Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-10
The Anti-Scalping Bill.

The House con mittee on interstate and
foreign commerce has set Friday, Decem-
ter IL, at IL O'Clock for hearing on the
aEti-scalping bill.
For long time there has been consid-
cradle agitation looking to a prohibition
of the sale of cut-rate tickets by railroad
ticket brokers. and it has led to the presen-
tation of an immense number of petitions
10 congress calling for legislation on the
SUBJECT 1t was taken up at today's meet
ing OF the commerce committee, and il was
decided 10 press the anti-scalping bill intro
duced at the extra session by Representa-
tive Sherman of New York and all parties
interested have been notified to appear ON
the date designated.
The Sherman bill makes unlawful the
sale. barter or other transfer of any kind
of railway ticket by any persons not SHOW
ing certircates Of authority from the COM
mon carrier over whose road the transpor-
tatton Is sold. except as between properly
authorized agents of transportation COM
panies and as to the resale of a transpor-
tation ticket purchased in good faith for
personal use to another who will person
ally use it in a journey.
Foreign Affairs Committee.
Chairman Hit and his associates on the
House committee on foreign affairs made
a call of courtesy on Secretary Sherman
today Several foreign questions were
touched upon in general way, but the
call was mainly social.
senate Committee Changes.
A number of Senate committee changes
are shortly to be made as result of the
death of Senator Harris of Tennessee and
Senator George of Mississippi. The demo
cratic caucus committee is considering this
question and have held one meeting, but
other conferences will be necessary before
the slate is completed. Senator Harris
was member of the committees of private
land claims, District of Columbia public
health and national quarantine finance
immigration and rules, several of which
are the most important assignments in the
Senate. Senator George was on the COM
mittees on agriculture and forestry educa-
ton and labor, judiciary, transportation
routes to the seabOard. woman suffrage
and was chairman of the committee to in
vestigate the condition of the Potomac
river front at Washington.
Amending the Civil Service Law
The House committee on civil service
met today and outlined the work before il.
Four subcommittee were appointed.
Messrs. Brosius, Sprague Alexander.
Dockery and Robertson will have charge of
all matters relating to the amendment of
the civil service law and rules This is the
most important part of the work as there
are many measures now pending looking
to alterations in the law
The subcommittee on retirement fund
and the creation of retrenchment COM
mission to reorganize the executive depart
ments consists of MessFs- Tawney, Lands
and Maxwell.
The other two subcommittee are Messrs
Pearson, Alexander and Barlow on repeal
OF the civil service Jaw and rules, and
Messrs- Pitney, Northway and Pierce on
miscellaneous matters.
There will be d determined effort to
secure some change in the existing law
Chairman Broslus is opposed 10 Congress
taking any steps until the President takes
Some action. If there are any needed re-
forms, but there are other members of the
committee who do not agree with this
policy.