The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-16
MR.. CUBBISON'S BILL.
Examination of the Anti Lottery
Bill Vindicates It.
BACKED BY THE BEST PEOPLE.

&c Has Been Carefully Examined and
IS Endorsed bV = enatOr Taylor the
Kansas City. Kan. POpuIist, and the
Religious Organizations at Kansas
city.
Governor Morrill, in his message advo-
Gated the passage of an anti lottery bill
and the Cubbison anti-lottery bill is
blockaded in the senate where the ques-
ton of its constitutionality has been
raised.
This bill has been regarded with sus-
piciOn by some senators, because of the
fact that Representative J. *. Cubbison
who introduced it and secured its passage
through the house under a suspension of
the rules, was two years ago the leading
opponent to anti-lOttery legislation and
was credited with having killed the
Taylor bills in the house during the last
session.
Senator Edwin Taylor, who is recog-
niZed as a straight out anti-lottery man,
says Mr.. Cubbison's bill is all right, and
that it is an exact copy of the bill he in
trOduced in the senate.
Senator Taylor says this bill was pre-
pared under the direction of the anti
lottery committee of the Law and Order
League of Kansas City, Kansas, and is
all right
Rev J. G. Dougherty of Kansas City,
Kansas, who had a great deal
to do with the preparation of
the bill was in Topeka yesterday
to see Governor Morrill, about the
appointment of new police commission
ers for Kansas City, Kan, talked with a
STATE JOURNAL reporter about the Cub
bison lottery bill Rev. Mr.. Dougherty
said: This talk about the bill being IN
constitutional is not well founded
would very much regret to see a bill
passed. which would be rendered ineffec-
tive on account of its unconstitutional atty,
but this Dill is not that kind, and the lot
terry men will not find loop hole in it.
section of the bill seems to be the
part which is regarded as questionable,
yet it is practically the same as one of
the sections of the anti-lottery laws of
Massachusetts and New York. In fact,
the New York law is even stronger than
this.
"Even if this one section should be de-
cided to be unconstitutional, the rest of
the bill is all right and it would be q
pretty good bill without section 8
This bill was prepared under the
direction Of the Christian Endeavor So
cieties of Kansas City, Kan, the Law and
Order league and the Minister'S alliance.
did most of the work but the bill was
written by L. w. Keplinger, the we'll
known attorney. We are satisfied that
if this bill is placed on the statute books
of our state we Will soon be rid of the
lotteries"
Alr. J. <. Cubbison who introduced the
bill said: This bill is all right There
are no loopholes in it. 1t was prepared
under the direction of the Christian En-
deavor societies, the Law and Order
league and the Ministers alliance of Kan
sas City, Kansas. l. W. Keplinger
wrote the bill and he has put most of his
spare time on it during the last six
months. The bill is all right"
The questionable section of the bill is
SIS follows:
"SEc. 3. In any prosecution under the
preceding section, it shall not be neces-
sary to prove the actual existence of any
lottery. gift enterprise, policy or scheme
in the nature of lottery, or the authen-
ticatiOn of any such ticket, pretended
ticket, certificate, token, device or thing,
OF the genuineness of any signature
thereto, or that the same was issued by
authority of the manager of any such
lottery, gift enterprise, policy or scheme
IN nature of a drawing.