Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-18
JAMES G, BLAINE.
psA7H-KNELL 70 LOTTERIES.

JAMES G. BLAINE.
DEATH-kNELL TO LOTTERIES.
The Senate Ciinches Another Nail in the
CCnln of the Louisiana Octopus.
WASHINGTON. Sept. lS. S.-Postmaster
General Wananaker achieved the tri-
unph Of his lie Tuesday The senate
took up the anti-lottery bill, and passed
it without division, the whole opera
taking less than five minutes No one
spoke against it and there was no yea
or nay vote. The bill was called up by
Senator Sawyer, read ami passed, SO
chat the Louisiana Lottery company
seems to he done for aU last, Senator
voorhees, had intended to speak against
the bill lat Mr.. Sawyer dissuadCd him
from doing 50. OHe on two other sent
tors had inthnatei a desire to introduce
some amendments, but Mr.. sawyer sue,
ceedel il plIB ladAg them to do Other
wise, SO that he sllcceeled in having the
bill passed just eIactly as it passed the
hon @. Il now gees to the president
and VIII probably lecome law before
the week is ended.
There is no doubt the law will be en-
forcaa vigorously, and it is, therefore,
inn poltalt that the Publ should under
stand its provisions. The bill gives
great power TO he postmaster general
and after it becomes law il will he
very dangerous for ANY erson to med
die with lottery tickets. lU forbius IT,
car ying i'll the mMl or delivery at,
OF through any postotiice or by any mail
carrier, of any letter, postal card or cir
cular concerning any lottery, or a &
list OF drawings Of the same, or any
10 terry ticket on part thereof. or any
check. draft, ] i'll, money, postal note cr
money order for the purchase of any
ticket Itloriids carry rSingWnynowspape /,
circular, pamphlet publication Of any
kind containing any advertisement Of
any lottery, or containing any list of
prizes OF any such lotter5. 1t forLids
any person from disposilg. or causing
to lie disposed 0 Knowingly sending or
eau lag to be sent any such matte by
mail # provides that moce. dings for
Violation OF the law may be inst t.tuted
either in the district at which the mail
ing was done, OF at the place TO which
it is carried 10y mail for delivery. or at
any place where it is delivered to the
person addressed. 1t provides for pre-
venting the delivery Of mail Jntailing
registered funds or money orders al
dressed to lottery companies or their
agents.
Attempts TO Eribn senators.
Some very interesting stUriol are
told OF the last frantic efforts that Wee
made by the Louisiana Lottery COM
pany to defeat or postpone the passage
'of this bill. Il is known that Il few
days ago one of the representatives. of
tho lottery company had sought to OBJ.
taia an interview with u certain Sena-
tor. that senator being in ignorance Of
the identity of his visitor. AT ter some
preliminary skirmishing the visitor
stated to him boldly TIE purpose of hi ;
visit The company, he said, was
willing to spend $4,000 to see the
anti-luttery bill referred to the senate
committee on judiciary. OF the
SIS. COO 1000 was for him fhe agent
of the company and $4,000 for
the senator who secured the reference
1t is needless to say that the lobbyist
failed in his plrpose. 1t is equally " ell
known that day TT two ago q promi-
nent senator, in whose state there is
Just now very lively campaign affect
lug his seat. was approached by this
same agent, and was told that if he sue
cpeled in having the bill postponed nm
til next session the company would be
ready to spend $4,000 in this senator's
state, and to pledge a legslatare favor
able to the senator's return t. the sem
ate. The prompt passage of the bill
in the senate shows how unsu acessful
have been all effort to retard the lill.
There is considerable indignation felt
here at the remarkable tardiness of the
United States district attorney, before
whom the postoifice department has
placed an enormous amount Of informa-
ton regarding the work of the lottery
company in this district Mr. Hogue
has up to the present time, given no in
imation that he proposes to do anything
prac ticahlc in the matter, and the post
Office authorities have about abandoned
hope that anything will como during
his administration from all their labori-
Gus investigation.