4 pp., and a third print, with original and amended texts, was ordered, April 16, 1884, 6 pp. The text of the original bill is printed in "The Publishers' Weekly," v. 25, 8°. N. Y., 1884, p. 59, and the text of the amended bill, pp. 204, 205; while comments from all sources are printed, pp. 39. 59-61, 91-95, 169-175, 198-207, 230-242, 261-274, 294-303, 323-329, 347-351, 380–390, 464–465, 488, 572-573, 595-596, 666.] NOTE. - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; reported February 5, with amendments, and ordered to be reprinted; see Bills, February 5, 1884. 1884 (January 29).-A bill to authorize the title of a newspaper to be copyrighted. Presented by Mr. Abram S. Hewitt. Printed, 1 p. 4°. (94) H. R. bill, no. 4160. NOTE.-Referred to the House Committee on Patents. action is recorded. No further H. R. bill, no. 4160 2418 1884 (February 5).—A bill granting copyrights to citi- H. R. bill, no. zens of foreign countries. H. R. bill, no. 2418. (An amended issue of previous bill of same number.) Printed, 4 pp. 4°. (95) NOTE.-Reported by Mr. Dorsheimer from the Committee on the Judiciary, with amendments; ordered that amended bill and report be printed, and referred to the House Calendar. On February 18 motion to make this bill a special order for February 27 was not carried, twothirds not voting in favor thereof. 1728 1884 (March 4).-A bill giving copyright to newspapers. Senate bill, no. Presented by Mr. Sherman. Senate bill, no. 1728. Printed, I p. 4°. (96) NOTE.-Referred to the Committee on the Library. Introduced in House of Representatives March 10, and referred to House Committee on the Judiciary as H. R. bill, 48th Cong., 1st sess., No. 5850. Reported by Committee on the Library to Senate, April 18, with recommendation that it do not pass. 1884 (March 10).-A bill granting copyright to newspapers. Presented by Mr. Tucker. H. R. bill, no. 5850. (Same as Senate bill, 48th Cong., 1st sess., no. 1728.) Printed, I p. 4°. (97) NOTE.-Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. No further action is recorded. H. R. bill, no. 5850 1884 (April 16).-A bill granting copyrights to citizens H. R. bill, no. of foreign countries. H. R. bill, no. 2418. (An amended 2418 10469-No. 805-4 issue of previous bill of same number in the nature of a substitute.) Printed, 6 pp. 4°. (98) NOTE. On motion of Mr. Dorsheimer, by unanimous consent, it was ordered that the bill be reprinted with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, as recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary. No further action recorded. 1884 (April 18).-A bill giving copyright to newspapers. Reported by Mr. Sherman. Senate bill, no. 1728. (A second issue of previous bill of same number.) Printed, I p. 4°. (99) NOTE.-Reported, without amendments, from Committee on the Library, with recommendation that it do not pass. FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION 1885 (January 5).—A bill granting copyrights to citizens of foreign countries. Presented by William E. English, of Indiana. H. R. bill, no. 7850. Printed, 3 pp. 4°. (100) NOTE.-Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. No further action recorded. 1885 (January 6).-A bill to establish an international copyright. Presented by Joseph R. Hawley, of Connecticut. Senate bill, no. 2498. Printed, 2 pp. 4°. (101) [The text of this bill is printed in "The Publishers' Weekly," v. 27, 8°. N. Y., 1885, p. 28; and editorial and quoted comments, pp. 49-52, and v. 29, 1886, pp. 20-23, 74-75, 105-107.] NOTE.-Referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Presented again by Senator Hawley on December 8, 1885; ordered referred to the same Committee, and printed as Senate bill, no. 191. Presented to the House on January 6, 1886, by John Randolph Tucker; referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary, and printed as H. R. bill, no. 2493. FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION 1885 (December 8).-A bill to establish an international copyright. Presented by Mr. Hawley. Senate bill, no. (Same as S. bill, 48th Cong., 2d sess., no. 2498.) Printed, 2 pp. 4°. 191. (102) NOTE.-Referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. On December 14 that committee was discharged from the further consideration of the bill, and it was referred to the Senate Committee on Patents. On January 13, 1886, a Senate resolution was passed authorizing the committee to take testimony relative to the subject-matter of Senate bill 191, and to print 250 copies thereof for the use of the committee and the Senate. 2493 1886 (January 6).—A bill to establish an international H. R. bill, no. copyright. Presented by John Randolph Tucker, of Virginia. H. R. bill, no. 2493. (Same as S. bill, 48th Cong., 2d sess., no. 2498 and S. bill, 48th Cong., 2d sess., no. 191.) Printed, 2 pp. 4°. (103) NOTE.-Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. No further action recorded. 1886 (January 21).—A bill to amend title sixty, chapter Senate bill, no. three, of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Pre- 1178 sented by Jonathan Chace, of Rhode Island. Senate bill, no. 1178. Printed, 4 pp. 4°. (104) [The text of this bill is printed in "The Publishers' Weekly," v. 29, 8°. N. Y., 1886, pp. 232–233; and comments, pp. 140, 233, 778-779.] NOTE. The first presentation of the "Chace" bill, which was finally enacted as the so-called "International Copyright law" of March 3, 1891. Referred to the Senate Committee on Patents, from which committee the bill was adversely reported on May 21, 1886, and it was ordered to be postponed indefinitely, a substitute bill, (Senate, no. 2496) being presented by Senator Chace. 