Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-02-28
FlFTY.FlRST CONGRESS.
The Senate,

Wisconsin for the term commencing the
4th OF March next were presented and
placed on file. Tho vice. president an.
nounced the appointment OF Senators
Manderson and Waithall as members ol
the board OF visitors at the annual exnm
inHtlon ut the West Point military acad-
envy and Senators Chandler and Harris IN
a similar character Mt the Annapolis naval
academy.
The resolution reported yesterday au'
thorizing the select committee on the rela-
tions with Canada TO continue its invcstl-
cations during the recess was agreed TO
Senator Call today introduced a resolu-
ton requesting the president to appeal on
the ground of humanity to the En- peror oil
Russia TO inquire into the alleged wrongs
and cruelties to his Jewish subjects and
place them In condition OF freedom and
equal rights.
The conference report on the army ap'
preparation bill was agreed.
The copyright bill was then taken up
and proceeded with. Senator Carlisle Of
fered an amendment TO carry out the pol
icy OF the Sherman amendment IL strikes
out all of section 3 after the Sherm an
amendment and substitutes provision
that the section shall not be construed sc
as to subject to duty my article now
admitted free, and IL any person
in the United States shall print, or cause
TO be printed, either for sale or exporta
tion, any book, map, or dramatic or must
cal composlt ltion on which there shall be q
subsisting copyright, without the consent
in writing of the proprietor thereof, or
shall knowingly import for sale or hire
any such article having been 80 uniawlully
printed or made, or shall offer the same
Tor sale he shall be liable in damages 10
the proprietor OF the copyright and also
subject to fine not exceeding 8, l,00J.
After long discussion the Carlisle
amendment was adopted.
The amendment OF Senator Reagan 20
strike out of the third section the proviso
requiring two copies of books, maps,
charts, etc, TO be deposited which are 20
be printed from type set, or plates en-
grnved. or autographed within the United
States, was rejected. The bill aud anne nd
ments was then reported from the com.
lnittee of the whole TO tbs senate, and
Senator platt demanded the yeas und
nays on the committee amendments in
bulk. The amendments were disagree l
70; yeas, 2g ayes, 81. Senator Daniel
moved to amend the proviso requiring
copyrighted books TO be printed from
type set within the United States or plates
therefrom, 10y adding ''or shall be othe r.
wise produced in the United States from n
process executed In the United States"
Discussion on the amendment was in.
terrupted at 80, when the message of the
president announcing the death of General
Sherman was laid before the senate. Sen.
ator Hawley offered resolutions and
speeches were made by u number Of the
senators. The resolutions were then
adopted unanimously and the presidi z
officer re luested to appoint a committee OF
five to attend the funeral and the senate
ad iourned.
WAsnINGToS Feb. l6 In the senate the
conference report on the fortitication bill
was agreed to, and Senator Mcconnell al
dressed the senate in advosacy OF his bill,
directing proceedings OF condemnation
against the Union aud Central Pacific
roads. 1t was referred.
The conferences report on the fortifca-
tions bill was agreed to. Senator McGon
nell addre sed the senate in advocacy oi
his bill in roduced by hIm "a short time aco
for the settlement Of the debt OF the Union
and Central Pacific roads. Ii was referred
10 the committee on railroads.
ITO enable the president to make ar
rangement with any citizen or corporation
of the United States who shall appear 20
possess the facilities and means necessary
TO that end for telegrapbic communication
between the United States and the king
dom of Hawaii, which engagement shall
contain provisions sufficient In the iud z
ment of the president to secure To the gov
ernment and the citizens of the United
States early and equal communication by
telegraph with said kingdom on reasona-
bic terms for period not less than four
teen years; and a sum not exceeding $50,
000 Is appropriated for each year during
which such engagements shall be in force
and execution not exceeding twenty years
and the sum total paid under this author
ity shall not exceed S3, 000.010.
The bill and amendments have been re
ported from the com mittee Of the whole to
the senate and the committee amend ments
were agreed to In bulk, except that in re
WI wSisS wss @ ssrssd ,oss Is s aaA
WAsHiNGloS. Feb II I'm the senate the
credentials OF VIM. A. Pfeffer, senator
elect from Kansas, and Daniel w. Noor-
hees, of Indiana, for terms beginning
March 4, next were presented and placed
on file. The finance committee reported
back adversely Stanford's bill to provide
the country with "a sound circulating me
dium and 1t was placed on the calendar.
The diplomatic and con nsular appropl ia.
tion bill was taken up, the pending ques.
tion being Dolph's amer nd ment to increase
the salary of the minister to Portugal
from 1000 to $4,000.
The diplomatic and consular bill wa.
passed, yeas 80; nays III. Senators Cor
man, Hampton and Morgan voting aye
with the republicans, and Senator Petit
grew no with the democrats.
The copyright bill was then taken up
the Pending question being oa Daniel s
amendment to insert in the proviso re-
quiring copyrighted books printed from
type set in the United States the words
cor be otherwise produced In the United
States from processes executed in the
United States" After much discussion u
was rejected.
Senator Edmunds moved to ameni &c
ton IL, providing that the act shall only
apply to citizens or subjects of foreigr
state when that state permits to the citi
zens of the United States the benefit OF tho
copyright on substantially the same basi:
Rs Its own citizens, by striking out the re
mainder of the section and inserting, 9TH,
existence of the constitutions aforesaid
shall be determined by the president o
the United States by proclamation from
time to time, as the purposes OF the ac
may require" IL wes agreed 10 withou
division.
WA.HIN6ToN, Feb. IS.--A number o
bills were passed, including the bills in
creasing the pension for the widows o
General Custer and Admiral Wilkes anc
General Daniel Ullman to 81 o per month
The copyright bill was then taken up, and
the sherman amendment, to admit copy
righted books, etc, printed in foreign
agreed to, as was also the amendment b.
Senator Frye, requiring maps, dramati,
or musical compositions, engravings, cuts
prints, photographs, cbromos or litho
graphs to be printed from plates executed
In the United States; and tho amendmen
by Senator Ingalls,, eAsmpting newspaper,
and periodicals from prohibition. The bill
was then passed-yeas, IS; nays, Ia.
The house II amending the act Of July
1882. dividing the state of Iowa into tw,
judicial districts, was passed.
The senate then proceeded to the consid
GRAFTON of the substitute for the house bill
providing for the sd judication and pay
ment Of claims arising from Indian depre
dations. On a vote being taken on
motion to strike out section 3, no quorum
voted aud the senate took recess unit
until s p. IN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l9--In the senate tn
bill to increase the pension of Brigade
I General Powell to 81 per month passed.
Senator Ingalls,, who was occupying tn
vice presidents chair as president pr
tenn, resigned the Office In q neat spec q
| in which he spoke OF the honor the senat
had conferred upon him Ia electing him 4
that position. The resignation will tax
effect on the election Of his successor.
The depredations bill was taken mp an,
Senstsr Edmunds' motion to strike on
section 2, which provides that no claim b.
the Indians shall be allowed by th
court on the unsupported testimon
OF an Indian was agreed 20.
motion by Senator Hoar to strik
out the clause providing for the nd
Indication and payment OF claims by tn
Indians who have suffered q loss Of prop
erty through other tribes or white me-