The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-04-10
New ORLEANS Notes,
ELEVENTH WEEKS PROCEED.
|. IH0a. or THE GENERAL
= ASSEMBLY.
TIE GENERAL LOTTERY BlLL-TuE NEW
SUPREME COURT-ANOTHE1 LABOR.
ms Rl0f-T1E REVENUE And
0TY DEBT DlLES-p10pO0.
I'D LEGISLATION AND
NEW LAWS.


I'D LEGISLATION AND
NEW LAWS.
Especial Correspondence OF the VIZ.
DICTATOR.
NV OalEAxs, March ~. 1850.
The proposition TO nood the State
With lotteries, under tho operation
4 Q Roueexl lottery Law, meets Writ
favor % the State Senate. o.
Wednesday Last tho bill came up 90
~ oocond reading and passed By .
vote Of 10 TO l6. THIS indicates the.
she BIZ viii 80 through 10 third
reodlNG u that body. Mech Inter.
~ NJ aroused IN tho matter, and
10 oeoa&e chamber NE crowded
9TH poop)o RAthesod there % Vateb
To proceeding and listen % ~ d.
hoe0. 1hje la0e No rather djoop'
polntln4. lt Was expected that
Judge Watkins, chairman OF tho Ju.
dietary Committee, would make .
great leg1l argument IN behalf OF the
Dill and would discuss Il on To me1.
10. Iooteod Of THE, be lodged the
moral question involved almost On
tlrely and based bio support Of the
measure chiefly upon Opposition to
tho Louisiana Lottery Company. H.
took the singular position that BE-
'xuee the Legislature Was authorised
by tho constitution to grant lottery
charters, Il Was compelled TO p0se
the pending bill: 10 other words, 10
= gentleman OF the House said 10
the course Of debate next day, that
may meant must" Judge Wat
Sins' epeech 10 regarded 90 . failure,
10 % isr st least 40 1t attempted to
ring TO tho support OF tho general
lottery bill either logic. moral. re-.
on or sound rgument. II was. ~
Nere oil tho epeeches made % that
stde, "a attack upvp the established
lottery company rather than % Or.
2ument IN favor q the policy and
prDpriety OF establishing Others. The
.peaktr 70 On the other eide, took .
broeQer and higher ground. They
,pp06ed the bill because OF Ito mani.
fest tendency to public demors liza.
ion, and held that II one lottery
company Wae an u1mt1ad evil
xresiet number would b just 90
much moro 10 proportion to the mum.
Der and volume OF business done.
Interest 10 tho bill has sbeorbed
public attention and tho revenue
and appropriation bills, and certain
le4islatlon required by tho constitu.
ton no longer hold the 6tst place 10
public interest. With the Legisla-
ture tho same continent exists. The
lottery blu 10 now regarded - tho
great bill Of the season, and It b
arousing . rather ugly feeling. Chafg.
q and counter chargeo 40 made By
tho member and 10 tho public prints.
and altogether tho question isae.
sumlng . disegreeable phase, and y
likely 70 produce much bed blood.
What viii 30 tho iate OF tho bill II
IL impossible to ssy just now. The
members OF tho House have not yet
been tested upon tho subject, and
what tho views Of the majority are
cannot be stated With pooitiveoess.
Il 70 reasonably cate 70 ooy, hoWover,
that tho bill cannot beoomo Q Nv q
this sessiop. Only thirteen WORKING
18yo remain, and tho calender OF the
House 10 already crowded. Tho op.
ponents Of tho lottery bill will Be-
able % prevent Ito passage. 1t y b.
iieved, even Il they are not strooR
enough to XIII Il % soon % Il comes
up on oret OF second reading.
,e TIE HHw supRI1E 00uR1. a"
Gov. Wills cent In 70 tho 1enato 3.
day for confirmation tho names OF
he i've gentlemen selected BY bin
70 al the Supreme bench Of the
State. They are Edmond Befmu.
tes, Of Orleens, Chief Justice, and
aons. VIM. u. Levy, OF Natohito.
chrs, r. B. Todd, OF Morehouse, T.
2. Poche, VI st. james. and Charles
6. Fenner, OF Orleans, Associate
Justices. This constitutes Q strong
oench. OF Nj. Levy Il 10 uuneceeee.
y 70 speak. The other gentleman
from the country parishes are also
veil Known. The Chief Justice 10
probably Ices generally known than
either Of the other appointeeo. He
aas never, OF lote yeer0 q leaot, been
prominent IN politics, and BIZ repu.
istion 70 eondned almost entirely 70
the city for that reason. For I'll that
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