New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-14

arect was adopted by a vote Of % to "a. Mr.
pratt said early in the week, when Mr.. sherman
osered the amendment, it would practically XIII inc
I'm ~ incorporated in it, and there is little doubt
that IL does actually destroy the whole iOuhoa-
zion on which the pending measure was constructed
DE- upsettng the contention of the publishers that
rsrv book copyrighted and sold here must DE
nrinted here and allowing the author inc PIl'"oe0
~ publishng either in this country or Acknowledgement
editions of his works coming in at 20 per cent uuS
the community of interest between the publishers
and authors is virtually dissolved, and the wiloe
,beory of the House bill is definitely abandoned WIN
the sherman and FRYE amendments foisted upon ~
,bo House measure will be, in fact, scarcely acccpdoe
IN its former friends and unless the senate van
made TO reverse its action OF TINS al'eriloo" "
which there is little likelihOOd-all hopes Vi ui0
enactment Of a Copyright law by this Congress may
as well be given up. The vote by "hloh INC "
Moments of the House bill triumphed To-Day looNs IA
.c4 like a decisive one. only forty-nine senators
rero recorded as voting against fifty OH Ni'
Erve,s amendment of last Monday the loss l"iI9
anon the opposition. But the general ailo'''' 'i az
of pairs showed that each SIDE hau HluS"ou ~
strength carefully, and that nearly every ' rrH
so been accounted for one way or the other Ai0
- as indicated nv the roll-caI was as follows
For tbe amendment-Messrs. Allen ALISON b'v0'
FERRY carlisle Coke Daniel. Faulkner GEORGE haio'
Harris. ingalls, Jones, Of Arkansas M'i hI 49,.
Mitchell MORGAN, Pasco Pettigrew, FUND.- i"e'
RANSOM Reagan, Squire, Vance ana NeSV' 'o|@ ",r,
,coipst the Observation-Disclosures. Bar, Nunoi''
Davis. Dawes, Dixon. Edmunds, Evarts' frEc'
Uampton. HawIey IIiccinson, Hscock Hoai, w.
,Inan morrill, Pierce Platt sawyer. shoup' e'ooN
bridge TurDic Washburn, .and Wolcott' lo'di' -
In the direct vote accordingly, tweny-oie "'P
ucans and Int three Democrats were iouiu y" Wv
side OF the friends of the Copyright DILL VIM VIM,
eight Republicans Joined with seventeen oNl,o
TO handicap it beyond the hope OF ui'n'" 'on
THE announcement Of the pairs SHOWS ho"' w.,
q somewhat different division on party ilheS' i"o
i so for rs given on the floor of the senate "eiV
- follows. Against the amendment-Messrs Manuei'
son Chandler. Butler Carey. WaIren' "iD9o"' D.l.
Ouay VOORHEES,, Payne, stewart anu 0P0'"'
Republicans and four Democrats ,
In favor of the observation-disclosures Dia'hpuin'
p,odgett Jones of Nevada: Gail. Power, CocKrel'
Teller German Kenna Moody. sherman ana ""i'ii'u
five Republicans and seven Democrats Me'SiS' ''"i
ford wilson of Iowa. and Paddock were also palteu
with Messrs Hearst, Wilson, OF Maryland apu E'u9'
hut no announcement made as 10 no" any one VI
them would have voted. The DIVISION on 'he oii'' as
shown by the support Of the sherman amendment
was consequently thirty-seven 10 lhir.H-siA, VI Wv
tbirty-seven votes in favor of mutatlng the HOUSE
i'm twontv.f,ur we're those of Democrats and thr-
teen those OF Republicans. OF thirtys SIX IN support
If Mr. Plat and the friends Of copyright twenty llo
were Republicans and only seven Democratic
The hill was laid aside as the sherman amehu'
mo afODfPt,
will now have practical charge of it until 1t leaves inc
SENATE II Is apparent that the friends OF the copy
right bill were sadly mised in their canvasses Oh to
senate and there is general regret that the Frye amend
ment was not accepted at the outset as the pest
practicable compromise. The bill VIII prVo"oi' ~
disposed of in some way other tomorrow
When the bill came up to-day the pehuihs q"0O
os Nv chorman,s amendment to strike out the Woro
nrobhitedn and to insert the words subject 10 tp
duties provided By law" that foreign edluohs VI
books etc. which copyrighted in the uicu So
may be admitted to this country on pay "a '0
regular tariff duties. ~ -, .,. Tho
friends of copyright would recognize the 1act dV 'o
MASSAGE of the bill imperilled by the aihenuoI
alraadv agreed to- and that further amendment 10 IL
,onld probatly defeat its passage at THIS session. o
onnosed the sherman amendment BECAUSE no 9"iu Wv
fundamental idea of copyright was the exclusive ~"
n sell and the prohibition of Importation rom ioie
countries That was the only way III winch 80, ma.
