The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-15
BRIBISG THE GOVERNMENT.
The Louisiana Lottery Buys the Admins
tration-RusSell Harrison Gets $4,000
Year for His Influence.
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WASHINGTON, May 7.-Russcll Har-
rison is rapidly making q name and
; fame for himself as young man am
bilious to make money, 10 matter how
soon he may be called upon to make
all explanation to his father, and some
Of the friends OF the Administration
are not very favorably inclined to-
wards the latest financial transactions
in which the Presidents son is said to
be involved.
According to the Hon. J. Hale
Sypher, who formerly represented
Louisiana Congressional district in the
National House Of Representatives,
Prince Russell has been retained by the
Louisiana Lottery Company to look
after their interests in Washington,
and for his services he is to receive
S23, 900 per annum. "Dtspite state
nents to the contrary,' continued Mr..
Syphcr, lit is nevertheless a fact that
Morris, of the lottery company, has
entered into an agreement with Sena-
ator Quay, of Pennsylvania, to furnish
funds for the National Republican
committee whenever the lottery COM
pany is called upon. One thing is "er-
tain, and that is no legislation against
the lottery company can be secured
through the postal committees Of the
5, nate and House. Senators SAWYER,
Of Wisconsin, and Wilson, Of Iowa,
have bills in regard to this question,
but they are quietly pigeon-holed in
the committee rooms, and the same is
true of half a dozen measures pend
ing before the House committee, of
which Harry Bingham, Of Pennsyl-
vania, is chairman. These measures
are to be strangled, at least such is the
inference drawn by those who are in
formed about matters transpiring at the
Capitol, and a recent investigation
shows that Russell Harrison is relied
upon by the lottery people to bring
about such desirable result so far as
they are concerned.
Intructions have been given the 9TH
er agents here of the lottery company
to keep quite, and draw salary while
Russell Harrison pulls the chestnuts
out Of fire for the stipend mentioned.
None of the Congressman who intro
duced bills against the lottery compa-
ny have been successful in their efforts
to have them called up by the COM
mittees to which they were referred
and the reason assigned is that pledges
have been given Russell Harrison, all
of which must be adhered to. Ger
tainly nothing will be attempted dur
ing the absence of Russell Harrison,
who is now in Montana and being in
tervieWed as to the financial condition
of the new State. He is represented
as saying that the State of Montana is
obliged to carry on its bushes affairs
on credit, as not q cent has been ap.
propriated by the Legislature for the
conduct of public affairs.
This brings out in bold relief the re-
cent offer made by Morris, Of the lot
terry company, to pay over 10 the State
of Louisiana yearly, for twenty-five
years, the sum Of S50O,0 to be applied
to educational purposes. Then, too,
the lottery company is making great
spread of the fact that Morris is build
ing an immense sugar refinery on the
Teche, which is another bid for popu-
larity, by showing that money paid in
for the lottery will not be diverted from
the State of Louisiana, but used to
strengthen its business. 1t is necessa-
ry to make good showing, so as to
influence the election to be held the
ensuring fall, when members of the
Legislature are to be chosen who will
have the power to curtail or lengthen
the hold Of the lottery company upon
the Pelican State. All the indications
point to Il desperate fight, and money
will not be spared in the contest, while
the plan which took in the Presidents
son as partner was deemed a master
stroke. He wants to make mony fast,
and any scheme like this commends
itself very favorably to him since there
is little work and good pay just for his
influence with the Administration.