The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-03-27

O'usOAS
The Ste.es il too prooe 70 lmpu.e 1@ =.
proper motive 70 the opponents Of
IN measures which 1t approves. 10
the or, 8. ut Instance the opp ooente
OF the bill we're .ctuAted oy too oeet
oi motiyes-thst Ut saving TO the
i,nprDyeri.hed peOvl Of the State
The sum S4l. OOO. which they believe
to be In exc ~ Of the amount noces'
sary to repair the State House o
Bafon Rouge. That 10 oil there 70 10
the improper comoloat!on ~
esrthed by Tho editor OF the o1A1D.
THE APPOINTMENT OF POLICE Junoss'
Tho bill povidlog for tho appoint
ment Of police jurors p toe ooveso'
OF, witch passed the senate oevet1l
deys ago. came up 70 the HOUSE tnn
mofnine on 10 nnal reading. Some
opnooition ~ made BY tho Repub.:
lcsno. but tho bill Was supported
by neerly Ill tho Democratic mem.
bers, and passed BY . vote OK sS
TO Il. IT,.
amrRAL LOTTERY BILL.
Propositions are before both!brsnch:
"a Of the General Assembly. to food
the Htate With blanks" lottery COM
panies. In tho House . bill ~as To-
troduced several days ago soy nj.
Gibson. OF Madison, which provides
that eli persons Who will give bond
10 tho sum Of 35o, 900 for the payment
oi $4,000 . year. and will actually
.,av Int, the Mate treasury tho fret
quarterly instalmsnt OF 80, QUO. shall
10 authorized to establish policy
shops throughout the state. Ihie
bill Vas fsv0rxbly reported this
morning BY the Committee on judi.
cisry. Nj. Farmer, Of Ouachita,
however, made = strong minority 70:
port 10 which tho unconstitutional
features and DISASTROUS moral e3ects
III tho bill we're clearly cot forth.
What will b the 6ual vote upon this
question Ia 1T this tune pr0bmattcal.
Il is understood that there 70 . strong
lobby iavoring its passage, and =
great pressure n being made upon
members 10 Ito favor. The epecious
argument 70 used that the incorpo::
radon OF % Unlimited number OF
lottery companies will result % the
benefit OF tho public education fund.
Such "a argument Will scarcely %
acceptable 70 tho people OF the STATE.
They will hardly caro- 70 have u
thrown 10 their teeth that their chill
dren have been educated By . tax
derived from the encouragement q
Immoral practices. No sueh reeult
was contemplated b. The member
| OF tho ooostltutio1al convention
when they adopted tho. provision
relative 70 lotserieo." OF b. tho geo
ple when they ratified Il. The 1eg.
islsturo q le7o. evidently reflected
tho popular sentiment when II
abolished tho charter OF the Louis
lana Lottery Company, and thai
sentiment Would have been cryetel'
li1od 10 tho Constitution bed not tb(
members OF the convention bolirved
that tho Company had . CONTRACT
9th tho State binding 10 10 oharac
ter and which oOuld not 30 abIo0s
ted. THIS belief alone induced ths
convention 70 Incorporate tho lOttes!
provlsioo 10 tho constitution. Their
Wao no intention % increase tho pub
Tic school fund By tho chastering o
other lottery oompsoiee. The Do
bate IN the CONVENTION Ne Conclu
eve % 20 tho purpose OF the provts
ton. It Ne tnCHpocetod oecoue'
too Louisiana Lottery Company ~
| believed 70 have vested rjgnte. aD'
DOT for the encouragement OF !otter:
playing, and tho incorporation Q
other companiee. The bill betor
tho House will, u adopted. b mo-
perntcivus % To effects. II Will max
the State tho domicile OF oil torts 9
gsmbliog associations. Already ha|
! dUzeo compsnies have give motto
that they are prepared g oompl
With ito peovisjooe. Policy ehop
viii b established ct every corner {
q: a:. e,' yyad the most iascics:ias ~
tenn OF gambling VII tempt the pet
, ple everywhere. The eject upo
I public morals Will b moet unSort'
nate. In tho interest Of publiO moi
als and 10 behalf OF tho good nan
, Of the State. I hope It viii not b
come . Law.
ii TIE RADICAL SENATORS
] having amended their answer TO Il
. rule d contempt, and stated TIL
, they did not believe the Kellogg %
, mortal 70 be true. their e1purgatio
= be- been accepted By the Senate
i. ou@oieot, and they have been d!
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