Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-10
now II WORKS.

The passage By the recent Legislature
Of The bill s1emp.ing $40 Of . persons
vse.s or salary from attachment II now
in full force - one Of the laws OF the
land. Tho passage Of this bill was not
intended. II wa the old MeMurchis
bill to exempt $50 per month. which
was killed in the Assembly. An enter
prisins Republican Senator sought to
mako political capital BY rssurrscsins
this bill and increasing the exemption to
$50. The Democracy went for the
point and the bill passed the Sem
ate triumphsntly. It was expected
that Il would be killed in the
Assembly. Of course. but that strongly
Democratic body not only saw the point.
but also saw " that $50 exemption and
vent Ii $50 better. making IL $40. The
Senate unexpectedly concurrsd. and Il
went to the Governor. His EIcsllsncy
having recently vetoed . bill permitting
the attachment, Of the salaries Of public
officers. felt that consistency demanded
that no should sign the bill. consequently
hs did 90. and thus through . joke and
b~urlssqus. aided BY . little political
spsrrinR. the bill to the surprise Of al
became Q Law.
II turns out that In this matter the
Legislature unintsnionslly psrpstratsd
. pretty good thing. At Arst it was
looked spOn q . hardship and wrong
toward oil merchants. trsdssmen and
others with whom lsboring men have to
deal. ~dspriving them OF any security in
the collecting Of bills due them for pro-
visions. groceries. merchandise and other
things for which they have given credit.
Al all parties become more accustomed
to II. however. Il il seen to 30 . positive
benefit to the business men, and many
say they wish this bill had been passed
years ago. a. II would have saved them
from doing q losing credit business. to say
nothing Of resulting bankruptcy. and
now the butcher and the baker or the
grocer can look q nottingham square in
the face and smile. when he asks for
credit. They can refuse him with excel
lent grace. and 10 the workinsnan don't
like II 10 can take Il out in cursipe the
stupidity Of that Democratic Legislature.
The other morning . couple Of miners
coming Of shift from the Overman mine
got to disputing relative to the operation
Of the new law. one OF them. John -
taking the ground that although II wa
intended for the benefit Of the working
man. yet IL would be found moro Of an
injury than . benefit, u now the grocer
and other business men would refuse
him credit. knowing there was now ne
security for the pay. The other miner,
Ned -. declared that his credit wal
good q ever: in fact. he would beI
twenty dollars against Eve that hs would
step into q certain groeery store in Gold
Hill which they were just passing and
prove his assertion by calling for hity
dollars wsrth Of goods on credit. and
not Be refused. John Immediately tool
the bet. and into the grocery they went
Both put up their money and waited
few minutes till the proprietor. who Wal
out, came In. Then the following neso.
tiative conversation ensued:
"Mr. Blank. can I get fifty dollars
worth Of goods Of you on credit for thirt,
dsys7"
What kind Of goods 2"
"oh. that don't matter; what I wan
to know Is. 10 my credit is good here fo'
fifty dollars worth Of goods 2"
"wsll. no /; 1t isn't"
"Thefe, mats enough. I've lost
bet. that's ALL"
John scoopsd up the s25 and the,
left. John offered to treat. but Ned VA
too mad for anything. He had fire.
qusntly got credit at the Same store snt
thought he was all right now, but IL hst
cost him $40 to find out that hs wasn't
The grocer. speaking Of IL aftsrward
said when the question was put to him
hs hardly knew how TO answer. for fiit,
dollars' worth Of staple goods. ssch ii
four. sugar. etc.. upon which there Il
little or no profit. cannot well Be r~stsile,
on credit, while other goods or an assert
ment Of family articles q I. But b
thought best to b on the safe side any
how.