of Message President Cleveland Report lications on FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION 1893 (December 4).—Message of the President [Grover Cleveland], communicated to the two Houses of Congress, 2d session of 53d Congress. Printed, in "The Executive documents of the House of Representatives for the 2d session of the 53d Congress." Vol. 1, 8°. Washington, 1895, doc. no. 1, pp. i-xxxii. In "A Compilation of the messages and papers of the Presidents. 1789-1897. By James D. Richardson," Vol. 9, 8°. Washington, 1898, pp. 434-460. (House miscellaneous documents, 2d sess. of 53d Cong. Vol. 37.) (Contains paragraph relating to the copyright legislation of Denmark and the extension of the privileges of our copyright to subjects of that country, p. xiii.) (61) FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION 1898 (January 20).-Copyright entries. Letter from the copyright pub- Librarian of Congress, transmitting the annual report of the number and description of copyright publications for which entries have been made during the year. Printed, 2 pp., in [House miscellaneous documents. 2d session of the 55th Congress. Vol. 51, 8°. Washington, 1898], (62) Copyright office bulletin, no. 3 Report of C. doc. no. 239. FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION 1900 (May 10).-Copyright enactments, 1783-1900; comprising the copyright resolution of the Colonial Congress, 1783; the copyright laws of the original States, 1783-1786; the constitutional provision concerning copyright legislation, and the public and private copyright laws enacted by Congress from 1790 to 1900, together with the Presidential proclamations regarding international copyright. Compiled by Thorvald Solberg. 83 pp. 8°. 8°. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1900. (63) NOTE.-Presented to Congress on May 10, 1900, see Chronological Record, p. 354. FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION 1901 (January 12).-A report on the effect of the interD. Wright, national copyright law in the United States. Made in compliance with the resolution of the United States Senate of Commissioner of Labor In January 23, 1900. By Carroll D. Wright. Printed, 99 pp. FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION (64) copyright legis 1903 (December 8).-Report on copyright legislation by Report on the Register of Copyrights [Thorvald Solberg]. 159 PP. lation 8°. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1904. (65) CONTENTS.-Report on present legislation and need for revision, pp. 7-32. Appendix A.-List of all United States copyright enactments, 1783-1904, pp. 33-42. Appendix B.-The Revised Statutes, title 60, chapter 3 relating to copyright, with notations of provisions of the act of July 8, 1870, and all subsequent enactments, pp. 43-82. Appendix C.-Bibliographical list of foreign copyright laws in force, pp. 83-159. NOTE.-This report formed Part III of the Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress which was presented to Congress on December 8, 1903, and printed as Senate document no. 10, pp. 437-600. Treasury 1904 (January 18).-The public printing. Letter from Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, directing attention to certain Secretary of the suggestions and recommendations relating to proposed changes in the law governing the public printing. Printed, 9 pp., 8°. 2d session of the 58th Congress, H. R. doc. no. 420. (66) CONTENTS.-I. Letter from Leslie M. Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury, January 16, 1904. 2. Letter from J. J. Couch, deputy collector of customs, New York, February 6, 1903. 3. Memorandum from Thorvald Solberg, Register of Copyrights, January 11, 1904. All relate to the publication of the Catalogue of Copyright Entries. IST CONGRESS, IST SESSION CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD COMPILED FROM THE FIRST CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Petition of David Ramsay 1789 (April 15), Wednesday. House of Representatives.— A petition of David Ramsay, of the State of South Carolina, was presented to the House and read, setting forth that he has at a great expense of time and money, published a book, entitled "The History of the Revolution of South Carolina, from a British Province to an Independent State; " that he has also prepared, and purposes shortly to publish another book, under the title of the "History of the American Revolution," and praying that a law may pass for securing to the petitioner, his heirs and assigns, for a certain term of years, the sole and exclusive right of vending and disposing of the said books within the United States Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to a committee of three, and that Mr. Tucker, Mr. White, and Mr. Huntington, be the said committee. (Journal of the House of Representatives, 1st sess. of 1st Cong. 8°. Washington, 1826, p. 14). 1789 (April 16), Thursday. Senate.