinst the sdops,oa OF
amendments which would impsril the
passage OF the act for perhaps anothcr
generation.
The discussiop having closed a vote was
taken on Shermsn's amendment. and i. Wa
agreed to. Hale voted yea. Frye. nay.
The copyright bill WAS laid asidc wi,hoa,
further action. The Presidents message
announcing the death Of Admiral Porter
wss laid before the Senate. Chandler
reviewed Por,er's career and delivered a
short eulogy on the deceased admiral. both
~ man and naval officer. Plumb fol
lowed with eulcgistic speech.
He was followed by Hale who said; all
history of English speaking people has
been illustrated by exploits Of great com,
mauders who fought upon the sess. In
the annals Of Great Britain there has been
no names which awakened popular enthus-
issm like those of naval chieitains who
fought Englands battles against her foes on
the great deep. II is doubtful whether
England was electrified by deeds of any OF
her great commanders on land (wellirgton
the highest of ail) a. by the exploits of
Nelson.
The names of Eugiish commanders on the
sea rank high in glories of the pArt-Nel-
sou, Jarvis, Collipgwoo not TO 90 so far
back as DrAhe and the great commanders
of little ships. This pride in the navy. this
interest in conflicts fought on the waters,
was transmitted to America by our ances
tors; we have taken it up in every crisis,
whenever war has come on our horizon
4. was so in the American Revolution
II was so, emphatically. in 1912. In thr wsr
with Great Britain. The pictures to be
found in the houses Of Americans In thr
olden times were those-more than ohers
of Perry. McDonoush and others who. in
war, had maintained the flag. And in III.
tremendous conflict OF this country. cover.
ing years of what we call civil war, while
the commands Of naval officers were small
M compared with those OF the generals on
land, every American heart beat responsive
to the glorious deed, performed by
our navy and by men who led Il. The,
are now nearly all gone,--Fsrragut. Dn.
poni, Rowan, Fooic, Dahlgren, Worden,
and others--not TO name those who are
living. Admiral Porter, among those men.
ranked a. one of the greatest. No diff
Guilty ever sppslied him. No consultation
was ever had, in which Porter engaged,
that the result was not 70 fight. His re.
sources were Amazing, his courage Of very
highest order where he led victory followed.
think he was almost, IL not tho only, sur
vivor OF those who held independent com.
mands in the navy during the war. W.
have not seen him much Of late. Those Of
US who knew bim in years past never failed
to be impressed by him. We sbali miss
that alert, earnest and communcsti
presence. We can with the glory con.
nected with him here may be the glsry
which in all the future (whenever the c-isii
may Gomez viii! gather about his suc.
cessors in naval life.
Mr. President, in token Of cur appreciation
Of the character OF him who has gone AMI
of the loss which the country has sustained.
and in deep sympsthy with those who ara
nearest and most bereaved, move the
Senate 10 now adjourn. Motion agreed to
and the Senate at ;l5 adjourned.