The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-08

pointed another committee and looks
LOT an agreement Matson of Sedg-
wick is on the second committee. Dol
ley is a bull dog fighter but will hardly
| jeopardize the success of the first
square deal legislature on such small
| matter as a few more or less employees
in either house.
The bill introduced by Westcott of
Cherokee, relating to the exemption
from debts of the head of a family
who works for wages will interest a
large number of people The measure
is evidently calculated to benefit the
tofler but in the end the latter is still
dragged over all the Goals of the law
and energies therefrom pretty well
plucked for the matter of a year or
SO to come.
1t is strange that merchant or
rich man can fail and leave a hum
dred creditors holding the sack while
after, while all laws affecting the
poor man who works for wages that
AFFORD him bare living, utterly fail
to protect in any degree these earn
1ngS from the sharks of the creditors
on the one hand and the insatiate
NAV of the courts on the other.
The justice of the peace, or judge of
city court, the clerk, the constable,
the janitor, the witness the hangers
on, all these must in the end be paid
by the unfortunate debtor as well as
the full pound of flesh to the original
creditor. While as before stated, the
man in business for himself is amply
protected by the bankruptcy law.
This is the third bill of this kind
introduced in this house, but if all
three are passed the man who works
for others must still work a year for
the courts and his creditor if he is
ever hauled up under the garnishee
law. The following is the text of the
bill:
That the earnings of a debtor who is a.
services at any time within thirty days
next preceding the Issuance of garnish-
ment process, when it is made to appear
that such earnings are necessary for the
maintenance of a family supported wholly
or in part by the labor Of the debtor, shall
be exempt from garnishment process, ex-
cept as follows: When the earnings of
the debtor, including the amount garn-
equals the sum Of thirty-five dollars and
does not exceed the sum of forty dollars,
g gar T for fe the sI payment Of any
claim or debt contracted for the purchase
of the necessities of life for the debtor
for the wages of any laborer, miner, me
chanic or other person; when the earnings
isheed, for said period of thirty days,
equals the sum of forty dollars and does
ty per cent thereof shall be subject to
garnishment for the purposes above Spe-
cited: when the earnings of the debtor,
including the amount garnisheed, equals
the sum of fifty dollars, and does not ex-
coed the sum of sixty dollars, thirty per
ment for the purposes above specified;
when the earnings of the debtor, includ-
period of thirty days shall exceed the sum
of sixty dollars, then in addition to the
above provided, all earnings in excess of
sixty dollars shall be subject to garnish-
ment for the purpose above specified; 1t
is expressly provided if debtor has been
unable to collect all or any portion of his
wages earned during a period of ninety
days. next preceding the issuance of any
garnishment process that the debtor
shall be entitled to the same exemption as
said ninety day period, but the amounts
collected during each thirty days by the
debtor. if any. shall be credited on the
exemption for said thirty days and the
suing or judgment creditor shall be en-
titled to the same. rights as. IL garnish-
sixty days respectively before the is
suance of garnishment process in the
any exemption as herein provide for, he
shall file affidavit setting for his ex-
emption and at the time Of filing such
affidavit notify the plaintiff, his agent or
attorneys thereof in writing. If. the plain
tiff desires to controvert or contest the
claimed by the debtor in his 4i affidav it.
then the plaintiff shall file a counter af-
ing notified Of the filing of the debtors
affidavit. Thereupon a final hearing
shall be had at a time fixed by the court
notice of the filing of the debtors af-
ffdavit.
Bills in the House.
Bills introduced in the house Saturday
H B. No. 6sS BY Guilbert-An act con-
corning assessment and taxation.
H. B. No $50. By Phillips-An act re-
lating to the appointment of a police
judge in cities of the third class.
H b No. 60 BY westcott (by requesD
An act providing for the protection Of
the life, limb and health of employees in
coal mines.
n B. n 61. BY Lander-An act in re-
lation to bucket shops, brokerage offices
and other places, transacting the business
of buying, selling and dealing in grain,
stocks, bonds, securities, provisions and
other commodities for future delivery,
the opening, carrying on and
the same.
H. B. No. 672. By Walker-An act to
am end the general statutes of 1901.
H. B. No. 673. BY committee on assess
ment and taxation-An act to provide for
the assessment and taxation of legacies
and SUGGESTIONS.
H B. No. 674. BY Stone of Shawnee
An act making appropriation for the To-
peka Orphans Home association.
H B. No. SO. By Snyder-An act for |
the protection of nongame birds, their
nests and eggs.