Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-19

He asked hov there could be any mposition when the
Sheriff who collected the tax, who knew II had
paid or not was hmseithe presiding officer Of the Elee-
ton; how couii paurors and vAgsbonds be admitted
He concluded by declaring that he came to the
ton Determined to make the best effort in his power to
abolish all cspi,son tax In Virginia forever.
MI. Cooks demanded division Of Mr.. Fitzhugh'.
amendment
lie wa, opposed to the capi,a,ion tax as unjust and
oppressive, and would, therefor cheerfully for
the first part oil the amendment but he could not for
the latter part OF it, which no considered mpracti.
cable scheme.
After further conversation, the amendment wa,
divided. And the question being the following por-
ton Of il, viz:
Provided, That no eapta,ion tax. either Cor state
or county purpose, shall hereafter be levied"
! MIR. Mccoy expressed his hearty appreciation of H.
and asked Tor the feas and Nays which ordered.
MIR. GREEN now moved 10 amend il by striking out
The word State before tax but the motion could
not be receivsd ~ there already amendment TO
an men and the rules of order did no, permit them
going to third degree.
The question was now taken on the LIST clause Of Mr.
Fizhugh's amendment, aud decided in the affirmative
| by yeas and nays as follows
Ay.Messr, Ciopon Anderson, Coman, Harrison, William
6o sS, SayS ' Don sS1sss
B.y rsnde'SH George MMisn. Campbell Washington
DodIdse Mo,yan Campbell Of Brooke Wilson,
aers caoe Martini Stuart Gordon Massie, Joynes
NeesMes Barbour President, Jonc, Leigh and TAYLOR Of
Chest Giles Brodnex Domgooc, AeIande oode Marshall Ty
ysaae Madison Ym oay 'f ose 4,
S.gg. Mason OF Frederick Roane Taylor Of Caroline, Norris
me" Thompson Bates Neals, Rose Coe
| Mr.. FrrzHUGB. concluding from the aspect o,
hngs hat the second part Of his amendment could not
succeed, withdrew IL.
The question then recurring on Mr. Wilson,s amend.
ment, to the Resolution Of the Committee,
Mr. SrANARD opposed il with earnestness as going
the whole length OF putting the right Of suffrage into
ton in the State For the term was indefinite anv
company OF incorporated persons who chose to Law con.
rbution on their stockholders which the state had no
al a could thereby convey to Them the right Of
suffrage lie dwelt much the inconsistency of al.
lowing man who had taxes from the Safe and from
a" county oil very unequal amount, 10 omit pay
iog the larger amount and he allowed to vote on
"e very smallest: paying tax OF one cent on
head OF cattle made him voter though he might
Cd delinquent on other taxes the amount of dollars
way even the one cent might be paid for him by Others
OF ne might vote IL II had never been dem snded OF
nim 80 IL the statement Of the gentleman from Lou
doun was correct, the sheriff Of that county BY de-
mandng or not some small county levy might exclude
or admit some or 500 votes. But allowing for such
parts OF these delinquens as were under 2I wears. n.
would reckon them at 600-These 600 persons would
De voters or not at the pleasure of the Sheriff and
wouu urn any election IL were right to extend the
rght OF suffrage so as TO embrace these, still they ought
not 10 be placed so as to depend the partially or
sions OF the officer who conducts the election
MT CoALrER observed, that the High Sheriff usu.
any conducted the elections, but II not that officer
out his beauties who collected the county Ievies SO
that the High Sheriff would be able to saw whether
me person claiming to vote had paid his dues or not
what would candidate have to say TO the voters al
such an election! =" My good fellows go up 10 the
polls to vote will see that your levies are all paid
cannot offer you any grog but if you go up there you
WIZ see persons drinking and you will help Yourselves
DO you go and vote for such man. and here is lsd to
pay your taxi" He said that thus il would certainly be-
should the amendment be adopted 1t tended to cor.
rupton.
Mr.. DoDpRIpGE replied, that the Stat. tax and
the County ovies would have been demanded during
.he summer preceding. IL would, therefore, be mma
teral whether the election should be conducted by the
High Sheriff or his deputy The taxes would have
| received in the county court
lie thought there was danger OF this right of
suffrage being abused than the Freehold right of suf-
rage all gentlemen knew the millions of acres Of cti.
ous land which freehold vOtes we're piyen Ths.e
nhes were Proverbaiiy known and were called tar
n'e's ana sometimes Pent entiary ttes-There would
DC no more Danger IN the than in the other
Mr. STANARD said the delinauents were returned
10 the iaii there were months before the election d
ring which these arrearages might he paid up He de-
not been paid, was any evidence that they had been
demsnded 1t would be set aside by the Sherfns re-
ceipt; or the party might have paid afterwards This
therefore was no guaranty at all.
MIR. FITZHUGH said that he sho> III vote FIR the
amendment as II had been amended, tho il did not 20
| as far as he wished.
MT. CLAYToR insisted that there was no iusf dis.
hc"on 10 ne taken between corporation taxes others
ho'h being laid by the same authority and for the
same objects. They were equally burden,ome, and
should convey equal rights.
MIR. JoYNEs with view TO obviats the obje ctop
that the election would be in the hands of IN, She riff
moved to strike out the words "provded such tax Sha
have been demanded"
| MIR. WILSON accepted this az a notification
Mr.. MERCER objected 10 this, and opposed the al.
tera''op. The clause had been inserted IL the Legs.
anve Committee by large majority. He referred
10 the case OF the County OF Tazewei which was re.
turned on the Commissioners books containing three
~ ons OF acres of land, and by its dimensions could
not Dy possibility contain than 600 900 acres
IL was therefore made to contain five times its real
quantity OF land. He referred TO a case on the same
bosks where the tract of land was charged three
tunes over, and neither time TO the true ownersto re-
ly on such returns would be most unwise.
The question being put on the motion OF Mr.. JoYNEs
10 strike out the Provso, IL was carried.
The question being then put agreeing TO Mr..
WILSON'S amendment, as amended by Mr. FIrz.
HUGH, II was lost by tie. viz:
Hyes-Messrs: Anderson, Cofman Harrison, williamson NJ
Coy Moore Beime, smith, Mlcr Baxter, Mercer, F,zhugb
Donaldson, Boyd, George, MMlan Campbell of Wsshingon
Bya cloyd, Chapman, Mathews ogIcsby, Duncan Iadey
Campbell of Bedford Clayor Saunders Cabc uart Gordon
Thompson Mase Joynes gnyy and UPshur--47.
Cheser6cd Giles olnas Domynoic Hoxando y'e OF
shall Tyler Nicholas Clopioo Baldwin, Johnson Trezvant Clai
borne, urqnha Leigh Of Halifax Logan venabe Madison stan
rs, Garnett Barbour Of Culpepcr, Scott acrac Green Taxo
well, Loyal, Prcut Gdgsby Branch, Towne MARTINI Plea
SAINTS, Bates, Neale, Rose, Coaler and Penn--47.
SO tn. amendment was rejected.
Mr.. DoDDRIDGE now moved the following:
"Or who shall have resided within The Commos-
wealth. two years, and Tor the last year within the
county, city, borough district where he offers In yo,e
aud who during the last mentioned period shall have
actually paid revenue tax legally assessed on him
and henceorih there shall he cspiaon tax except
on saves assessed or collected either for State or Coun
~ purposes"
MIR, MERCER supges,ed , nr.viso .th., 1, h.1 h...