The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-20
SESSION OF TIE SENATE.
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Be Looked Into.

The Reprint Articles in the Record to
Be Looked Into.
WASHINGTON, April 19.--The recent lib
critics taken by members in the House In
connection with the Congressional Record
were called to the attention Of the Senate
to-day in the shape of resolution offered
by MIR. Sanders, which, at the suggestion of
MIR. Plat, went over without action. The
resolution instruots the judiciary committee
to inquire whether the publication in the
Record Of copyrighted books without the
consent Of the proprietor is an infringement
of the right OF such proprietor, and whether
it subjects any person who sells Records
containing such reprint to liability for dam
ages.
GOLD COIN CLAUSE.
The bill to amend the act of June 25. 1890,
approving the funding act of Arizona, was
taken up aud read. One sentence in it at,
tracted the attention Of Mr.. Stewart 1t
was provision that the interest on the
bonds provided for IN the Arizona funding
act should be payable Tin gold coin of the
United States" 1t was the first time,
Mr.. Stewart said, since the passage
OF the resumption act that such
clause had been contained In
bill as 1t came from the House, with the
interest on the bonds payable sin gold
coin" would be seized upon by the gold
press" to show that the people of Arizona
were opposed to free coinage of silver.
Mr.. Kyle moved to strike out the words
"in gold coin Of the United States" and to
insert in lieu of them the words ''in lawful
money of the United States"
Mr.. PETER supported the amendment in
a few remarks.
KYLE's AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
I A NJ
| ment and the result was yeas q, nays 16,
no quorum voting. The roll of the senators
having been called and fifty-seven senator's,
more than quorum, having responded, a
vote was again taken on Mr.. Kyle's amend
ment and it was agreed to; yeas %, nays "a
| as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn
Blodgett, Butler, Call. Cocktail, Coke, Colquitt,
| Daniel, Dubois, Faulkner, Gibson of Maryland
Hansbrough Harris, Hill, Jones of Nevada,
Kyle, Mitchell, PETER, Pugh, Ransom. Stewart,
Teller, Vest. Walthall ana Wolcott-2S.
NAYs-Messrs. Allison, Carey Chandler Gull
| lom, Dixon, Frye, Gray, Hale, Hawley, Higgins,
Hiscock, Hoar. Mcmillan, Henderson, Paddock
Palmer, Perkins. Pettigrew, Plat, Proctor. Saw
yer. Stockbridge, Washburn and Wilson-4.
A brief general debate upon free silver
| coinage followed between Messrs. Stewart,
Teller and Daniel, free coinage meD, against
Messrs. Carey, Palmer and Platt, opposed
to free coinage OF silver.
The Arizona funding bill as amended was
| passed without division.
Mr.. Georges resolution providing for an
| investigation into the cauees of the low price
Of cotton was taken up for discussion. The
Senate agreed to Mr. Georges resolution.
1t also passed the West Virginia direct tax
bill and the bill to establish court Of
| appeals for the District Of Columbia 1t
then proceeded ION motion Of MIR. Sherman)
to the consideration of executive business.
| At4:35 o'clock the doors were reopened,
and, after few minutes devoted to bills
local to the District of Columbia, the Sem
| ate adjourned. While in executive session
| the Senate ratified the convention with
! Great Britain providing for the renewal of
the modus vivendi in Boring sea.