Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-02
ABTsI OF THI MALL.
HSt-ort Of the Committee ON Post.
Offices AEainsi LOTTERY Car
ruiura. dc.
BY telegraph TO the Dispatch

v ASHINGTON. June I. --l hartman BioUut
/ 81 the House Posi-Olbcc tOmmi'ict. ;o-dai
/ rcunItcd o. the House from thlr C3mmitte-
I til. IN lieu OF several others Oh ,he -aI0.
, subject amending section "S3t 0i Ile r.
/ yistU Statutes relating O. tnc transmission
/ through tue nirod state, mai OF lottery
| rift enterprise, and Other Circular. Tn.
! hli pgncCi- the existing statue SD "a. 81
I I.abt il conform 90 the oeI,igu- oi soc
/ courts. and amends IL by th, insertion ui th,
! follow iuE clause And all newspaper aU0
/ periodicals containing Advertisements ui
/ aIy such iDtteTic>, scheme. drawings, or
! distributions ST tickets, shares. or chance
! therein. art hereby declared 90 b- u0n-
/ muablc matters. and shall not Poe cDu-
! vNrl m She mails oi ,bc United ~tatrs,
/ nor tc delivered from auy pos. office w
/ carrier.
No newspaper i, % De- % aludcd from the
| mul- unit motto, shall have been gwen bv
( The Toslma~tcI -Den. raj 90 the publisher
/ 1huf son e. advertisement published therein
7 II deemed o. he within The provisions %.
! The aC.; but after such noilc., every copy
( Of the papcf containing the advertisement
I -hail be- excluded, Aud whpeycrsh4l know
ngiy deposi, On, same IN toe mail- stall s.
lllbl, TO the penalties provided ben the ac-
The iHi also mascs 10 g Wisdemeau1r To-
any person 10 list IN alas or fcIiueu,
name or address % promote o lottery
scheme and icuuire- the return oi m4.cr
addressed &c such person 20 IN sender.
ln the ACCOMMODATING report the commit
See sfys th.i ~ considering G hr proposition
II excluding newspapers and periodicals
FROM The mails when they contain ceI-
tain lottery ADVERTISEMENTS lui two
questions require uninariOn-tr-,, a. O.
The cous,iiu1onality OF such al act, and
second conceCiur Toe powel 90 C5ngre--
IN the matter, wound a. ie iu-linsd lu eA-
efCslng O..
ln answer 20 the first question toe d. ,i-
zion o. the United States supreme CpUr,
iu Cy-pnvif Jackson &, cited as affirming
the power % Congress. and a. meeting
the second luierfo.GiorS the actiDu7 81 those
States winch have PASSED acis adverse %
lotteries art cIicG.
The report. IN conclusion, srys o. Tai-
aciiOn Of The ~iait governments funisnc,
OverW lullIg evidence oi tae m1si CD-
licHeucd condemnation Dy the people ll
thC 7 n'i~d States ~ the peruiciOu- ei 'cts
" such scheIHes aud YET transmission
through TIE mails ~ DeN spapcr- aGFe>-
ti-luC the same cannot hr restrained Us the
Ift.Atft A. AAsf wv ~ ltT-es JAW lN- SUN
power. vii tho body ignore the moral
seusc ~ the country ~ prosuiut,ng
thp mails Of Tie United STATE, ioF
the advancement o. immaF.d purp3scsf
v IA Il exercise IT. pow er-Which Is com
plet,--OyeT the subject matICr 20 harmony
VIII the conscience Of the American PEG
pis Your committee insist thsi De- pa,-
sagr q thc accompanying bii IS only de-
ccui regard Tor yuulic opinion ano pgbhc
good. and recommend its Enactment into
law
A minority report, signed by Messrs.
ThOmas 4. Ward and Joseph II. J0nss.
dlsst NE from the majority report. nntralds
that The gIOpOsed Legislation a 70 Be Espa-
...rs j. Unconstitutional IL contends that
the jackson east citea by TIE majority does
not support tbt proposition. The exc.u-
sion proposed l. : judicial act. The ball
ATTEMPTS TO vcsl al administrative eiieer
viii Judicial functions and powers.
The efee, VII Be 10 deprive a ci.izen 81
us 1,roperiy without due process Of las.
7'hF sa-wcr thai = Proprietor o. . news
psTxr rlsy avoid TN effect u the si4tate by
excluding Objectionable Ins.ior brlnEs the
bill faoe 10 fkGs with Tia first amendment %
TIE CONSTITUTION. winch provides thA' Con-
gIess shat make no isw "abTidging The
freedom OF speech or q tho Iness.