Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-09
IN CONGRESS TODAY.
The Eight Hour Bill Recommitted
After Lively Discussion.
THE COPYRIGHT BILL TAKEN UP.
The District Again Loses Its Day
in the House.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
SENATE.

Inc CreueDtl;tlS NOOrneeS 1Or MS new
term from March next we're pre-
sen;ed and placed on file.
Mr.. Sherman criticised the use by the gov
ernor OF Indiana of the phrase that he com
missoned" Mr.. Voorhees, as Senator.
Mr.. Hoar said, however, that he understood
that in some states (and perhaps in 1ndiana)
the statute made it The duty of the governor to
commission" Senators. 1t was surplusage,
or phrase, used in a sense little different from
its ordinary sense.
Mr.. Turpie, who had presented the ere
dentials, said that the phrase had to be
taken in analogy with the federal statute, and
that commission" was equivalent to certify"
Mr.. HASsBRoUGH's CREDENTIALS.
The credentials of Henry C. Hansbrough as
from the state of North Dakota
for the term commencing March next, we're
presented and referred to the committee on
privileges and elections.
TO INVESTIGATE THE PRINTING OFFICE.
Mr.. Henderson, from the committee on print
ing, reported resolution (Which was referred
to the committee on contingent expenses) pro-
viding for joint committee Of the two houses
to examine into the matter Of public printing
and binding and of distribution of documents
(including the Congressional Record) and re-
port as to what reduction and improvement
should be made therein; and Mr.. Sherman
suggested the appointment of an editor for the
Congressional Record to prevent Implications.
Mr.. Carlisle offered a resolution (Which was
agreed to- calling on the President for copies
Of recent correspondence with the minister of
Brazil, with translations of the recent laws of
Brazil in reference TO the importation OF GER
tain products of the United States into that
country.
THE EIGHT-HoUR BILL RECoMMITTRD.
At IL clock the unfinished business was laid
before the Senate, which was Mr.. Harris
motion to lay on the table Mr.. Blair's motion
to reconsider the vote 'recommitting to the
committee on education and labor the bill pro-
yiding for the adjustment OF accounts Of
laborers, workEen and mechanics arising under
the elght-hour law
The motion to Law on the table was disagreed
tO-yeas, 80; nays, 81.
The question recurring on Mr.. Blairs mo-
ton to reconsider, Mr.. Morrill, called attention
to some gross Inconsistencies in the bill as it
now stood and said the whole principle of the
bill was a very vicious example to be set to the
states in relation to the eight-hour folly.
Mr.. Vest also pointed out objections to the
second section OF the bill and said he would
never vote for a bill that was so absolutely
stupid as that.
sidering the motion to recount, but would, if
that motion prevailed, move to recommit the
vote ordering the bill to a third reading and
then move to substitute a simple proposition to
repeal the statute of limitation as TO those
claims. He had reason for saving that the
claimants would be satisfied with that, and why
could not the government lie satisfied with it.
Mr.. Edmunds appealed to Mr.. Blair not to
oppose the recommitment of the bill.
MIR. Blair objected that its recommittal at
this stage OF the session would be equivalent to
its death.
Mr.. Edmunds remarked that the bill. as it
stood, was a burlesque and impossible of execu-
ton.
By vote of yeas %, nays 29 the senate re-
fused to reconsider the vote of Saturday night
last, recommitting the eight-hour bill TO the
committee on education and labor, and the
bill. therefore, stands recommitted.
THE COPYRIGHT BILL.
The Senate then proceeded to the considera-
ton of the House copyright bill, and Mr.. Platt
(who has charge of it) made q brief explana-
ton of and argument for it. It was practi-
cally Che said) the Chace bill, as it passed the
Senate two or three years ago, except in one
particular: that was, that it depended upon
foreign countries adopting similar legislation.
In other words the last section of the bill
was what might be called reciprocity clause
1t provided that the act should only apply to
foreign country which permitted Americans
the benefit of copyright substantially on the
same basis as its own citizens He hoped that
the House bill would be passed withoVt amend
ment.
NIB. YRYE DIFFERS
Mr.. Frye did not coincide in that view, but
offered an amendment extending the princi-
pies Of the bill to maps, charts, dramatic or
musical compositions, engravings, cuts, prints
chromos and lithgraphs. He spoke of the magni-
tude Of the lithograph business in the United
states in which, he said, some S1S,000 coo was
invested and nearly IL, 900 men and women
were employed. Under the House bill that
business would be entirely at the
mercy Of Germany, where the persons
employed were paid only about one-third
of the wages paid in the United States The
amendment which he offered was for the sole
purpose of allowing to ithographers and photo
graphers precisely the same protection which
the bill gave to the printers, and he certainly
support of the amendment he read letters from
e. G. Allen Il Co. of Augusta, Me. doing
the largest business of any house in the
United States), and from Vickery q Hill,
OF Augusta, Me-, very extensive publishers, to
the effect that the bill would actually protect
the homo market for hthographic productions
against American workmen and in favor of
foreign workmen.
Mr.. McPherson made an argument in favor
Of the amendment and sent to the clerks desk
and had read the petition Of the hthographers
stating their position.
HOUSE.
The session Of the House this morning be-
gan in a rather stormy manner. After the
reading Of the journal Mr.. Cannon Oi.) moved
that the House 60 into committee of the whole
on the sundry civil appropriation bill
APLEA FOB THE DISTRICT.
Mr.. Grant (vt) called attention to the fact
that this was District Of Columbia day and an
tagonized the motion.
Mr. Anderson Ran.) remarked that the bills
(of the class brought in by the COMMITTEES on
the District Of Columbia) were uniformly de-
feated in the House.
Mr.. Hemphill E.C.IA gentleman who
makes such statement a. that does not know
what he is talking about.
Mr.. Anderson-I do know what an talking
about
Mr.. Hsuphill-I thought yoa had some
sense.
The gentlemen approached each other and,
having met good naturedly shook hands, and
Mr., Andsrson paayfuily tapped Mr. Hsmphin
ON the cheek.
Mr. Buchanan On. J., demanded the
regular order, and despite Mr.. Springer's
vigorous attempt 10 ask unanimous consent
Tor some measure tho Speaker put the quss-
ton on Mr.. Cannon's motion.
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