Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-25
1HE LOCISLANA LOTTERY ca

- Hoh Fest Fe'lcian
- moved the consideration of follow
Is ing Dill which had previously bee
"a made the special order OF the dav
% AN act to repeal act No. e.
- OF Inc Legislature Of 1868. entitled
AN act to increase the reveuues .
, The State, and to authorize the in.
8 corporation and establishment r.,
r the Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany, and to repeal certain acts
COW l" io:ce;' also to abolish the
f Louisiana State Lottery Company:
also to repeal ACT No, 8 of the Leo,
'slatore OF 1874, oatitIed. An act
relative to the unlicenced sa,o or
lottery tickets in the city of New
orleans, and comforting on polica
courts the power to suppress the
same'-also to repeal act No. N of
me Legislature of 1874, entitled
AN act relative to crimes and If.
iensives-to declare the sale of H. |
'es'i lottery tickets or the drawjnc
OF any lottery miSdemeanor. and
to provide for the punishment of
tue same, and to regulate the evju
dence to DC received upon the trial
OF such ohtnscs'-also. to prohibit
lotteries and the sale of lottery
t'cke;s-to make it a misdcmeanor {
10 set up or promote lotteries or to i
sell lottery tickets, Or aid therein '
directly or indirectly-:o provide
punishment therefore, and to reon. \
ate The evidence to be received 3
'pon the t~ial Of such oiferscs. g
The bill! after passing it's $, conG Q
eao'ng' was, On motion of s1r. -,
'yons' made the specia! oider for r
a'uruay al 10 O'Clock. Prompt]y p
'hat hour the same was called Ii
p ana after considerable debate Ii La
as passed by this body. We give NJ NJ
Glow the opinions of a few of the o. o.
'h''emen who stated their reasons Ra
voting as they did: wiz
Demas (colorea ste
'puo'can) desired to explain his va "a
'e against the bill. He had son
'm'scd MS constituents to vote n.
measures Of reform, and tb;s er,
would force on the people $40 Car
more taxes. He would vote 3 nl
INST the bill on the (urthcr a wue
und that the lottery had vested Ser
p.s VIII Gu the Lcgis 'ature could .
o'vest. Why do not the news no a
ers, who are bowling against Dy t
'oetery' attack the Slaughter ann
'se Company and other mopon the
.! this
representative Rcaney desired hand
xpsain his vote. He sbo,,a -
lof the bill because he holiev- Me-
'e lottery was founded in crand -, -,
money which the lottery paid L "
Re Charity Hospital came from son nI I've
'upes who bought its tickets js7.3m
would favor its destruct;ou
aad branch. It had been Nor,,
sed that the Democratic partv
q not dare to touch it. The oface-
'c' atlc party intended to show CTR.
&c would not only touch bpt ~
oy it. t, From pi
Murre'l (colored NJ Ro q b.
desired to explain his vote branded
vored the passage of the hi, s sn1I' rev w
Use and proper measure. H. cry and
,;I ill.,. he the null
a'o that he should vote to "
'ut lac lottery, and he stood
.o-oay prepared to rede EN- MAY
ledge.
MAYO
Demas read from
rnal showing that Represent co AT c
Murrell had supported the resolutie
IN the Session of 1876 al. hose %ss t" e
reluctantly. the Corp
'esentative Murrell admitted ni HlsD " re- !.
rectness Of this statement its nose,
. that he speedily rcpented placed Ii in
oily and the next year vo,- p p~nfe 6 a..
ost the lottery, and had 3D. The da!
ever since. Sf Ina