Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-14

merchants should TALL little below the 800 900 (pro
posed by Inc cnmmtice) than TINT it should all be paid
by Richmond, Norfolk, and one or two other towns
In 'his rFent' great and f:grsnt injustice wi, he
prevented. According 10 the scale proposed by the
Finance COMMITTEE. these few towns Will pcv much
than the $40 900 proposed.
MI phoaD'S IT We believe the gentleman from
Richmond c'y the committee have not been actuateo
BY any p'nc'Pir 81 Justice. (1r Daniel said he had
charged M nu hlIonGl nstica-that the ec,s would
BE- such) He (alr. had, during the whole session.
avowed ms wish TO lax all the parts of the Stale alike;
hui, from me repeated charges of the members from the
cities ana lo"hs nganst The country members he
LED 10 believe mat The city and town merchants
unwilling 10 bear u just proportion. Mr. h. was pro
ceedng TO shew that much of the State debt had been
incurred on account of the city of Richmond-when
he was called 10 order Mr. Broadus should vote for
S23.
Mr.. WINNER. Those merchants who sell from
> 10 SlU,o0o, are The common merchants If the coun
tfS, anu ca' reimburse themselves al the
msrs lie should go Tor SO because this tax will be
most elna'v a'a upon these merchants who nre found
throughout The whole State and are wiling to subrn,,
10 TINS aS' 80 they can collect i. again from the great
body Of the community
Mr. EpMUNDs Of Halif,r Thor, ara a-oc ,,u
merchants IN Virginia, 90 commission houses and 81
ioreish houses. But who say how many of the
retail merchants have stoPped' Some say one half,
and Others say threeourths How then can we obtain
certain aa'a 10 60 on Striking off seventh for
average tax retail merchants and sion =, com
MISSION ana oreIgn houses respectively, shall have
only Sui ooo Tor The whole tax on merchants licenses
-and inns Is what ia proposed by the Committee If
the gehtiemrn from Richmond city and Norfolk DO
rough VIII show any estimate BY which we can raise
The conve sum, by laying a smaller average tax, Mr.
H. "ouiu Whgiy 90 for II. All Mr.. f. proposed was
10 'ncrtase the tax on merchants 20 per cent what
has been charged; only about Of per cent Tor the
support oil virginia, while the same time the mer.
nj tn
through The Tariff And does not, after all, the mrr
chant reimburse himself for said tax, from the con-
sumcrs:
Mr.. ChuTcnfIrLD. Yesterday gentlemen refused
10 go Tor ~ per cent increase OF upon land and
now they go Tor 100 per cent increase OF lax upon mer
chants licenses hlf &. argued al length aga INST $50
Mr. g. called for the ayes noes on The motion 10
fI! WIN Sdo, 1hIch was last by the following vote:
.7yes-Aiessrs. Holrmah, (Speak-r) A,Iw1rth Gu.
u.s. Mann Cooke, Powell of a Byrd of b, Wilson
iavennrf, iiuhafd, So' kt"n, French, Stovuii BLU
ward Basel, King, Bowden llawes. Banks, K,dwel,
Mar.n, h'!!rrnt NJ. X J, Tunzry, Adair, d, vs of o.
~ IT,, Sifnir, iaiman, Hopkins, Brown of r.. S,urm
Bur~tI D"neale Cootrs Cowan, Gate wood W ,lliams
late, Spark, Walker, West, and LcitwicI,-42
.'osS-Me>srs Randolph, Leakc ot A, Brooke, Fra.
zier, Nlnshrld, Nrwkrk, Snodgress, Stanton Mere.
oath, Bck, B"c"ck, Moore of Caheli and Wayne,
lo'er, An@lin, Samuel, Dennis, Hancock, Goodwin,
barnett, Powell OF Fairfax, Smith of Fauqu-r Rust,
Payne, Dssk"s, Muse, Wood, Robins, Lake OF
Go'ciland, Cal~ell, J"nrs, Edmunds of II White OF
Hanover, Mcitae, Gallaher, Wurihrngton Parks Wal.
lace, Edmunos of Lancaster IL Richmond Gibson,
Stoll'ngs, Carter, Gray, Miller Of Loudnun MARSHALL
J,sgrts, North'ngon, Wade, Dychr, CabrlI, Taylor
Watts, lstrn, friby, Oliver, Edgrngton, Criiz b I'd
"i Fendieon, Boiling Bennett, Anderson, Dey Draw.
