The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-08-23

OF not more than one wear, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment
for each offense. The postmas-
ter-geheral may, upon evidence
satisfactory TO him. that any person or
company is engaged in conducting any
lottery, gift enterprise or scheme for
the distribution of money or of any
real or personal property by lot, chance
or drawing of any kind, through the
mails by means of false or fraudulent
pretenseS, representations or promises,
instruct postmasters at any post office
1T which registered letters arrive direct
ed TO any such person or company, or to
their agent, to return all such regis
tered letters to the postmasters
at the office at which they
were originally mailed, with the word
fraudulent plainly written or
stamped upon the outside thereof; and
all such letters SO returned 10 such post
masters shall be by them returned TO
the writer's thereof, under such regula
tons as the general may pre-
scribe. But nothing contained in this
section shall be SO construed as to au
thoriZe any postmaster or other person
to open any letter not addressed to
himself. The public advertisement
by such person or company
80 conducting such lottery. gift
enterprise, scheme or device, that
remittance for the same may be made
by registered letters to any other per-
son, firm, bank, corporation or assocla-
ton named therein shall be held as
prima facie evidence Of the existence
of said agency by ali the parties named
therein. But the postlnaster-gcner raj
shall not be precluded from ascertain
he aNI If II my
other legal way satisfactory to himself.
The postmastCr-gcncral may upon evl-
dencc satisfactory To him that any per
son or company Is engaged in conduct
ing any lottery, gift enterprise, or
scheme, for the distribution OF
money or any personal property by
lot, chance or drawing of any kind, for
bid the payment by amy postmaster to
said person or company OF any postal
money orders drawn to his or its order.
or in his or its favor, or TO the agent of
any such person or company, and may
provide fot the return to the remItters
Of the sum named III such money or
ders. The public advertisement of such
person or company so conducting any
such lottery that remlttances for the
same may be made by means Of postal
money orders tc any other person or
to be prima facie evidence of the exist
ence of sad agency by all TIE parties
named therein.
MONDAY, Aug. 1S.-Mr. Sweeney, Of
Iowa. presented and the House agreed
to the conference report on the Senate
bill to reoreaniZe and establish the Gus
toms collection district of Puget Sound.
Mr.. Dalzcll, of Pennsylvania, called up
the Mississippi contested election case
of Chalmers against Morgan. The
minority substitute was rejected,
and the majority resolution declaring
Morgan, the sitting member. entitled to
the seat. was agreed To without division
On motion of Mr.. Snider, of Minnesota
the Senate bill was passed amending the
act authorizing the construction Of a
foot and carriage railroad bridge across
the Mississippi River at It. Paul, Minn.
On motion Of Mr.. Chapman, of Michi-
gan. a bill was passed authorizing the
construction of a tunnel under the De-
troit River at Detroit, Mich.
TUESDAY. Aug. 19.-In the House to-
day, on motion of Mr. Thomas wis. J..
the motion made Saturday, by Mr..
HAYES, to reconsider the vote by which
the Mckay bill was passed, was laid on
the table. thus leaving the bill finally
hour was devoted to the bill to repeal
the alien land law, which. however,
went over without action. Mr.. Cannon
IND, from the committee on rules,
reported a resolution setting
alurt to-day, Wednesday, Thurs
dav and Saturday and Tuesday
and "Wednesday of next week for the
consideration of bills reported from the
committee on agriculture, the first bill
being tie Senate bill to aid agricultural
colleges. Next the bill providing for
the inspection of meats for expectation,
and il shall be voted upon after two
hours debate. Then the bill defining
lard shall be taken up, and the previous
question ordered at / O'Clock Saturday.
On Tuesday of next week the bill de-
fining options shall be taken
up and the previous question
is To be considered as ordered at
3 o'clock "Wednesday. Other days speci-
The order further provides for a morn
ing hour each day, and gives place to
general appointment bills or conference
reports thereon After some discus
sion during which it was agreed that
the river and harbor bill could be taken
up during the morning hour on Friday
or Monday. the resolution was adopted.
The Agricultural College bill was then
taken up. and J. u. TAYLOR, of Ohio,
spoke in favor of a proposed amcnd-
ment providing that the appropriation
Shall be applied only 10 instruction in
agriculture, the mechanic arts. the En-
glish language and the various branches
of mathematical, physical, natural and
economic science, with special refer
ence to their applications in the indus
tries of life and to the facilities for such
instruction After long debate the
amendment suggested by Mr.. Taylor
was agreed to and the bill, as amended,
passed without division.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13.-The House com
mittee on foreign affairs to-day reported
the fnlIoMing substitute for the resoln-