Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-14
STATE GARNIsHMENT LAW.
An Address on Subject by Hon. william
McEniry.

McEniry.
Hon. William McEnirv addressed
the convention on the State Garnish-
ment Law" lie said: Your worthy
president in introducing Inc told you
of my work while in the Fortieth gen
eral assembly in securing the passage
of the IS a week garnishee law. When
| supported that law 1 said to your
representatives who came to see me
in Springfield that | did not believe
that it went far enough. The law as
it formerly was, placed the eX-
emption of $50 OH the monthly basis.
This permitted a man who might
receive 5000 month and being paid
weekly to evade his Just debts, while
the man receiving $40 a month and
paid in the middle of the succeed
ing month, his wages could be
reached by the garnishee law
that then existed. 1 favored the
passing of the exemption on weekly
payments rather than monthly as
provided by the law. The objection
that | had to it was that it placed the
man who furnished the necessities of
life, and the man who furnished the
luXuries, and the man who had 4 COM
mercial debt, on the same footing with
the retail merchant who furnished the
necessities of life. 1 believe that the
garnishee law should be amended,
providing that when a man received
Judgment against his debtor, and in
that judgment the court finds that it
is for the necessaries of life. that there
be no exemptions except a reasonable
amount of household furniture and
the family clothing, and this with
out any fOrmality.
[ am firmly of the opinion that if you
90 farther with this act, as / have
suggested to you. it will be of greater
benefit to the poorer laboring class,
as well as to the retail merchant.
Knowing that you have come here for
the purpose of trausacting important
business, | will not take much of your
time, but | wish to saw to YOU that
we are all glad that YOU are here and
we hope you are all pleased that you
have come. We think we have one of
the most beautiful cities of the state,
situated upon the banks of the Father
of Waters adjacent to two beautiful
cities, Moline and Davenport, giving
US com bned population of neal v
100. 900. We have been especially
favored by the congress Of the United
States. l can safely state to you that
the government of the United States
has sper more money within a radius
Of four miles from where we now as
sem BILE than it has spent in any other
place in the United States except
Washington. ID. c. We have a mag
nificent arsenal where many men are
emp'oyed, asPlendid water power and
many natural attainments.
Convention Notes.
The Galesburg delegation arrived
this morning.
A NUM- Der of delegates visited the
Rock Island Club at the conclusion of
last evenings concert.
Tonight occurs the banquet at the
Harper. 1t begins at instead of 8
o'clock. as originally announced.
The Rockford delegates will depart
for home tonight in a special coach
attached 10 the o'clocktrain on the
d.. X L. & n. w. Thetrain depart
ure will probably be delayed for the
accommodation of the delegates.
w NJ. Reed, of Morris. who is rep
resenting the Modern Grocer, of Chi
cago, At the convention. is the author
of Points on Advertising" a little
book that has won for him a name all
over the country.
Col. w w. Rider, assistant state
superintendent for the Central Union
Telephone company. last night placed
at the disposal of the delegates the
long distance wires of his company
during the convention, to use the
same to any part of the state free of
charge.
Tomorrow will be devoted to bust
ness in the morning. excursion to
Rock Island arsenal in the afternoon,
and in the evening the visitors are
invited TO attend smoker and I,
winter circus at the Rock Island !
Club. During the day the Woodman