ner, Stroihrr Danfl"i Richmond CITY Moore Of Rock
bridge, White of Rockbr,dge, Cru,chlrld, lsdgman,
Warren, Spots, Henry, Goodson, Lewis aud Nrul-75
II was then Filled with $50. The blank for the lax
IN case OF safes between $4,000 and $4,000, was
filled with $50. The next blank for sales between
SloOon and $50 geo was filled with $50 between
S2o00o and S3o,OoG with Sl3; between $50, 900 and
So0,oou with S6' between $50 900 and 900 with
$50; If The sales are S75 0uO and over, with 500
Mr.. Bo~pks moved 10 amend SO as 10 10y tax Of
SO, VIXEN the sales are between $4,000 and s. 900
Mr. called the ayes and noes. The poorer classes
who look 10 these small stores for support ought TO he
considered
Messrs EDarsDs of II. and YEReY, thought we
should not 30 on multiplying these scales, thus mate
rally reducing he taxes.
Mr.. BoLlisG supported Mr. Bowden amendment,
and gave instances OF many honfst persons III Peters
burg, bo had small stores, and complained OF the
heavy taxes
MIR. RASpoLPH. The tax these people is not
at oil raised-it s exactly what 1t last y-ar
The Previous Question wns sustained, and Mr. Bow
den $ motion lost-ayes A. noes CO.
The blank foe tax on license for selling ardent
spirits, was filled with SIS Mr.. Brawner having mo.
we'd TO fill with 80
Much debate ensucd. Mr. MOORE ofC. & w, remark.
ed Ia regard TO this tax, have interest for the wei
fare of my country, aud greater for the poor
men and children
First; Because the sellers Of spirits are injurious 70
our great reformation on temperance.
Secondly: They are too numerous and are too great
n temptation to the human family.
Thirdly II any tax ~ pad unequal, this is that
pays less than any suhsc: of TAXATION. The farmer hes
10 pay 90 per cent his land al this time, which does
OF IPl IN nor he
this article OF liquor, as a medicine for his family, lie
has TO pay from TO 400 per to the person who
licensed to keep II.
A man w,,h 800 makes from 5000 to $500 profit.
A farmer, 500 worth Of land, alter abprng the
whole year, cannot realize So ST. l. therefore, pro-
pose fifteen dollars tax, which tle they ought
10 pay
Mr. RaSpoLru moved to fill the blank for tax on
auctoneers vendne masters, when the annual sales
are under 80 00U with $50
Mr.. DA>iLL OF K G. read 4 pape- from the office Of
the ChanLeraIn Of R;chMnnd CITY, 10 show what
heavy tuh-ns borne by the seven auc,,oneers of
Richmond lie hopfd the scale would be reduced.
Mr.. RAsp1Iru. These auctoneers always charge
the per cenlage lax paid to the city The o
the property sold. Last year, one of these auctoaee.s
paid IS 00J 10 the cIty-whe do not propose TO
charge for The largest sales but $780, one.,xh only
He did moi think S75 too high.
Mr. DAsrEL of X. e. moved to insert $50
The blank filed with S75.
The blanks were tnen ne0 as f0ll0W6 Wnen the
sales are between $4,000 and $50 900, with sl25 be
tween S5U,O0o and SO O0D, with Sl75 between S75.
600 and Sl00,010, with S225; belaeen 100000 and
$50 900 with S325; between $3.50 coo and S2u0 0OU
with Si2j; and II over S2j0,0OO, with $500.
MIR. RAynoLrH moved 10 fill the blank for tux on
brokers with sou.
Mr. SMITH Of II moved TO ell with S2,000-as he
wished 10 drive them otf-lhey were The worst enemies
OF the Banks.
Mr.. D.SIEL of r. Z. thought the brokers kept the
Banks under proper resul .ior-and were useful and
Mr. RAsDaLru. for once, agreed with the gentleman
from Richmond c'ty. He thought The brokers most
useful part of th- banking system.
Mr.. GALLAHER thought we should retain the same
tax us iss, year, S3I0.
MIR lEyrxG moved In I'll with 81 600.
The motions for SO niU aud 81 200 were lost: and the
blank was filled with $500
MIR. SMITH IF II moved 10 include with brokers all
those WIN dra in bonds, notes and other evidences o
Lost.
Mr.. RAxDnLru moved 10 Gil the blank for tax OIL
lottery vendors with 81 ,cOo.
Mr. DANIEL of r. & thought there should be dis
crninn,on between foreign lotteries and those allowed