I see no reason why the jurisdiction of the courts should be limited by a provision of this kind. I think it should be left to the courts to say in all cases whether costs should be awarded or withheld, and how much costs should be awarded; although I think there should be a provision to the effect that in the case of an action wilfully brought, and where there is no recovery--brought simply for the purpose of intimidation, where there is no reasonable ground for recovery, simply to get hold of the man's business and keep him from doing business--that there should be some provision in there giving a penalty against the complainant in such an action as that. I have only thought of that at this moment, but I think it is a good suggestion to make to the committee. Gentlemen, I thank you for the time you have given me, and I have no more to say on the subject. I again ask, however, as I did at the outset, that on these contracts and on the question of the monopoly in the hands of this concern and its associates, the committee should take proofs such as may be necessary to determine what the situation is. All I ask on behalf of the independent manufacturers of automatic musical instruments in the United States is that we should have a fair show, that our business should have the same protection as any other business has, and that you gentlemen may not do anything which will help this great centralization and put it in the power or a monopoly to ruin our business. Mr. PUTNAM. I understand that Mr. H. N. LOW is by agreement to speak next. STATEMENT OF H. N. LOW, ESQ., OF WASHINGTON, D.C. Mr. LOW. I appear for the manufacturers of the music rolls and of instruments operated by such rolls. Mr. CURRIER. I understood that the music-roll people had had over two hours now. Mr. LOW. Pardon me. My remarks will be very brief. Mr. CURRIER. The talking-machine people are to have thirty minutes, and the committee can not sit here a very great while. Mr. LOW. My suggestions will be very brief. The ACTING CHAIRMAN. We have to adjourn in a little while, and the gentleman who preceded you exceeded his time. Mr. LOW. Then to merely supplement the remarks of the gentleman who has preceded me, I ask leave of the committee to submit two more contracts, similar to the ones that he has submitted, with the Æolian Company in the carrying out of the agreement that we allege. My information is that that agreement now embraces practically the whole music-publishing trade, and those outside of that agreement are very small manufacturers, and the trust or combination is just about complete and ready for this legislation. I submit that this legislation is most dangerous, and that this pretended revision of the copyright law is a cloak for something that is very wrong. [The contracts referred to by Mr. LOW are as follows:]