Litchfield enquirer., 1877-11-15

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 It seems to be generally understood that what is there called :sthe trusteepro- cess" IS to be abolished in Massachusetts,. There has been strong popular expression of opinion in favor of the repeal, which it is expected will be carried into effect at the next session of their legislature. The '.trustee process" of Massachusetts, is what is called "factorizing process" or foreign attachment" in Connecticut. It enables creditor to seize by legal pro. cess debt due his debtor from some third person. This process is most used in manufacturing communities, where the factofy hands are paid monthly. and where the wages due them are liable to seizure by their creditors. The fact that shop-keeper can thus seize the wages of mill-hand gives the latter fictitious credit which, it is claimed, is an injury to both parties. It tempts the latter to run into debt beyond his means, and it loads the former with bad debts. It was to meet this difficulty that by our law Ia. borer's wagesars exempt from execution through this process to the amount of $25 if he has a family, and to the amount of $10., if single.
 It would strike us that an exemption large enough to protect laborers' wages is all that is needed to meet the difficulty complained of. A total abolition of the trustee process would enable people hay ing thousands invested on bond and mort gage, or in savings banks, to avoid the payment of their just debts.
 Recent votes in Congress show that the Democracy are much worse tainted with the imitation heresy than Republicans. There are some hard money Democrats, and some "wild cat" Republicans. but the great majority of the former vote to make silver full legal tender, while the Republicans furnish three quarters of the minority. We cannot but think that the Democracy are making great political as xvo1I os n <v~ook Grono;ol 41l,rr1a~ uopd money will carry Connecticut. New York. and probably New Jersey, whenever that issue is squarely presented. It carried Ohio in 1875; and Wisconsin, this fall. Whenever Imitation goes to the people it will be beaten, and if the policy of the present House IS pursued till 1880. we Be- lieve the Democracy will also be beaten, even though they retain their solid South.
 Mir. George William. Curtiss is not merely civil service reformer. or 8 ''d- d literary 'feller." He is sort of lay parson also. and conducts the services and reads a sermon every Sunday, at the little Unitarian church in New Brighton. He reads the best sermons published in 90 splendid way that the church is crowded, and the. congregation wont hear of taking minister. The broad moral views which Mir. Ourtlss presents directly in periodical literature and on the plat form. he presents indirectly, by selection from the works of kindred spirits of all denominations, in his pulpit. Ills con- gregation are probably peculiar people, for they seem delighted with notions of honesty. reform. and public duty which the Rochester convention and Senator Conkling ridiculed as absurd.
 The debate on the Army bill in the House, last week. did not indicate any very large degree of "statesmanship" on the part of the Democratic majority. The determination to reduce it's force was strong. but the majority is so small that the Texas members could only be kept in the traces by provision giving them four cavalry regiments for the protection of their frontier. Such clause is plainly unconstitutional as interfering with the Presidents authority as commander-in. chief of the army. The amendments of Southern hot-heads prohibiting the Pres ident from using troops in the States ex- cept on request of governors, was voted down by an overwhelming majority. The Southern members generally did.not think the President deserved any such mark of | distrust.
 Wonan's ecclesiastical rights seem to be meeting with full recognition on the part of some of our Congregational brethren We see it stated ln the papers that the Hartford South Conference sent 30 women out of 56 delegates to the annual meeting at Southington. This is rather larger proportion than seems fair, and we expect soon.t to hear demand for minority rep resentation" from the male members go conspicuously left at home.
 A Goshen ..School Committee" replies to H Ms call for more experienced teach. CTS for the young with the objection that 'sour means are small" and insufficient to pay for experienced teachers. He tells H. N. that he should be very glad of such g teacher if he could be obtained for the salary they are able to pay. Our own be. lief is that g ''cheap" teacher is the dear. est investment a district can make.
 A Congregations council at East Or chard. Mass, declined. last week. to set tie the Rev. J. F. Merriam,as minister oi that society. on hIs frank avowaf of dis belief in the doctrine of eternal punish
 ment. The. vote in the council stood | eight to six.