onertv in the work of his brain could be vndica'eu'
w. Au,eop remarked that copyright st0od on INC
- ,ripcinIe As patents. and that the fact Oh
natpnt right being owned in this country 'as III 'ho
Gao, NJ Bessemer steeD did not prevent tho ihpoi w
NJ pessemer steel from other countries
Mr. plat argued that full justice coud not DC uoie
% an antbor unless he allowed to sell III eoCn
country where tue copSrlsHV 10" P'
IN simply that country. .,,
Mr. Morrill, EXPRESSED the opinion that the d"oP'iO"
of Mr. sherman's amendment would transfer ''e ~"
ness Of book printing entirely 10 "e[ina'S' mia
nrnter- were not paid half as much as 'e! "oi0 p'N
is the United states. 80, ,,s Z. oonld
NJ plat declared that if the bill ialleo IL "ouiu
=, scb shock 10 the moral sentiment OF the thouEn|
~, - ., the country Us II had not receiver loi
- while There was reason why INC ""ii.'
of Hnxley Darwin, Tennyson or OF herman VI ua
author, should be pirated IN thl9 co.uIN' ~, No
yrorlks If bancroft, Lowell or Longfelo" ShouIu ~
pirated in England, France or "eI'n"iIS' .,i.tas
80 was wrong Mr.. Platt defended the pioNl'ions
- ,ho rim that required the work OF pflh'lhs oli
,id,, % be done In the United states ahu do ~
NJ Sberman,s amendment he SAID that IL was =" ~
nosition TO the principle OF lhlerldVoIi c.to-
as il existed in all countries except ulo ,s too,o
They all pr;,hibited importation OF copy
- - 40 con.ent of the owner of the copyrisht
Thu imnortaton Of the Tauchntz edl'ioh Vi iNe
works printed in Germany in Enehsh Vpe, 49, n,
n,d in England; and it was so In the o"ro "
e,rr hook Copyrighted in England. ms was " -,
,,re moi a new principle Of copyright law o"O ""'
very essence OF IL. . ..,d International
Mr. Reagan SAID that, while he iaVoieu nv ,. o.
copyright, the pendng bill was me- ,o1sare would
a nrotective tariff. Che effect OF us P"7'o
~ e. craae the cost of books and put Tes 6d not
On publications and a tax on knowleusv ch measure.
feel prepared TO Join IN SUI p IN long speech,
particularly that provision whiGn tstes 10 pub
author having copyrist IN JG the foreign country
.,I.fa
and in this country, and which suDGe'S ave notice
authors TO reciprocal arransSet IN give 10 forc
that he would Oi.er amenuhient ~ thev cond get
authors reasonable time within Which which Oii0S
their works published in TINS cQtiu' n the meaning
Of ~: SrNsnn LING American and foreign na"s in
the sole right publish OF pa Lnow whether that
spp Sh e t hast Standard literature which had been "
perhaps for fifty wears; .ta hill did not affect
any boon that had already been published III COPY
No book ALREADY published there coun oO''-' F'
ri,I4 -, "a D, a
Mr. Vance spoke against the bill ana he found to
when it was smmered down american publishers.
Il opposed the P rqsdDs out in '9H me hope
should vote for every eid anally vote against
d. hi 9s hS Of G s2orE eort t. to ' deprive the
ana obsourty w ne hhnowlcdce so well deserved
Mr. ca RGpe spoke in of Mr. also fnTSrc
amendment. He thought II rignto had giyen notice
strike ont the en,rg pa,EasssPh pT Tlhfn Of books
hnfl 1hOSe