Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-10

I payment ofthat part Of the direc: tax Of the
United States, which WAS apportioned to the
commonwealth Of Virginia." reported the
same without amend ne {.
An amendment was then proposed by Mr.
Archer, of Amelia. to the said oil |; that the
| 10 lowing proviso be added thereto, viz.
| Provided. that che said assumpsit shall not
take effect, unless the government OF the u
nited States shall agree to discount the amount
OF so much OF the qucta of direct tax, AS is
| hereby assumed, by the total of the debt which
OH a settlement of the accounts subsisting ,in-
liquodated between the government Of the u
nited States and the commonwealth of Virgin
in, may be found due TO the commonwealth Of
virgioia, for advances made from the treasury
thereof, for The transportation, equipment, SUBJ
stence and pay of sundry de,achnents of NIL
litiA wi,iel, have been employed in the defence
and service of ths United States !"
And the qu ion beng put upon agreeing to
the said amendment, was determined in the
negative. Ayes 48-Noes 1l6.
On motion of Mr.. Scott, OF York, seconded
by .'lr Claiborne,
Ordered, that the ayes and noes, upon the
said question be inserted in the Journal.
The namss Of the gentlemen who voted
in the affirmative are Messrs. Wise, Archer,
of Amelia. Anderson of Augusta. Doake,
Lewis of Bath. Warwick. Moseley of Bed
ford, Pate. Boyd, MCianahan, Harvey. Bur-
ton. Hoomes, Watkins of Charlotte, Rich
ardso.,. Morrow, Mathews, Johnson, Chap
man, Watkins of Halifax, Sharfe, Sheetz,
Mercer, Wing6eld, Evans. Scott of Monon-
gala, Gray, Thomas. Parramore, Patteson.
pendieton, Hull, Booker. Lindsay, Fullen.
Foga,e. Peery. Bradley, Nye aad Crockett
-48
And the names of the gentlemen who vo-
ted in the negative are Messrs. Stevenson,
| Speaker Everett. Garth, Robertson, Ar
instead. Carter. Edie. Brown, Tucker,
Pryor. Dibreil. Walker of Buckingham, M.
Reynolds. Coleman, Tyler, Cheatham,
Thweatt, Baker IF Cumberland, Milan
rine, Turner, Barbour of Culpeper, Morriss
of Cabell. M'Ginnis. Pegram, Watkins of
Dinwiddie, Lively, Muse, Garnett, Waugh,
SKinker. Wills. Bernard of Fluvanna, Ma
gill. Williams of Frederick, Innes. Garrett,
Boiling. Underwood, Curriu. Blair, Land,
Hill of Halifax. Prosser, Selden, billiard,
| Hairston, Hankns. razeweli, Wilson. Hans
| ford, Roane, Smith, Hill of King William,
Claiborne. nall, Shearman, M'Miiian, Da
MEL, Harris, Chappell, Niblett, Morgan of
Madison. CantriIl, Clendennin, Tonpkins,
Taylor, Jesse, Biakeley, M'Henry, Good
son, : Baker of Nansemond. Poindexter,
Cooke, Blackwell, Edwards, Shelton. Irwin,
Faris, Barbour of Orange, Mallory, Hughes,
/ Baker of Patrick, Walton, Swanson, Arch
e. of Powhatan, Povall, Corn OK, Linton,
1 Foster. Williams of Prince George, Harri-
son, Marteny, Harl, Griysby. Rogers. Ru-
therford, Bryan. Carson, Lowell. Ridley,
1 Cobb, Stanard, Stevenson of Spottsyivania
Eustis, Fi,zhugh, Ruffin, Parham, Cargiil
l Ward. Garrow, Jones of Warwick, Preston.
Stokeley. Tomlinson, Pescud End Scott oil
1 York 116.
A motion was made by Mr.. Mercer, that
the following section, by way of amendment,
be added to the said bill, viz.
And be 1t further enacted, that in additi-
on to the present taxes, levied upon the
lands. lots, dwelling houses and slaves o.
this commonwealth. there shall be leviet
and paid, at the same time, and in the same
manner in all respects. III which the present
taxes arc assessed and collected, the a
mount of per cent. OH each and eve
ry part thereof. for the purpose of refund
| ing the whole of the sum hereby assumed Il
be paid.
J 4, Totion was then made by Mr.. Stanard
that che said proposed amendment bea
1ended,,b by striking out the whole tbereo
= from the word " enacted" and inserting, il
lieu Of the words so stricken out ting follow.
ing (" that thare shall be levied, ia addition
to the present taxes of this com honwealth
taxes. either new, or by a percentage on the
present taxes, sufficient to RAISE the sum o
4 And the question. being put upon the sait
amendment to the amendment, was deter
mined in the negative.--Ayes 18-Noes LAY
On motion of Mr.. Watkins of Charlotte
seconded by MI. Archer Of Amelia,
Ordered, that the ayes and noes upon tn,
said question be inserted in the Journal.
The names of the gentlemen who voted IL
1.-THE affirmative arg Messrs. Archer of Anne
liza, Robertson. Armistead, Moseley of Bed
ford, Boyd Tucker, Tyler, Watkins 9
Cha rlette. ThReatt, Turner, Hankins
Grigsby, Rogers Cobb, Stanard, Rufiin an,
Scott OF York-18.
And the names of the gentlemen who vo
ted in the negative are Messrs. Stevenson
/. (Speaker) Wise, Everett. Garth, Carter
: Anderson Of Augusta, Doake Lewis of Bath
Warwick, Pate, Colston, M Cenahan. II ar
. vey, Edic. Brown, Pryor, Dibrell. Wake
of Buckingham, Burton, M'Reyaolds, Cole
man, Hoomes, Richardson, Cheatham, Ba
! ker Of Cumberland. M'Laurine, Barbour O
{ Culpeper, Morris of Cabell, NJ Ginnis. Pc
, gram, Watkins of Dinwid6ie, Lively, Muse
!, Garnett, Skinker, Wills, Bernard Of Flu
/ wanna. M'Gill, Williams of Frederick, In
, mes, Garrett, Boiling, Underwood, Currin
: Blair, Morrow, Mathews, Land, Johnson q
/, Giles, Chapman, Hill of Halifax, Wat
2 kins of Halifax, Sharfe, Sheetz, Starke
M'Mechen Williams, of Hardy, Morri
of Harrison, Prosser Seldom. Di.ard, Hairs
{ ton, FuDgbam, Tazewell, Humphries, Wor
a / th;rrtr,, SN,loor HaoegorJ Dnar~ Cc.;,L