Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-16

tering 9. say
The bill authorizing certain pavements TO be laie
IN and around the Capitol Square, and to authorz,
the sale of the south east corner of the Son,Te To-
RoBERrsoS. y WI
MIR. CowAs moved its n6efnote po.tponen,en,-
6Hi te hour Tor the order Of the day. the Revenue
Dill, arrived before the vote taken,
RcrenHe Bill
Mr. GREGORY moved to amend the bill bv ,,r;-
KING out "4O' cents for every slave above tho sge
OF IL, and inserting "37!." Mr. G. said this las,
sum was IN proportion to the tax upon land.
Git % EfhENSoS' OF Tyler, opposed the motion,
ana sald, II II prevailed, he should move to dimin
lsh the tax upon lands. He referred TO tar hills NJ
former years to show that determinations had hem
made IN favour OF slaves the expense of the land
interest '"s 'A''u
Mr. fERBr supported the motion to amend. The
oil imposed tax of 25 per cent on land. and 33I
upon slaVes-a discrimination which WINS moi Eounr
ed IN justice. He would vote for 33t per cen, IN
ootn-but he could not consent to the discrinina-
ton. ''-''''''
MIR FULros opposed the amendment. and cor.
tended that the discrimination in the biU I.o,,Id
work injustice TO one
MT CRuroHFIELD moved still farther 10 amend
inc amendment, by substituting "35" for "37! -
de advocated his amendment at some length
mr. DoRMAS opposed the amendment and sun.
ported the bill. P
The discussion was continued by Messrs. B,vIv
Crutchileld and VERIFY, in support OF the amend
nHeuts' anu oy messrs. stephenson. of Tyler Dor
man and Chapman, IN opposition to them.
On motion OF Mr.. CRUTcHFIELp, the aves and
noes were ordered on his amendment substtnI;n1
% Tor S1s, which were ayes As noes "A.
The question then REQUIRED upon the amendmep,
OF Mr.. Gregory, which was lost-ayes SO, noes sc
as follows: - "'S oO'
ATEs-Messrs. Bayly, Wiley, Mitchell Has.
kIns, Meredith, TOer, Corbin Coleman. C,yd.
well, Cox, Broldus, Roane, Woods, Gather smith
OF u, Butts, Taylor Of II, Thompson. M,Rae
Hamlet Smithof |. Of W., Gregory, Davis. Tnv'
loe of X, c., Dlbney, Tayloe OF L. & r., MarsboII
OF L., Booton, Dlggs, Goode, Boyd Harrell. Tsv.
Tor OF n: B., Langhome, ktheridge, Yerby. Smith
oil v, Fitzgerald, Hidden. Cheatham. Keen Pc
ter, Burke, Dey, Heath, Radcliffe, Stro,ber. Rid.
ey' Crntchheld, FIzhugh, Warren, Prince, Wal.
NoEs--Messrs. southnll, Cspeakerl Cole,
Carpenter, Stuart, Byrd, Burwell of B., Vandoren
Hannah, Jackson, Jones, Kyle, Burlington. Irwin.
Burweli OF Z. w, Scott, Marshall Of Fsuouier
m'Laughlln, Deskns, Hale, Johnston. ErsEine'
SlaFke' Vance, Odell, Mullen, Lee, Armstrono
stephenson Of j., Warrington, Habern. BALLARD
Beard kamey, Harrison, Caldwell, BRYAN. Claw,
Ton, Ianzsy, Chapman, Wade, Orrick. Brown oC
Nelson, Mcconnell, M'Pherson, Hiner, Nav. Tun.
staN, Burner, Brown Of Preston, Elliott. Robs,,.
son, Snider Dorman, Leyburn, Smith of r.
Shipman, Cowan, Bevns, Conn, Williams, Tai,
SPOTS, stephenson Of T., Goodson, Stephenson of
Wood, Futon IS. "
Mr. STRoTHER then submitted an omeodo,,,,
imposing tax Of ! Of one per cent upon ali s,ocL
which yields profit. As soon ns the amendnnen,
was read, II being o'clock, MIR. Strotbsr mo-.
cd an adjournment, which was carried.