Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-10
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Long Debate On Amending The
Copyright Bill.
The Right Hour Bill lGlN 10 Rest
litae Much Tux.
Considering Legislative AppsopIiatiou
Bill In House.

!. o~sA 1eSS AVAs
coustdssics Legislative Appropriation
Htl In House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--Amopg the
papers presented in the Senate and referred
we're the following:
Resolutions of the Legislature Of South
Dakota in regard 70 the Indian outbreak
and for free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer.
Half dozen kilograms from Boston pro.
testing against the liihogrxphic amendment
to the copyright bill.
The unfinished business was laid before
the Senate which was Mr.. HArriss motion
to lay on the table Mr.. Blsir's motion to
reconsider the recommitting to the commit
tee on tha education ard labor bill provid.
ing for adjustment Of the accounts of labor
ers. working men and mechanics arising
under the eisht.honr law.
The molten to lay on the table was disa-
greed to-yess, 20, nays, 81.
The question recurring on MIR. Blair's
motion to reconsider. Mr. Morrill, called
attention to some gross Inconsistencies in
ths bill rs i, now stood and said the whole
principlelof the bill WAS very vicious ex-
ample to the Get to the states 10 relation to
the eight-hour folly.
The question was taken Oh n motion to
reconsider ard 1t was disagreed to: yeas,
2S; nays, 20. SO the bill stands recon-
mitted to the committee on education aud
labor.
The Senate then proceeded to tho con-
sideration of the Hoaee copyright bill and
Mr.. Plat (who has charge Of ~ made n
brief explanation Of and argument for it.
Mr.. Edmunds appealed TO Mr.. Blair not
to oppose the recommitment Of the bill.
MIR. Blair rejected ~ its rscommital at
this stage of the season would be equivs-
| lent to its death.
MIR. Edmunds remarked that the bill as
il stood, was burletque and impossible Of
execution.
Letters Read hom Augus.s. Me,
| The House copyright bill was taken up
Frye offered an amendment extending the
principles of the bill to maps. charts, dra-
matte or musical compositions, engravings,
| cuts. prints, chromos and Autographs. He
read letters from +. C. Allen 4 Co. and
Vickery 4 Hill Of Augusta, Me, to the
effect that the bill would actually protect
the home market for lithographic produc-
| tions against American workmen in favor
foreign workmen.
| Mcpherson made an argument in favor
Of an amendment, he had read a petition of
| photographers stating their position.
| Discussion Of the amendment WAS con-
tinued by Hale in favor of the amendment,
Reagan in opposition. the latter taking the
position that the bill was really not for the
| prote clion Of authors, but the industrial
classes and capital.
Coke characterized the bill as an EN-.
barge on the spreading of intelligence and
! educstion. He thought the United Stat,
should care for ite own people ard lot other
nations take care of theirs. He wanted the
| American people to have cheap literature,
cheap history, cheap history, cheap spelling
! books, cheap arithmetic books, just as
| cheap ss could be got.
| Sherman favored the general principle
of the bill, he found fault with one pro-
vision under which foreign author might
copyright his book in the United States,
then decline to allow ito publication. This
Sherman said would prevent his voting for
| the bill.
The Vice President presented three
| kilograms which he received from the Pre-
| sideDt of the Boston Art Club, John Andrew
and Son, Boston, and the treasurer of the
Paint and Clay Club, artists, Boston, all
protesting sgainst the adoption of Frye's
amendment.
Plat argued against the probability of
such thing happening as Sherman feared
Carlisle asked Plat whether, in case of
| an American book copyrighted in Eng
land the author would be protected agains.
| imnnrtutipn fhpro ~ nnt,ias nj foT In ha
| United States just ms in the case Of Eng.
lish books printed here the author would
be protected against the importation here
of copies printed in England. He under
stood that to be one Of the points made by
! Sherman
| Platt thought he would
| Carlisle-Not under the language Of the
| 18Th section.
Evsrts argued that the pending bill did
not involve any questions introduced by
| Shs rmsn. Senator Evaris said the bill was
passed BY the last congress By n vote Of 3s
| 10 40. The bill Is the same in all general
| features as that now before the Senate, and
The Senate would be placing itself in very
e3traordinsry point of view If it struck
now at every foundation Of that bill, or
if it reopened on Frye's amendment, the
| discussion Of the whole ject in the House
mere NPre ~ Ne~ ioik many nr"' ana
se,'Ielneh lt'.eres'ed IN ninoeaphy and ne
u'p pl.sen.e" 'e'elsi Pe'ihohs IN favor OF
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""s"ef " 'oeni ehat 'her pioposi"o, came
"t may stage OF ieeisaiion ~htn lts adopuon
~ou.u JeopaIuise tne snole pii'. ne snouio
say 'he Interests oi i"hoefSphers "ouiu pe
better promoted By the passage of the bill
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ne ss'eeh 'na' tneIe might ee measure
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pusnt no' 70 DC pressed ooi ouen. 10
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the bill as could be done without injustice