The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26

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tional Association o. merchants sno A~s
elefp. at q recent meeting In Chicago,
.dont.d resolution calling IN congress 70
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pass ~ a.s noNe sess'aA s'so $50
bill, which II discussed during the early
spring and seemed inclined to pass then.
The nil has bern freouently RECON-.
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p'enusu " tne in.ess'A.0 c>Ai's'Se eo
mission. Similar bills nave been passeu
In New York and other States by the sew
eralS leris,at,,res ana dacirions AZ tho
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nisner .i,c tnusH naso sS....... .n1s
pivposer Nsls,soson = wv -, a.,
Ing lines a De ,s $40 .uas ~ VII -, -
.mes. sup wei ~ nss . vav *,
Ieaii I, lnat .ne scaipers naa In!uleu lug
uesonns purIo IA .,an
Iouus' INA. ING business ~ se~.p,is W. ~.
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nones, Que o.c.a.eu ~ ~ s u.nc, uos
ea,e .nS =. s"uSe e'oa. u' s ts.'s
aea'ns. 1oeail.i.S, ~ isou,6 ~ s ..,.
r ,s Ior raiiroaa t,aVoi 70 tse sehesai p.u
ILL., ic, er III. ~ .vnIpe's raiiluuS ~ auvpS We.
..ous ..',u anu w.. ee1v's - ..e
.n,..1 VI uenees AZ oiuei ~ pto.eo' a.
serves iIoiii uie scaipels, wnieu az - -
ooh,rh''noe anu nuiss.hce " .ne ''aSei'hs
pupitu' -
rue Din came before oongrers a. .ne
,as, SESSION anu .nere seeheu every Ply, ny,
raliroaus aeclareu vi ,.s IaSoM announceu
on t,crats II thew We're nrntectea from the
ticket pirates The boards OF trade and
other commercial exchanges and almost
' I'M, o. Tue ,p.a pe's supp.eu sns TsSai I'm.
sufficient time and had congress been free
from other yexatious problems, the anti
scaiping act would then have become q
cnn,r, sess,o WI - 5,so "pb , n,, a. .mv
every point Of view. and II needs only
proper backing from the public to secure
It's passage. 1t should get that backing.
no one can present the faintest argument
IN support OF the present system wnich
allows the scaipers TO prey on the rail-
roods. at the great loss OF the travelling
pubic. The act protects the public from
any excess or tyranny on the part OF the
raiiroaus' III anhinIihtes the scalping ousi-
ness nut at the same time makes Ger.
tam provisions ana regulations IN regard
10 railroad tickets which Will make them
cheaper pet'er ana more convenient TOT
an me interstate commerce commission
mas frequently shown the necessity OF
TINS legislation and there Is no reason
, Wny 1t snoula De longer Delayed VIVA
lt',e ehoouraEemene from .he oominer
ciai men ana patrons o! raiiroaus IL Will
bo through WITHOUT troupie.
FROM the washington Post'
A REMARKABLE DECISION.---A recent
decision ~ n Nebraska court ;s very en-
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'o' ~ IL shou'u happen 10 pe
sustained by the appellate tribunal 1t
will deprive all corporations in that State
of the right mr. nrivi,ege ~ ax,rg 4, rr,ce
,or a.. o.,,,a
~ VIC se. yves Ut cohnioai'les tnat they
nave 10 SELL IL appears that the Nebraska
Telephone company has a monopoly Of that
business in omoha .na ,hat :, $50 =.
,ronth sou .,,,. - sos "
citv as n al oi an on . letepnohe, IN that
S,atas IL, - U.s. e'eis o.hei III tue united
,teIonhona r,." peou Htueh complaint OF
viii 49, s, pul tne 'complainants,
MIN one exception, nave gone on paying
vii, ron,,ior auu con.enteu themselves
the coI,ector 90 ,iad 90. ~. MN WIEN
Tbat .ynant,',.' eu ior .ne Iiiohlhiy rental.
60 uNoeptioh Was MT. 'John a. Geiser
uttgotinn q, ~, Wno not averse TO
mnst ras,ra, th s "wn ana'rs' althougn ne
Co;.o i,. Lne ausehce OF ices Lawyer
lec|or' , ana,eat oi tongue lashins the coll
shana % 'o 1 n,s compliant assume the
ua as,, W, petition 70 tue district court
teIenhnna cnr,n. , ~ ''. ooihPellng the
,ffi
,' .s ou ~ IN neu OF one removed, and to
renl,, ~ .ne =. III gooa working order, at a
per cent S spo,a I ihs r,a reaaeuon OF 40
psi ven, from the prescribed rate. Mr..
tsIe oo tha. 70 month FOR the use OF
a burdensonie charge. The Judge di 1em,sd
the defendants to bring their books into
tbair ar o.eer .nat ne, by examining into
the Observation-Disclosures p "r aui , 10 aetermine
OF their charges. The company refused 10
in this order; Thereupon the Judge,
for contennt ~ ae r.e aeiendants to jail
or the plaintin by ordering tho cop p,ayer
to furnish him a telephone at So month.
rue case mas been appealed to the supreme
confidence that he will WIN ' Msan absolute
has no telephone.
wba ans !. aeelsion may be good law. but. If SO.
business Of other coru rms appa,sa'icn 10 the
citizen to be dissatisfied at the nrics =,
swooien goods. wagon. a pillow, washing
t.. n Il