Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-03-29

was taken up.
Several lmmaterial amendments were agreed To-
The amsnjmcnt To substitute the Merchan,'.
/ purchases" foe " sales. dsagr reed to- on mo.
uon ol NJ Randolph.
The SenaIe'S amendment in relation to Il tax on
! bOuds interest, Sc.
MIR Randolph moved that the house disagree -
the provision IN the house bill lad been mos, elab
otaeIy discussed and the Sensie's provision Though
offered here. received but one vote.
I Mr. Galahcr would be glad to strike out the
whole provision II was exceedingly obec fiona bic.
anu Al would make every man a Commissioner in
IChaneery. He would he willing to tax shavers
aud II ia order. he would submit an amendment to
'hat effect Bot 10 Osyiae all rules of order. he
Would move TO strike the provision IN the
House bIil, amended 10y the sena.c and us,it nolh
ing.
Mr. Randolph conIeHdcd that this was but anoih-
et eiOri 20 relieve capital from tuxaliou aud to Im
Pose all the burden he lands. lie appealed ln
gentlemen representing the landed interests 10 vote
down this motion II Mr. q. and then disagree 10
the Senate's amendment.
! Mr. Gallaher said II any one in u e House had a
right 10 complain of the land tax IL was Ia rnsel,ana
his eolleague-whose constituents paid the very
highest land tax Ui any the State lie therefore
could not be supposed desrOus of increasing thot
tax. But he believed that his confusion aud die
order would result from this prov ision. aud there
fore 1t was. that he desired To strike 1t out
Many enc Tites were made IS u the effect of yo.
tng ioror against striking out II was announced
by hr Randolph that voting strike out was tan
iamOunt 10 disagreeing To the Seuale's amendment
I-and approving the bill as Il from the House
The motion TO strike out was decided ia the neg.
ahve-ayes 80 noes 60 so the House disagreed 10
the SenAlc's amendment
Mr. Rrdoph moved to disagree with the S-n-
ate 5 amendment exenptng State bonds and bonds
OF companies guaranteed by the State aud suppor-
'ed ms motion by a repetition Of his former views
on the came subject
Mr. Daniel. Of r., said il might he recollected
mat as soon this proposition To tax the State bonds
was introduced, he had taken ground against il ora
'he IheNPediency VI the measure well its I'M
consiiiuiionalIty. He was happy 10 find the other
orancA coneurring wsIh him. lie had been able
10 rally but small vote When the subject was for.
merry before the House, aud he could scarcely
hope to ba more strongly supported now. but there
should no ocrnsIon escape him. TO protest openly a.
9i'nsi a measure pernIcIous; and here II mIsh,
not be out o place 10 reply TO The which had
"een thrown at him and ms friends both in season
and out season, that while We opposed the Fl.
nance measure Of the Committee, We had none 10
propose ourselves. Will the House recullect what
sort OF vote we had been uble to command in favor
OF any proposition made7 Will II be denied
that The Chnirmlu OF France has been marching
ms trained bands here backwards and forwards al
me word of command. upon every c1nception of
MS Financial Ingenuity? Frequently, he took II on
hi nseli To say considering and recosJerng with.
our knowing what II was their Chance lor Of the
Exchequer pr opposed for their adoption " ilh faith
| IN MN strong enough To move mountains
! What chance then, had wei And with what face
can II be said. that IN voting against tins odIous
| bill, We are refusing the ,aXesl
! Inc gentleman cites, as examples for eur imiia
Ton. New York and Massachusetts whose stocks
are above par AID axed;a aud Pennsylvania whose
STOCKS ale below par aud are exempted When
the gentleman recOlleCis that are in The cundi
non OF Pennsylvania whose stock is uutaxed he
wondered that the gentlemen did not perceive that
50 far as example IL authority, his citations are all
against him. But the wisdom OF these examples
sh""d be shown before we adop' Ihcm. When
o'ate stocks are above par, possibly it may be said
uat ine excess Of properly which may lie taxed
not being part of Tie contract. nor in cOntempIa.
u'n OF the contractors when IL was made But ours
ute oeloW par. Moreover our constitution which
may dter irorn'ihaI Ofihe States alluded to- prohb-
lis Us from passing any law ilparing The obligation
! OF contracts. FIVE are bound 10 pay SIX Der cent
ahu TAX 10 The extent of two per cent. we virtually
only pay four; This is repudiaHoH-iapzirjng The
eo"Tdcf lie thought The question one which
should be tried in euurls
As TO The aXpedehcy Of this measure he would
earnestly repeat, we shsll lose by the depres
son OF the STOCK than we would gain by the tax
me war cry has been raised against capital The
genIleman's caatatuul is repeated TO day. He DO
les's against laying all the burdens on the lands
u'I Other interests should be taxed To the same ex
tent vi course. State stocks must Contribute equal
y. Here Then. IS career opened 10 US
when Will we stop7 Will not an apprehension be
created on the part Of monied men. who are de,
hounced here ~ such unmeasuTed ieTus which
VIII defress our credP
The gentleman .leprecaiss this zen ption because
II wall induce creditors To press their debtors 10 gel
money 10 buy Stale bonds! lie had supposed that
/ his would strongly recommend II 10 The gentle
mans appropriations he who thought rise OF Slate
bonds, The grand uouacea for the nuhlic
lie thought this "a fancy; but Il suCh effect
were produced the principle Of compensation ia
the rise Of stocks ought reconcile us 10 the Ia I'd
ship.
Mr. Stroller followed in support Of the Senate's a.
mendment
Mr. Randolph rejoincd and called the previous
question.
The motion to disagree was decided in the affirm
ative-ayes GO noes 81
The l4lh. 18th aud 6h amendments (prinied)
were disagreed TO- and the l7lh was amended.
Mr. Lacy moved to dsas rec with the Senate's a.
mendment striking out $3.50 and insert s4OO He
saw no reason Why all shOnd not pay in proportion
10 their income.
Mr. Hopkins said several town meetings had level
led their artillery al the mlJDry Tor fixing the sum
Ji $3.50 lie hoped those meetings would hereah.
eT level their artillery al the gentleman from New
Kent and his party
Mr. Lacy replied that he knew not wherefore the
artillery should he directed against him. lie had
not proposed any limit, and was oppnsed 10 any,.
lie thought every should contribute 10 the
support Of Government according 10 his means The
artillery Of The Town meetings had not been directed
az ihcs sun, hut at the inequality Of the tax
Mr. Daniel said Mr. Lacy had truly slated that
the objections Of the town meetings were against
the principle and inequality OF the la1-u0t 10 the
sum specified. The effect Of fixing any sum was 10
make The many anxious 10 increase that sum 40 as
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