Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-09

winch taxes collateral inherances per cenium
MIR. EDmuSDs call ID the ayes and noes
Mr.. TALiArEGRo opposed the motion to strike OFT
The section copied from The laws of ether States,
where it operated we'll and had been introduced into
the tax bill Of last session. but had been stricken out
by The Senate. No better able Or more will
ing TO pay lax, than person who had Unexpectedly
come into the possession of an estate
Mr.. WrTcHEE sustained The motion TO strike out the
secton-lhe fleet Of winch, vas to tax the same pro-
perry twcefrst, in the hands OF the original owner,
and secondly, in The hands of The egnee Moreover,
it copfliced with The law Of descents Mr.. w. thought
the Stale had right to coniisca:e, IN this manner,
property which passed IN due conts- OF law.
Mr.. EDMUsps contended, that no individuals could
ete bear iayation than the class OF persons here re-
erred TO. II til provision be stricken out, II will
much diminish the amount estimated to be received
by this bill. Mr. went on 10 show The perfect pro
Priety Of taxing this species of property.
Mr.. WITcuERs motion was lest, by the following
vote:
.4ys-Msssrs Pendeton of Berkeley, Meredith,
Fox, Hancock, Thompson of Dinwiddie, Brown OF l.
{. W Lake, Ctegh, Winston, Pace, Tebbs, Street,
NicoIson, Taylor, Ta;em, Oliver, Boiling, Wit:her,
Cooke, Daniel of r c., Walker Burwell, and Rice of
W-23
.NOes-Messrs. Holeman, Speaker,) Brown OF Albc
ma:le, Alworih. Southall. Layne, Ilarvie, Powell,
Bell, Fulton Van Buren,, Tompkins Campbell, Snod-
grass, Thompson of Bntetourt, Edm'ston, Stlnion,
,lck, Bocock, Jones OF Buckingham, Shelton, Brown
of Campbell, Washington Lacy Marshall OF Charlotte,
Broadus, Hobson, Garrett Gr,gsby, Keith, Marshall
of F Tyree, Payne, Banks of +, Muse, Tal'aterro,
Byrd OF F Wood. Pendeton of G. & VI Robins, Car
roll, Jones Of G Edmunds Stovall, Blue Ward, Arm
Turner, Lewis, Lumpkir, Wallace, fiawes, MIvo,
Bales, Farley, Grub, Carter, Jackson, Banks OF NJ
Morgan, Parrioit, Armstrong of Nj 4 Warrington,
Hutcheson Bowlby, Hamilton, Wade, OFtrralI, Ca
bell, Young Yerpy, Rice Of Northumberland, Edgng-
ton, Davis, MPherson Criiz Bird Of p, Laner, Gay,
Baldwin, Anderson, Dey, Daniel of p. G., Brasner,
Siurm, Eastman, Barnes, Moore, White Martz Cooies
Cowan, Kane, Stckley, Dpnison, Tate, Miner, lrdg-
man, Warren, HARRISON, Stephenson, G0odson, Neal
and NJ Comas = l07
All the other blanks in the bill were filed, as fol-
lows, on motion of Mr.. EpMuSDs:
On all fees darised from any oilice, calling pro-
fession and above the sun OF four hundred dollars
per annum, per cen,um the of such excess
Provided homtrcr, That Minister of the Gospel shall
be charged with any upon his income derived from
clerical services Prordcd, moreorer, That every ply
scian, surgeon, or Dentist any attorney at law, Eek
cept attorneys practising IN the Court Of Appeals) II
his the: professional income exceeds four hundred
dollars aud is under thousand dollars, shall pay
tax Of dollars or if h their income exceeds one
thousand dollars shall pay tax Of 10 dollars, and be
exempted from any additional tax professional in
Gomez attorneys practising in the Court of Appeals,
whose income is less than two thousand dollars, shall
pay tax Of 10 dollars and # such income shall be
above Two thousand dollars they shall pay tax of 90
dollars, and be exempted from all further tax pro-
fessonal income On all dividends declared upon the
capital stock Of every bank in this Common ealth,
there shall be paid lax of per centum upon every
deed conveying real estate in lee simple for life for
term of years in trust tax of 81 cents; upsn the
probat Of any will or the grant Of letters of admins
tTaon the estate of every testlor intes.ae, in
any of record in this Common wealth, 50 cents
upon every toll bridge or ferry, Except such
held by joint stock companies) where the yearly rent
or value thereof exceeds one hundred dollars II per
cent upon such of yearly rent value; upon
every printing press Of newspapers twice the amount
charged per annum for subscription 10 the highest
priced paper that may issue from such press. Pror-
d,d, horercr That press shall pay higher tax than
10 dnll1rs
Mr.. CocKY mc7ed 10 amend the bill, 81 as to conine
The tax Stale bonds 10 these (which have been
sold, or may be cold, subsequent 10 he passage OF
tne Tax bill, passed March %, 1913" Lost ~iihou.
