The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-25

best Senator'S. + THE esate q affairs ca, Jog.
untl iss warned Senators sfs s,,st1 y s snd
3 ies scns,iasop. sinss MY h s S'sn s5lS e
make compromise with the convention9 They
sssz psp esn s.. f's z sx asa
Senator Wsttins then argued that The article
Ok the constitution WINS mandatory, and re-
ferrod again TO Whit b. considered the OILY
question at Issue. He was in favor OF impair.
ing The strength 81 !he lottery company Of
ences.. When we cannQt despoil monopoly We
70 Senator Rogers: never, knew tho allure
senator Kidd-Welj. you have lost half the
senator Leaka took the floors He referred TO
. criticism OF tho Pacavnns On gentlemen Of the
country VINO Opposed ne lottery u We convex
lion ana whore a.iitud. Was nov different; no
q wv convention who had voted for the lottery
article. None but three land not more han
srtioie is7 Messrs. Moconnell &edloia n" and
Forman. Ms. L.ake then proceeded g read
the yeas and nays from tho journal Of the con,
tho. former twenty from we're Now Orleans and
Of the latter sevon.
senator hobertson Gallea the attention Of Mr..
ariicis. which vas aot no viedxsd BY Nj. Ieats.
70 during MS speech took
bingham and Watkins. tko latter * whom had
beon attnnxed by IN evening paper Ia IN insin.
:, Senator nogers vas ne next 70 take ths 4 ,or;
reasons why the bill should pass. Iastead he
Lottery oompnny W. ar 1ee scins on e 9' n"
l7s. he added; whether the Louisiana Lottery
T. preserved cannot affect the bill. He repeated
TINT 90 hnd heard no legal REASONS advanced. II
theV hHd been uttered and yet he had ex pacfe
ouch reasons from Mr. Watkina whose ability
that gentleman bud o. said tbat t was for c ar.
ryinR out article le7 OF the constitution that the
hill was intsnded. He need not have done 80.
struck him that the article In question wns
framed by the representatives 81 the PEG.
ple for tho whole people. and not for
had written the, constitution IN plain English.
20 TINT ,a eys,rsboay ,he meohanic and the
IS 81 cona hna aa % T.
The Senator was checked BY the. President.
Who ruled him out Of order. on the I'm preston
that the bill wns not an illegal one. Alter re-.
feIrlng to tho minutes the decision wns found
not 70 e., ahpply t. ne case senator IL gers Then
tory. Tor II said simply that the General Assem-
by shall have authority thereby leaving It to
ser Se y 90 what they psased II The
intended I? make 4 mandatory they would have
said shall grant, Senator Rogers rpad Inc
"a the House. already published. and snid
be CONQUERED In the gentlemeu's opinlon CON
corning the tie9al'y q the bill Il was the IN
lature the right or knowledge OF persons who
wanted lottery charters. This bill was general
permit 70 the entire world 10 establish lotteries
u they will only pay the $40 600 license. Ii con-
tained nothing more than what the constitution
s .,t ltseli II was m tnvitntion to everybody
to come to Louisiana and plunder the neonle
me constitution had certainly reserved the
rl9 y. 70 tte Leaislature q knowing tho people
bling. he added. was ~ much Vice a.
drunkenness and II was n Ct tbs province Of the
Lsslsla1rs 70 foster T. The
Sss 1 Ts.e e ass %4- I SsS .Do sea
~ h'f nosns q y he a' ns sas b.
which had always oeen Democratic PAPER
nor Of the Rcay4ne.. nor Of the Bee. that
had ever 10 firmly defended our people ana ana
AZ OF whom approved the passage Of this bill
ynnx va 9ny ans u Sew
the bi Much has SH 'SS eee sais
ss there r. TIE
evil; The General Assembly had had no hand
~ the creation q the lottery nor In !s perpetual
sible for what might be done now. Senator Koa.
ers closed BY warning Senators against The evil
effects Of many lotteries, especially those given
The bill was subsequently, advocated BY SEN
ators Walton, Foster. Marston and Luekett.
Senator Brian having asked to be excused
from voting. objections were raised, and failing
to obtain consent Mr.. Brian voted Yes"
The previous question was ordered. and the
fret section adopted BY the following vote:
Yeas Messrs Ably. Brian, Bun ngion Gun
ningham. Fontenot. Foster. Leake. Lucas. Luck
cit. Marston. Newton. NuneE Mutt, Parlange.
Perry. WMSl aes1 Watkins settoon storZ-ls
Davey. Estopinal. Demas. Haean. Harris. Kidd.
aMontan. Pollock. Robertson. SHINES. Rogers
Stewart. Steele-l6
= The SECOND section vas adopted by a vote Of
absent.
The other sections were adopted by opspa poce
aDd passed to Its third reading.
Senator DemaS gave notice that he would
move reconsideration Of the vote.
Whereupon Senator Cunningham moved to
Immediately rec2nstder the vote and to lay that
motion on the table, 80 ordered
The Senate went into executive session.
Alter executive session Senator Marston In
troduced Senate bill No. 209. relative to war
rants issued for lands.
And the Senate adjourned until Thursday
morning mt IL o'clock.