The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-06


ferguson, jun. ~ ,o,u ~r",n sh,s stare -.c,..
tain slave. * tor r'her purposes was read I.
third time. aud passed.
An engrossed bill" Ccncernine John ~.
jeifries.' was read third time, and PCS.
sed.
An engrcssed bill :" Ar.horisiny El;zabe,l,
Sturdivant, ADMINISTRATIVE OF Robert Sturdi.
want. deceased. TO introduce certain slave,
into this ssatc," was reid third time, and
passed.
An engrossed bill Making further pro.
vision for furnishing the Magistrates Of this
commonwealth with the la VS. thereof" was
reid third time, and several BLANKS therein
hlicd up, and passed. Ayes l04-N,ys 90.
An engrossed bin "authorising Margaret
her Robins to retain certain slaves within
this staie. was read third time, and pas
SetL .es g..
An engrossed bill Ito amend several laws
concerning the inspection of tobacco was
read a third time, and a blank therein filed
up, and passed.
An engrossed bill "to amend the act en-
titled. an act establishing turnpike roa,l
between the town Of Manchester and Falling
Creek on the Buckingham road" (Which lay
on the tahle) was taken up and read a third
time, and several blanks therein filed M.
and passed
An engrossed bill "to amend an act CEN
cern'ng an academy in the county of Br,,ns-
WICK, (which lay on the tAbie) WAS takes
up asds blank therein filledu and passe,.:
AN engrosScd bill Z" concerpieg executors
and administrators" was read n third tiin,.
and several blanks therein filled up. AMI
passed.
The house. according to the order of II.
oey, resolved Itself into 4 committee of sh.-
whole house on the tate OF the common
.eaith; and after some time spent thereia
VIZ. speaker resumed the chair, and Mi.
Woodbs reported. that the committee had.
according to order, had under consideration
the report OF the committee Of Finalce -
had gene through the same, and made seve-
raj amendments. which he handed in at the
CLERKS table, where the same were twice,
read
One part of the said report. stricken out
by the committee OF the whole house, is in
the following words:
Your committee are compelled to observe,
tilat Notwithstanding the probable receipts
viii ultimately be sufficient to meet the pro-
baoe expenditures of government, yet rs tho.
taxes are not payable into the public treasu-
~ until the first day of November. it often
happens during period in the year. that the
treasury IS without money.
Ihe COMMITTEES therefore cannot consis.
tcntly with their duty refrain from recon-
mendng TO the Legislature the necessity oe
preparing some resources to meet in future.
this deficiency in the treasury during the ne
rod heretofore so justly complained Of and
which our taxes. according to the present
mode OF cole ction, cannot do. They there
tore suggest TO the house. that in order 20
remedy the temporary deficiency that hap
pens IN the treasury, it will os necessary to.
increase the taxes ON, the present ssbieCts of
taxation SO as to meet this tleiicie cy in the
next year; and in order to Elees the dctici-
ency or the present Year. they recommend
that the treasurer be authorised TO borrow
dollars from the Bank OF Virginia,
whenever there may not be money 10 meet
the demand, on the treasury.
Resolved, as the opinion Of this committee,
thatit w,,id be eXpedient to revise aud a
mend the law equaiiziag the land tax Of this
commonwealth.
The question being abaut to be put on
agreeing to thcaT endment of the commit
tee, division Of the question was called for.
and,wa iirst taken ON striking out that part
whic;ibegiEs with the words "the Commit.
tee therefore,. to the end Of the section; &c
the question being put on agreeing thereto,
1t passed in the af.irmatvc
"A mao was then made to insert in the ,
place OF the words stricken out the follow
,ug:
Resolved therefore, That provision SHOULD
be made by law, that whenever there shall
be deficiency. the Bank of Virginia, OH
payment OF the demands against the state
shall DE allowed an interest on such advan-
ces at the rate CT psr centum per aEnun
until such advances are reimbursed.
Ard the question being put on the propo-
sed amendment, it passed in the negative.
Ayes 34--Noes 1913.
The amendments Of the committee were
then further agreed toby the house.
The question being then put OH agreeing
to that part of the amendment proposed by
the committee of the whole, which goes to
strike OMIT the resolution, proposing that the
law eqnalizing tbs land tax, shall be revised
and amended, it passed in the Affirmative.
Ayes 81-Noes rs.
The question being then put on agreeing TO
the said report as amended, it passed in the
affirmative