Division.
NJ CooTEs moved to amend. BY SIR king out the tax
on The interest money leaned, 4 and introduce
tax ION oil of money hsli By my individual CT
on deposi,e, IN the Is. February each year. all
money loaned interest, bonds purchased exceeding
$500, over and above what he may be owing to Others
l2l cents on every SlU0 of such surplus.
Mr.. EpMuNDs opposed the amendment.
Mr. GARSETr moved to adjourn as it was an under
stlndng with the members OF the Scott Committee 10
adjourn after 3 7. NJ.
MIR EDMuyps called the ayes and noes on the motion
t. adjourn which was lost-ayes 49, nos c6.
Nj GARRETT moved 10 amend Mr.. Cuoies's amend
ment by adding, 'such surplus to be oscertained By
the Commissioners OF the Revenue from the ad vii Of
such individuals and provided, that in no shall
any person De required pay tax any debt due to
them, which he, she, or they. may consider insolveEt
NJ. CooTEs accepted the mendment.
Mr. GARRETT said, that if gentlemen were willing
In tax capiIa They could here meet the question.
This scheme Of taxing interest humbug. This
tax of the last bill had produced nothing at all
Mr. EpNrSDs This tax had produced more than
the estimate Of last Winter. Mr.. F. moved 10 divide
the question, SO as TO vote first upon the motion to
strike ort
MIR. WIrcuFR said, that the First Auditor had re.
ported falling off in the revenue from this source, as
estimated by the Committee last Winter.
Mr. EpMuSDs replied that the FIRST Auditor had
committed great error IN making this staemert-he,
(the Audtor) had COMPOUNDED the estimate from this
source with The estimated amount from, this tax as well
on the passage Of the bill
On the motion II strike out Mr.. Blue called the
ayes and noes. The House refused 10 strike out, by
the following vote
.4yes-Mes.rs Tompkins, Campbell, Pendle,on of
Berkeley, Lacy, Thompson Of Dinwidde, Garnett,
Tyree, Robins, Creigh, Raymond, McRae, Bawden,
Gsl'aher, Turner, Lumpkin, M,yo, Grub, Garter,
Tebbs Taylor Crtz. Boiling, W,tcher, Lanier, Da-
MEL Of Richmond City, Moore, Marz, Coctes, MI
nor, Rice of w, and Neal 81.
Noes Messrs. Hoemsn, (SpeakerD Brown of A.
Sonhull, Ailwerh, Layne, Harvie, Powell Bell
Fulton Van Buren,, Snodgrass, Thompson of b, Ed
mission, Stanton, Meredrh, Dick, BococK, Jones OF
Buckingham, Shelton, Fox, Brown Of c., Wash
lngon, Marshall of Charlotte, Hancock, Br,adus,
Hobson. Brown of Z. G. " W, Grgsbr, Kslth,
Payne, Banks of Floyd, Taaerro, Byrd Of Frederick
PendIe,on of G. Il NJ, Leake, Carroll, Jones of c.
Edmunds Stovall, Blue, Ward, Winston, Armstrong
of H., Pace, Lewis Wallace Halves, Bales, Farley,
Jackson, Street, Banks of Madison, Morgan, PeIrioi
Nicoson, Armstrong of Mason ard Jackson, North
ington, Hutchinson, Bowlby, Hamilton, Wade, o Fer
rail- Ca5elI, Tatem, Young, Rice of Northumberland
Edgrgton, Davis, NJ Pherson, Bird CT Pendeton,
Gay, Cooke, Baldwin, Anderson, Dsy, Daniel of 7
George, B'a~Oer, s!urm' Eas'hnm, Barnes, White
Warren, Walker, HARRISON, Stephenson, Bufwel,
Gnodson and NJ Comas-M
Mr. STovALL moved to insert provision, laying
tax Of S25 on wholesale and retail vendors of patent
spec c medicines and retail vendors Of the SANE, So
But before the vote taken, Mr. BRoADrs moved
10 adjourn, as 1t late, and the Scott COMMITTEE
would have another session tonight.
The House then adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES-Yc Yesterday
Petitions were presented and resolutions adopted.
Soon after II, r. Nj the House proceeded, with The
Senate to the joint order OF the day. being the election
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