2496 1886 (May 21).-A bill to amend title sixty, chapter Senate bill, no. three, of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Presented by Mr. Chace. Senate bill, no. 2496. (S. bill, 49th Cong., 1st sess., no. 1178, amended.) Printed, 5 pp. 4°. (105) NOTE.-Reported from the Senate Committee on Patents as a substitute for Senate bill, no. 1178; report no. 1188. On December 12, 1887, reintroduced by Mr. Chace, referred to the Senate Committee on Patents, and printed as Senate bill, no. 554. FIFTIETH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION 554 1887 (December 12).—A bill to amend title sixty, chapter Senate bill, no. three, of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Presented by Mr. Chace. Senate bill, no. 554. (Same as S. bill, 49th Cong., 1st sess., no. 2496.) Printed, 4 pp. 4°. (106) [Several distinct prints of this bill, with suggested amendments, were prepared by the Authors' and Publishers' Copyright Leagues.] NOTE.-Referred to the Senate Committee on Patents. 1888 (January 16).—A bill to amend section forty-nine hundred and sixty-five of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Presented by Mr. Bryce. H. R. bill, no. 4995. Printed, 3 pp. 4°. (107) NOTE.-Referred to the House Committee on Patents. Reported from that committee on September 13, 1888, with amendment (report H. R. no. 3434); ordered, that said bill, amendment, and report be printed and referred to the House Calendar. No further action recorded. 1888 (February 6).-A bill for the seizure and destruction of forfeitable imported books. Presented by Mr. Long. H. R. bill, no. 6645. Printed, I p. 4°. (108) NOTE.-Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. No further action recorded. 1888 (March 19).-A bill to amend title sixty, chapter three, of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Reported by Mr. Chase [i. e., Chace]. Senate bill, no. 554. (An amended issue of previous bill of same number.) Printed, 6 pp. 4°. (109) NOTE.-Reported with amendments, Senate report, no. 622. On April 10 made the special order for Thursday, the 12th, but was not taken up on that day. Bill was considered, reported amendments agreed to, further amended, debated on April 24, April 30, and May 9, and passed by the Senate on this latter date. 1888 (March 19).-A bill to amend title sixty, chapter three, of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Presented by Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky. H. R. bill, no. 8715. (Same as Senate bill, 50th Cong., 1st sess., no. 554.) Printed, 5 pp. 4°. (110) NOTE.-Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. April 21, an amended bill reported, with Report, no. 1875; bill, amendments, and report referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed; see next entry. 1888 (April 21).-A bill to amend title sixty, chapter three, of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Reported by Mr. Collins, from the Committee on the Judiciary. H. R. bill, no. 8715 [amended edition]. Printed, 5 pp. 4°. (111) NOTE.-Bill, amendments, and report (House report, no. 1875) referred to the House Calendar, and ordered printed. No further action recorded. chapter 554 [Passed Ordered 1888 (May 24).—An act to amend title sixty, three, of the Revised Statutes of the United States. by the Senate May 9, 1888. Senate act, no. 554. printed by House of Representatives. 5 pp. 4°. (112) [The text of this act was reprinted in "Text of the Copyright law of the United States as amended by the Chace Bill, passed by the Senate May 9, 1888," prepared by Thorvald Solberg. 7 pp., 8°. Washington, 1888. Washington, 1888. This document was reprinted in the "Congressional Record," 50th Cong., 2d sess., v. 20, no. 70, for March 6, 1889, pp. 2975-2977, and was translated into French and printed in "Journal général de l'imprimerie et de la librairie." Paris, 77o année, 2o série, no. 32, 11 août 1888, pp. 157–160.] NOTE.-Reported from the House Committee on the Judiciary without amendment, and recommending its passage (House report, no. 2311), May 24. Referred to the House Calendar and ordered printed. On January 31, 1889, 1,000 additional copies were ordered printed. No further action recorded. 8°. Senate act, no. 1888 (June 14).—A bill to amend section forty-nine Senate bill, no. hundred and sixty-five of the Revised Statutes of the United 3167 States. Presented by Mr. Hale. Senate bill, no. 3167. Printed, 3 pp. 4°. (113) NOTE. Referred to the Senate Committee on Patents. No further action recorded. 4995 1888 (September 13).-A bill to amend section forty-nine H. R. bill, no. hundred and sixty-five of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Reported by Mr. Vance, from the Committee on Patents. H. R. bill, no. 4995. (An amended issue of previous bill of same number.) Printed, 3 pp. 4°. (114) NOTE.-Reported from Committee on Patents with amendment (report H. R. no. 3434); ordered, that said bill, amendment, and report be printed and referred to the House Calendar. No further action recorded. FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION 232 1889 (December 4).—A bill to amend title sixty, chapter Senate bill, no. three, of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating' to copyrights. Introduced by Mr. Platt. Senate bill, no. 232. Printed, 7 pp. 4°. (115) [The text of Senate bill 232 was one submitted, by request, by Thorvald Solberg to the Conference Committee |