The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-13
END OF A LONG SIRU6GLt
MORGAN'S AMENDMENl u
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
: REPORT kRRA!GN!nG k'ChRAoUa
It's Corcsssion 10 Another Company than ne
Maritime Company 10 Construct a Ca
raj Without Support ia Law
Justice or Equity.

JUS ice VI Lqu'y'
Washington. Dee. THE House TO-DAY
uassed the .Anti-ticket Scalping 1911 by
> vote Of 40 to I01. This action IS the
examination of a ten years struggle on
the part Of the railroads to put an end
to the business Of ticket scalplng. Inc
Inter-State Commerce Commission first
called attention to the subject in its
renort of 1855 and it has been before
Congress ever since. in one form or
another. During the last session OK
tensive hearings were given both to the
representatives Of the railroads and the
scalpers ana Mr.. Sherman, of New
York. secured III pledges for the meas
urc. 1t was. however. deemed lnadviS-
able to bring the measure forward until
the present session. The debate today
LASTED four hours and was spirited up0n
both sides.
Mr.. Sherman. Of New York. briefly eN-
claimed the provisions Of the bill. setting
forth that it was very similar to the one
passed by the House during the last
Congress-. The changes We're mainly re-
strictive upon corporations.
The bill required the carriers subject
to the INTERSTATE Commerce act to
provide each agent authorized to sell
tickets with Il certificate and made 1t
unlawful for an officer of such carrier
to supply tickets to any but authorized
AGENTS. 1t made viola ton OF these pro
visions ! miSdcmcanor and provided
for the redemption Of unused or partially
used tickets and also provided penalties
for forging or altering tickets. Mr..
Sherman said this legislation had been
ronpatedly recommended by the Inter
State Commerce Commission, that 1t had
the support Of newspapers and CONNER
cial holders and that over 5000 petl-
tions in its favor had been presented to
the House during the present Congress.
The business communities had come to
look upon the ticket brokerage business
rs ILLEGAL. The amount Of fraud prac-
ticed. if known. would startle any one
unfamiliar with the facts. Mr., Sher-
man displayed i great mass Of frAudu-
lent tickets which he said would give 4
flint idea Of the fraud nracticcd upon
the railroads and the innocent travelling
public.
Several amendments were offered. but
they were all defeated.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
No business was transacted by the
Senate today in pen session. \ few
minutes after the Senate convened it
went into executive session. At 2:lo
o'clock business in Open session was re-
sumed. The death Of Representative
%orthvay. of Ohio. and Love. Of Mis-
sissippi. was announced and the Sen
ate adjourned as a mark of respect to
their memories.
M0RGAN'S AMENDMENT.
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suit of the meeting OF the Senate Com
mittec on the Nicaragua Canal today
Senator Morgan gave notice Of an
amendment to the Nicaraguan Canal
Bill authorizing the Immediate issuance
with Il guarantee by this Government
OF five million dollars worth Of bonds for
i. the redemption of all outstanding stock
except that held by the Governments
Of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and the
enactment of al obligations. He sub
mitted at the same time Il report upon
the situation with reference to the canal.
dealing exclusively with the fact that
The Government Of Nicaragua granted Il
concession to construct 4 canal to anOth-
cr company than the Maritime Canal
Company. He deals with this transaction
in severe terms. upholGing the rights of
the Maritime Company fer the pres
ent and for an extension of its conces-
sion for ten years more. The report ar
raigns the conduct of the Republic of
Nicaragua as well as that of the Ameri-
can citizens securing the new concession
III most severe terms. attributing the
course of Nicaragua to jealousy of Costa
RIcA ard that of the concesSionaires to
4 desire to CONSTRUCT 4 great national
policy in selling out to the TranScon-
tinentai Railroad Company for the de
feat Of 4 supposed competitor"
1T would be we'll for the reputation
Of those concerned" it says, in thus
j, ~dish0noring Governments for their per-
. sonal advantage and using thor powers
+ to create jealousieS between States if it
could appear that their conduct is not
also corrupt
The committee adduces as a iustifca-
ton of the new report the seriousness
of the situation. saying on this point:
!, THE serious consequences likely to re-
suit to the United States from this I'M
precedented and unWarranted action of
the late Government Ct Nicaragua and
the evident purpose 10 force our Gov
eminent INTO payment OF Il large sum
IS COMPENSATION for the future consent
Of the Renullic of the United States of
Central America to the creation of 4
maritime canal through the San Juan
I River and Lake Nicaragua. REQUIRES the
committee to present the grounds on
: which it insists that this proceeding is
without any support in law. justice or
: equity. and that it violates the hitherto
[ cordial relations of the United States
| with Nicaragua"
The renort takes issue with the con
: tontion of Nicaragua that that country
: owns both banks of the San Juan River.
: calling attention to the fact that Costa
; Rica hos equal rights since the arbitra-
? ton OF President Cleveland as the owner
{ of one hank Of the stream. Attention is
called to the fact.
IT IS then set forth that Costa Rica's
/ interests in the canal are as great rs
those or Nicaragua land it follows that
the action of both republics is essential
. to the assertion of the right of either
TO claim Il forfeiture of the concession.