, 1890-02-14
A GOOD KILLING.
The House Rejects an Attachment
Law Amendment.
District Assessors to Have Per-
centage tor Pay.
Mr.. AtherIy of Albany Has a Scheme
to Collect Poll Tax.

ON ATTACHMENT.
What was perhaps the most interesting
discussion SO far had in the house was
heard yesterday afternoon n committee
of the whole, Mr.. Adams presiding.
Early in the session the house passed a
bill giving debtors the right to attach
when fraud could be alleged. To this the
council added that attachment might be
made upon failure to meet a note or settle
an open account due and demanded.
Mr.. Hebard moved for concurrence In
the amendment of the council. He said
that Wyoming, under the old law had be-
come a paradise for deadbeats. hat credi-
tors had very little protection, and that
laws similar to the section submitted by
the council had been enacted by the legs
latures of Nebraska and Colorado. The
debtor had liberal exemption.
Speaker Downey replied at length and
very earnestly to Mr. Hebard's argument.
He said that in hard times a man became
embarrassed in business. He used his
credit, then mortgaged, ard Just as he
was beginning to see his way clear some
taskmaster in the form of a creditor would
order an attachment, and the debtor
would be wrecked forever when he was
honestly trying to pay and might have re-
gained prosperity. Under the old law it
was necessary to allege fraud, and there
was always hesitancY about doing this
under oath. If the council amendment
became a law wreckage of business men
would be facilitated.
Mr.. Kellogg made one OF his character
istic arguments against the amendment.
and Mr.. Atherly expressed the tervent
hope that Mr.. Hebard's motion would not
prevail.
The committee recommended, by a big
majority, non concurrence in the council
amendment.
THE MILITIA II
Mr.. Roedel's militia bill had been care
fully revised by the standing committee,
and was returned with several amend
ments. The house will pass the bill. 1t
is modelled after the Colorado and similar
to the militia acts of all states.
ASSESSORS
Tho Atherlv hill nrovidipg for d;stric,
received favorable consideration
at the hands of Mr.. Browns committee
Of the house yesterday morning. Under
its provisions the commissioners shall di.
vide the counties into not less than two
nor more than four assessment districts.
Quite a discussion occurred on the cues.
ton of salary. The result was the fix
ture Of a compensation of a quarter of a
mill on thee returned valuation and actual
legitimate travelling expenses. Mr.. Nc
Cormick wanted to except horse hire, but
his amendment was rejected.
NEW SCHOOL CODE.
Mr.. Jesurun has given notice that he
will introduce a bill for an act revising
the territorial school laws. This measure
will be substantially the bill presented to
the tenth house a few days before adjourn
ment, and lost in the shuttle.
TREE CULTURE.
In Mr.. Schnitger's bill for an act to en-
courage and promote tree culture, it is
provided that one who grows trees sue.
cessfully shall receive a royalty of $40 an
acre. Tree culture claimants are debarred
from the benefits of this act in connection
with perfecting title to their land.
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