The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-28
LARGEST CIRCULATION OF AMY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY PAPER

proposed by MIR. Chandler particularly
the subject Of sec0nd-class mail matter.
He insisted that the next Congress would
have to dead with the question of whether
literary slush should have the same aid
vantages of second-class mail matter as
valuable periodical literature.
Mr. Allison fired hard shot at both
Mr.. Dubois and Mr.. Hill by remarking
that he was glad to have their advice as
to what the next Congress should do, as
the Senate would not have the advantage
of their advice then.
At 6 o'clock the Senate took a recess
until o'clock.
ANTI-SCALpING BILL PASSES.
Washington, ID. c., 27-The House,
after a fiye-hours struggle, to-day passed
the anti-railroad ticket scalping bill by a
vote OF 142 to 81. The adversaries of
the measure resorted to filibustering tac-
tics but they were defeated by an over
WIDENING majority. At the conclusion
OF the debate the reading of the engrossed
copy of the bill was demanded. 1t was
purely a technical point made in the
hope of posbponing the final vote until
Monday and thus decreasing the chances
of the bill passing the Senate But this
technically was circumyented by the
House remaining in session and voting
down repeated motions to adjourn, while
the liH was being engroSsed by the
clerks In the debate the bill was sup
ported by Messrs. Sherman rep, New
York;. Wheeler Dem. Alabaana) and
Hepburn (Isep., Iowa) and opposed by
Messrs. Terry Dem, Arkansas), Patter-
son Dem Tennessee), Northway rep,
Ohio, Mahany rep, New York;, Ma
guire (Dem. California; Dockery (DeTn.,
Missouri and Elicit tDem., Virginia.)
The bill applies only to interstate COM
| merce transportation. lit requires all car
fiers subject to the Interstate commerce
| act to provide agents authorized TO sell
| their tickets with certificates and makes
| it misdemeanor. punishable by fine
| of 81 900 or Imprisonment for one year,
/ for any person, not duly authorized to
i sell tickets and makes the forgery or
| counterfeiting of tickets punishable by
4 Imprisonment for two years. \ number
| Of other bills were passed during the day
| under suspension of the rules
| The debate on the scalpers bin was ex-
| tremely earnest.
| Mr.. Patterson Dem, TENNESSEE de-
| clared that this bill would protect the
| railroads in their discrimination against
| n-eompetitive points. The railroads
/ themselves, he said. created the conditions
l which enable the "scalpers" to exist. Mr..
| Terry Dem. Arkansas said the petitions
| alleged to have been presented in favor
4 of the bill were in favor of measure
| deneminated by a bin ito protect the
/ public. 1t should be entitled a bill 10
| strengthen railroads. The bill originated
| with powerful railroad companies. When
| they asked for legislation in the interest
| Of the public the leopard would change
| his spots.
/ Mr.. Northway. Rep Ohio, called at
tention to the fact that the pains and
penalties Of the bin were ell TO be inn
posed on innocent passengers or unau-
| thorized agents.
| You will pass this bill" said he, "but
/ warn you, you win bear from it within
| year"
Mr.. Mahany rep, New York;, de-
nounced the attempt to railroad through
bill which affected the whole travelling
public injuriously
Mr.. Hepburn, rep. Iowa. in closing
| for the bill. said it interfered with no
| rights which the holder of ticket had
under his contract 1t was bill to pre-
| vent determinations. A scalper could
engage in his business under this bill if
he secured an authorization from the
| railroads. Under the present system the
| brokers made S1,000,000 a year Who
paid that? The public, about whom the
| opposition was solicitous. He alluded to
| the fact that many people found them
| selves holders OF forged and unlawful
| tickets. The desire of the men who used
| the scalpers Office was to commit fraud
and these frauds were often coupled with
| crimes