Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-02-27

Substance Of remarks of Mr.. DANIEL OF Richmond, on
the motion commit the BllrepoE,ed by the Committee
OF Finance to the House Of Delegates entitled, Bill
imposing the sales of wholesale and retail Mer
chants and Aucuoneers, and regulating the collection
thereof and the several amendments thereto. with in
strucons report general Bill "to raise Revenue
for the support OF the Government"
Mr. DANIEL. said, he pleased q that the view
which he had taken of this subject days since,
gaining friends much ADLER TO advance 1t than he was
He of principle Of parliamentary proceeding, upon
which the o the Finance Committee could be usi
fed The Chairman had, comparatively early period
of the Session. contrary the established and in
deed standing Rule OF the House, which pescrbes that
the Finance Committee shall annually examine into the
debts of the CcmmOnweath-the Revenue and expcnSi-
of the proceeding and prepare an estimate OF
the expenses OF the succeeding yeaTbrought into the
House a Report recommending among other things, n
sinking fund pay the interest and redeem the principal
of the State debt 4" which would not be due tor 10
wears and for 20 year, and then only the plea
sure of the State and for that purpose that the tsrdtiOn
Of the State BE- e7uaii,ed by graduation Of merchants
licences: and when three DAYS OF
discussion, upon divers theories OF taxation, sink
ing funds and and things in general, the Report
had been with precise and definite instructions
10 report Bill early practicable for
the support Of Government lie desired to know what
had last gained from the ingenious abors Of the
mittec A Revenue Bill \ bill impose taxes, such
as was every reported which would inform us now
much money wanted-upon what subjects be levi.
ed, and in what proportion Very far from 1t. We
treated less than four, probably five bills The
how liberal the had been
with their invenons)-one prescribing "ths mode Of
eertaRRg certain subjects OF aXatonanother prescrb-
ing the rOds Of dsceTtdHiHg the collateral nheri
tances &c" Another amend the act, entitled act
reducing the several prescribing the mode
Of ascerdinig the taxable property within the Common
weah"-but except this for equdi<ing the
Of the State By the graduation of merchants licenses;
fixing any subject TO be taxed, the amount of
be paid upon And the Chairman forward
with the sweeping amendments designed TO amelio-
rate TO soften the admitted asperes OF the Committees
meme fbnuu mi Nylti fheyd
srated Its injustice. He would ask them every
partial mind If when a committee has thus clearly failed
comply with its instructions, and has produced
'nto this breathing world scarce up-hether
upon every principle of parliamentary practice the motion
recomm eminently pruper-and whether, with
regard the authority of the House. such
ton could he denied
Mr.. Daniel said, he would impute the committee
a design to commit the house the imposition of an un-
equal and unjust upon class of community, for
the benefit OF other classes Yet he must be permitted
express his unegned surprise, that the house has remained
To this moment IN the dark the whole Finance scheme
the year,-that ray of information had been afford
ed the designs and plans % the that
should be asked the imposed by this bill
merely upon request If the Channanout mere polite
himor possibly, in the implicit faith OF ms
capacity 10 take Of the Republic It's true the Chair
man, when he introduced his Sinking Fund Scheme, did
deliver in the House a speech, which was published, and
doubtless had been corrected by hni-and from this II
from any source, members left gather the opinion
OF the committee upon matters about which, 1t i'm
pOran the House should have the fullest and
information. Yet, would the Chairman say lac now
prepared to stand by the estimates put forth IN that speech
! lie told u.s. raise Sl20,OO0 for Sinking Fund,
which, with its compromising interest," would in 25 years
pay off the entire debt of S6400,000 due individuals
and that for tins purpose, apart annually,
tain number of vi the land taxtat the present de-
ciency of $40 600, (mesning thereby the deficiency the
poy the ordinary charges other than the Bank
lOan "with small OF thousand dollars for
contingencies, would make the aggregate Of additional
required, If nothing is permanently thrown the
State by its liabilities for the James River and Ranawha
nfinrf nd h,frr
said he would this lay: l. An increase OF one
and half land .. An increase of four
head slaves 3. In addition to the specific paid
by Merchants, per esHt the Of their sales
fired minimum. 4. tax Bank stock, State stock
Insurance Companies monies interest," aud mOned in
$3.50, such the salaries Of Public Officers
Of Officers OF Joint Stock Companies, wages received
from individuals. 5. Professional men. 3. On
cOnveyances deyses and descents T. Increase plate.