Nebraska advertiser., 1857-11-12
Our LegiSIatHre-What will 1t q
What should It do.

Our LegiSIatHre-What will IL do
What should it do.
Three weeks from next Tuesday, Dec
sth, the fourth session of the General
Assembly of Nebraska, viii convene al
Omaha. w have heard much said, and
been often asked "what are you going e
do this winter ?o-"WM you again
sauander the session fghtingNn the CAPT
tai quioa W'-These are all questions
difficult to answer just nOw We hope,
however, that the Legislature viii come
together, having the best interests of Ne
6raska uppermosti in the minds of members
that the governing impulses will not be
finIdiciduaE interests of members or their
particular friends; and that when matters
of public or locaIpolicy are introduced,
other questions will be asked than twill
it pay me?"-"is there n ymoney in it!"
-"will it build up my locality, and tear
down that O fmy opponent OrrivalH We
think, enough, In all conscience, of such
legisIating has been seen and felt in Ne
braska thus far. Have we not been ours
ed long enough by the wire pulling,
scheming dictationo of set of nonresident
spectators, who throng our Hobbies every
wfnter-who, to use some of their own
expressions, ''come here to make for
tunes, and don't care a Id what be-
comes of the Territory" We have heard
Just such language from some Of these
worthless, and we confess that to one who,
in-good faith, has come to Nebraska to
make it his home-who is willing to strug-
gle through the privations incident to the
selling Of a new country, In order to lay
foundation for the future prosperity Of
the country; bring about a state of affair;
under which his children and those of hi
neighbors and friends who have come
hither prompted by similar impulses, cal
live in peace, quiet and comfort, sucl
remarks grated heavily upon our ear. w,
say we hope the end Of such a state of af
fairs has come.
We hope the. capitol question will b
allowed to sleep during one session
There are matters of vastly more import
ance to the people commanding our atten
ton. Such has been the class oflegislativ
enactments heretofore that no attentio
scareelyhas been paid to securing a whole
some code of laws, or passing other bills G
ageneralnature. The time of the AS
sembly has been consumed up to almos
the very last dayof the session in quarrel
ing over the Nebraska vexed question,
together with granting mill, mill-dam
road, ferry, bridge, and such like priyil
j.. eyes. These are well enough, and neet
lobe looked after. We are of the opinion
however, that a general act relative t
such enterprises, placing the whole matte
IN the hands of the county courts shouldb
passed. We need a substitute for GU
school law. Our present one is lame an,
very ineffective In many points. We hav
had occasion the past year to work with
:. inallis bearings, and are sure a muc
better one can be gotten up, and ought t
be passed. ..
From what we have learned of LAT
from various parts of the Territory, W
look for a strong effort to be made to pas
a general bankrupt law for the benefit {
those who have, unfortunately, deb
hanging over them inthe States. To
short and to the point, passing a la
shielding one who has been a resident
the Territory a specified time-say60, g
oEtl20 days, from the usual course of Ii
law incoIIecton. of debts contracted out
the Territory, and before removing to tt
same. Many reasons are offered by Il
frie1dsof such aameasure; ) among whie
the most prominent is, that itowiH induc
emigration by offering to those who ha,
drulv been unfortunate during the presea
hard times, and who have not enough lie
from the ruins to go again into busine
in4he States, but could come west and {
an economical scale make a start here
sDdsthat such ought to be protected. Sue
4 law was introduced last winter. "
could not, nor did not give it our vote
We have yer to hear the argument suff
Gent 20 convince us of the PrOpriety
5assing such a law. We are willing ar
anxious at all times to render all the pr
lection and relief in our power to II
truly unfortunate. We are yet 10 be col