Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-03-08
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A friend has sent Us the Shelby Coun
" Aurora, containing the following let
ter from Parck G Guode, in expIana
lion Of his votes on the Bankruptlaw
presents some most startling disclo
suites. Let the Wings read it,
ponder over it, and ask themselves suri
OusIy what all this corruption aud iniquity
meansi
As some viii ask why Mr.. Goode vo
ted foi the bill at the extra session, if i
vas 50 Ubiquitous, and all admit that i
is, we will inform them Il was one of the
Wing mcasures concncted fof the occa
sion, and It had TO be passed to get the
distribution law through. Il was bar
gain, not independent voting, ,-Siafesman
-. WASHINGTON, Feb, 1912.
Etitor Sidney Aurora:
"'' SIR-i take the liberty of addressing
this letter 10 you in order TO give you
some of the reasons which induced inc
TO vote for the repeal Of the BInkrupt
Law.
/ regret that, from sensa Of duty, ]
have been compelled to vote in opposition
10 the wishes Of any portion Of my con.
slituents, and TO subject myself to the
apparent Inconsistency Of voting for the
Bankrupt Law in August, and fnr its re-
peal in January following But am well
eiusfied that a statement Of The facts at.
lending lie passage, aud my vote for The
repeal, will ciear me fully Of this charge.
When this l. W was before The House
in August, had much doubt Of the pro.
prietysufiis passage lowing 10 the grounds
taken by tho bin; aud my difficulties
were increased on account of the very
great defccts in The bill itself. That a
Bankrupt Lsw, on proper grounds, mi
form throughout ihe Union was desirable,
then thought, and still thiLk 50.
consider the bill as passed in August
highly defective, and that il ought TO be
materially amended. On the first vote
IN August | refused 10 90 for il. The
bill was lost, and IN a reconsideration by
tho House Of that vote,-ss the tune for
It 10 take effect was postponed 10 the
htst day Of February, lS42,--I came To
the conclusion that would vote for It.
This amendment, though it did not sat.
isfy me, yet induced me to give my sup.
port 10 the measure, tho time for i, "a
take effect being postponed to day So
remote as TO afford Congress an Oppnrtu
nifty tOalteF, by amendment, or repeal
the law at this session, II, on more ma.
inre onsIderati0n II should bs deemed
advisable. Subsequent reflection has
butconfrmed mo in the opinion at fret
entertained: that the defects in tho law
were such as 10 Overbalance any good
that might be derived from H.
A. this session | have been not only
wiling, but desirOus to give opportunity
for amendment, so as, ifpossible, 10 avoid
tho objections which to me we're insIr.
E1ounlable. still desired 10 sustain the
lsw II = could sand The more did desire
il. as had received some feD (nOt man,)
petitions in iis favor from pats of my Dis.
tFict, net, however, amounting to any
thing near an expression OF opinion in
The District on the subject
On the repeal I voted pQainst all the
Fspid, inconsideFate, and hnrTied move.
ments Of the House, in order 10 give time
Eofsmendment Amendments were pro
posed by one of my colleagues, (similarlv
sitnusdwiill MYSELF on which we had
consulted and agreed, and which we en-.
daavoTed TO get 10 without success
These amendments were offered BY nv
e0ilesgus at en- early day of The session,
ss instructions 10 The Judiciary Cnmmit.
tee, bat he could moi get them referred.
They were rejected. So we have done
our duty in good faith, and stand on the
same ground as at the Exla Session.
This law never was INTENDED to remain
ss i pissed at the last session. lfso, why
vas the time for lie taking effect post
pOned 10 50 late day az the lst Of Feb,
Fuary, 1922 And, again, il Is evident,
u we may judge from language used on
the floor Of the House. A leading mem
Der in lie favor from New York. when
the bill was on is passage, declared on
the floor Of The House, in substance as
tOllows:-"'I know this bill TO he defec. |
Tive. -" take il Nth all iss imper.
teesiOns on iis head, raih0g than have no
legislation on the subject; = trust.
ing 10 the next session of Congress 10
peEtectil. Il ct least compels legislation
en the subject st the next sessions And
innhey, che same member, at the same
times asid: u hOpe, before this bill takes
saaei that whatever is obscure will he
made clees." Il iisobyious thar II was in
la1 canhdepce, that n gnod faith the Law
hosle, = IBIS session, be amended OF re.
pseaeoi ihat and my friends, agreeine
w re y opinion, gave onr votes cor RI
3 ins sxlFs session. Without our votes