Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-19

RICHMOND. SATURDAY,, .MaRCH ~.
The Signs from Europe by the frsncsis 1t, a . col
the most agreeable. There is a rumor tha, the Pcl-s
mean to snbmit-Be'giun appears disturbed and DE-
tsscted. The Protocol Of the five Commissioners
stripping her Of a part OF her Territory, aud reducing
her 70 th. mere rank Of a neutral Sra e-and tho lie ter
Of Sebas,iani. lettering her in her free choice Of a
kiux, aud announcing, that her selection Of a pa, t;cu-
lar Prince, will be- considered az an act of hostility
against France, are not very Agreeable sign. of the
principle OF non-interventou or OF the ire princi.
Pies OF the French Revo,u, ion There seems, not
wi,hs,a ding, 10 bs some ctqtetry between Belgium
and F~rancs-Beigium wishes to iois France aud
France, perhaps. couhd, If she could
STHE SE.N.aTE.
The following g.n,lemsn have bsen appointed by
the Sp,at.r, the Committee on thu judiciary Bill,
sgreeahly TO the resolution of that body, on Wsdues-
: M'Coma, Of WytLe, Armis,e al, Mason,
Chinn. Harvir, Dromgool'. Cabsll. Booker. Pateson.
Dade, b .yd, Morgan, Beirne, Joynes, aud M'Comas OF
Logan.
FORFEITURE OF LANDS.
The bill concerning The forfeiture OF lands and lots
Tor the n.n'paymonto oil taxss, has been Tor the las, two
days. under discussion ia The Senate, 10 COMMITTEES Of
the Whole. We und .rsiani the discussion has been
very interesting and elaborate; and having heard but
little OF l. ourselves, we can only state what we under.
sssnd to be the principal question 10 dispute. The
act OF Assembly under which many Of the lands were
returned delinquent and which is now in force, de-
elare' that The arrears Of taxes and ten per cen,um
per annum damage, shall remain a iea ON the same,
unii paid by the owner or some person for him.
Into the Treasury Of the State: The bill provides 'ha,
all lands returned delinquent 10 1920, or any time pre-
Sious thereto. shall be absolutely forfeited, and all
lands returned since 1920, shall be forfeited on the Graf
day Of November, 1888, unless the taxes and damage.
be paid before that Tins. L, also provides that all
lands Returned delinquent hereafter, which shall re-
main delinquent for three years, shall also be forfeited.
W. understand that MIR. Morgan moved 10 strike out
inc I'd and 3D. sec 'ions, upon the gound Of their being
Unconstitutional; that the lien on the land Is in the
nature OF a contract, AMI that the Legislature has no
rover now to Increase the obligations Of tn II contract,
so as to take the whole land for the tax, without expos
ing 1t {, public sale; aud that to declare Il to be forfeit.
cd absolutely, at this time, or at any time hereafter,
Tor the taxes heretofore levied by way Of eoforc.
ing the payment under the penalty of forfeiture,
Is inconsistent with tho principles of ~lien-making that
offence highly penal, which was not SO at the time Of
committing II, and which wa only an omission to per-
form a duty-and that the sections, under tais vie ",
are er os!Jdcfo. That il operates on the right aud
not on the remedy. Mr.. Morgan occupied the floor
nearly two hours, on Thursday. Alter he closed hi,
Remarks, some conversation took place between Messrs.
William M'Comas, CHM, and M'Whorter; aud Mr.
M'Coma' moved to amend the 81 section, 70 AS to max.
tho forfeiture 10 take ace the II Of November next
Mr. Chinn prop ,sed the Is, OF January; which was
agreed to.
Yesterday, Mr.. wm. M'Comas replied TO Mr.. Nor.
gan AZ con 'ldo able length, alter which M-ssrs. Nor
gan, Mason, ter, ID. M'Comas and Booker took
part In the di 'eussion. and having s,ea, abou, three
hours In Committee Of the Whole, The question was
taken on striking out the I'd section, aud rejected.
The Committee rose an the bill was laid on the table.
NEW-YORK RESOLUTIONS.
The Legislature Of New.York have adopted some
resclutions which vs sincsrs,v r.nra, To-
tee oil Finance have made a long aud an able Repor,
upon the Resources and Debts of the State. Thew
have shown how the Commissioners If tba Co,1y
Euud hav. re,mi.,.d IN. i.rna 800 n, ooo n -
toaceumulate without nvestment-They have analysed
the several public securities, end compared the dideren,
productive ways of Investing the UNEMPLOYED CAPITAL
Of tha Canai E,,d T,hav r.. av.II -
" ''o .~P."iueo u cnafae'
- We C""Wo" oe"oo' ana LiteTdtWe FWau-
Wnich Is Principally ioves.ed In bonds and mortgages,
amounting 10 81 ,696. TAB GO, and the Anticipated rave
af which for tho currsn, aar 4. II-
SIo, oso 49, cur - s'ins''o
e"ouh' WIN
land, exceeding SeO,0OO acTes-ADi then the Commit
tie come To- Disfribu ion of the S,trplus Rere,,e, q,
III. Uo;fed Syofes-wbicb ,hsv ,ra.,i "a a.. IsItsSy
"AN my "a ioHoWinS
manner:
'Ihat part ofthe Governors message, which relates to the sur
plus revenues oil The general government, was also referred to your
committee
They have directed their attention to this subject, fully i'm
|. 10 the JeTbera,e eonsiJsro, \" s " ,b; III ao" ,se''1 Tho os p ;ei
catire assent to the proposition contained in the messsso Of III
Ercehcncy, that some measures should be taken whereby the sur
Plus ,exe"Sss o, ~ genefal government may be distributed a
very much upon the plans adopted by Congress for Sosserio Upeu .%s
products OF the country, both ftho field and tho Workshop. Be.
leving, IS your committee do, that it will always DO esteemed
action P and yo a. eyery art any and prodduei yi, w ws si %' o. i % ,a successiu,
aud flourish in any section of the United States, without proyins
oppressive to the residue, they foresee that an amount of revenue
mus o, s Sr sacea %io t =. u W 1eg gu foreign commerce and
Their to discharge the national debt, or meet It's oSoendi,unos' Even
should the policy now adopted not bo continued to the same oT-
81, ! ., y y . Io,s ami esssm y mn o. aS goSe,nmoa.,
animation OF tho question, how this surplus can consti.utionally
be appropriated. All will agree, II a plan can be prepared which
w uah e . y .1 wmnes 1%u We've o, 70 hmoncan PeopIe, that plan
States upon Tho Constitution of The u,ion1f in in r. VIC 49," y ,nd
out by that instrument, or whether tho delegated powers Of Con-