St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-13

hands of scaIpers. and he introduced
series of amendments, and they were
successfully killed. Senator Daugherty
decried the ii.ibustering as farce. but
Senator Davis came to the front with
still further amendment compelling rail-
road companies to file bond with the
secretary of state to compel the redemp-
ton. He charged that there is a
"packed lobby in the senate" and "a
determination on the part of certain
set of members to vote down every
amendment"
Senator McIlale made ringing speech
for the bill. and warned the railway COM
panieS that if they do not do what is right
blythe travelling public, the next legisla-
ture will take such positive action that
will be felt by the companies. The
amendment was voted down, and j. ID.
Smith made a set speech, explaining
why he opposed the bill.
ANY man who buys a ticket in New
Englan for the Pacific SLOPE" said lie,
"and stops in st. Paul and then sells the
unused portion. under this bill he will
be thrown into prison, and ever Will
have to bear the Stigma or being the
willing tool TO this gigantic cOnSplr-
acy."
lie denounced the bill as fragrant
violation of the Sherman act.
Fraudulent Practices.
Senator Tawney felt that he had been
singled out as the chief exponent of the
bill in the senate. lie denied that he
had interested himself in the bill until
the time it mysterlOuSly disappeared.
Mr.. Tawney made rugged anu argu-
mentalive speech in support of
the bill He declared that the
Interstate commerce commission pos
itiVely asserts that the ticket
brokerage business is an evil, and the
report of the commission, drafted by
Judge Cooley, upon the topic was read
in subStantiation of the allegation. Mr..
rawney argued that the law Will be a
benefit TO the holder of tickets. for the
reason that they can get the full price
of the ticket, whereas, II sold to a
scaiper only Il small per cent is realized.
MI. Tawney then denounced the broker
age business as fraudulent. and he said
that thousands of fOrgerieS had been
committed.
why don't you convict and punish
them?" asked Mir. Davis.
"Give us that law and we will punish
them" replied MIR. Tawney, and he
then read from the evidence in the cele-
what did they do with the prison
erS?" he was asked.
al do not know"
They were acquitted"
Proceeding with his argument, Mr..
Tawney said the scalper is nothing if
not parasite, dlSturber OF values
and cOrEuptOr of public morals.
Senator Davis took this very declara-
ton as the text for his argument. He
says the ticket broker acts as a middle
man and stands between the railroad
companies and the travelling public, and
the railroads want no middle men.
Not one-half of per cent" said he,
"are tickets bought by the scalpers from
all sources other than the railroads
themselves. They buy their blocks di-
rect from the railroads. The object Of
the bill is to prevent all competition.
The brokers can cut the prices, and that
is what the railroads want to shut OFF,"
Senator McHale had good word for
the conductors. He knew good many
of them and he had never met one that
was dishonest.
Caustic Senator LeaVftt
The debate ran on and threatened to
become interminable, when Senator
Leavitt took the floor to announce that
he had baen suddenly called to Min
neapolis.
81 want to vote" said he, "and want
to know if there is any danger that
vote will be taken before i can return"
This put period to the discussion; it
was voted to recommend to pass.
When the committee arose the bill
was excepted from the report, and then
it was moved to indefinitely postpone,
and this was lost as follows, and then
recommended to pass: