Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1890 — NATIONAL CONGRESS [ARTICLE]

NATIONAL CONGRESS

The Senate on the 16th passed several unimportant bills. The Hoy.se anti-lottery bill was taken up and passed without a dL vision. It forbids the carrying in the mails or delivery at, or through any party, or by any mail carrier, of any letter, postal card or circular concerning anytottery, or any listof drawings of the same, or any lottery tickctotpart thereof, or any check, draft, bill, money, postal note or money order for the purchase of any ticket. Itforbidscarrying any newspaper, circular, pamphlet or publication of any kind containing any advertisement of any lottery, or containing any list of prizes of any such lottery. It forbids any person from depositing, or causing to be deposited, or knowingly sending or causing to be sent, any such matter by mail. It provides that proceedingsforviolation of the law may be instituted either in the district at which the mailing was done, or at the place to which it is carried by mail for delivery, or at any 'place where it is deli veredto the person addressed. Itprovides for preventing the delivery of mail containing registered funds or mohey orders addressed to lottery companies or their agents. The bill torepeal timber culture laws was passed. Also a bill,to grant right of way through public lands for irrigating purposes. The House debated with some* warmth the resolution to censure Kennedy for his speech of last week against the Senate. The resolution was referred. The Senate on the 18th passed several bills, among which were: To provide for inspection of live cattle, hogs, etc.; to re vive the grade of Lieutenant General, for ths relief of women enrolled as army nurses. The House fillibustered. The Senate on the 19th passed the bill to discontinue coinage of $3 and $1 gold pieces and 3-cent nickel pieces, and a few others. The House filibustered.