The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-10
TIE CON Y ENTION.
FINAL Adoption of the Ordinance
Reported hy the Committee
on General Provisions.
Tshe Sunday Liquor Law Stricken Out
4 Passage of the Article Providing
FOR tho licensing Of lotteries.
Ordinance of the Committee on Health
and Quarantine Adopted ON its
Second Reading.

Second Reading.
WEDNESDAY, July ..
The Convention was called to order at II
o'clock, President Witt In the chair and {
quorum present
When the Convention adjourned yesterday
there vas pending q motion to reconsider ar
tlole "a Of the ordinance on general provis
TONS, prohibiting the sale Of spirit,lous liquors
This came up ais unfinished business, and The
motion to reconsider wac carried.
Delegate poehe moved to strike out thu
article.
Delegate Wells moved to amend by prohib
1 ittng the sale Of alcoholic liquors on Sundays
Delegate PlnchbacH thought that no con
i enssions should be made by the friends Of the
ssttiele. that b square fight should be made or
the matter, and that ell members have ar
opportunity to place themselves on record Oh
ibis subject, and therefore moved to lay Oh
the table the amendment and motion tC
tfstike out
Delegate Wells withdrew his amendment.
Delegate Mentz alluded to the attempt to
nfuree such law In the parish OF st. Mary,
which was defeated by atl overwhelming ma
i iprfty of the people He hoped the article
would be voted down.
Delegate Pocbe followed and asked whether
the remedy sought I'd be- enforced would
III away with the evil. The law will be I'M
practicable and would be evnded nbtwlttl-
standing al the Watchfulness of the author
ities.
Delegate Stevenson claimed that the article
was merely % police regulation, aud should
Il coiae under tbs province Of thepolice author
tiles and offered the following substitute:
The regulation Of the sale of alcoholic and
Huirituous lianprs II declared q police rsgua-
tfpft, and thu General Assembly may enact laws
Regulating It's eaie aud use.
Delegate Davidson, vi Claiborne. favored
The article and opposed the substitute.
The yeas and nays were demanded on the
adoption OF Delegate Htevensons substitute,
resulting yeas O., nays DC, and the substitute
Has adopted
Delegate Smith, Of st. Mary, gave notice
that ho should at d future day move recon-
sideration Of the vote By which the substitute
was adopted.
THE LOTTERY LICENSE ARTICLE,
being The special order OF the day. was taken
mp.
Delegate Poche addressed the Convention
i as fellows:
IA. Iyesiaent4-I shall vote against article co.
which PROPOSES Il, legaliza lotteries til this
1HtAte, and especially he Louiaiana Lottary. and
that I'll iotterias are Immoral and dangerous,
and, as consider that / represent the moral
AAntim, ent Ct ny people. ! must oppose any
PRACTICES. The licensing Of vending lottery
tickets was first agltated III this State I'll 1861,
ut which time an act Was passed fnr that nut
DOSE. And 1 am proud to sHY that WINS one Of
the Six Senators who voted against that bill.
Time and experience haye proven the correct
I'll Achempa of lotteries. They tend to encpnr-
ago tie spirit Of game. change which II 10 our
duty to supptaas They lead ", the people 70 rely
aaplrit which morality dictates that we should
Hlpprees Now. as u the Louisiana Lottery-her
latels n the hands Of the Supreme Court of the
hsr rliarter she soueht redress before the
courts, and what can we do to strengthen or
suit, she rstains all her franchises In ense Of
defeat. che wishes to anticipate new frnu.
-ehlses; and lam unwilling by my vote to pro
Tar personal friends to support the Lottery. on
aecnMn. OF me hsip sne save TO the aicholls
must answef that my mission here Is not ia the
Interest of party. but to legislnte for the whole
peorIe, for the Rteaiest good to the greatest
number; III the face ef such an argument. l
note With gone establishment the solid Repub.
Icaia vote Just now given ia favor Of the same
Lottery.
Delegate Robertson took the floor in sup
hWs; - - - IS o'A'A - WIZ - ~,
1H, Presidential was objected yesterday That
eie rennnofaliun of tho monopoly clause by the
Lottery Company Yves ct satisfactory and COM
plete. ! now hold Ill my hand remuneration
eY the lesaess Of thaf eompnny. which say Is
genuine, and which must settle the question SO |
Tar as this part of 1T IL O ncerned.
hmm h 4ar,
domHany. through its directors, has made re- |
sts1netatinn which. OF itself, is sufficient, and
taog the lessees come 4, T. and accept this act.
place In tho future ! answer that il does but /
ImmedI asely On tho adoption Of this constitus
tllts renuneation. because they prefer to do
this. get rid 81 strife and quietly pursue their
business. rather than retain the monopoly fea-
ton. And now. Mr.. President. / desire to sd-
dress few plain words OF sober. common
sense 81 this Convention. and will begin BY
asking. III yaa to eat this measure and succeed
In aboltshing latteries by the constitution, do
sou vt rid 81 the sale Of lottery tickets in this
swets ia the negative. Then what IL he result?
This great so.called immortality will continue
VI spite Of yonr prohibitions ~ 1t has always
aone, end \ will continue without any benefit
. u il the rart Of wisdom. ia II statesmans hin
81 permit this eondifinn Of affairs TO exist
vii NOT ansWer 10. + # must rs esf s az Mn
always has existed. et us obtain from 1t all the
good We can; like the sale of ardent spirits !
while it goes N, let vi le,,st make Il bear it's
g| .s I'D the tnaintenanee 81 good government
M u Wonlh w think ct the gentleman OF
he subject. u he wer- Fl IN his aeat to move On
his day % abolish licenses on bar rooms and ,
soffee houses throughout the tate Mr. prasi- |
lent, he will not do H. he dare not advise such
: step; and yet, / would ask, is not lieenead
rum drink ny an evil which ts u thcusandfold |
worse than buying chance at the wheel Of !
fortune?
And yetfrom this terrible curse the State de- 7
Gives revenue Of a quarter of q million and ]
he general government of millions From il s
tre sustained your charlie leg. your institutions
sf learning your whole machinery OF govern
mont anu as yuu cannot stop 1t. OF course II is ;
letter the part Of Wisdom that revenue should i
1s derived from II Now. sir, the two cases are
parallel. Admit lotteries are an evil you can i
lot aud new, : have prevented Them and you
aevar Will. Then. casting aside all mere
Esusihls men. Is il MT the part or wisdom to ,
AXE this evil and make he most OF Ii, as we do
,sp. s.,.js Ia