Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-18
An Amusing CoIIoquy Between
Messrs. Wolcott and Plumb.
A TEMPORARY SPEAKER.
SENATE,

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THE COPYRIGHT BILL.
The copyright bill having been taken up a.
the unfinished business, Mr.. Plat yielded to
the request Of Mr.. Davis to allow some pension
bills on the calendar to be passed
Mr. Paddock notified Mr.. Platt that In view
OF the very impor sant bill next on the order of
business (the Indian depredations bilD he (Mr.
faddock) would have to insist, unless an agree
ment could be secured for a vote ON the copy
right bill before adjournment today, that
| that bill be laid aside and the pure food
| bill taken up. He recognized Mr.. Plstt's great
anxiety about the copyright bill and the labor
bestowed upon it by him; but ii looked to
him (Slr. Paddock)-as it looked to many other
| friends of that bill-that the question had de-
generated into a wrestle between those who
specuiated on the brains of other people and
who were determined to get advantage one Of
| the other
Mr.. Plat agreed with Mr.. Paddock that the
copyright bill had occupied a long time and
had been kept before the Senate to the exclu-
sion OF other matters-very much to his sor-
row. He was as anxious to get it out of tho
way way as Mr. Paddock was, and was as anxious as
| that Senator could possibly be to come to the
consideration Of the pure food bill. He as
sured him that he would do everything (even
refraining from discussion) in order to get q
vote on the bill, and did not think that it would
occupy over two hours more.
PENSION BILLS PASSED.
Some dozen pension bills were taken from
| the calendar and passed, including bills in
creasing the pensions Of the widows Of Gen.
Custer, Admiral Wilkes and Gen. Daniel
Ullmnnn to 800 q month. The first was q
House bill; all the others were Senate bills.
When the bill to give 300 a month to Mrs
Custer was read Mr.. Plumb inquired il Mr..
Davis, chairman Of the committee on pensions,
had considered the question of increasing the
pensions Of the widows of private soldiers.
Mr.. Davis informed him that when he (Mr
Plumb introduced q bill to that effect it would
be considered
Mr.. Plumb wish to know what the COM
mittee has done on that subject.
MIR. Davis-The committee haa not had any
occasion to express an opinion upon it.
Mr.. Plumb-Then ! am bound to suppose
that the widows Of private soldiers have not
yet come within the purview Of that COM
mittee.
THE SHERMAN AMENDMENT.
The copyright bill was again taken up, the
pending question being on the Sherman amend
ment as offered yesterday by Mr.. Power-to
admit copyrighted books, hc., printed in
foreign countries on payment Of tariff duties
It was agreed to-yeas So, nays 24-as follows
Yeas--Messrs. Allen, Allison, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn, Call, Carlisle, Cockreil,
Coke, Cullom, Daniel Eustis, Faulkner, George
1iorman, Gray. Hale, Hampton. Harris, ingalls,,
Jones (Ark; }, Mitchell, Paddock, Pasco, Payne,
Petigrew, Plumb Power, Pngh, Ransom, Rea-
gan, Vance, Vest, Walthall, Wilson Qowa), VIII
son (Md.)-
Nays-Messrs. Blair, Casey, Davis, Dawes,
Dixon, Dolph, Ednunds, Farwell, Hswley. Hig-
gins, Hoar. Mcmillan, Manderson, Morrill,,
Pierce, Platt, Sanders, Sawyer, spooner, Stan,
ford, Stewart, Stockbridge, Washburn, VOL
cott-A
Mr. Frye renewed the amendment hereto
fore offered by him (adopted in committee of
the whole and disagreed to in the Senate) re-
curing maps, dramatic or musical compost
tons. engravings, cuts, prints, photographs,
chromos or Autographs to be printed from
plates executed in the United States.
TILT BETWEEN woLcorr AND PLUMB.
In the course Of discussion on Mr.. Frye's
amendment somewhat amusing colloquy took
place between Mr.. Wolcott and Mr.. Plumb, the
former intimating that views which Mr. Plumb
had expressed on art and artistic and liter
ary property might suit the ideas Of the
state of Kansas in these latter days,
but were not generally accepted elsewhere, and
Mr. Plumb retorted that such a remark did not
become the Senator from Colorado, and that
when the time came for them to hang out their
soiled linen on the national clothes line he OIr.
Plumbl could say as many mean things about
Colorado as Mr.. Wolcott could say about Kan
sas-even if the majority Of the population
Of Colorado had come from Kansas.
But they have not said Mr.. Wolcott.
II should like to know that they have not"
said Mr.. Plumb.
Il like it, too," retorted Mr.. Wolcott and the
galleries induiged in laugh.
The vote was taken on Mr.. Fryes amend
ment and 1t was agreed to--yeas Al, nays "a, as
follows: Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Berry, Black
burn, Blair, Cal, Carey, Casey, Coke, Cullom.
George, Hale, Hiscock, ingalls,, Mcconnell,
Mcmillan, Henderson, Mitchell, Morgan. Pad
dock, Payne. Pettigrew. Pierce, Plumb. Power,
Sanders, Sawyer, Shoup, Spooner, Stanford,
stewn-t. Turpie, Vance, Walthall, Warren, VIII
Nays-Messrs. Bate. Butler, Carlisle Dawes,
Dolph, Edmunds Faulkner, Gray, Hampton,
Harris. Hawley. Higgins. Hoar, Jones ARK.
Morrill,, Pasco, Plat, Pugh, Reagan, Stock
bridge, Vest, Washburn, Wilson (Md.). VOL
GOTTA.
Mr.. INGALLS, NEwsPAPKR AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Ingalls, moved to strike ont of section s
the proviso allowing the publisher Of news
paper or magazine to import two copies Of
foreign country and to insert in lieu thereof
the following: "And except in the case of
newspapers and periodicals, which are hereby
exempted from prohibition Of importation"
Agreed to without division.
MORE AMESDMENTs SUGGESTED.
MI. Oanlel suggested an amendment TO Sec
ton 8, which requires printed copy of the
title Of the copyrighted book, &C., to be sent
to the librarian OF Congress on or before the
day Of publication in this or any foreign
country. The suggestion was to make the
section read, '.within six months after the day
of publication"
Mr.. Plat deprecated any further changes in
the bill. Mr.. Daniel then suggested recon-
initial OF the bill so that the committee might
respond to the sense OF the Senate on the sub
ject and prepare bill in conformity with the
Judgment pronounced on the pending bill.
M. Platt thought that he could hardly be ex-
pected 10 make such motion. OF course he
could not prevent its being made. But every
one knew that recommittal of the bill would
be the end Of any hope 70 obtain . copyright
bill 1t this n sion.
Mr.. Daniel-Then I Offer the amendment
which have suggested.
Mr.. Carlisle responding 10 . remark Of Mr..
Platts that the provision which Mr.. Daniel
sought to amend had the eapproval Of al the
American authors except one, read from an ar
tcls In the New York Tsibsne Of February 10,
sdveyps to tho Frye amendment and declaring
that1t proposed 70 acriAcs the interests Of art
- The chrome.