-The petition of David Ramsay, that a law might pass, securing to him and his heirs an exclusive right of vending, etc., his "History of the American Revolution," was read. (Journal of the Senate, 1st sess. of 1st Cong. 8°. Washington, 1820, P. 13). 1789 (April 20), Monday. House of Representatives.— Mr. Tucker reported from the committee to whom was referred the petitions of . . . and David Ramsay, that the committee had, according to order, had the said petitions under their consideration, and agreed to a report thereupon, which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same was twice read, and debated by clauses. The third clause, in the words following, to wit: "On the subject of (112) the petition of Doctor David Ramsay, your committee report it as their opinion, that a law should pass to secure to him the exclusive right of publishing and vending, for a term of years, the two works mentioned in the petition," was read, and, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House. On motion, Ordered, That a bill or bills be brought in, making a general provision for securing to authors and inventors the exclusive right of their respective writings and discoveries, and that Mr. Huntington, Mr. Cadwalader, and Mr. Contee, do prepare and bring in the same. (Journal of the House of Representatives, 1st sess. of 1st Cong. 8°. Washington, 1826, p. 18.) See Bibliography, II. Reports no. 1. 1789 (May 12), Tuesday. House of Representatives. The Speaker laid before the House the petition of Jedidiah Morse, stating that he has, at great labor, expense, and risque, compiled and published a geographical and historical treatise of the United States, entitled “The American Geography, or a View of the present Situation of the United States of America," embellished and illustrated with two original maps, and praying that an exclusive right may be secured to him, of publishing the same for a limited time. (Journal of the House of Representatives, 1st sess. of 1st Cong. 8°. Washington, 1826, p. 33.) 1789 (May 14), Thursday. House of Representatives.Ordered, That the petition of Jedidiah Morse, which lay on the table, be referred to Mr. Huntington, Mr. Cadwalader, and Mr. Contee; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. (Journal of the House of Representatives, 1st sess. of 1st Cong. 8°. Washington, 1826, p. 35.) IST CONGRESS, IST SESSION Petition of Jedidiah Morse Nicholas Pike 1789 (June 8), Monday. House of Representatives.-A Petition of petition of Nicholas Pike, of Newburyport, in the State of Massachusetts, was presented to the House, and read, praying that an exclusive privilege may be granted him for a limited time, in the publication of a work which he had lately written, entitled "A new and complete System of Arithmetic." Ordered, That the said petition be referred to Mr. Huntington, Mr. Cadwalader, and Mr. Contee; that they do examine the matter thereof, and report the same, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. (Journal of 10469-No. 8-05-8 IST CONGRESS, the House of Representatives, 1st sess. of 1st Cong. 8°. Washington, 1826, p. 46.) IST SESSION 10 H. R. bill, no. Petition of Hannah Adams 1789 (June 23), Tuesday. House of Representatives.—Mr. Huntington, from the committee appointed, presented, according to order, a bill to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries; which was received, and read the first time. (Journal of the House of Representatives, 1st sess. of 1st Cong. Washington, 1826, p. 52). See Bibliography, I. Bills, no. 1. 1789 (June 24), Wednesday. House of Representatives.— A bill to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries, was read the second time and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday se'nnight. (Journal of the House of Representatiyes, 1st sess. of 1st Cong. 8°. Washington, 1826, p. 52.) 1789 (July 6, Monday, to August 15, Saturday). House of Representatives.--The order of the day for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the bill to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries, was read and postponed [from day to day until August 15]. (Journal of the House of Representatives, 1st sess. of Ist Cong. 8°. Washington, 1826, pp. 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 70, 71, 72, 73, 79, 80.) 1789 (July 22), Wednesday. House of Representatives.— A petition of Hannah Adams, praying that an exclusive privilege may be granted her for a limited time to publish and vend a work which she has compiled, entitled "An alphabetical compendium of the various sects which have appeared in the world from the beginning of the Christian era to the present day, with an appendix, containing a brief account of the different schemes of religion now embraced among mankind" [was presented to the House, with others, and read]: Ordered, That the said petitions do lie on the table. (Journal of the House of Representatives, 1st sess. of 1st Cong. 8°. Washington, 1826, p. 64.) |