Mr. REMICH. They would have to come here and dig out the records if they wanted to find out about that. The only argument that I have heard in favor of this suggestion is that it will diminish the amount of work that will have to be done in the copyright office. If they can make one certificate cover twenty views or twenty-five views or a hundred views, they will not have to make so many certificates. Is there any good reason why my business should be ruined to accomplish such a result when there are plenty of people that want to work in the office and when the present revenues are amply sufficient to pay for all the work done? In my town we are exempting property from taxation and offering big financial inducements to bring manufacturing interests into our town, because they are going to employ more labor. I do not suppose Washington has reached the point where it has so much population that it does not want more men and women employed in Washington, performing honest day labor and earning good money to be expended in the city. Senator MALLORY. What is the reason assigned for uniting these two fees in one; do you know? Mr. REMICH. I was not here, and I did not hear the reasons. Senator MALLORY. I was not here, either, so I do not know. Mr. PUTNAM. For the benefit of the Senator I might explain that the idea was this, Senator: That the office will hereafter furnish the certificate in all cases as a matter of course, which heretofore has been furnished only when requested; and that in furnishing it it should charge for it as heretofore, making the charge therefor $1. Senator MALLORY. Still, the certificate is not necessary except where it is desired to prove the fact that the copyright has been secured. Mr. PUTNAM. It was with the idea that it was a precaution that the copyright proprietor ought in reason to take. Senator MALLORY. I have no doubt that there are many persons situated as this gentleman is who do not want any certificate except in very rare cases. Mr. REMICH. That is right. The CHAIRMAN. To what extent do you now issue certificates? Mr. PUTNAM. Mr. Register, to what extent is that done? Mr. SOLBERG. For last year the total of registrations numbered 116,000, and of those 28,087 were certificates. Mr. REMICH. That is about one-fifth. Mr. SOLBERG. It should be remembered that requests for certificates additional to the certificate paid for at the time of registration are constant, and in addition to fees submitted to secure certificates, constant inquiry is made of the Copyright Office and answered at some service cost as to what entries have been made by particular firms. They ask us "just what entries did we make in May last?" The CHAIRMAN. What were the gross receipts of the Copyright Office for the last fiscal year? Mr. SOLBERG. The receipts--this is for the calendar year, Senator, those being the latest figures which I have. The CHAIRMAN. Very well.