The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-03
CHURCH GAMES OF CHANCE.
HOar Objects to Gambling Even for
PiOuS Purposes.

The Senate Bill for the Suppression of
the Lottery Traffic Through National
and Interstate Commerce Taken Up.
Harris Objects to Prolonged Discus
sion of the Bill in Order That the
Senate Bill Might Not Be Crowded
Aside.
Washington, May 2.-In the Senate to-
day, By unanimous consent, a bridge bill
was passed at the instance of Mr.. Quay,
and bill to include some of the outlying
suburban towns in the customs district of
New York at the instance of Mr.. Hill.
Senate bill for the suppression Of the
lottery traffic through national and inter
state commerce and the postal service
was, on motion Of MIR. Hoar, taken from
the calendar for consideration.
protest was made by Mr.. Vest against
the extension of anti-gambling laws to re-
ligiOus fairs, where articles are rallied of
for charitable purposes.
To question by Mr. Gray, whether
church mem bers should be exempted
from the operation of the law, Mr. Vest
replied that if any senator thought that
church and charity affairs should be
placed on the same footing as the Louis
lana or the Havana lotteries, he was well
come to his opinion; but he thought the
question hardly worthy the senator from
Delaware
Mr.. German conceded with the views
expressed by Mr.. Vest, and suggested
that the bill should be laid over until
there was more time to consider it.
Mr.. Hoar remarked that no officer, he
supposed, would interfere with church or
charity fairs. Whether officers should do
so or not was question which might be
discussed. But no provision of law could
be made that would prohibit the offense
of gam bling, and at the same time contain
a provision that church members and
amiable people might gamble a little for
pious purposes. 1t was not PRACTICABLE
and would be mischievous legislation.
LOTTERIES ANE CHARITIES.
MIR. German, in enforcement of his own
and Mr.. Vests views, said that there
was not charitable institution in MARY
land created up to twenty years ago that
had not been the creation of lottery sys
tens by law, and that in two-thirds of
the hospitals in Washington and the in
stitution of the Little Sisters of the Poor
two-thirds of the revenue came from
those innocent frauds There was no de-
mand or necessity, he said, for such legis-
lation.
Mr. Hoar, in further defence and ex-
pAdhd O4Ou VI Uu6 blliyi SpOh6 VI MI. NTOr-
man argument as calculated "to poison
the youth of the district" If the pending
bill was impolitic, all the lottery legis-
lation was impolitic.
FINALLY MIR. Harris broke into the dis
cussion with a remark that if the bill
could not be disposed of without further
debate he should object
THAT cannot be done" said Mr.. Cor
man.
Then object" said Mr.. Harris, and
the bill went over without action.
The tariff bill was then, at 1875
o'clock, taken up and Mr.. Quay, who was
entitled to the floor, said he would yield
for the day to the senators from Massa-
chusetts and Observation-Disclosures. Lodge
and Squires.
Both senator's delivered prepared
speeches against the bill.
The Senate then proceeded to consider
alton of executive business, and at 5
o'clock adjourned until tomorrow at IL
o'clock