Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-27
THE LOTTERY BILL
Passes the Louisiana House by q
Vote of 66 to 80.
The ST. 100000 Bid to Be Sub
mitted to Popular Vote.


This Undoubtedly viii Result in a Vic
tory for the Lottery COmpany-PrO2O-
sitiOn to Bar Negroes from the Polls
Voted Down-A Hot Campaign Looked
FOr--COnsidered Safe in the Senate.
New ORLEANS, June 27.-Wednesday
the house, after debating the PROPOSE
tion at length, passed the lottory bill,
submitting to the popular vote consti-
tptional amendment extending the
charter of the Louisiana State Lottery
company for twenty five years in return
foa' 81 ,0OO,0 900 year.
Just Enough Votes.
THE vote stood 66 to 80, gust enough
votes to pass the bill, as it required a
two-thirds vote, and the house consists
of ninety eight members. The bill is
reasonably sure to pass the senate with
the same two-thirds majority. 1t can
not be vetoed by the governor, but goes
before the public in April, 1892, and will
have to receive majority of all the
votes then to become law.
Was Expected.
The victory of the lottery was not un-
expected. 1t has been evident for the
past two days that the Louisiana Lottery
company had the vOte-66-necessary to
pass its measure in the house. Before
passing it, however, it was decided to
establish harmony in the Democratic
party and prevent split.
The Democratic caucus was accord
ingly called to bring this about, and a
very earnest effort made to reach some
agreement. The supporters Of the lot
terry made the antis over dozen propo-
sitions. most of them looking to the
calling of white primaries to pass on
this question. but all of them were re.
fused. The conference committee,
composed of the leading members OF
the two factions, discussed the matter
for the greater portion of two days
without coming any nearer settle.
ment, and finally reported back to the
caucus that any agreement was impos
sible.
The Time Had Come to Act.
At an early hour Wednesday morn,
ing the lottery people gave notice that
they would wait no longer, and would
force the question to a vote, and they
asked the ants to make proposition il
they had any to make. 1t is understood
that the anti-caucus wanted to propose
| that primary election ON the lottery
be held next year and the result of this
primary submitted to the legislature al
an extra session to be called by the gov
ernor.
Governor Nichols, however, would
| not hear OF an extra session, declares
that he would take no part in any com
promise on the lottery question, anC
thus killed any chance of an agl cement
| The vote was accordingly forced. Few
speeches were made, but most of the
members explained their votes in few
words. The lottery bill got exactly thu
number of votes it needed-66-an(
could not have spared one.
Not the Exclusive Right,
Mr.. jackson, who voted for it, tool
advantage OF this to object to the monop
| oily clause of the bill, which was strickel
out. The st tte of Loui AClna, therefore
does not sell to the Louisiana lottery tn,
exclusive rig 1t to carry on lottery, ant
is at liberty TO sell it to a dozen othe
companies if they will pay the price.
| OF three absent members one favored
the lottery, but was too sick to attend
while the other two opposed it. Whel
the lottery question first came befor
the Legislature a pledge was signed b,
thirty eight members of The house t.
vote against it, five more than enough
to defeat it. CT these twenty-nine votet
against the b II, three were absent AM
six voted for tie lottery. A proposition
to bar colored voters from voting o.
the amendment was voted down in tn
house.
COnsidereC Safe In the Senate.
There is now no doubt of the fate O
the bill in the senate. Twenty-three @
the senators are pronounced in its favor
and several are doubtfal and it need
but twenty-fou' votes. The bill Wi
probably be pas ,ed this week. 1t cal
not be vetoed, not going to the gov
ernor at all, brt to the secretary o
state, who prolnulgates it and al
ranges for its submission to the peopl
at the next state election. The anti
announce that they will carry on pol
ular campaign against it, and try
beat it at the elec ion of 1899.
The Fight will BE a Bitter One.
II very generally believed that tn
campaign will be Il very bitter one. tn
anfirlottery people say they will not lt
the negroes vote Oh the question, an
the negroes, on tn, other hand, are de
termined not to be bulldozed in this il
stance. They male up large propol
ton of the populi ton of the alluvii
parishes which will profit by the appr,
priation for levees, and as they see
the proposal not onl protection for the
own interests, but liberal provision fc
the education of their children, they al
very much in earnest about having tt
proposition accepted
PROVISIONS CT THE BILL.