Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-15
in THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-In the senate
today the credentials of William T. Villas,
senator-elect from Wisconsin, for the
term commencing the 4th of March
next, were presented and placed on file.
The vice-president announced the APP
pointment OF Manderson and Walthall
as members of the board of visitors at
the annual examination of cadets at the
West Point military academy, and
Chandler and Harris in similar capac-
ity at the Annapolis naval academy.
The resolution reported. yesterday
authorizing the select committee on re-
lations with Canada to continue its in
vestigations during recess, was agreed to.
EuLoGIEs ON PORTER.
Chandler offered resolution, which
was agreed to, that the senate realized in
the death Of Admiral Portera loss to the
country of an officer of the highest rank
and distinction, whose achievements
through q service of sixty-two years had
fully illustrated the courage and patri-
otlsm OF the American navy. and that
the tenderest sympathies of the nation
were present with his family.
A committee Of five was appointed to
attend his funeral.
THE COPYRIGHT BILL CONSIDERED.
The copyright bill was then proceeded
with. Carlisle offered an amendment
intended to carry out the policy OF Sher-
mans amendment adopted Yesterday.
1t strikes out all of section 8, after Sher-
mans amendment, and substitutes for
it provision that the section shall not
be construed so as to subject to duty
any article now admitted free. And il
any person in the United States shall
print or cause to be printed, either for
sale or exploration, any book, map,
chart or dramatic or musical compost
ton in which there shall be an existing
copyright, without the consent in writ
ing OF the proprietor thereof, or shall
knowingly import for sale or hire any
such article having been SO unlawfully
printed or made, or shall offer the same
for sale, he shall be liable in damages
to the proprietor of such copyright, and
upon conviction shall also be subject to
fine not exceeding $1,000
The discussion was interrupted to per-
nit the conference report ON the army
appropriation bill to be presented. It
was agreed to.
The discussion of the copyright bill
was then resumed, and after further de-
bate, Carlisle's amendment was
adopted.
Reagan moved to strike out the sec
| tion requiring copies of books, maps,
charts, ETC., to be deposited which are
to be printed from type set, or plates en-
graved or Autographed, within the
United States. Rejected.
Wolcott voted in the affirmative with
the Democrats, and Messrs. Hamilton,
Turpie, Mcpherson, Vest and Voorhees,
with the Republicans in the negative.
The bill and amendments were then
reported from the committee OF the
whole to the senate, and Platt de-
manded the yeas and nays on the COM
mittee amendments in bulk. A vote
was taken and resulted: yeas, %;
nays, 81.
Daniel moved to amend the proviso
requiring copyrighted books to be
printed from type set within the United
States, or plates therefrom, by adding,
cor shall be otherwise produced in tue
United States from q process executed
in the United States.''
GENERAL sHERMAE's DEATH ANNOUNCED.
The discussion on the amendment was
interrupted at $50, when the message
OF the president announcing the death
of General Sherman was laid before the
senate. Hawley rose and offered the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That the senate receive
with profound sorrow the announce
ment of the death of William Tecumseh
Sherman, late general OF the armies OF
the United States.
Resolved, That the senate renews it's
acknowledgment of the inestimable SER
vice which he rendered his country in
the day of its extreme peril; laments
the great loss the country has sus-
tanned, and deeply sympathizes with
his family in their bereavement.
Senator Hawley spoke in eulogy OF the
dead general, as did also Senators Man
derson, Pierce, Davis, Evarts and Nor
gan. The latter said, in part: "The
fidelity Of the great general who has de-
parted was the true and simple faith OF
an American to his convictions of duty.
We differed with him, and contested
campaigns and battlefields with him;
but we welcome the history of great
soldier as a proud inheritance of our
country. The great military leaders on
both sides of our civil war are rapidly
marching across the border, to the land
where history and truth and Justice
must decide upon the merits of every
mans career. When a line so narrow
divides us from those high ports in
which our actions are to be Judged
by their motives, and when so many
millions of living, and increasing
millions to follow, are to be affected by
the wisdom OF our enactments, we will
do well to give up thit day to reflection
upon our duties, and in sympathy with
this great country TO dedicate day to
his memory. In such retrospect we
shall find the admonition that an Amer
lean senate shall meet on this side of
the fatal line OF death, as American gen.
erals meet on the other side, to render
justice to each other and to make our
beloved country as happy, compara-
lively, as we could wish the great beyond
to De to those great spirits"
The resolutions were then adopted
unanimously. The presiding officer was
requested to appoint committee of five
to attend the funeral, and the senate
adjourned.
HOUSE. PROCEEDINGS.
Edifying Remarks On the Indian Oues-
tion-Sherman and Porter.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-After the