Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-19

IMPORTANT oRAxoKs.
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the most important changes have heon
made, requires printed copy of The t;tla
OF copyrighted book, map. or othey
WORK, TO be mailed or delivered TO the III.
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OF the same (reQuired To Ia da
posted in the lbrary Of CON.
gress) shall DO printed from tyne set
within the United States or from plates
made therefrom or from engravings' cuts
negatives, or drawings on stone executed
wlthin the United States; The importa-
ton OF copyrighted books, maps. en-
cravings, DC, printed abroad is pro-
hibited, except in the case OF persons pur-
chasing for use and not for sale. and ex.
cept that the copyrighted works of for
elgn authors may be imported on payment
Of the tariff duties. Newspapers and pc
rrlodicels are exempted from the prohibi-
ton Of importation.
The Senate bill for the erection of new
custom-house in the city of New York was
taken nom the calendar and passed.
CLAIMS FOR INDIAN DEpREDAr1oSs.
The Senate then took up the substitute
u
dication and payment of claims arising
from Indian depredations.
~ was at once evident that there was a
wide difference of opinion as to the amount
of money that would need 20 be appro.
prlated, the difference ranging from 81, 0OO,-
600 60 $50. 100000.
MIR. Edmunds moved to strike out sec
ton 8 OF the substitute, which prohibits
the allowance of any claim made by In
fnCfInnnnU ~ ms xr~tNr sf
the Indian race.
Mr.. Walthall moved to amend the sec
ton by making it read ION the unsup-
ported testimony of any Indian,"\ Mr..
Walthalrs amendment was agreed to.
NO QUORUM.
On Mr.. Edmunds's motion to strike out
the third section the vote resulted: Yeas,
~ nays, 22-one less than quorum. The
roii-call was responded TO by forty-six SEN
ators-a quorum, but q second vote on Mr..
Edmunds's motion resulted Il to 2l--
three less than quorum.
A motion to adjourn was defeated, and
under the general order of two weeks ago
the Senate at y. Nj. took recess until s
y. NJ, the Sergeant-at-Arms being directed,
in the mean time, to request the attend
ance of absent senators.
THE EVENING ATTEMPTED SESSION.
The attempt TO have an evening session
of the Senate for the transaction of busi-
ness did not promise much success when
the hour of arrived. When Mr.. Blair
took the seat of the presiding officer
(having been designated by the Vice-Presi-
dent) there were but fifteen senators in the
chamber-twelye Republicans and three
Democrats. The first thing that took place
was the reading of report of the Ser
geant-at-Arms. who had been directed to
request the attendance of absent senators.
His report was to the effect that he had
called upon all of them who were in the
city. II was entirely unsatisfactory to MIR.
Edmunds, inasmucE as 1t gave no names,
and it was returned to that official.
A"NAMINa" OF SENATORS.
In the course Of the next half hour,
during which period all business was sus-
pended, various other senators arrived, un-
til finally there were about thirty-fve
present. Then a supplementary report
was made blythe Sergeant-at-Arms, naming
the senators on whom he had calls, those
who had reported themselves sick. and
those who were absent from the city. In
the first category were Messrs, Pasco, Platt,
and Wolcott, and these gentlemen COM
planned of their being put on the list OF alb
sentees when they had been in the Senate;
TO be corrected in that respect. The vote
on motion to adjourn showed the pres
ence of thirty-eight senators.
"sAR-cHAsM" FROM Mr.. EDMUNDs.
At 8 O'Clock there was no progress being
made toward business, but there was
dispute going on as TO what the Record
should show In regard to senators who
were absent. AT half-past 8 the Senate
adjourned on motion of MIR. Edmunds,
who said il had been demonstrated, after
waiting an hour and half, that majority
of the Senate did not wish to transact bu-
siness>
House of Representatives.
In the absence Of the Speaker, who Is
confined TO his room by severe cold, the
House proceededto the election OF Speak
er pro tenn, and Mr.. Payson, of Illinois, was
elected for the honor and was escorted to
the chair by Messrs. Mckinley, Of Ohio,
and Dockery, of Missouri, amid the
plaudits of both sides of the chamber.
conference was ordered on the District OF
Columbia Appropriation Dill ana on the
Military Academy appropriation bill.
THE INDIAN BILL.
The House then proceeded to the further
consideration of the Indian appropriation
bill. Mr.. Perkins asked unanimous con-
sent that the reading of the amendment 60
carry into effect the allotment agreement
with the C9ur d'Alene and other tribes or
indians be dispensed with, but MIR. Turner,
of New York, objected.
THE BILL PASSED.
The reading of the amendment. con-
sumed over an hour and half and IL was
then agreed to. The bill was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Funston,'ot Kansas,
the Joint resolution was passed appro-
priating SlO5,O0O for printing 1o0,OO copies
of the report on the diseases OF horses pre-:
pared under the supervision OF the chlet
- bo Buraa11 of Animal Industry.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on the post-otice appropriation
bill.
AGAINST THE SHIPPING BILL
Tn the general debate Mr.. Blount, of
Georgia. took the position against the ship
ming bill on the ground that all efforts 10
build up the country's merchant marine by
means of subsidy would prove futile so
LONG as the present high rates OF duty were
maintained. He inveIghed against the
general policy of subsidies, and instanced
fhe Pacific Mail steamship subsidy as being
of no benefit to commerce, but resulted
only in a scandal resting on the American
Congress.
Mr. Rerr. Of Iowa, favored the shipping
bill as tending to build up the merchant
marine. :.
the fostering of shipping interests by
Mr. Cummings, of New York, addressed
himself 10 an advocacy of his resolution
protesting against persecution of the Jews
in Russia
o,FgRaAIL on THE POSITION OF CLEVELAND.
Mr.. O'Ferrall. of Virginia, submitted an
argument against the shipping OH. IN
tbe course of his remarks, he touched upon
the silver question. and in response TO a
question by MIR. Hopkins, OF Illinois, as 70
f6e position of Cleveland upon that SUD
iect declared that Grover Cleveland was
deeper down in the heart OF the Democracy
of the country than any other lylng han.
s,iver Aid NOT suit the Democracy. They
were the views of an individual mem
her of the Democratic party. he (Orer-
~ ass,noad that whatever Cleyelands