The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1882-12-22
LEGISLATIVE.
The us.u-s i.aE---A Law Annltrt
Attachment by Foreign
Judgment.

The Idaho Legislative Assembly
convened on Monday tho 18th inst,
aasg have lawfully provided ex-
istance d sixty days, in which tine
much may he done. The member
ship II pretty evenly divided as to
parties, while IL ii probable that
tho Republicans VIII have control
OF the Council, and the Democrats
ct tho House, md i speedy organ.
ization be effected IN both.
Legislation on some matters IL
highly necessary. We have hereto
fore referred 10 the Usury Law which
should BY AL means be abolished.
The season OF 1883 promises I'm in
fnx Of capital and enterprise into
our mining ccnters, chat should not
be hampered or restrained in any
wise Who will say the present
stringent usury law is not an almost
eiiectslal bar to speculation Spec
ulation IL Just what we court and
need Let capital DO untrammeled
and bring what Il Is worth. Let
men Of nerve and capacity contract
and judge for themselves as TO val.
ues. In fact, let MS Jump into the
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van and forefront Of vigorous enter
prise and do everything 10 induce
| progress and development This
il the very initiatory step thereto,
therefore lot cur legislators look to
II and act promptly and carly in the
matter, and instead Of money being
driven constantly out Of tho Terri.
tory, the tide will turn and we will
SEQ II coming fro m every direction.
/ Another thing let our representa-
tives take in hand vigorously and
without fail, Enact law for the
protection of our own resident bust
ness men and communities the same
AS the states and all other terrific
rieH have against attachment by
foreign and nonresident creditors,
II Is only fair and just, and strictly
Il primary step towards seli-pre-
servation Let man BIO in over SO
Eourishing business and have d
few uon-rasident creditors for reas-
enable amounts, as is usually the
case, any ono Of them can como in
and ~ any time. without any pro
text attach md ruin tho business
IL has been dono In several instance.
i'll this country during tue past sen
aon One creditor acting violently
thua, no maitpl how professionally
brings the whole puck IN on the sam,
tack That is their attempt at aeli
prsaervHtian and ~ the law nov
stands, there's nothing to proven
il or give tho worthy debtor shov
for hls business or standing, In th
! eases that have come under our oh
servation great injustice and wronl
has been dnne tho resident debtors
. and tho nonresident creditors hav
: gained little, and would have los
! nothing. but the strife hetwee
them ruined all, Veny tnw state
have laws tolerating such a procet
: ure now, and il il high time we ha
| u change, md in the absence of
national bankrupt law, An ameRde
limitation an tprpigp judgement
{ and claims, thus giving TO live, enc
r getic hnt unfortunate business me
T a chance 10 recover themselves
z Lot all manner OF foreign claim
Judgments, notes or accounts
9 limited TO one Year and no NOR
: and our word for il Idaho will ie,
l nov impulses. and start on the hlg
1 road TO prosperity, development an
:. success
A New York dispatch of Decon
: Der 18th, says Naval Commando
! 0'rewinshieid, in the Herald to da,
] says The Nicaragua canal woul
/. save slo,000,o0 annually on ii