Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01

NO RELiEF FOR LOAN ASSOCIATIONS NO
EXEMPTION FROM sEizuRE-rwo G)op
BILLS KlLLED-coNs1tTUTIo con
vgNTIoN PROPOSED.
Dover, Jan 2s.--The majority of the
members of both the Senate and House
to-day struck for immortality, and have
no doubt they will now be embalmed as
representative enemies Of tue masses OF
Delaware.
Without one word Of explanation, Lewis
Thompson's hill exempting fom execu-
lion process certain articles of personal
property, was voted down in the House
afer several amendments, iHtended only
to impair the worth Of the bill, had been
defeated. Those gentlemen who voted
for the bill should ever be remembered us
friends Of the toiling masses those who
opposed II and caused lis defeat should not
be forgotten their names should be pre-
serged-and in future years, II the same
men are before the public, clanoring for
o.es by which they propose to be eleva-
ted 10 Offices of honor or prol;-pOsitons
they have proven themselves unit to fill
the record they made to-suy can be re-
frrred to. and the course of any working
man, provided he Is endowed with COM
mon sense, and blessed with eyesight, will
apuear as plain as the noon-day sun.
The gentlemen from New Castle county
fought well for the success Of the till,
while honest john Hickman, of Sussex,
and Mr.. Cough, of Kent, voted for II on
It's final reading. All honor to the noble
nne. But what shall be said of the re-
mainder of The members of the House. all
of whom, except Dr. Thompson, OF Sus-
sex, who was at his home-voted nay, and
thus killed most humane, just and eX-
celent measured / fancy / hear nine
tenths Of the people Of the Diamond State
exclaim with one accord in answer TO the
query, GAN shame tOths ignoble eleven ~
The fate OF the bin taking the tax off
loan associations was even sadder than
the death of the exemption bill. This
bill, II will be remembered, passed the
House by fair majority, and II was
thought that in consequence of this ii
would pass the Senate and become law
II was called up early this afternoon for
final consideration, and although Senator
Riddle plead for its further postponement
that those interested might be heard
through petitions, the previous quest on
was called and seven grave Senators, with
ont the fear of God, Devil, constituency
or political damnatiDn before their ey S, In
a devil-may-care manner grOwled out q
luzv vet decisive "nay," and another jast
measure had been robbed of au existence.
Senators Riddle and Leslie were the only
ones who supported the bill
The House TO day passed. by a large
majority, Mr.. Silver's bill prohibiting Jus
tlces of the peace and constables irou
collecting fines in criminal cases, excep
where expressly provided for by statute
The bill also prohlOits justices Of th
peace from acting as claim agents.
la, ttr.rftttr fhn Human a rpa1 tlu hill Mr.
Silver asserted (und it Is knoSn by SOU
correspondent to be notorious facD tina
the most trivial matters are magni
fled by certain Justices Of the peace
for the simple purpose Of euconrag
ing petty law suits, that arc costly
to those engaged in them, and bench
e no one except the magistrate who heau
the case and the constable who has mad
= the arrest. TO more forcbly explain
, himself he pictured case where one per
sou had called another scoundrel. TIL
person to whom this inappropriate eplthe
was addressed at the instance of magls
trate, brought suit against the one VIII
uttered Il on charge Of a breach Of tn
, peace. warrant is placed in the hand
, OF constable and after the prisoner e.
is brought before the dispenser of Justice
10 and un 'erooes shOit tiial, tlues to tn
amount Of 81 90 are imposed upon tn
. unfortunate ono, and he or she Is ais
required to give 500 bail to keep the peac
for an indefinite period.
= As soon as this ease Is settled the perso
o who figured as defendant, at the sugges
4 ton of the magistrate, turns plaintiff an
= prosecutes his prosecutor because the latte
4 called him a scouudrel. The S2.0l At
q again pocketed and q $50 bondsman r,
o 1uired And this is the way it goc'