Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-10
rnErIrrx-FInsr ConGnEss.

I
 Passage of an Amendment to the
 Copyright Bnl-Discussion of the
 Legislative Appropriation Bin in
 the House.
 WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb 9.-Half a dozen telegrams from Boston protesting against the Photographic amendment to the copyright bill were presented and re- ferred.
 The credentials of Mr. Voorhees, for his new senatorial term from March next were presented and placed on file. The credentials of Henry c. Hansbrough as senator-elect from the state of North Dakota for the term commencing March next were presented and referred to the committee on privileges and cleo tions.
 MT. Carlisle offered 8 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 certain products of the United States into that country. | At 12 o'clock the unfinished businesss was laid before the senate, which was MT. Harris motion to lay on the table MT. Blair's motion to reconsider the vote re- | committing to the committee on education and labor the bill providing for the ad- 1 justment of accounts of laborers, workmen and mechanics arising under the eight | hour law.
 The motion to lay on the table was agreed-yeas 29, nays 31.
 The question was then taken on the motion to consider, and it was disagreed to yeas 2S, nays 29. The bill stands recom- mitted to the committee on education and labor. The senate then proceeded to the con sideration of house copyright bill and MT. Platt (who has charge of iD made a brief | explanation of, and argued for it. It was | practically he 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.
 It provided that the act only apply to foreign country which permitted Ameri- cans the benefit of copyright substantially in the same basis as it's own citizens. He hoped that the house bill would be passed without amendment.
 MT. Frye did not coincide in that view; but offered an amendment extending the principles of the bill to maps, charts, dramatic or musical compositions, engrav- ings, cuts, prints, chromos and itho graphs.
 After debate the vote was taken and the ithographic amendment was agreed to- yeas 27, nays 24.
 Mir. Sherman moved to amend section by striking out the word prohibited" and inserting in lieu thereof the words Subject to the duties provided by law," CO haf nkc at ap1I printed abroad shall not be prohibited but shall be subject to the payment of tariff duties
 MT. Platt opposed the amendment as hostile to the principle of the bill, and after further debate the amendment went over without action.
 Mr. Jones of Arkansas moved that the senate adjourn till tomorrow at il a. m. Disagreed to-yeas F, nays 29. After that Senators Cullom, Blackburn, George | and Squire were excused from attendance | at the night session.
 At p. m. the senate took recess till | 8 p. m.
 At the evening session quorum not | being present the senate adjourned
 HOUSE.
 After the reading of the journal MT. 1 Cannon of Illinois moved that the house go into committee of the whole on the | sundry appropriation bill.
 MT. Grout of Vermont called attention | to the fact that this was District of Colum- | bia day and antagonized the motion.
 MT. Buchanan of New Jersey demanded | the regular order, and despite MT. Spring CTS vigorous attempt to ask unanimous | consent for some measure the speaker put | the question on MT. Cannon's motion. l
 MT. Springer protested, but his protest | was of no avail, MT. Buchanan reiterating | his demand Mr. Cannon's motion was | agreed to-Mr. Payson of Illinois taking | the chair.
 The consideration of the bill having | been completed the committee proceeded | to the discussion of the legislative appro- | priation bill
 The general debate, which is limited to four hours, was postponed until to-mor- TOW and the bill was read by paragraphs | for amendments. (The discussion of the | Barrundia case will probably consume | most of the four hours.)
 MT. Holman, of Indiana, raised a point l of order against the provision providing appropriations for clerks to senators. The chair overruled the point.
 Mir. Hayes, of Iowa, offered an amend menu giving members (not chairmen of committed clerk at session rate of 
 amendment was ruled out.
 MT. Hayes then offered an amendment providing sessions clerks to representa- tives with salary of s6 a day. A point was raised against it, but was overruled by the chair.
 MT. Butterworth was in favor of giving clerks to members.
 MT. Boutelle give rise to 8 good deal of merriment in advocating the amendment, declaring that never before in the history of the country had ever assembled a con gress which would need the services of clerks as much as would the members of the Fifty-second.
 MT. Hayes amendment, with an amend ment fixing the salaries of the clerks at $10O a month, was agreed to without division. The committee then rose and the sundry civil bill was passed.
 On motion of MT. Brewer of Michigan senate amendments to the fortifcation ap- propriation bill was non-concurred in and conference ordered. The house then ad- iourned