New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-11
THE LOTTERY EVIL.
EFFORTS IN CONGRESS TO SUPPRESS IT.
PROVISIONS OF THE CALDWELL BILL-EX
AGGERATED STATEMENTS REGARDING
THE LOBBY AT THE CAPITAL.
[BY TELEGRAPH 10 TIE IKBUNE.l

BY TELEGRAPH 10 TIE IkIBUNE.l
Washington Aug 10.-lt is expected that the Com
mittee on Rules of the House Will at early day give
opportunity to the Committee on Postoiiiccs and
Roads TO bring forward the bill recently reported
favOrably by Mr.. Caldwell. depriving the Louisiana
Lottery Of the privileges of the mails. The speaker
is heartily i'm favor OF the measure, and Mesrs.
Mckinley and Cannon II is only the pressure which
Is brought 10 bear from all sides upon the Committee
Rules for an early consideration OF measures more
important than this that has prevented the com
mittee from setting apart day for the Caldwell bill
As there Is. however, great deal of time ahead in
which TO consider a measure of this kind, and it is
not likely 10 lead, when once taken up, to any long
debate its friends have reason TO feel discouraged
or troubled about the ultimate fate Of the bill OF
course where il is proposed to strike at monopoly
OF the character Of the Louisiana Lottery Company.
which has enriched half dozen men or less in the
short space of twenty years. ii would be idle deny
that efforts have not been made to oppose the progress
of the Caldwell bill in Congress. such opposition, 1t
is believed manifested itself in the committee at
early DAY. The Of the lotteries found ready
champions in Messrs. Hayes, of Iowa, and Anderson.
of Mississippi both Of them, OF course, Democrats.
1t canno lie said, however, that an openly active
lobby has been at work IN Washing tOn in behalf OF
the Louisiana Lottery. What WORK it has done It has
done quietly and with the utmost cautousnesS Visions
Of q lobby with millions al its disposal always rise
before the youthful imagination of newspaper corr
able at the expense of truth. The Representatives
here of the Louisiana Lottery are, OF couIse. we'll
known but they are not in the habit Of hunting for
votes with brass band. To assume, the other
hand that they have succeeded in doing effective work
would necessarily include the belief that majority
Of tie members OF Congress are purchasable, another
Of the assertions which the youthful correspondent in
his salad is fond OF making with no oher basis 10
rest on than his own Imagination. The truth Is that
when the bill is once fairly before the Ionse it will
be disposed OF promptly. opposition which might
have been expected from southern quarters has been
eGectlally neuralilcd 10y the action OF the Farmers
Alliance which has been outspoken against the lot
teIies going in one instance far as 10 e1pcl from
the organization the chairman On one OF lis committee
because a. a member OF the louisiana state Legs
latre he voted FOR renewal OF the lottery cNarlcf
In view Of This it is hardly TO be supposed ui'
any appreclablc number Of southern meIOeIS' whose
time is now largely taken up in mailing explanations oi
ore kind or another 10 the Alliance. VIII s9lu!'
themselves with the certainty OF being ''u'el
spon 10 explain vote in favor OF one "a
the most dcmoralzins monopollcs OF tie u->'
The extent OF inc evil done by tc LOUISIANA iO''-'
Company can only De- approximately s""-cu d? ~"
u-e It makes OF tle A"diS ~ - -. 80. ~, tr,. r
company mails through tie Washington io~ l"N. =, '
the District o. 'o4.."D.,, P,,,, ~ W. MI drno.f. iu
10000 letters mouth, ana tHat I'N man uVpo'
tie CITY Of NeW-Orledn> VIII dlio"H1 ~ ~ va -
times much more All tlA. mater 9g,1 ga. d r.
cove. Of the sea! contains loIc!' 81 t'I 80 To- h.
Ct lotttiy drawings, all "i wien a! , u" IT,.
-mdilllle under tile Jaw. lbl II r'fN "4ti-"'' 80
or hindIaate. because under cNl>unt statutes u -''
impossible t. OBTAIN PROOFS OF t'rF wa.
Tnc object Of the Cac"ch hl!l L. io lroNMt 41'.''
opportunities 10: obtaining IhoiAlS'o' "E'Li ,'t
prdsccut.o!s for frequent. and indeed uhhni,l' N.'i
ton, of the law may be successful
ma would stand tl. t--l 81 thc court, II t author
ilcd any executive o.Lccf = open. dean or WIN
laws concerning otieg.e, otn.r st,t.te i"!"iin-
Caldwell bll 10 extend the authority OF TIE Io@'-
master-Cienefal, or To- render insecure by I'ts2'
Of unlawful searchc~ or seizures. anF CORE .p'h'
Gcnce Of any Kind whatever. ono OF me MAJ D.''
law over and above ta' contained IN existing >'t',
i The pro, i,on winch makes Oh, act Of mailing lotiel
CO.. CO.. ' a"' tll; nh The ,,r ti,1 ana printed
matter rclatng TO lttcres which now psc ia. 81
mil, +. ,i ltd u On, pO,oiiCcs al NcwDil aus ana
i,t ,i r,r, lti, of il being mailed from the
farmer civ CONVICTIONS under cAl- ting liN =, cn VII
TIE proc, can lie pId ,rl' "'c ' ~, - az - i,.
bclevei 20 br "a IT, mp2,'~ IN ,.c ia ~ f
the Louisiana state Lottery Company. which II j.
claimed reaches urcs and defeat the ENDS oi IN u'"
offence 81 mailing is now coIuuc! the district ln
Guiding the postofcc Of deposit. Iy the provision
NAV be traced into any other stat" ani tilted Dos
its delivery. taat If Tn" act ~ mailing 90. De- j"
the olo c" may pas, under Of courts ~ ~.
place OF dcl.gery. thus securing GAR tnl ID local
Tie, where the Influence OF the lottery j. not "l"'-
Ioled.
The most effective provision Of the III VIII be n.
lottery advertisements and E.t, Of pi1', iM-
partially cutting on communication between the Iot
tery and is customer and reducing the number Of H.
victims. IN some >tatos such adVcruecMcH'r arr 81
ready prohibited by stat" law. Another important
feature. in legal sens" Of tn" hin j, thoi voiay1-
il provisions may b" proceeded against h' indl'i.
meut or Information. ard that the extent Of The pun
lshment IS within the discretion ot the courts.
In the Senate pin almost identical In D., pro-
visions with the Caldwell bll Aa, bon considered
ly Inc Committee on Po-,on~., and Posi- 7oad and f.
about 10 be favO'aoly reported