Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-04-03
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
FnInAy. March Gath, AZ.

FnInAY, March Gath, 43.
Communication from the Senate:
The Senate have pissed the bills aat,sd--
An act extending ihs provisions u thu Of tho 9th
March, 1870. authorizing John Whitaker TO srpc, t,l
bridge across Peak Creek, in the county Of Wy,hs.
now Pulaski.
An act concerning tho accounts Of Jaors fur sup.
porting lunatics aud for ether purposes.
Aud they have passed. with amendments, tho bills,
"lmposing taNos for the support Of Gu, ernment
"Prcscrbn. the mode OF asserting certain SUBJECTS II
taxation.
Concerning dams siNams improved By naviva.
ton Companies The Sena,e's amendments " this
bill were ooncurfed in by tho House.
And they have postponed indefinitely
1.-The bill amending the act concerning apprentices
bound oui by overseers Of the poor"
And they have agreed 10 Tho resolution ''sx,sndinp
the time for tho delivery of The land b.oks aud lists .f
taxable property by COMMISSIONER CATERING ,he
tine when Shols and other COLLECTORS shall bepiu IA.
collect the public taxes and may dlstain for the same
aud also. catering the time Of making county levyo
The ih resolution recommending repeal Of tile act
spp psung 5000 annually for the purchase Of library
at thu Military institute at Lexington, was after sv,s
conversation. disagreed 10, ayes so, noes A.
The following engrossod bill WIS taken ~:
Concerning damages IN cnscs Of injunction
Mr. Martin moved 10 take up the bill abolixhing tie
Office Of Chief Engineer of the State ayes 40 p.ss
~ The bill was read FRS, time and ordered u A.,
cond reading.
Concerning separate elections in The c.un,ies If
Montgomery. Wayne and Monongnlia.
The bin extending the limits of the town Of Lyueh-
burg III The county Of Campbell. coming up on s SEQ
ond reading,
Mr. Bocock moved the indefinite postponemcpt Of The
bill lie said that the finances of Lynchburp have
hoen very badly managed-that the Corporaios in
largely IN deb'-and that this bill propsss hiring the
population around the town within the corpor,tisn ~
impose upon them burdens. bch they Ind M agency
IN creating An did not doubt but the corporation wuua
gladly extend It's limits 10 embrace the whole people ~
Csmpbelto transfer TO their shoulders portion Of tho
corporations liabilities.
Mr.. Iolor stated that no himself lived without the
limits of the corporaton but nevertheless from its us
lice ard Propriely. he had supported this prupos
I'm. was asked for by fur-ifihs of the people III
Lynchbutg. The people living within the limits rra-
posed to be embraced, ENJOY all the ben. fits Of the town
and where exempted from all the burdens This was
neither iair nor just Many persons had built huu.es
Just without helmits, and escaI the cporatop Tux
Mr.. T. replied to Mr.. Bocock's statement touching tho
financial conditlon OF Lynchbarg-snd showed that il.
was not Just Mr. Bocock had stated that that debt was
enormous IN amoun and previously oppressive in its s
eclln reply TO which, Mr. Toler vindicaied the action
Of the town authorities He stated that several wears
,go they bad authorized the construction Of works 10 sur
ply the town with water, at Gust Of 100000 Thu,
was deb: but the derived fr,m the works was
more than equivalent TO tho interesthence il ipduesd
no tax upon the people. They had also under the in
uence Of hopes which had been disa pponted by tho
result. subscribed 900 to tho stock Of the James
subscription had been already paid BY tax lowed upca
the citizens of the corporation now exsts- leaving
the actual amount of the tocn debt at this time abos
fj1 600 II for the House tn determine upou this
statement Of facts land MIR. T. did not intend srgus
the questions but only to put the House in possession Of
the facts on one sde as they had been presented BY the
gentleman from Buckingham, the other )-it was toi
the House 10 determine whether this mount Of dcbo was
likely to prove oppressive upon those -rcsdtnts OF
the corporation whom it sought by this bill to brins
within its limits.
Mr.. Leake, OF A.. called tho previous question.
Tho bill was postponed Ayes 80, mes 81.
TAX BILL.
The Tax bill, with the Senatu's amendments, was
taken up.
Several immaerial amendments we're agreed to.
The amendment 10 substitute Merchants '.ptrckN-
ses" for sas, was disagreed To, en- motion Of Ar.
Randolph.
The Sena,e's amendment in relation to q tax on bonds
interest. SC.
Mr. Randolph moved tina; the House disagree. The
provision in the House bill had been most deliberately
discussed. and the Sena,ess PROVISION though offered
here received but one VOTE
Mr.. Gallaher would DO clad to strike out the whole
provision. II was exceedingly objectionable, and u
would make every man Commissioner in Chancery.
MIR. Gallahc, said if any in the House had rgh
to complain Of the land tax, himself aud his 60
eague-whosc constituents paid the very highest Ian
tax of any in the State. He ,herefre could be sr
posed DESTROYS Of increasing that tax. But he ~
lieved that nohing but Infusion aud disorder wouli
result from this provisions and therefore il was that hc
desired to strike it out
The motion To strike out decided in the narlGve
ayes SO 63so the Hosse disagreed 10 the 49,
ae's amendment. -
MI. Ratnn ii the Spna,e's
r IN Isshssss .n;r.
setition o. T. Ufmev vissv5l - ~
BIZ. Daniel II r.. said il might T. ruesl(1
Sjon A. this prop si,ion to tax State bonie 49,
fsd, he hadisken gnand seaitst ii " IL
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