Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-10

icksburg to appoint ASSISTANTS.
32. bill to authorize separate election at the
Buffalo Ridge Springs, in the county of Nelson
:}3. A bill concerning William G. Hall.
a. A bill to amend the several acts concerning the
Holidays Cove Turnpike Company.
35 A bill authorship Alexander II Creel to estab
lsh Ferry across the Ohio river.
81 A bill TO revive the act to authorize the Stone
Wall Iron Manufacturing Company.
81. A bill to incorporate the Montpelier Marble
Company, in the county of Orange
%. A bill concerning Ed. H. Wornwa
80. bill to change the place of holding separate
election in the county of Nansemond.
49, bill to revive and amend the act entitled, an
act prescribing the mode of eectng the trustees of the
town of Cov'ngon, and for other purposes
Al. A bill directing the suspension of surveys.
MIR RADCLIFFE made an Intellectual motion to lay
this bill on the table.
Mr. ROBERTS offered the following ryder:
ind be it further enacted, That part of this act
shall be construed TO prevent the survey under the
authority of the Board Of Public Works for the Princess
Anne Canal contemplated by the act passed Febru-
ary Goth, 1889.
MIR. ROBERTS and Mr.. GREGORY supported, and MIR.
CRuTcnFiELD opposed the ryder
Mr.. SMITH of Russell moved 10 amend the ryder
Be II further enacted, That the Board of Public
Works be, and they hereby authorized to direct
survey of the Road from the Pound Gap of the Cum.
berland mountain the Kentucky line 10 intersect
the Prices Turnpike and Cumberland Gap Road in the
county of Russell.
amended engrossed
The bill with the ryder passed, by ayes and noes, ayes
60, noes q.
! The title of the bill was amended on motion of Mr.
CRuTcHFIELD, as follows:
An act directing the suspension of surveys and sub
| scriptions on the part of the State
REVENUE BILL.
| On motion Of MIR. DoRMAS the bill imposing taxes
| for the support Of Government taken up.
Mr.. ALLYS moved to strike out the following words
| from the bill:
"That no wholesale merchant shall pay less for his
license than that imposed by law, shall he be
liable any increased taxation unless the amount OF
goods and merchandise on hand shall exceed the
amount of 500 000," and insert the following in lieu
thereof
And all merchants who purchase and import goods,
wares and merchandise, introduce the same from
other nations States and sell the same and all COM
mission merchants, agents. factors and consignces
who shall or may sell goods, and merchandise
forwarded to them from foreign natons or from other
States, shall be and they hereby declared to be
wholesale merchants, and such, shall pay tax Of
$50 per annum, every license for selling The same
Mr.. ALLYN supported his proposition with much
earnestness
Mr.. DoRMAS opposed the amendment
Mr.. LEE called for the previous question
Mr.. ALLYN SAID the call of the previous question
would prevent the full discussion and full consdera.
ton, and he would therefore withdraw it.
MIR. May moved to amend the bill by striking the
following words
die, shall exceed the of 81 OOO there shall
add onal tax ASSESSED of l.S of one per cent On
each and every hundred dollars Of such excess 10 he
ascrrained by the Commissioner of the Revenue the
manner prescribed by the laws in rela-
ton TO other personal property subject TO all pc
nates thereby imposed, and which property shall b.
listed and returned other property, and the tax
thereon collected according TO the laws in relation to
other personal property; but nothing herein shall be
construed any altering the present laws
alotinp 70 Tho, nf
the payment of the of 500, in like manner now
prescribed by law: Proridcd ho,ccrcr That no whole
sale merchant shall pay less for his lcence than thar
imposed by law, shall be liable any
ed taxatIon unless the amount of goods wares, and
merchandise hand shall exceed the OF
500 900.
Mr. MAY SAID, this provision was novelty, intro.
duced into legislation last session. and he felt that
the vexation experienced by it in year had pro-
duced general desire for its repeal.
The motion prevailed without a count.
Mr.. DoRMAS by instruction OF the Committee of FL
nance, moved that 500 be stricken out and $500 sub
sttued in the 18th line, to impose a tax of $500
every liccnce TO a broker-Agreed to.
Mr. DonMAS, under the same instruction, moved
that the tax licence for sale of Foreign Lottery
Tickets be $1,000, instead of $780, proposed by the
blll-Agrced to.
He also moved to impose tax of $500, instead of
500 lcence for the sale of tickets in such lotte
RES authorized by the laws of the C)n.non-
wealth.
Mr.. May would prefer tax Of $500, if the present
law in relation to lotteries is to prevail but if the bill
which had been sent to the Senate should become
law, he would be willing to il reduced to $50.
Mr.. STEPHENSON preferred making the $500
He moved to amend by striking out SOD and inserting
$500
the mo ton
The motion prevailed-ayes 63, noes not counted.
Mr.. DoRMAk moved to increase the tax of Notary
Public from 81 % las provided by the blD to 81 70.
Rejected without count.
Mr. SMITH of |. of w, moved to amend the bill in
respect to vendue masters to make it conform to
the act OF last session; e. TO impose tax OF S6On
every The bill provides that the tax of only
800 shall be imposed in towns Of population of less
than two thousand inhabitants.
Before the question taken, the hour of the re-
cess arrived, when the Chair vacated.
Ercning Session.
The bill to impose taxes for the support of Govern
ment resumed.
Mr.. CRuTcurlELD moved to amend Mr.. Smith
amendment by striking out $50 and inserting $50
Lost-ayes 81, noes Sc
Mr.. SrErHESsoS moved S23 Agreed to.
The question then required upon the amendment o.
Mr.. Smith amended by The adoption of Mr. Stephen
sons proposition. The amendment agreed to- and
the bill was ordered TO be cngrossed
An engrossed bll concerning Thomas c. Burwc!l
and Octavius A. Harvey, was taken up.
The bill authorizes the Auditor to pay the ndiv dnas
in the bill the expenses incurred by them in carrying
unatcs to the Hospitals, when there were no cells
can't
good deal ofdiscussion took place. in which Messrs.
STEPHENSON, GREGORY, CnUTcHFiELD, ERsRISr and
DoRN As, participated
The bill was rejected without a count.
Leave Of absence for the remainder of the session
was granted to several gentlemen.
Mr.. COLEMAN offered the following resolution:
Rcsoired That this House WILL with the consent of
the Senate adjourn Tuesday, the 18th ns sine die.
Before vote taken, motion of Mr. Gregory,
the House adjourned.
FOR THE FOURIER.
TO THE PEOPLE OF CHARLOTTE.
| In moment Of excitement, while pressed By tho
opportunities Of partial friends, | gave my assent TO
my nomination at our Court Monday last, and
announced candidate for the county little rcaec