Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-06
JOHN NETHBRLAND as LEGISLA-
TOR,


opposed so ExemPting the Farmers
Plough, and the Mechanics Tools from
Execution!
The record Of JOHN NETHERLAED, Know Nothing
candidate for Governor, is, as remarked by Gov.
HARRIs small one, bat it is very bad, what there
is Of it.
In 1893, he was member of the Senate. That
was the session Of the Legislature at which the
wise and humane exemption law, for the protection
of the working tools of the poor man, was passed.
This law, with some additions, still remains force.
As passed in 1888, it is as follows:
le33.-CHAPTER SUBSECTION l. In addition TO
the property heretofore exempt from execution by
the several acts Of the General Assembly of this
State, there shall also be exempt in like manner, in
the hands Of q person engaged in agriculture in like
manner from executions issuing upon judgments
founded upon contracts eutered into from and after
the first day Of February next, one plough, one
hoe, set Of geers for plOughiDg one iron wedge
and one farm horse. mule, OF yoke of oxen.
SEC 9 There shall in like manner be exempt,
one set Of mechanical tools, such is usually
ployed by, and necessary for workman at any
particular trade: Provided, the defendant in the
execution who may claim the exemption in such set
OF tools, shall usually follow such trade en-
p)oyment.
SEC 8. All property exempted from execution
by this act and all fOrrler acts Of the General AS
sembly, shall in Ike manner be exempt in the
hands of the widow, executor, administrator or
heirs Of C deceased debtor
SIC 4. All property exempt from execution by
this act all former acts of the General Assembly,
shall also be exempt from seizure By attachment
SIC. g. The benefit Of this act shall extend only
to the heads Of families
On the third and last reading of this bin in the
Senate, the following proceedings were had: (see
Senate Journal 1898, page 27S:)
90 Mr.. Rayburn returned without amendment, a
Bill to amend the seversl acts in relation TO proper
ty exempt from execution, and the same being read
the question was thereupOn had, shall the bill pass
And determined in the afHrmstiye-ayes 10, noes 9.
The ayes and noes being demanded by Mr.. Sims,
seconded by Mr.. Chase,
The affirmative votes
Messrs. AnireWs, Chase, Coe, FOute Jarnagin,
McMeaDs, Motley, Ray burn, Vernon, Yerger-lO
The negative votes are:
Mr. Speaker Adams Cannon, Frey, Moore,
NETHERLAND, Smith, Sims, Wyly-9
And so said bill passed its third and last reading
in both houses, and was ordered to be enrolled"
At the session of 1856, MIR. NETuERLAED was a
member of the House A bill was introduced at
that session to repeal so much Of the act of 1894
as exempts TIE gorkigg tools Of nscl7nics from exc
cution For this bill JOHy YEruERLASD voted, (see
House Journal, page lG7.)
We thus find the Know Nothing candid ate voting
first against proposition to exempt from sale on
execution the implements Of husbsndry and of me
ehsnicnl trades in the hands Of heads OF families
by which the poor working man could supply hi;
wife and children with bread and again, when thit
humane law had been two years in operation, and
when he had had two years for election, voting t.
repeal so much Of the Law as related to mechanics
The man who has done this, is not only unworthy
TO fill any Office Of honor by the surages Of the PEG
pie, but he has shown that the sympathies he pro-
fesses for the poor man are insincere and hyp0cTt
ical
But while JOHN NETBERSAyD thus answered NJ
to q proposition to exempt from execution q single
plough and hoe in the hands Of q farmer who wal
the head of family, a set of mechanical tools il
the hands Of a mechanic also the head Of family
voting, in short, to deprive poor man in debt Q
all means Of providing food for his wife and child
ren-this same JOHN NETHERLAED showed that b.
knew how to be liberal to the rich, for be votel
against taxing capital over $500 used for lendn,
or shaving; also capital over $1,000 used for thu
same purpose, (see House Journal, 1886, page
435-6) And he voted against taxing pleasure car
riages, (see page 43S) He voted to place the pco
man in debt TO the shaver, in the power of tina
shaver to the last plough and hoe and to exemp
the capital Of that shaver from taxation.
Fellow citizens say not right, that little an,
brief as is JOuE Netherlands record, 1t is cOnclu
sive to his un6tness to be the Executive of a fire.
people, and crushing to all the hopes of his friend
TO place him in that position