The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-19
Arkansas. Pethgrow, Pugh. Reagan and Vest

A conference was asked on She disagree
ing votes of the two houses, and Messrs.
Piatt, Hiscock and Gray were appointed
conferees on the part of the Senate.
THE THIRD SECTION.
The third section Of the bill, In which the
most important changes have been made,
requires a printed copy OF the title of
copyrighted book, map, etc, TO be mailed
or delivered TO the librarian OF congress on
or before the day Of publication. II pro-
vides that in case OF book, map, dramatic
or musical composition, engraving, cut,
print. photograph, chrome or hthograph,
the two copies OF the same equired to be
deposited In the library of congress shall be
printed from type set within the United
States, or from plates made therefrom, OF
from engravings, cuts, negatives, or draw
ings on stone executed within the United
States. The Importation of copyrighted
books, maps, engravings, etc. printed abroad
Is prohibited, except In case of persons pur-
chasing for use, and not for sale; and ex =
cept that copyrighted works of foreign au-
thors may be imported on payment OF tha
tariff duties. Newspapers and periodicals
are exempted from the prohibition of i'm
portatlon.
NEW CUSTOM HOUSE FOR GOTHAM.
The Senate bill for the erection Of a new
custom house in the city Of New York was
taken from the calendar and passed.
The Senate then took up the substitute
for the House bill TO provide for the adjudi-
cation and payment of the claims arising
evident that there was a wide difference of
opinion IS to the amount of money that
would need to be appropriated. the differ
ence ranging from q, ,000, 900 TO $50, ,000, 600.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to strike out section
OF the substitute, which prohibits the
allowance of any claim made by the Indians
on the testimony Of any witness Of the
Indian race.
Mr.. Walthall moved TO amend the section
by making 1t read ION the unsupported
testimony of any Indian"
Mr.. Walthells amendment was agreed to.
LEFT WITHOUT A QUORUM
On Mr. Edmunds motion to strike out
the third section the vote resulted-yeas %,
nays 22-one less than q quorum. The roll
call was responded to by forty-six senator's,
a quorum, but q second vote on Mr.. Ed
munds motion resulted 81 to 2l-three less
than quorum.
A motion to adjourn was defeated, and
under the general order of two weeks ago
the Senate, at 8 o'clock, took recess until
O'Clock. the sergeant-at-arms being directed
in the meantime to request the attendance
OF the absent senators.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The attempt to have an evening session
Of the Senate for the transaction OF business
did not promise much success when the hour
of O'Clock arrived. When Mr.. Blair took
the seat of the presiding officer, having been
designated by the Vice President,
there were but fifteen senator's
in the chamber - twelve repub-
licans and three democrats. The
first thing that took place was the reading
of the report Of the sergeant-at-arms who
had been directed to request the attendance
of the absent senators. His report was &c
the effect that he had called upon all who
were Ia the ctry. 1t was entirely unsasis-
factory to Mr. -~Ednunds, inasmuch as he
| gave no names, and it was returned to tnat
| official.
sTRAGGLING IN.
In the course Of the next half hour, dur
ing which period all business was sus-
| pended, various other senators arrived
until finally there were about thirty-fve
present. Then supplementary report was
made by the sergeant-at-arms, naming
| the senators upon whom he had
| called, those who had reported
themselves sick, and those who were absent
| from the city. In the first category were
| Messrs. Pasco, Platt aud Wolcott, and these
| gentlemen complained of their being put on
| the list of absentees while they had been in
the Senate chamber all day. The report
was ordered TO be corrected in that respect.
| A vote on q motion to adjourn showed the
| presence OF thirty-eight senators. At
| O'Clock there was no progress being made
| toward business, but there was a dispute
| going on as to what the record should sho v
| in regard to the senator's who were absent.
At $50 o'clock the Senate adjourned on
motion of Mr.. Edmunds, who said it had
been demonstrated. after waiting an hour
and half, that a majority of the Senate
did not wish to transact business