The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-02-01

ofPubIic Accounts, stating the proceedings /
under ihe act Concerning G.bts due to thc
pubic. sc.
An eogrossed bill Incorporating com
many tor The purpose of imrrcslns The IA
,,eatien of Rockfsh liver, ia Neisoa coan
~, Wa passed. ;,
NJ Moii- of II. from the e. Of 5. and
C,dl.gss, presented tmo rrpafis III Thai
cnmu.lt.r, relaliy. TO William aud Mary
College. which mefe laid on the table anu
ord. red To be- printed. lie also moved 10
discharge The committee from the further
consideration of all the papers touching
thai subject. Agreed Ia by the House.
Mr. jones of Z offered u Substitute IL
that report of tie committee mhlrh propo
. the removal u the cpilrge; tbs sub
silt.te vas. ou MS motion, LAID Oh the table
and nrd..red Ia tr printed.
Thr report % The committee (which we
have not ROOM for Ia day concludes "tih
the following resolull"n:
Resoired, as he opinion fhis commit
lie, That lh. petition of the President and
Masters or professors uf William and Ma
~ College. praying the passage OF law,
Ia auiholi2e the Visitors 10 change The
sitr of the College of william and Mary,
With view Ia n nofr extended diffusion
Of the benefits Of the iDstllulon,is reasona.
bic.
Wednesday, Januniy 26.-~Mr. Gordon
from the {. for E. of J. preseut,d It'll o
pre-, enl lhe sale of for, ign lottery tlckeis,
and hh 10 amend the act concerning
Is Ills, The distribution Of intrstatss estates
&c
Nlr. Stuart obtained leave to bring IN
bill Ia chang" the time OF holding TIE -
p rlar Courts Of Chancery for lhr Hythe,
6reenbler aud Slauuton districts.
Mr. Daniel reported the bin concerning
Commissioners IN Chane.ry, with an
amendment. This amendment provided
that accounts should be taken by such
commissioner rs the defendant might So.
lect. II WAS supported by Mr.. UdHdce,
aaS opposed by Mes re-. Gariand and Jonts,
OF Y. and rejected. The bill was ordered
In be engrosscd.
Mr.. Polleson called up the engrossed
bill imposing taxes for the support Of gov
Dir Gariand, Chairman Of the
L. al Finance, moved 10 Oil the first blank
n the bill with eight cents ~ the tax 10 he
imposed on the 500 worth of land. Mr..
odiieson moved 10 I'll the blank with seren
ents. which he said would be reduction
II i25 per centum from the tax OF last year.
Wishing to make this question the test III
he sense Of the House, on the reduction
# the taxes, he called for the ayes aud
ioes, and said that ii the proposition was
lecided .in,t him he should not attempt
/ reduction IN any other article.
Mr. Garland sustained the motion made
" him. II there WAS Ia bc a reduction III |
he taxes, he thought the tax on law pro |
e-s, which was = war tax, might be with |
mere propricty reduced. Bat he Insisted /;
hat to meet the public expenses, and the
engagements for winch the public faith |
TODD phghted, II was necessary that thu
present taxes should Iemaln AID To- prove
his proposition, Mr.. q. went into financial |
letals aud calculations. He said there was
10 man IN the House who would be more
Wiling than himself to reduce the taxes, II
lc could SEE how it could he done, aud |
low the government could get along. To |
ednce the taxes NOV, and To be- driven To
he necessity Of increasing them again al
he next session, would he unwise IN the |
xtrcme. lie enumerated all the nrw
oarccs of expenditure To which the pre-
eni SESSION had, and would probably give
lse, 10 show thai the balance in the trca- |
ry at the end of the year, will be very |
mall. Besides these claims upon the !
reasury. it WAS known that bill was be |
ore the House t cali Contention. Sup |
pose, he asked, that majority of the PEG
pie were IN ia,,. Of a Convention, will IL
moi be proper for the government TO he
p pared To pay The necessary expenses -
| drpendent fthesc considerations, ought
u t eveh gov rnment to be- prepared To
pay SO contingent rXpcn es which viii
oeen but which cannot he oescrn.
A or some explanations from Mess
Pdtteson and Hatfins as 10 The supposed
error IN calculation, the q nstion y. $ aiken
on filing the blank with 8 cents ard il was
decided IN the negniirs ayes 88, noes l0l.
The blank Was thea tilted with ctHtS.
Other blanks were 81 fllrd as To reduce
the taxes on slaves and horses l21 per
cent And the rest of the blanks in rpla
tlan to 0;her subjects of taxatlnn were fill
I'd with the amounts heretofore imposed
with one very trflinS variation.
Mr. Monis, Of u. made an unavaing
attempt 10 reduce the taxes on carriases.
\ proposition OF Mr.. Briggs t. reduce the
tax on law process, was also uegallVed.
And then the bill passed
From the Richmond Enquirer QJthe 2jh inst.
LA FAYETTt.