The daily critic., 1890-08-26
rHE ANrI.LoTTERY BILL

THE ANIl-LD IIEkl BILL.
The New York World has been aud
's one Of the most influential and active
enemies of the Louisiana Lottery Com.
rauy and during the past three mont g
has done more than any other publi
o.Inal 20 ar7using the indignation OF
the public against thst gig1nti. corp,.
ration Indeed lLe World IS uspecia ly
responsible f1r Dhc action thar has bee
taken by The Federal authorities 4 rc.
lati0n 90 lhe ubirci Of lotteries, on
las every reason therefore, O. cal
halt upon Cougrg-s ard iU direct tften.
iou TO certain dangerous ieatu Of
rr ~ Jsa Lottery bN now uerlirg Go
rt, Senate This iho World S. nov
doing When The Lottery bin passed
ihg House s1ys tuat plper w8 cx
Pressed The opinion that % was o Ian
rerags piece OF legislation, aimed 20 O.
great evil Further examination con
fus u5 10 The view that the gross
oGsrsivencss Of The evil has prevented
@ proper consideration OF the real nature
Of some Of The remedies proposed
Attention Is then called 10 the exist
lll law, authorizing the exclusion Of
lottery circulars from the mails, aud
providing that the Postmaster. General
shall return 10 the sender an registered
letters on money orders intended for
lhe purchase of lottery tickets. The
new features Of ihe BIN are, as stated
by the Worlds
I. The exclusion FROM the mails Of
any matter which calls public attention
favoIably 70 The existence OF operations
of The lottery, aud
2 The conferral on the Postmaster
General Of power 70 withhold delivery
Of such mail as 10 his Judgment,
carries checks or money for the pur
cIase 0f tickets
To this latter clause. says th.
lFsf'9 We here c0udue our attention, d
ard then adds
sueh power Is totally iuadmissIble. II
was stated I'D the House thar Il was 0nly
NLeu person or corporation had been
adFtIused as the agent " the lottery that
fle Fostmaster-GeueTal could withhold
mail, lat TIE tIu itself does not say So.
On Tie contrary lt specifically states that
te may forbid delivery of auy reglsterel
better 4f Payment OF any money order which,
IQu evidence satisfactory 20 him Is
r--t4 p ug lottery tickets lie pro
}.-sH as 20 advertised agents occurs 10 a
sfHct paragraph ana IS coupled with tile
EattEtEt tlat such advertisement -'saall
Dr. acid fo le -u aebuoW .g4gmell 8f thz
e-He 70 such aEeuc5. lu s1Gh Case
ti.r-e, here Is p need Of ans evidence
ore HF-rr s=E-ll Itself being proof. r
IEar a9 gl on evidence satisfactory
me fgstu 1sEer- General, 10 allow him *
af.r ass H4Is Ual JIG Is lu indirect
re.l- 81 forcing tl- citizen 90 disclose th'
t.LttEr .t ms a9ff-sp sp0l1=Hee 20 tue gaze
afrl fHEetioH1rg so that that function
aIE I-y decide whether tie citizen shal
H-Fz lis L-al 1r lat. lt is stated tLa
fEala ere four National banks iu Aew or
lelE1 which act - agents for Tie Louisiana
Lottery Under this bill tLe P8sImasreT
General may lL lis discretion require elcl
ere -e purge us mail. It must Iiscllsl
fl4- iEls letter b % lgg lottery tickets aus
war azLlf tq llg maturing note 81 draft
ItH IS aHFeElgl- q llspalLlau % private
wedge allowed 20 enter where EHItl
Elaer % pie HrlEa stop
Ile Caldwell ali Is good H.4' ID ls lt
a91. .tt.s part % fEe measure imuera
.tstiy requires attention.
olive LaaaE. ub5 IS n3w in Lon
Cons has been interviewing FASE
DAEEsF9EI 3lizs DAVENPORT ID
punch ed rhe English rights iu sardou
EIsy n Cleopatra and proposes
FH taa The ssge fhis coming se4so
iu flis country 81 mgcggs Style
Thirty thousand dollars viii be 6
PENDED for sIuWFs. scenery aud a.
continents There SID be barge 5
tie stage ana women p r1w il hi.
DAFEAFoET who weighs 100 p1aud
IS constantly dialug herself rl areve-
tte acquisition ~ more flesh So
takes - sugar, - zgalf meats. 10 "a.
efah.as. no ~. .-l=ila bread and u9 lal
1IH A1D airs HussET b New Y3r
aIl 40 Interesting pair There s nal
ilg t4ue g -9uualp place about lae
HaIled ife. "a 1850 HIs HlsEF d
pIied ~ divorce. and g1t Unite
oEe Being 1uIg half unmarried 81
consented % be Tlclneled b Nr HU
sEa ana uied living Will Lim again
Iheu MI HUssE4 became dissatisfied
ana attempted % get relief iu ne q
Ec1ce court He failed ana another rs
Gonliiatiaa Was agreed upon. AQI
ne demon q aiz5eusi9n las again e
lael he HuszEE Ion eb9ia Mr