The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-03-08
WILL TRY n AGAIN.
Designs Of abe Louisiana Lettery
Upon Nevada The Views Of Legis-
lators-We Can snow she Imiquity


lators-we Can Snow she Iniquity
Undor Again.
1t has been stated fur several days.
saws the San Francisco Chronicle, that
Eow that the Louisiana Lottery has
been defeated in North Dakota, an
attempt would be made to reinsugurate
the scheme in Nevada. Three years
ago an attempt was made to establish
a lottery enterprise there, and year
ago it was again before the Legislature.
1t has been said that all this time the
Louisiana people were really behind
the scheme. The fact that their 20
years charter will expire in Louisiana
this year, and that they cannot get 1t
renewed there, has caused them to
anxiosuly look to North Dakota and
other States. Nevada seems now to be
their last hope.
Several Nevada Legislators are now
in this city, among them Senator M.
D. Foley, of Reno, and Senator John
Tore, of Eureka. Senator Foley has
not been in favor of the lottery, but
Senator Tore and many Others favor it.
Mr.. Foley, in talking about the sit
uation to Chronicle reporter at the
Palace said:
"Three years ago the Legislature
passed bill authorizing certain par
ties % run lottery. The men to whom
il was to be granted were simply
dummies. Colonel Stone, Chancellor
Derby, Joe Douglass and lot more 10
the Legislature were pushing it.
They passed it by large majority 10
the House, where it originated. and In
the Senate by majority of only i've.
Iobject to it on the grounds OF | dident
believe in casting stigma and stain
on the State. 1t had been called
rotton burrough, and | didn't want
such bill passed. These people were
to give certain fixed sum for the
privilege, | think 100000 for the first
year, and $4,000 year afterwards.
said next, if we were to have lottery
let the State run ii. and lot Us have 40
irrigation fund Ms the result. l was
opposed to individuals taking II in
hand. Well, notwithstanding all that
WAS said il WAS passed, and then its
supporters found il was unconstitution-
al. Then move was made to amend
the Constitution, but It did not
succeed"
Senator Tore, who talked to q
Chronicle reporter last night, said he
had not heard of any decided move
from the louisiana people, but he bad
not been where he could communicate
with those in favor of II. He said be
believed il might be established. and
thai he was in favor of it,. He stated
that there was a special election last
FEBRUARY. when il was defeated by
popular vote by from 700 to 800.
N Notwithstanding this, he thought 1t
could DO pushed. through. He said
it depended good deal on the judges
and the manner of calling another
special election. ut would be an ad-
vantage to Nevada" said he "becsuse
the school fund would get $4,000 or
100000 per annum and there would
be large residue for irrigation and
other purposes. The State needs
money now. Taxes are high and
what better way could We take to
help out the State7 A vast quantity
of money is constantly going from
California. the West largely and all
the States generally to Louisiana.
Why not keep the Western money, at
least, within the bounds of the Westf'
He said that w. E. Sharon, and such
Senators as Dunlop and Boyle, of
Storey county, Evan Williams and
Notewsre, of Ormsby in fact, as
was shown by the vote of the Legis-
lature were in favor of the scheme.
He thought it might go through.