The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-01-24
THE LOuusvuLLE LOTTERY.


not have failed to notice the ccnsrover-
sy between senator Weoo ana TIVE Lou.
,sr'ae commercial on The one hand, ana
Mr.. Watterson and the Trustees OF the
ruolic Library on thc other we coh.
fess 10 some scrup'es on 'he SUBJECT OF
Lo''er'cs' ou. nave ia''ea 70 discover
anything IN the conduct Oh inc who'e
transaction 50 prel"d'c'M 70 '"e personal
nonor OF brnmiette' wat'erson, h"oe
man ana Others as senator weoo ano
h'' any the co""ere'@ "ou'd n"n MAKE
tne Puohc relieve sPropao'e'yea" rs
true, tnat"ov' bram'et'e mas maze money
out on ms connection WIN tne lo,'ery'
and we call TINS q GOOD 'n'ng. 90 " sa
good thing' and the Suspicion Is tna'
that Is where the shoe p'ncnes '"e P'ous
senator and devout newspaper. b"' We
Know nothing about TINS le' u oe as u
Isl certain are we IL rs not ye. proven
tha' the managers and trustees nave s.o-
len anything. "a''erson may ake ms
h'''e gameoi draw POKER o.u s'euge,
or setpack' put ne isn 'hlei ana
as Zen butter said ABOUT h'mseii' ne 'sn
. 1901 either we 40 not propose 'peci-
any 70 'ake s'des IN 'ne controversy as II
STANDS az present. out IL Weoo ana the
commercial can make goed 'ne'r charge
why 40 'ney ue'ay 80 io"g IN urging Tue
appointment. Oh .he commi''ee Oh invesu'
ga''oh wh'cn "a,'erson 80 earnestly IN
vites, 80 venemeniy dehands' "n'ch ne
80 denantly dares'
In .ne geneia' ciamor ABOUT 'ne LOT
'ery''nere Is 'a'k Oh 'nerePea, Oh 90 much
Oh .he char'er as a'o~ed 'n's privilege
ana 'ne rrankior' correspondent OF .he
Co"r'er'Jou'na. mas written something
ABOUT 'es'ea r,gn,s' ioucn'ng 'n,'
point P,o''o'e ,ne correspondent Is
Oh 'ne right .rack. 'uu'c'A' oec's'ons ON
ques'lohs ln''ma'eiy connec'eu WIN LOU
very ''.",.'seS are 1u'n'e nc" !" neo
'".Ay Ju''o'',ue. Inc su''ee' VI YES
.eo r,ene' oo'a,neo undei a Ho''ery
ilanch'se was wen u''casSed In .ne case
., "rego,ys hAecu.r'x Vs. trustees
one,oy ooiiege' cue IN 'na' case u was
hn IN IA ~ Iaar
neiu W 'ne COURT u, winch 'ne "c''on
was depending 'na' the grant Of . PriV'-
ege 70 ra'se money ny 'o''ery mere
gra'u',y' 1. Is not an act Q, ,neorpora-
t'on; u corners no chartered r'gn's' nor
doe' " amount 70 con''"c'' Inc
power Oh 'ne ieg's'a'ure 10 repeal 'ne
grant anu "''nor"" 'he Pr'heee, Is
ne'u 70 oe unques''oneo' where no risn'S
nave oeen acquired uhoer 'ne act py
"h'ch 'ne Priv'iege or grant ~as Created
no! any "d0"''y incurred ~ consequence
q US passage Inc LEGISLATURE possesses
the power 70 take away py statute tha'
which mas oeeh gwen by statute, "ae~
rights nave Gee" vested under me 'dD De-
Jore US reped. Inc court Proceeus W
say that II any rights have been acqulr-
ed' or liabilities incurred, upon the iatih
Oh the privilege coniefreu oy .he grant,
IL would DE obviously UNJUST 10 permit
such right 70 De Invested oy legislative
revocation Oh tne privilege.
Inc Practicai point Oh inquiry no" Is
have any OF the trustees In their indivld'
ual capacity acquired any vested right'
or have they incurred any iiapihty ID
consequence o. or pursuant o. 'ne pas
sage Oh 'he &C. incorporating 'h,s iuoiic
i.orary' Is l, a 'ac' OF no'' 'ha' son'e
Vi 'he trustees nave Purci'''eu properly
executed the'r Individual ho.es ior 'ne
same anu con'eyeu IL ~ aeeu 70 ',e
trustees Vi 'he uo"c A'''ay II
So IL Is not very nara Oh so'u''on' Una.
IL 'hey nave ho' acqu,reo any 'eS'eu
rign.s' tney nave cer''''n'y incurreu some
i,ao'i'.y IN consequence 0' Tue p''S''s' vi
'he ac'.
Inc history Oh .ne case c''cu aoo'e IT,
cues ,na' one :" amer before 'ne act was
PaSSed repeating 'ne 'ou'e,y privilege
gwen 70 '"e trustees o, 'ne'oy ooiiege'
naa on .ne 'a''h Oh tue 'o''ery grant ao'
Vanoeu .aige sums o. money, winch were
Shelby College, and the trustees had