Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Passes the River and Harbor
Educational Military Park.
The Anti-Lottery BIZ Passes the House After
huch Heated Discussion without
Division.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Considera-
ton of the river and harbor bill was re-
sumed, the pending question being the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Frye to the
Harlem river item.
Mr.. Hawley offered an amendment to
the amendment, the principle distinction
being, 'new bridges shall be without
draw, span, or draws or opening. :"
After long debate the amendment was
amendment offered yesterday by Mr..
Frye for draw bridges was laid on the
table with the understanding that the
whole question would be determined by
the conference committee.
Various other amendments were offered
and discussed.
After some more talk the bill was re-
ported to the senate, all important
amendments adopted by the committee
Of the whole agreed to, and the bill was
passed. A conference was asked, and
Nessrs. Frye, DoIph and Ransom were
appointed confeTees on the part of the
senate.
Conference on the house bill to estab-
lish a national military park at the bat
tie field of Chickamsuga was presen ted
and agreed to.
After executive session the senate adj
journed.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l6.-Mr. Snyder
of Minnesota submitted Il conference re-
port on the bill TO establish q national
park at the battlefield of Chickamagua,
and it was agreed to. The vote then re-
CURED on the Nat Mckay bill, and was
passed-yeas, 81; nays, 65-speaker
counting quorum.
MIR. Cannon of Illinois, from the COM
mittee on rules, reported a resolution for
immediate consideration of the anti-lot-
terry bill, the previous question to be
considered as ordered at 4:i0 O'Clock
this afternoon.
Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky put on
record his opposition TO Il rule which
fixed the time for the previous ques-
tiOn on the bill. He was in favor of the
bill, but he thought the house, not the
committee on rules, should determine
the duration of the debate.
The resolution was adopted, and in
conformity with its provisions the anti
lottery bill was taken up.
Mr.. Grain of Texas offered an amend
ment striking out the clause providing
that the public advertisement OF a lot
terry COMPANY that remittanoes
may be forwarded TO any
other corporations or persons shall be
held to be an acknowledgment of the eX-
istence OF a lottery agent. In support
ing his amendment Mr.. Grain said the
lottery scheme ought to be sup
pressed, if it was deserving of
suppression, in legal and
constitutional manner. The announce
ment Of fact by one individual that
another was his agent, even without his
knowledge, would deprive the latter
person of his right to receive mis- money
order, package or letters
The bill was radically defective int his
respect.
Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois opposed the
amendment. The situation sugg ested
10y the gentleman from Texas should
never arise. The lottery company
would never designate person as its
agent who would not be financially re-
sponsible TO it. Such a case was within
the bounds of neither probability nor
possibility.
subsequently Mr.. Cram withdrew his
amendment.
Mr.. Hays of Iowa offered an amend
ment striking out the clause providing
that any person violating the provisions
of the bill may be proceeded against
either in the district at which the the
unlawful publication was mailed
or TO which it is carried by mail for de-
livery. Rejected.
Mr.. Wilkinson of louisiana in support
of the measure, admitted the pollution
which the Louisiana lottery had
brought upon his state, but attrib-
uted the birth OF that pollution to
days of reconstruction. The people of
Louisiana looked with gladness fer Il day
when lotteries would be prohibited in
that state. The lottery company
could afford TO pay for a new
charter far better than the state
could accept it. The price had not been
accepted. He thanked God that all
sense of honor and shame in his state
was not dead.
Mr.. Evans OF Tennessee, advocating
the bill, states the chan ces of ticket
holder in the Louisiana lotter 10 draw the
capital prize was one in go, 005.
The bill was passed without division.
Mr.. Hayes. OF Iowa, who had voted
in the affirmative for that purpose, en-
tered a motion to reconsider the vote by
which the house passed the Mckay bill.
The house then adjourned.