Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-21

Thin took all the vile provisions OF all
1fhe unwholesome laws that had ever
lbcen enacted and proposed 10 MAKE
linen laws OF the land. and leaves OUT
4 mo good. The bill not only propoSeu
ITO punish tho man who sold tho gooIs,
fslnd In whom Jury diseoSetea ny
Intention 10 become inBolvent' nut uisV
ITO pursue the man who bought iluIlI
A him. and TO punish hi npy tehns
\ away the property for which ne hnu
/ paid his money. A man puyb ngt
\ OF clothes In good faith, PAYNE ne
money therefor, and when the lu,s
& finds that the man who sold the clVN'so
4 Intended TO defraud his crodltors' W
y ofiocrB OF tho law can strip from tnc
purchaser his clothes, turn them lhto
The General assets, and the man Who
Dnid his money for them rs not even
/. allowed 10 participate In the ulyisi9n
OF the assets. He then took up tne
! classes who were 70 ptruclpttv :.
A m. assets. and attacked the idea mat
no ofiieers of court should come before
, nnvbody else, The faithful clerk or
house servant who had RETAINED from
I i,resslnar his employer could only put
In q claim for $50, though ne had IA
bored hard for six months, had uhuer
atood the critical situation anu hau
done what he could, had been Ienieht
IN his demands. 10 help divert the
disaster. -
senator Aiccamb ilmb-skinnod and
1nw-hawked the Populatic ana pater,
naiistic textures OF the Dill, anu ulop9u
with u strong appeal TO SENATORS W
connne the functions OF goFeIhii''e W,
to what they were Intended anu ny
10 pass IL law putting II IN commeI-
clal or other business; TO leave ihe,i
10 make their own contracts. ana col.
,ect their own debts, With the le'iAt
possible Interference from the law.
Al the conclusion OF Senator NC
Combs speech the senate ndJourheu 10
y. IN. -, 49,.
confederation OF the Agnew bill was
reaumed. Senator Steele argued that
10 adopt such a measure nt thls INN"
would be disastrous TO tho business lu-
terests of the state. II would driye
to the wall II large number OF country
merchants, on whom the farmers rely
Senator whitaker made brief
speech In favor OF the bill. lie hung
the support upon the GROUNDS OF
honesty and fairness.
senator Stafford said 10 drastic n
measure was not needed at this time
and he opposed H..
Senator Preslor said, relatively Bpeak,
ing, n man ala not own property untli
II was paid for and. therefore. TINS blll
ala not propose to take from "A man
anything tnut ~ HlH own a..
senator Dickson said as country
merchant he favored the BIZ. He hud
heard one constituent Of his say word
iu opposition 10 It TO mine for u.
Senator Darwin said there was MOTH
ing of PapuliHm IN the blll except mat
A was right Rnd Just, and upon that
ground he favored It..
Senator BowHar made telling speech
ngainst the bin. reading from the laws
OF Illinois. Missouri, PennhylVanln'
NasBaehusetts and New York, show
ing that they all hud the preferred
creditor system. He claimed that tic
Agnew bill was IN the Interest OF the
merchants Of these states. who wanted
Il different law for Texas that they
might come here and take the pront
away from the Texas Jobbera and
wholosnlera.
senator Bowser yielded the floor for
motion TO adjourn TIL 10 o'clock To-
morrow, when he will resume his
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