New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-17
STRIKING A BLOW AT THE LOTTERIES.
THE HOUSE PASSES THE ANTI-LoTTERY BILL :
THE M'KAY CLAIM BILL ALSO PASSED

THE M'KAY CLAIM BILL ALSO PAsSEp
Washington Aug 10 (SpcciaD-rhe opponents OF
the AntLottcry bill in the House to-day were so ie"
-, r,,,,ber that they were ashamed or afraid to DC
and tho yeas and NAYS on the question Of It's passage
,1,ouph II seemed probable that such demand woull
shoy the absence OF quorum and throw the Dill o'cf
,.. ,o,+ ,veeh The lobby showed itself to be
I,r,cutably weak and unSophs ucatcd to inc EisV oc
rec The repulcd head OK 1t was on hdhd' b"t ne
ec,ued 10 devote himself chiefly to pulling repro
c.,ta,ive coa,tail, at second Hand, and trying 10
,r.,.,5c them to 20 away and leave the House with
,,i a oiorim I'm the House even those Democrats
vho would have laod to help tn loJ"ry sharks dared
not LIT their voices, aid the debate was al Oh Que
lido. n.
" couts, some efforts were made 70 cna'cuidte the
ILL bv means Of artfIl amendments WHICH, on u'cr
ace seemed 70 maize the measure more stringent
but these amcudmcut,-whch were put forward DS
Eo:,r, Of Arkansas who /, understood to Ic'diu VIC
Louisiana Lottery Company as a great pu"iic 'e'c
Gri,l institution and an Instrument OF cNhHa'"'
(Which perhaps lt may be, as regards Arkansas
,iyil!zatIonI aud ly Grain, Of IcXas but "hch c'i
IDENTIFY were prrparcd by -hpVd, mghplccd ""Jcr9
who carciufly kept ncmselyc, IN the bifAE'ouHu "N
LOT seem 10 capuSAtc the House. what oVP'-luoh
Wa, cNpro,,ed Was confined 10 Democrats; but Demo
,,.,,. i.,. ulouut Of Georgia and Wilkinson, Of
Louisiana. spoke earnestly Ia favor OF ue DHl' ""
,n Hcpubcan .dc. ol course, everybody was Tor th'
Bill and some capital speeches were delivered
Mr. Cannon. OF Illinois, from the Committee on
Eul,,, reported a resolution for the immaculate cor"
sid,1atiou Of tho Anti Lottery bill, the previous
question to Dc considered ~ ordered at nv ''o'A
This afternoon. j..
Mr.. Erccklnridge. Of Kentucky, said he was IN
favor Of The measure but he thought that the House
and not the Committee Rules should determine inc
duration Of debate.
The resolution was adopted, and. in conformity with
il, provisions the Anti Lottery blll was taken up
Mr. Grain Of Texas, offered an amendment Striking
out the clause providing that the public ADVERTISEMENT
Of a lottery company. that rehttanoes may be made
70 any other corporation person. shall 1e hciu 70
he AN acknowlci gmeut OF the existence Of 0ttcry
agency In supporting h, amendment he said tia'
the provision IA the bill constitutional Inc ai'-
nouncanent Of the fact By one Individual tha an
other was hi, agent Deycn without his kno"ledse)
would deprive the latter person Of his nsht " IT,
rcivc his money orders. packages or letters
Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois. opposed the anehurho'''
The situation suggested by the gentleman rom leA''
could never arise. lottery company WON'T me- S
d.. guatc person as it, AGENT VINO "ouiu III "
financially r7pyn.be 10 IT, Snoh S co.
" S,t.,ou.utly Mr. Grain withdrew his amendment;
NJ. "liHii,oni o InDIIon wiich he louisiana
Lottery had wrought IN ms state but atttbuteu ''
nrlen If that pollution to the days Of re'0i-tr'toh
Tb, pcnpl. of Louisiana looked with gladness ID ult
limo when lotteries would DO pnoilDtcd IN tlAt sla'o
fut the revenues 10 thc Ht'i'c M ule - e,arv
81 N ,lci W.tfnut 4 struggle. The L',I'V( 'Vli.'S
,o,id tnold 4, pay for charter far better u.dn
tn, stat. = Louisiana could aLori 10 accept H. InJ
price mad not been accepted NJ sens 81 noo a,.u
! shame Ina his state 49, hot dead. ne W. - , ,m
rt+ut A. he Ma, thn be- stood here That the lutNiJ
| -ri.uc would hc Overwhelmingly dcltifGi ana W. ~,
mi, blot upon the state 81 LoulslAt "o"iu DC "'l0O
| oil tlo statute books. . .., ,i,, ain
and n relcrvnco the recent attempt To- calaD.l ~
"A lottery lu that state. THANKED Goa tal nl, P'I
lad not yet reached that cphIlu'n O., P,NS pa
tn.y were willing 10 sell thor honor ana l"il,~
rho hin va, then pds-cd. il udc' from tl,
mails all letters, postal caids am CIR u!Af'
otter!cs, etc. a. Vel a. ci''Ns ',lo, MI Ii'a,
lion, Of any Kind Offering lottery pllca or 'ohtAnt
! l.f. Of prilo, awarded II II made ml'demttl"
! r,r any person knowingly % deposit or cause 70 .;
| c.p,.iied In the mails matter ~ IN" sort frlorIcu
| a.. .i,c The Postmaster GENERA, /, authorized upOl
cvi.rce -ftrory to him tnat any person or com
psuy f. conducting lottery or similar bnsll',9, q"
| Instruct pOstu.t,crs al any p"t"h,o AZ "l,l -
tered letters arrive, directed U any sum l''9". ".
r,ru,uv or fa au agent representative, 70 return
MI ,uch registered letters 10 the postmaster AT IN,
"rire at which they we're originally mailed stamped
REPRESENTATIVE Hayes. Of Iowa, has submitted e
"a, Iiou-c "A minority report dissenting from the view
| and Recommendations OF the majority OF tho com
! uitfce on POstofccs aud Posir0tds on thc Autl
lnf,.ry bill. Mn Ilsye, says that the objections III
his mind Ia tho bill are First II - unconstitutional
s,,ouflv there no necess nv for any such legislation
from the fact that there Is already suhcltn'y OF law
unon tho subject: thirdly, the prUVl,ols OF tue b
mr., had and even absolutely dangerous. In that IL
tendency Is toward Capitalization, ana interference
,,ith thS proDcr functions and powers of the suites
! Mr. Snder, Of Minnesota, submitted 70 the loust
ody the conference report the Bill To- establish
National park at the battlefield OF Chlcanausa, ana II
| agreed to. ~. Al,
| that measure pas. ed-yesLs, 81, nays, oo-thc
| speaker counting u quorum
|