Show AGAINST THE collection OF DEBTS BY LAW we find that when the legislature of wisconsin considered a proposition to abolish all laws haws for the collection of debts that the mover of the bill was a great wag mr elmore in his speech among other things said reviewing the I 1 present resent system of of collecting debts I 1 it git was all a humbug and a cheat a matter of technicalities and legal shuffling lawyers gave advice in order to obtain fees and encourage litigation judges made blunders and mistakes he had a little experience in law and that was rich laughter ile he would give a history of it the speaker then related how he had purchased a yoke of oxen about fifteen years ago paid fifty dollars for them a few days after the son of the man of whom he had bought the oxen came to bim dimand him and said the oxen were his he insisted on having pay over again and commenced a suit before 1 a 1 justice the jury agree finally through the basswood justice of the peace the case went against him he appealed it to the circuit court in milwaukee there I 1 lost again and said to my lawyer lawyers I 1 will give you ten dol lars lans ars to quote pennsylvania law to judge miller and get a new trial ordered great laughter he took the ten dollars and performed his duty i A new trial was then grante granted and the venue changed to walworth county judge irwin was then the judge any ny mair maid man who wanted to gain a case in his is court had either to go hunting with him and let the judge claim all the game gamo that was shot or else pat his dog I 1 iamo same patted his dog laughter I 1 fed that dog on crackers renewed laugh ter the casenas decided in my favor when I 1 heard the decision I 1 thought the dog had followed me about long enough I 1 turned round and gave him I 1 a i kick laughter the yelp had hardly subsided ere I 1 heard the judge say mr clerk this judgment Is set asile aside and a new trial gran grau granted ted 71 great great laughter mr speaker that kiek kick cost me 2001 convulsive laughter you have no doubt seen a uit uit in a Jus justices tides court in the tha country there is time 0 spent by the jurors and hangers on besides other costs at least 50 besides besids the ill III feelings and dissensions caused by it it is all a cheat the litigants had better sit down and play a game of old sledge to decide the case it would be more sire sure to settle the dispute justly v A SAD PICTURE massachusetts conr kalns in round numbers about blind aw deaf mutes insane 1200 idiots and paupers haupers pau pers who with a few exceptions are aro supported by the public or by their friends the burden of society is further increased by the hideous army of drunkards prostitutes and their purveyors by the class of gamblers thieves and kindred destroyers while others again idl Idi distil dastil stil and deal out poison to keep the whole crew excited and active these helpless dependent idle consumers and destruct ives number at least while upwards of must be employed to care for them or br to repress them sf louis dispatch |