The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-08
Anrr.soA1pERs BILL PASSED
by the House OF Representatives by tn
Close Vote Otl1O to 1o1.

BY the House OF Representatives by the
close Vote no TO 1o1.
WASHINGTON D. c., Dec. 7.-The
first committee called in the house to-
day was the committee on Interstate
commerce, and Mr. Hepburn called up
the anti-scalplng bill.
Mr.. Hepburn offered to make an ar
rangement regarding the time to be oc-
cupIed in debating the bill. Mr.. White,
(Rep., III, said there was opposition to
the measure.
Mr. Adamson, (Dem., Ga.), who made
the minority report, was absent: Mr'
Bland, Dem, MOI, said he desired 10
raise the question OF consideration, out
the speaker announced that II was too
late. Mr.. Bland said that an important
bill like this should be debated AT
length and he objected TO the oiter OIL an
hour on side.
All efforts 60 effect an agreement as
TO time failed and MF. Hepburn was va
thereupon recognized for an hour. he
welded IA Mr.. Sherman, (Rep.. n. W,
who explained that the bill was very
similar 10 the one passed by the house
during the last Congress. The changes
were mainly restrictive upon corpora
tIons.
The bill required the carriers subject
to the Interstate commerce act 20
have each agent authorized 10 sell llek-
cts with a certificate. and made II un-
Lawful! for an officer Of such carrier 70
supply tickets 70 any but authorized
AGENTS. II made violation OF these pro-
visions a mlsdemeanor, and provides
for the redemption OF unusued or par
TALLY used tickets and also provides
penalties for forging or altering tickets.
Mr. Sherman said this legislation had
been repeatedly recommended bS the
Interstate commerce commission. that
It had the support OF newspapers anu
commercial bodies and that over 3'OOO
petitions In It's favor had been present
ed 70 the house during the present Coh-
gress The business communities had
come to look upon the ticket brokerage
business as Illegal. The amount OF
fraud pFactlced, " known. would STAR
tln any one unfamiliar with the facts.
Mr. BrundrldRe, (Dem., Ark.) offered
Rsanamendment a provlso Ia the eiteot
that the act should not apply to tickets
that are Issued by any railroad or other
eommun carrier for the purpose OF be-
ing transferred. In explaining his
amendment. Mr.. Brundridge. declared
that the real purpose OF the bill was. to
prevent certain railroads from placing
tickets In the hands Of scalpers for the
purpose OF being transferred. The pro-
vision relating TO forgery was unnec-
Cssary. Every state had statutes
against the issue Of forged Instruments.
Two sources Of Opposition.
Mr.. Hepburn in advocacy OF the bill,
said there were but two sources OF OPP
position to the pending measure, the
ticket scalpers. who made money out OF
the business md certain railroads who
succeeded through the scalpers In vio-
latlng the Interstate commerce law.
lie said tint there were rOnds which did
% per cent or their business through
Sc1ipers and he appealed TO the friends
Of the bill not 10 allow the amendment
10 prevail.
Mr. Mann, (Rep., ill.), said there were
some weak rondB which would not be
able to compete with their strong RI
walls except through the agency OF the
ticket brokers. For some years, he
said therc hnB been q movement FOR the
passage Of a law to lcgallze pooling OF