New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-17
PASSED IN FOUR MINUTES.
THE LOTTERY BILL GOES TO THE PRESl
DENT FOR HIS ACTION.
THE SENATE ADOPTS THE MEASURE WITHOUT
DEBATE OR DIvIsIoN-wHAT TUE
BILL PROVIDES.
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fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE IDDrNE1
washington SEPT. IG.-It took the senate aoo''
four minutes today 10 pass the Ah'fhoucry VII. ~
called No questions were asked on either size oi INC
chamber when tho measure taken mp for coil"er'
,iop and no division was asked when the pTc'idihg
officer announced that the bill WAS on It's passage
Senator Gibson of Louisiana. who opposes the o'ter
and one or two others had been expected I" SPEAK u"
The BILL but Mr.. sawyer the chairman OF the 'oh'm'e'
on Posofce, and Po>roads. started In early IN inc
session 10 persuade them to leave their spcccncS uu
delivered. and Mr. sawycrs powers OF persuasion. ~
is well known. are unequalcd in the Senate. as no
change WAS made In the text Of the measure, It VIII
ao At once 10 the President hr his signature. and inc
Louisiana Lottery will soon find itself deprived OF the
use Of the United States mails. The OIL VIII as"
exclude from the mails all newspapers publishing
lottery advertisements lists of prizes Following Is
the text ID this commendabe piece OF legislation:
That Section $500 Of the Revised Statutes be ana the
same 10 hereby amended to read ae follows;
Sec 1884. No letter, postaesrd or circular concern
Ing any lottery. socsll"d gift concert or ohcr sAr
enterprise offering prizes dependent upon !o or chance
or erninc schemes devised for the purpos" OF obtaining
money or property under false prcrncc, and no list Of
the drawings at anv lottery similar scheme. ana u"
lottery ticket part thereof and no cheS ai''t oi"s
money postsnoc or moncy.or1er for the purchase I" any
ticket, Eckets or part thereof Of any share or any
chance I'm any such lottery gift enterprise sha! b"
carried In tho mali delivered at or through any post
Office branch thereof by any letercsrrer nor shs
any newspap~r circular psIphict publication OF any
kind containing any advertisement Of any ottHy or sh
enterprise OF apy kind offering prizes dependent upon lot
or chance containing list Of prizes awarded ~ inc
drawings Of any such lottery Gilt "ntiprsc "h''r
said list Is Of part or Of all the drawings DC esra
In the mail or delivered by any postmaster or I"'"f
carrier Anv person who shall knowingly deposit or cause
IN n. depo,ed or no sha knowingly send or cause to
be sent anything be conveyed or d. lNerei ov mall IN
violation Of this section or who snail knowingly cause
to be delivered BY mail anything herein orod' zen " "
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and on conviction shall b. punished bv IN" OF no: more
than by imprisonment for not more than ono year.
or BY both such fine and imprisonment Tor fach ohche"
Any person violating any Of the provisions u TINS sc'"o
NAV he proceeded against by Information or indictment Ad
tried punished. either In the district NJ wh'h '"c
unlawful publication msii"d or 10 which II Is 'Afid
by mail for delivery according 10 the direction thereon
Ut which 1t 10 caused TO 10 ochVerco py HA' T" "'
person 10 whom it Is addressed
Soc @ That S,ctiou 1929 Of the Revised Statutes b.
and the same is hereby AMENDED TO read a. f'iio"':
Sec 1929 Tie Postmaster General may upon cvid"n'
satisfactory TO him that person or company Is engages
I'm conducting any lottery gift enterprise. OF scheme for
the distribution Of money! OF Of an' real or per-oal prop
elty by Iot chance drawing OF any Kind or That any
person company Is Conducting any. oh't scheme Or
device obtaining property Of any Hhd throuf
the mail. by u-a> false fraudulent prctn'r-. repre-.
scntatons or promises instruct postmlsHr' at any post
office which registered letters arrive directed To any
such person company or to IN" agent or Of
any such person company whether such sgeht or
bank corporation association OF any Kind to r-turn al
such registered letters to the postmaster at tho onic" At
which originally mailed with the word 'fauIu'
lent" plainly STAMPED upon tnr ort1ide Mee"f
and all letters returned to such po,nAst"rs shall
be Nv them returned Writer'S thereof under such
regulations the Psstna ehersl prescribe hut
nothing contained section shall be construed - u
authorize postmaster or other PERSON " open any letter
net addressed himself The public Advertisement by
such person company conducting such lottery GIN
enterprise scheme device that r"ance for the same
may made BY registered ctters u Any other person.
nrn bank corporation alton nanci tn rein ,hs b.
held prma faie evidence Of the r>lstcnc" Of said
agency by all the parties named therein but the Post
shall De precluded from ssc"rtsnine tho
existence Of such agency IN any other legal Nay salts
factory to himself.
&c. g. That section 4o41 Of the Revised Statutes b.
aud the same IL hereby amended TO read follows
sec. 4o51. The Posnasttsaeral may. upon evid hco
satisfactory him perssn company cugaged
In conducting lottery gift ent rprse or scheme for the
distribution Of money or Of any real or personal property
By lot chance drawing Of Kind that any person
IA cOud ucne other scheme for obtaining
money property II kind through the mails by
OF false fraudulent preensvs fepres nations pron.s
forbid the payment any postmaster 70 said person Or
company OF any postal money orders drawn to his its
CIDER In his or it, favor or TO the agent OF any such
person whether such agent ID In IL idua
frH bank. corporation assoc .aton OF kind, and
provide by regulation for the return 70 the reuter'
Of the named ia such money orders. But this shall
authorize auy person open any addressed
himself. The public advertisement by snch person OF
company conducting any such lottery, gift enterprise
scheme device, tina: remittance for the bt
made by oil postal money orders TO other
frm bank. corporation association named therein shall
be held be pima ia &c evidence the existence Of said
agency by all the parties named thete.n; but the Post
General shall net he pecluded from asccraius
the existence Of such ageDcy In any other legal