Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-08
-SCALPING BILL.
Pace, a Measure 10 tHeciu'lIy Squash
Ticket Speculation,
MAJORITY OF EIGHTEEN ONLY.


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vote Of iis.ioi. This action Is
,,,mnaton OF ten years sirus-
~ Al, ,hs part Of the railroads TO pm,
"a TO the business of tickle, sc1lp-
rbs interstate commerce commits
a.. called attention 20 the sub
-, ne report Of 1855. aud u has been
s',,rs Congress ever since. In one form
assiher. During the last session.
,,,,nsye hearings were given both 20
=. representatives o, the railroads and
"a. .e,lperr. and Mr.. Sherman NJ New
v.,k ,scurei 10 pledges Tor the meas
-, 1. was. however. deemed mad
,,.,ble to bring the measure forward
..,n the present session. The debate
,,s,y lasted four hours. ana was splr-
IA anon both sldcs. None of the
..ssjments offered were adopted aud
~ bin passed - reported by the COM
mliits.
TIE hlll 20 carry into enect inc
..ssrmef.iaiions u the International
AmsfIcan conference by the lncprr0ra-
IN of the Information American
t,rk A. the last session had been made
,psclsl order for today. hut IN the
,ig'nce 81 Mr. I'M. OF Connecticut.
10 hrd charge OF the measure. Mr.
walker ~ Massachusetts. chairman Of
~ committee on banking and eur.
fsncy. asked that u 10 over for one
~ Without prejudice. There was no
ibi.ctlon and II was 20 ordered.
m resignation Of Warren u. Hook.
- n New York. who has accepted the
jnsrfihip In New York. was laid be.
49, the House.
M. payne VI New York afk.i unanl.
rsui consent to consider the Senate
ND 70 amend the laws re- inting 60
Ansficau peimen. but sir. Hepburn
REP, la demanded the regular order.
iAi was the call OF committees.
COMMITTEE CALLED.
TIE afst committee called was the
committee on Interstate commerce.
iti NJ Hepburn called up the anti
falpnr hll. lie offered make an
arrangement regarding the time 10 be
o,faplsd In debating the blu.
NJ Bland ODfm., MOI saii he desired
% raise the question of connldcra lion,
tii tie speaker announced that II was
90 late. Mr.. Bland said that an Inn
rsr.ani bill like this should be de-
iiisd az length. and he objected 10 the
afsf % another hour on side. al
srlns % eject an agreement a. 10
Tine failed. ani Mr. Hepburn was
ihusup1n recognized for an hour.
NJ yielded 10 Mr.. sherman Clsp..
n ~. who explained that the bill
vas very similar Go the one passed
BY NJ House during the last Congress.
m chsnrrs werc mainly restrictive
upln corporations. The bill required
~ carriers subject 60 the interstate
commerce act 10 provide each agent
agihofiEci 10 sell slckctH with GER
iheaie aud made u unlawful Tor an
lfosr 0r such earlier 20 supply tickets
% any hui authorized agents. /. made
violation " these provisions n mlsdc-
manor aud provided for the redcmp-
i''n ~ unused or partially used tickets.
ihi also provided penalties for forging
Of altering tickets.
GENERAL SUPPORT.
Mr sherman said this legislation had
ben repeatedly recommended by the
ltifrtiaie commerce. commission. that
\ had the support 10 newspapers and
commercial bodies and shat over 5000
Gsfliionr In IL favor had been pre-
ftnisd 90 the House during the present
Congress. The business communities
hAi come 20 look upon the ticket
brokerage business az Illegal. The
amount n fraud prncileed. II known,
a,li siarile anyone unfamiliar with
Mr irundlrc tDom.. Ark) offered az
an amendment a provisu 60 the effect
hii ihc act should not apply 60 tickets
t4i are Issued by any railroad or
CAR common carrier. Tor the purpose
q being transferred. In explaining his
amendment Sir. Rrundlge declared that
~ real purpose ~ the bill was 10 pre-
lrni certain railroads from placing
u,ket In the hands Of scalprrs for the
llfpoie u being transferred. The
Np'iilon relating 90 forgery was UNI
h,cersafV Every state had statutes
nfnif.
NJ. Hepburn. In advocacy 81 the bill.
,ald there were but two sources of op-
.uen 10 the pending measure. tho
ughei ncalpern. who made money out
NE business. and certain railroads
W. succeeded through ncalpetH In vlo-
n,lnf TIE Interstate commerce law.
SAID that there were railroads who
~ " per cent OF their business
,hhluush healpefr. and he appealed 90
Wy liirnls OF the bill not 90 allow the
sIiendment 10 prevail.
fAvoRs BIO ROADS.
NJ Mann Rep.. M said there were
he weak roads which would not be
soN 10 compete with their strong rivals
t'spl through the agency OF the ticket
lAsfa- For some years, he said, there
80 .e'n a movement for the passage
Jaw 70 lcgallze pooling Of frolgh;
~, ms was n bill In authorize IN"
,n"aas To pool their passengers busl-
~ ms legislation. he said. was In
a., ,,, ',stesi OF the isfgert and strong
nf; hand Dem. MOI said he favored
49, ~. hIuhlige amendment but was OPP
-. 20 thc bill Ms "A whole. II the
s,hlhent prevailed. he thought the
~ the bill would lose Interest
IN The purpose ~ The bill was 60
,he pooling OF passenger traffic and
ss..,t LAY away from the states. ns far aa
Jurisdiction over this subject,
ia ~, Nv was opposed by Mesars. Lit
n,,,,.m; Mo), Bodlne Dom.. MOI.
WsW llpein., Ga.) aud Glllel ukep..
ssl The latter said tnat ali The
~ decisions thus far had been IN
AZ direction Of the unc0nstitutlOnnlly
o,,,1 proposed law. He said HcRipers
IA nor 10 business II the railroads
a. supply them with tlcketA
M n,pllHs ORcp., Mlch.) said that
uo, wv would not prevent discrlmlna-
Nm, Nv would simply transfer Tho
MIN uiAoriminate from the acalperf
- authorized agents. ~ gave mo-
oi an amenf.nent he would offct
nn,a.Ae ana authorized agent OF any
he,.u equally liable william unnu.
low mn agent for selling TICKETS be-
published rates.
BEGINNING OF pEcApENcE.
van, updegaff CRep.. Ia) made q
he cop slh',eh ~ opposition 10 the bill