Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-13
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

80 MUSE OF DELEGATES.
~ ETnURspAY, Feb 1.-THE House received COM
SUBSECTION from the Senate stating that they had pass
the bills Concerning George Dodson," and :. Es-
1hltshisg certain ferries across the Bic S,nhy and
CAto rivers aud for other purposes-.3Iso that then
Aod possed rih anendmemfs the bill To repeal the
Get. entitled act to amend the several acts
Ing the Richmond Dock Company. and fer other pur.
pssss"-snd the bill ~ To end the charter of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company by. authorizing
the eosmencement OF tho Western section of the C..
nap-And that they had passed upon re.eonsiieyafo,
the bill" La favour Of Pleasant with an
smendmrnt Ia which they requested the concurrence
Of the House.
The amendments Of the Senate to the Dock Compa-
ny provide that no aditi, nal toll shall be
received for the passage OF any such goods ware.
or merchsndxe through said lower locks, IL tolls shall
have been previously paid upon the same upon enter
ing into or being transported upon the canals basin.
81 said CompAny."-They also change the dAy from
atth day Of February to LIST day Of March, 1880 for
charging no more than half cent per bushei all
coal pas.ink into out Of the Dock &c These amend
nsuts were agreed toby the House.-TLc Chesapeake
cod Ohio Canal bill with the endments wa. Opposed
~ Mr. Rves Of Prince George, who moved their indie
matte PostPonement-when, on motion OF Mr.. Mason
the bill laid upon the table, tbs purpose
81 making II moro
The hill concerning Pleasant Blank n.hip rave ria.
0mueh dsbate-not only upon tn merits of the bill 1.-THE
PssPsety OF extending relief to Bsnken.hip1 but upon
the question how far the Senate had right to con-
slider BILL which they hal once r<iect ID alter tb v H.
cesmunieat the fac, Of the rejs con to the H. Of e
Eass Ms'rs Atkinson ofIsle Wight, and Rive. of p
Geor9s denied the power Of the Ssnate-Ani Msssrs
hsSvte, hnuerson, miller and Cabc1 attached much
lees consequence 10 the objections the course Of the
Senate, but justified the passage Of the bill upon the
Esonnd ofthe strong claims Of the petitioner. Mr.
Robertson did not the want of power in the Sen.
etc. Mr.. Minor did perceive the bene fl OF dsput
ng about the Of the two Houses when the
ire was about departing from both. The Debate be.
tween Mr.. Atkinson the one hand, and Mr.,rs
Miller, Caheil and Anderson the other was at frs.
little spicy but of into the most concilia
tory and courteous explsnaonsThe motion to
indefinitely the bill. rejected by the Ho,is.-anJ
finally the amendments Of the Senate were agreed tn 81
the bill finally passed.
Mr.. RIvrs Of C., from the Committee of Agricul
turs aud Manufactures, presented thu following Re.
port accompanied by Bi3 winch were ordered to be
printed:
Ofhe Committee on agriculture and Jf,n,,facf,,.,
The Committee on Agriculture and NJ ,nul.c,ures
have. according TO order, had under IN.
report from the Auditors office, relative to the duties
on tobacco exported manufactured, and beg leave to
yepsrt thereon:
The account from the Auditors Office IN. no connex
ion with and does not embrace the varou. charges on
TOBACCO Tor storage, rent, cobperng breaking rniny
uP.nals &c hut is confined TO What is usually demon.
mated the "shirping duty. dsty OF this c'.ar.c.r
rxssd anterior to the adoption Of the Con,iuon OF
shs United States The General Assembly, at il, Nav
session, 1852, de-irous Of augmenng the fund. set
part "or defending projecting the trade Of the Ch.sa
rsake Bay, passed an Act, imposing "tax or duty"
OF x shi'ings per hog head on all tobacco "exported
oy land or water" This duty has been continued AZ
rae. varying with the exgencies of the Common
wealth. to the present time: som, wear, pas, il wa,
ehsnked 10 nifty GEMS per hogshead anil -uch /, It's pre
sent rate Ii Is believed TO constitute solitary instance
In virginia. Of pecuniary charge pro luce exported
psysnd the amount absolutely necessary" for dsfray
Ing the expenses OF inspection.
Ths account reP'rei from ,h- An litcrs Office omits
tne receipts oi Twelve years next ensuing the passage
OF the Act Of 1882; time not allowing that ofc- IN
examine for. and the accounts of those
that statement, incomplete in the above particular
appears that the account is as follow:
Amount Of shopping duty on tobac.
co from LIT October, 1894, to lst
ocoosr 1879. 3il9,264 SO
Add for IL years omitted, at rates
averaging with above, Il27B 90
Total OF receipts, S562.0I2 So
Total amount paid by Common
wealth for tobacco burnt in ware
hou'e'. 64 1872 So
EIee.s Of receipts over payment.
for tobacco burnt, Slo7 270 AZ
SSnt within the periods afore said
theirs have been other disbur..-
ments, on various accounts, from
tobacco fund, amnun'iug to I27,52I O3
From which deduct expen.
ssr OF building public
houses. now owned by the
Commonwealth, and pro-
duc.ive, 81 22I IS
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