Show TELEGRAPHIC TICKS Congressman Breckenridges Copyright Bill A MUCHNEEDED REFORM Not So Bad as Reported4rmy Changes PenctletonB Paralysis Bogus Butter Cheats Breckenridgea Copyright Bill WASHINGTON April 21 Brecken ridges copyright bill was tjday far ably reported to the House from the House judiciary committee The Dunn free ship bill as reported to the House today by the committee of merchants marine and fisheries is identical with the bill reported to the last Congress with the exception of amendments limiting the business of foreign built vessels admitted to the American registry to the foreign trade and exprissly prohibiting them from engaging in the coastwise trade of the United States The majority report is also similar to that whicl1 accompanied Ihe bill when it was reporteildnnng the last Congress With the addition of the statement that to longer retain in force the superannuated socalJedprotection to our merchant marine and ship building interest of our country which have produced tho present disastrous and humiliating conditions would seem to be worse than ordinary folly and would be protection protec-tion run mad The minority report signed by Dingley Farquahar Hopkins Hop-kins Felton Gumniings < aHd Clark says the bill originated in a remarkable manner and assert that not a single person or associate having connection with the interests touched upon by the bill has by personal appeal or petition asked for the enactment of the bill into law The minority says the Jesuit of its enactment would be most disastrous disas-trous would bill shipbuilding in this country besides inflicting other damage dam-age and doubts whether foreign vessels ves-sels could be kept out of the const trade after getting an American register |