The American Library Association was present by two accredited delegates, who considered, by later action of the representative board of the association, that they had authority to represent the association in assenting to final provisions. Those two delegates were the present president of the American Library Association, Mr. Frank P. Hill, of the Brooklyn Public Library, and Mr. Frank C. Bostwick, of the New York Public Library. Mr. Bostwick was here yesterday, but has had to leave to-day. Colonel Olin's remarks included the American Library Association as one of those associations for whom he could give a general assent to the bill substantially as it stood. Coupled with that, however, should, I think, be before you this entry in the record of our conference in March last. At that conference these provisions were, I believe, substantially (as far as they regarded libraries) as they stand in the bill, except that one proviso has been added, which is rather in favor of libraries, as we understand it, than otherwise. They expressed themselves then thus: Mr. HILL. There is very little that I need to say. The paragraph relating to the copyright respecting the libraries has been taken up very carefully by the executive board and the council and by the delegates, and we are satisfied as an association with the draft as submitted, and, personally, I approve of the change which has been agreed to this morning between the publishers and the delegates. That related to the additional proviso that they should not be prohibited from importing foreign editions in these exceptional cases, where they could not get the American edition. I think it is only fair to state, Mr. Librarian, that while the executive board and the council of the American Library Association have both voted for the adoption of this draft there will be individual opposition. There are some librarians and some libraries that are opposed to any change in any part of the law which affects importation, and so have reserved the right to oppose that part of the bill. I think it is due to you that such statement may be made, so that you may know the individual opinion as well as the general one. If Mr. Bostwick had been here, he would to-day have called attention to that. I do it simply because those delegates are not here to say that; and I do it in order to give Mr. Cutter's remarks a proper standing before you. Mr. Cutter, as I understand it, represents librarians and libraries who object to any diminution of the present privileges. (The papers referred to during the foregoing statement by Mr. Putnam are as follows:) THE NEW WILLARD, _Washington, D.C., June 7, 1906_. _To the honorable Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives._