Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-11

MAJ guy p"'p'3'G Per cent. ct increase would weld
Having me tls, then lei The deficiency be made Up
i"" we ns" SuoJ.cts OF taxation, whose yield must,
hfs', De s"me "s; uncertain AS the graduation Of
merchants licenses, ha thought the principle just
one """s'e, iicu!! III practice, and II sides o! hr
ii'use s'ood p.eagtd 10 II The gentleman from
SPosJ Saha had Proposed increase Of twenty eight
PER ceh upon laLd, and only fifteen per cent increase
upon sia%es' This he though unjust 10 the West. a
UNIFORM III reese o. twenty per cent upon all the old
sn'Jects, would seem IN be more fair and equitable
nut as me East complained daily of being ground
Gown W oh..oEs taxation, 10 give Internal Improve
nlent 10 the west, Mr. +. would be willing, in spirit
OF lar compromise TO say 10 the East, increase your
lax upon saves and other subjects twenty per cent
anu We "i u9fee tn increase OF twenty eight per
cent upon land, which would be three and hu II
upon tie hundred dollars in value. lie the
Wiling 10 Tins arrangement, because, tie last in
crease oi taaaon in lS!! slaves were taxed at rate
"i ABOUT e9h' per cent than land His PROPOSE
non won'u restore the former equality; and coming as
ne dd' ron central region OF the State he thought
lie might venture TO propose this fair ground Of com
promise between the East, who sought lie exempt as
lar as possible, their slaves from increased taxation
and the Trans Allegheny region, who aimed at exemp.
ing theii lands Without mutual concession, this
most oicult subject of taxation could be dis
posed Of.
Mr.. EDMuSns of Halifax would checrfuly go for the
compromise proposition of Mr.. Frazier. We shall thus
restore The just proportion between the rise Of lands and
slaves. Again. the lands in the West are increasing in
Vaiue' ana the Eastern lands are decreasing IN value
-Agan, the population Of the Yves, is increasing, and
thus making their lands more valuable
we shai raise much larger proportion OF taxes IN
the Last on the new subjects, viz merchants licenses,
BANK STOCK, incomes, &c Ia ISL the Legislature in
creased The tax slaves eight per cent more than
ands and therefore, the East ought not 20 be expected
TO Increase The tax upon slaves muc,i landson
the contrary, the East ought expect further increase
of per cent on lands, in order TO restore the cqui
Drum which had been disturbed Slaves not worth
~ huch no" as ten years ago a n increase OF the
tax, therefore, On slaves counts mere than lands,
winch have not deprecated so much in value
(lerc AIR KANE called for the order of the day, be-
ing the ii to increase the Jurisdiction OF justices.
Mr. EbNrsDs of II moved 10 lay 1t on the table, and
mr. CowAS Called TIE ayes and noes. The House
agreed to iay on the table cages Go noes Il
Mr. Ennc>ns of H. Continued; Impose Of IL
cents on lands, and VIII have 10 rails. from ID to
c9dG on new subjects, aud tina. amount is very
certain. We, therefore, unght 10 raise al ADDITIONAL
Slo7 goo from The old subjects This is the safe and
prudent course.
Mr. fLnrr. The proposed increase Of tax IN slaves
4. !heir present ptces greater than that proposed
iands Moreover: slaves have yefy pycCarlous value,
On account Of disease and the danger OF their running
oil In any aspect, the tax Is higher than on slaves
he lax on lands Is equal throughout the State
slaves II IS very Unequal in different portions OF the
State.
MIR. GoobsoS. Yesterday on the Convention bill,
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pad a.! The taxes, and they on. to have more repre-
senallvcs-to day. the gentleman argues that the
Eas! pays so much tax. hat the taxes on the West
should be increased. This shows The consistency oil
gentlemen! II slaves have deprecated IN value, lands
IN The " est have undergone Tremendous ail-a!! the
west wish Ia, 10 lay fair ana equal Tax every sub
Ject la The West, horses have dcprec2.ed and Will
scarcely pay the consst!cs :res Let there De fur
scale OF Increase o: taxation, and the West viii be con-
tent.
a fp1 utoIt ~ ~ tho fayo 1uIa
much larger than on slaves But, spite oil the in
equality, he was not disposed TO throw iebrand be-
tween the East and the West. Mr.. II showed by ii
cures that the taxes subjects very certain,
amounting 10 SO eco Oae Of the oil the rise
from /! 10 ID cents land is, that shall have 10
pay $50 the guaranteed bonds of the James River
and kanaa:la Company.
Mr. SIRoInER. The agricultural portion Of the
mnnity have paid nearly all the for the support Of
Government, and entitled TO any preference ofiavor,
It any be- allowed 10 any class but Mr. S desired al
classes 10 stand on the footing The fira.ers
in worse condition than they were, and cannot
much longer stand an imposition of heavy taxes. Let
The subjects BE- properly taxed and then the land
can be taxed a sufficient proportion Mr.. S. moved
to insert II cents 500 worth Of land.
Mr. MooRE Of G.. x w. argued that the East had
derived benefit from most of the hundreds and thou
sands Of dollars Of taxes which had been paid y the
West On this account the East sonld pay more than
the West-especlally as they had much more polt
cul power.
The vote was taken as TO "lG cents on land, and
lost by the following vote
.lgcs- iessr:. Ho!leman Speaker Brooke, Frazer
Mitchell, IIabard, 1clar, Nowln, Samuel, Irving, Cur
net Edmunds oil, Stovall, Mckae, Bnwden, Wallace,
Edmonds Of 4 r Nicolson, Cabcii, Taylor Watts,
'ratem, VERIFY, RICE, Oliver Davis OF o. y e., Dey,
Boiling, Daniel Of r. c. C.uchfr!d, Warren, and
Lewis-3l
.loes-Mcssts. Ailworth, Gusts, Randolph Lcake of
a, Mann, kirk, Snodgrass, Wilson, Tayenner,
Stanton, Meredith Blick, Bocock, Moore Of Cabell &
Wayne, Dennis, Hancock, Broadus, Powell Of Fairfax
Smith Of Fauquier, Rust, Stockton Payne, Desk;ns,
Muse, 1aerro, Wood, French, Leake uf e., Carroll,
Blue, Ward, Miles, Basel, Smith of H. King, Gala
her, Parks, Davis of X X e., Halves, Gibson, Stol-
lngs, Carter, Gray Miller Of l. Jackson, Marshall,
Banks, k,dwell, Martin, Miller of NJ. x Jackson,
Jsgils Norihngton, Tanzey, Adair, Wade, Dychc,
Strolp Cr;tz, Bird of Prndleton, Bennett, TaImau,
Hopkins Anderson, Brawner, S'urm, STROLLER, Moore
of r Burwell, White OF Reckh'dgc Deneale Coolies,
Cowan, Kane, Catewood, Tate, Spark, iledgman,
West, Henry, Goodson, and Seal-el
The question hcing as 10 filing the blank with "l1
cents" Messrs RANDOLPH and EpNusns CT IL. hoped
the House would 20 for this sum, without regard TO
section party Unless this be adopted the faith OF
the State must be dlshonorcd.
Mr. Goopsoy said he should feel bound 10 go against
this sum- he had made several Intellectual efforts TO
tax the nca subjects, before we commenced laying
taxes upon lands lie acting in good fulth.
The motion TO fill the blank with 10 cents carried
by the following vote
7ms-nessrs. Holeman, (spcaker,) Alworth, Gus
It's, Randolph. Leake of A, Mann, Cooke, Erooke'
Frazier MITCHELL Meredith, Dlick, Hubbard, Bocock,
Taller, Nown, Samuel, Dennis, Hancock, Broadns,
Irving, GOODWIN Garnett, Smith Of +, Rust, Payne.
Deskirs, Muse Taliarrrc, French Robins, Leake of
G Jones' Edmupds oi H.. Stoyai!, VI Rae, King, Bow
den, GalIahcr, Davis Of X. *. @, Wallace. HAYES,
Edmond. Of l.. x r Carter, Gray, iler oi l., Jack
son. Marshall, Banks, NIcolson, Jggs, Aorthingon,
wade, Cabe Taylor, Watts, Tatem, Yerby, RICE,
Oliver DAVIS of o. Il G Boiling, Brnnett, Hopkins,
Anderson, Dey. Brawner, Daniel OF r. G., Burweil,
Moore of r., White of r Gatewoot, Spark, CFutch'
field Warren, Lewis-76
.,oes-alessrs Newk'rk, Snodgrass, Wilson, Tavern
ner. Stun,on Moore Of c. & w, Powell Of F. Stock
ton, Wood Blue, Ward, Miles, Basel, Smith Of H.,
Parks, Gibson, S;ones. i'dwell, Martin, Miller OF
NJ & j., Tanzsy, Adar. Dyche, Sttcl' CTitz, Bird OF
P, Tamaa, >;:nr,a S;fo'hcr Denea!,, Coocs Cownn,
Kane, Tate, Hedgnian, Walker, West, GoodSon' Neal
Al.
Tao mex, n,oloa being, to I'll the blank for the lax
on nil houses and lots III Town,
Mr. TAxpnlrr moved to fill the blank with 81 ~
M every $500 yearly rent annual value thereof
Carried
1ir D.yrt of Richmond CITY moved TO strike out