The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-08

busiucss az tsskct scalping. Tho Interstate
comniefce commission first called attention
70 the subject In its report Of 1888. and 1t
| has bctn before congress ever since in ono
form or another. During the last Session
extensive htar'irgs WIRE given both 10 rhc
REPRESENTATIVES of railways and the scalp
cts ami liza pledges wisre secured for the
| measure. 1T was. however. deemed mad
vsssble to bring the ineaeute forward until
| the present session. The debate today
lasted four hours and was spirited upon
| both sides. Nsne OF the amendments Of
| fcred were adopted and the bill passed as
rtiportci by the committee.
| The bill TO carry Into effect the recon-
nerdations OF the International American
conference by the incorporation Of an In
| tefnat ,onAl American bank at the last ses-
sicn. had been made special order for
today. but IN the absence of Its author
Mr.. Hill tconn.l. who had charge OF the
measrfc. asked tnat IL 70 over for one
week without prejudice. There Wac no OBJ
lection.
The resignation of Warren b. IIoolser
OF New York. who has accepted a judge.
sfllp in New York. was laid before tho
house
MIR. Payne IN. W asked unanimous con.
sent 10 consider the senate bill 10 amend
the laws relating TO American aeainen
but Mr.. Hepburn (Ren, Inwa) demanded
the regular crder. This was tho call cf
committees.
"
mittee on intsfsiats commerce and MR.
Hepblirn called up tho nnti-scalping bill.
Mr.. Hepburn offered TO make an arr
rangement regarding The time to be occu-
rnied In debating the bill.
Mr.. Wlito tRep. Hi said there was OF
position TO the measure.
Mr. Adlmscn tDem.s Gal who made the
minority rerort. WIS zbsent
Mr. Bland tDeni., MOI said he desired
10 ratse the question Or consideration, but
the speaker annOiinssl tnlt Il was too
late Mr.. Bland said that an important
bin like this Should be debated at length
and he objected 10 the offer of ain hear oil
a side.
All efforts TO effect AN agreement as to
the time allowed failed. and Mr. Hepburn
was thsreppon recognized for an hour He
yielded to Mr. Sherman rep. New York;
VINO explained that the bill was very SIM
liar To the one passed BY the houss at the
last congress. The changes were mainly
restrictive upon corporations.
The bill reauiiled the oarr'iers subject Ia
the interstate act to provide each agent
authorized to sell tickets with a certificate
and make It unlawful for mn officer of such
carrier to supply tickets to any unauth0r-
lied agents. II made n violation Of these
provisions inisdeme:nor. ani provided
fof thu redemnt4on of unused or partially
used Tickets, and ALEC provided penalties
for forging Or altering tickets.
Mr.. Sherman said the Legislation had
been repeatedly recommended by the inter
stats commerce commission. that 1t had the
Aupisort of new Splpers ana commercial
bodies and that over 1909 petitions IN its
favor had been presented to the hoase
during the present congress The business
communities had come to lock upon the
ticket brokerage business as Illegal The
amount OF fraud prTactined. II known. would
staitle anyone unfamiliar with the facts.
Mr.. Brundig (pen,.. Arltansas) offe ed rs
an amendment provlso 10 the effeet that
the act should not apply To tickets that are
carrier for the purpose Of being transferred, !
In explaining his amendment. Mr.. Brun- |
dig declared that the real purpose OF the
bill was 10 prevent certain railroads fsnm
placing tickets in the hands OF scalpers
for the purpose of being transferred The |
provision relating to forgery was unneees-
safy. Every State had statutes against tho
issue of forged instruments.
Mr.. Hepburn in advocacy of the bill said
there were but two sourncs of opposition
10 the pending measure. the ticket scalp
ers who made money out OF the bnS,ar ! |
and certain railways who succeeded,
through tha sealrers in violating the in
ierstate commerce law He said that there
were roads which did 95 per cent OF their
blslhsss throusf, scalrcrs ard he APP
pselcd TO the friends of the bill to moi
allow tn, amendment TO prevail.
Mr.. Bland tDem.. MOI said he favored
tic BrUnig amendment, hut was crioaget
ia the bill as \ whole. IL the amendment
he thought the friends OF the bill
would lose interest m It,, The purpose
NJ the bill was to legalize the pooling OF
traffic and 10 take away from
The states 90 far MS possible jurisdiction |
over this subject.
The bill was opposed by Nessre. Little |
lrcm., Ark,l and Bartlett (Dem., Gal
Mr.. Confess (ReD., Mass said that this |
BIZ! prevented discrimination. 1t world |
S molly transfer the risht to discrimination ,
TO the authorized agents. He gave notice |
Of an amendment he would offes 40 make |
any authorized agent of any RAILWAY |
raually liable with mn unauthorized agent |
Tor selling tickets below published rittes
Mr.. Hepburn, in charge of the bill, re- |
nied to ITS critics. 1t was mt designed |
10 stlfle competition, he said.
The Brundig nmendment was defeated
l0l 10 1922
The vote then required upon Mr.. Cor
in's amendment ard II was also defeated. |
slr Adamson tDeu,., CAD md Mr. Gaines
DEM, Tennl opposed the bill, after which
II was placed or It's passage.
The bin VINO passe1-rlla TO lO1 the an
nouncement OF the result being received
With applause.
Then at 4:55 the house adjourned.