The record-union., 1897-02-28
Passes the House by Vote Of One Hun
dred and FOrty-TWo to Fifty One,
Despite the Filibustering Tactics Of Its
Adversaries
The Senate Turns From the Stirring
Theme of Cuba to the Common.
place Appropriation Bills, Giving
Up the Entire Day to Considera-
ton of the PcstoffiCe Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. - The
House, after five hours struggle, to-
day passed the anti-railroad ticket
| scalpers' bill by a vote of 142 to 81.
| The adversaries of the measures re-
sorted to filibuSetring tactics, but they
We're defeated by an overwhelming
majority.
The bill applies only to interstate
commerce transactions. It requires all
carriers subject to the interstate COM
merce act to provide agents authorized
to sell their tickets with certificates,
and makes it a misdemeanor, unstable
by a fine of 81 900, or Imprisonment
for one year. for any person not duly
authorized to sell tickets. 1t requires
carriers to redeem unused tickets, and
makes the forgery or counterfeiting of
tickets punishable by Imprisonment
for two years.
A number of other bills We're passed
during the day under the suspension of
the rules.
The Inauguration visitors for the first
time, began to make their appearance
in the House galleries to-day, and the
galleries We're well filled. Practically
all business was transacted under SuS-
pended rules.
The House nOn-concurred in the Sem
ate amendments to the Indian appro-
priation bill, and agreed to confer
ence.
Under suspension of the rules bills
were passed as follows: To repeal the
Act granting a right of way through
the military reservation, to the Bir-
mingham and Mobile Railroad; to
grant right of way through the Spok-
ane military reservation to the St.
Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Rail-
road; to vacate the Sugar Loaf reser-
voir site in Lake county, Colorado, and
restore the lands to entry; to require
the issue of patents to actual settlers
in Florida in 1912 and to establish an
additional land office at Kalispell
The Senate amendment to the bill to
allow the bott!lng of distilled spirits in
bond was agreed to.
Sherman CR) of New York, for the
Committee on Interstate Traffic, called
up the anti-ticket brokerage bill.
This action raised a howl of protest,
and Terry CD of Arkansas raised the
question of consideration against it,
The House voted 153 to 20 to con-
slider the bill.
Sherman demanded the previous
question, and a filibuster was inaug-
urated by Bowers R) of California,
who moved an adjournment. The mo-
ton was lost, 30 to 176.
The previous question was ordered,
13l to so. Under the rule twenty min
i /
side.
Sherman then took the floor and ex-
planned the provisions of the bill. The
bill attempted to carry out the basic
principle of the interstate commerce
law-like compensation for like ser
vice
Patterson CD of Tennessee declared
that this bill would probably result in
the discrimination against non-compet-
tive points.
Terry Cd of Arkansas said the
measure should be entitled a bill Ito
strengthen railroads. The bill orig
mated with the power for the railroad
companies.
Northway (R.) of Ohio called atten-
ton to the fact that the pains and
penalties of the bill were all to be inn
posed on innocent passengers or I'm
authorized agents.
Mahany (R.) of New York denounced
the attempt to railroad through a bill
which affected = the whole travelling
public injuriously.
Hepburn (R.) of Iowa, in closing for
the bill, said it interfered with no
rights which the holder of ticket had
under rOntr1Gf a fn
prevent determinations
After further debate by Wheeler D)
OF Alabama. in favor of the BILL and
by Dockery CD of Missouri. Mcguire
ID of California and Elicit Cd of
Virginia in opposition to it, the vote
was about to be taken on the passage
of the measure. Elicit demanded the
reading of the engrossed copy. AS the
bill had not been engrossed. the vote
could not be taken. The engrossing
clerks at once went to work to engross
the bill.
a Joint resolution was adopted to
prevent the introduction and spread of
contagious and infectious diseases. 1t
empowered the inspection of vessels
and persons from suspected seaports.
and was passed as a precaution against
the introduction OF the bubonic plague.
While an important land bill was be-
ing considered. the engrossing clerk
hurried in with an engrossed copy of
the anti-ticket brokerage bill After
the engrossed bill had been read Bal
ley Cd of Texas moved to recommit
with instructions The motion was
lost-46 to 120. The bill was then
placed on its final passage. On divis-
ion the vote stood 142 to 81.
Elicit demanded the ayes and NAYS.
but only thirty-six members sustained
the demand and the Speaker declared
the bin passed.
At 5:43 p. M, the House adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-The SEN
ate turned to-day from the stirring
theme of Cuba to the commonplace APP
preparation bills, giving the entire day
to the postoffice bill
There was q somewhat sensational
diversion when Dubois made a state
ment concerning his former Republic
can associates. that they could not con-
troll the next Senate, and the silver
Republicans would never cooperate
with them while they chung to the sim
gle gold standard.