The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-08


me President ssnas = Me~ssse a "a.
gress Calling Attention On Recent A.
sempis z" Establish aud rerp~tust.
Lottery Schemes. and trying Ie;,isi.tio,
- heduee Their Pernielous Innu~nce 4,
me minimum ~ Closing the Mails q
NAsHINaroS. July 80. The Presi,
dent sent the following message 70
Congress yesterday:
4 Tue recent attempt 20 secure charter
from the state 81 North Dakota for 4 lot .
tsrs company; the pending effort 10 obtain
rom me state 81 Louisiana d renewal Of
~ snsr'er 81 the Louisiana state Lottery.
$50 .nu ny establishment 81 ono Or more lot
Wy companies at Mexican towns near our
border, have served the good purpo~. of
sa'iinx attention 90 an evil 81 vast nropor.
ti"ns IL the haneful effects ~ thes. lot
se1'es were confined 10 the states that .riye
me companies corporate powers and a
license 20 conduct the business. the cit gems
!" o'her states. being powerlcss 10 apply
i'Sas regulations. might clear themselves
81 responsibility By the use ~ such moral
agencies as were within their reacn. Rut tbs
case y not 50. The people 81 an the states
nre uepauched and defrauiei The VAST
sums 81 money offered 20 the states for
charters are drawn from the people of tina
United states.and the General Government
y
effective and prontabie medium ~
intercourse between the lottery company
anu ~ victims The use OF the mail. II
quite - essential 20 the comnanies a. tia
stare license. II would be prac.lcaiiv I'M.
possible for these companies a. exist II tia
r.v''t ma'ls we're once effectively closed
.s'snS' .nelr advertisements ani remit.
'ahees. The nss 81 the mails By these com-
panies i a prostitution OF an .rnarv ,,,lv
Intended 70 serve the purposes ~ a Iegit..
nAte trad and decent social int recourse
~ - NOT necessary. am sure for ma "a
a'tenpt 70 portray the robbery 81 thr poor
NY tne With Of corruption Of public ana
morals watch are mere nece stry
INCIDENTS 81 thess lottery cOmnanics Tia
NATIONAL capital has become \ snh.hr,1.
'uArters OF the Louisiana Lottery C,mpanv
nu ltS numerous agents ANA attorney. .re
vnu"etihg here business requiring prob.
~ Y larger use 81 the mails than thar ~
ny iegltl'nate business enterprise in the
''s'.'e' 81 Columbia. There seems IL 10
~, reason % believe that the corrmpfing I
'uvA OF these agents has been Eel, ~ tia
Jerks IN the postal service and by so,n. ~ {
ie police officers OF the District Of Colum. G
a. =
severe and effective legislation shou,a \
!. promptly enacted 20 enable III. P,sr
",o department 20 purge the mails II All /.
= 70 this business a
me letter OF the Postmaster s;enerai y
men transmit herewith points out ~.
aueIuacy 81 the existing statutes ana r
guests legislation that would be effnetive q
may also be necessary to so regulate tha 4
rrying ~ letters by the express COM n
MES n 70 prevent the use OF those agen \
= 20 maintain communication between
i'ttery companies and their agents or ~
stomers in other States b,
does not seem possible hat there 80, - m
DIVISION OF sentiment as 70 the pro -
ey % closing tina mails agains It these N,
npanies. and Therefore venture to ~. WI
- me hope that such proper powers a. 90
necessary 70 that end viii be az onca lii
en 20 the Post-officc d 'partment. ~
,,1neu Bk>JAMIS HARRISON.
executive Mansion. July ~. 1891 Pr
the message are two mi
uments. one a letter OF the POST 'ra
'ter-General directing the Presi- n
~ attention to the subject: the ~
er compilation OF the laws relat- Inn
70 lotteries heretofore enacted. to- on
her with the dec. .ons Of courts de- sue
ng those laws. In his letter 10 tia me
sident, the Postmaster-t;enera saws pee
tne urgent necessity OF the case 4. =
els him 70 anticipate his annual re- w
by this special communication n an
'ru 70 the use of the mails by the wa
isiana Lottery Company. pnS