St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-13
THE ANTI-SCALPERS BILL.
OratOrIcaI PyrOtechnics and a Kec-
concentration TO Pass.

OratOrical PyrOtecEnIcs anu a Aeec-
concentration TO Pass.
"Whoav' cried Senator Morse, in the
committee OF the whole, when Chairman
Day was about to put Senator Burk-
harts motion that when the committee
arises it report this bill back with the
recommendation it do pass"
81 want that bill reported persisted
MI. Morse with his characteristic force.
The bill was then read. 1t was the
nti.scalpers' bill, House File $40, the
substitute for the bill that so mysterl-
OuSly disappeared several weeks ago.
Senator Morse declared that he was
prepared to vote for all indefinite post
ponement of further consideration of
ihe bill. He pronounced it measure
that had grown out of a collision be-
tween the conductors and ticket brokers,
and he proceeded to deny the charge
that the scalptrS procure their tickets
in an illegitimate way. In other words,
the railroads sell blocks of tickets to
Inc scalperS.
Senator Brown urged that the time
of the senate should not be taken up
by such measures. The railroads can
regulate the matter themselves. Ii they
Stop Selling Tickets in Blocks
10 the ticket brokers they will have no
tickets to sell. Senator OBrlen at this
iunclure interpOSed an objection to
further consideration of the measure
until each senator shall have had the
privilege of placing one bill from the
general orders upon the calendar, Out
he was in the minority and Senator
y Il, nm ri l.
ling railroad and navigation companies
10 sell unlimited thousand-mile tickets,
good for the purchaser and his family,
but this met with vigorous opposition
and was voted down.
Senator j. ID. Smith moved to amend
that the So fee provided be covered into
the state treasury. Senator Tawney
raised the point that 1t would he UNI
constitutional for the reason that 1t
adds to the tax on interstate commerce,
and he amplified by reading the law
upon the subject. He said that all fees
paid the secretary of state must be COW
cred into the treasury. Senator DAVIS
amended so as 70 make license fee pay
aLle annually. This was accepted as a
substitute for the Smith amendment.
Senator Tawnev objected to encum0er-
ing the bill with amendments. thereby
menacing the final passage or the Dill,
as the house will have to concur.
Senator Davis explained that his OBJ
iect was to remove every feature OF I'M
constitutionality from the bill.
Class Legislation.
"If it is the desire of the Sanate to de-
part from the course pursued III ilcens,
ing every other line of business" said
~ ticket AUHnf
can be licensed forever, IL VIII noC DC
done with my vote"
Senator Hompe declared that the aim
of the senators in presenting amend
ments was to kill the bill.
"They will not vote for the bill after
il is amended" said he, land L do not
think it fair nor right to take up the
time of the senate in this way"
II will mildly retOrt to the senator
from from Otter Tail" exclaimed Sen
ator Duyis. warmly, "by asking him II
he Judges us by himself. l have seen
him offer amendment after amendment
to bills that he would not vote for and
stand here fos hours to fight the meas
ures."
II would observe" interrupted Sen
ator Stevens, 'that the senator from
Otter Tail has turned over a new leaf
He would not vote for bill to hel p the
capitol bill that he was opposed to. .
This was hot shot, and cut deep, bu
the amendment was voted down, anC
then Senator Donnelly moved to amenC
so as TO make tickets good until useC
and making them transferable. liz
urged that the proposition was analo
gous to the postage stamp law. lie theI
| declared that the principles OF the bll
were wrong and an infringement upoi
| business rights. The course taken upoi
all other amendments was the courS'
! taken upon the Donnelly amendment.
The Language Is BOsil.
Senator ]. d. Smith asserted that tn
language of the bill is the merest bosh
and he wanted to perfect. lie iuslSte'
that the bill did not propose the re
demption of mileage that may be IN tn