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P'edsS discussing and'rssslifg d. tax On divi- 4
eend,, state bo1ds, &e.. and hi.tEni % mouey
loaned. TIE ls,isr iien earsnneh trouble il r.
arranssnsns .nd he Ho1s fould Itself 90 he
evening q Friday Just uh.fhi uas On Thursday
evening. II
On S4,.rlsgs he s1hjsc, a. resumed, but TO-
NATL ailsi ; Struggle upon be Land Question
Mr. Galhezs Resolution. or DE reception 81
The Lapd Pnnd. vas he oref 81 The dae for he +
esA. andM Mr.. G. iAsissei upp is being consider
Cd. Mr. cosan moved 10 .ssip0us he subject /
nntillhe 18Th and after somsIeaaEks. Mr. Wood |
q Frederick moved the Prrious Qussiioa.
AR. soushaR desired 10 hggest a change. 50 |
chat. II he sabject Of the aids we're pustponeds
iseculd Be Exsd Tor Monday lie l5ih. The
Speaker decided that no de4ie coald Be allowed
on lhe ri srisas Qasssisn. sn from his decision.
Mr. sou.halI appealed. qaoiis from JsfTerson's
Manual 10 snslaia his views, and from PFeee-
dents furnished b. an legislative bodies pre-
sious 10 late decision iacsngFess and one il The
House Of Delegates last ye4.
Mr. Sonlhall did cot care about the mater, as
Car as The land question Or sny o.her question Of
dollars AID ceals might be Involved but as in
ringing upon he principles Of liberty, and the
privileges q members Mr was very clio,
quen, aud ableon his POin,.and commanded the
brralhless attention Of he House and other audi
Tors.
Messrs Daniel, YeEby and Gsllaher sustained
Mr Southan's viess, and Messrs. Edmonds,
Byrd and Goodson those or the Speaker. HI Is
here proper 10 remark that Mr.. Holleman hav1
mig rrrurueu rr1us ,..s s.-spe. resumed bis rosi.
lion as Speaker on Wednesday. Mr.. Souihgl
having hlIed the chair with great Ability lx6m
The 9Th OF December TO tie So Of Janbary>
| The Speaker explained his views, aud gave
wha,he deemed The origin I'D object Of The pre-.
rions question and maintained the correctness Of
his former decision.
After two hours deba,e.s The decision of The
/ Speaker was sustained BY the close vote OF 65 10
6l- So that The freedom Of debate, and he
rights Of the people in The hands of member,
are at The netcytoi any one who may happen 10
nave no relish for the subject 10 hand, and who,
getting the Aocr 10 make speech himself, de-
mics to others The privilege which be had jus. en-
4 ioyed. That freedom Of debate which had ex-
isied for 200 years in every delitera;ive assem-
bly,. aad which was sanctioned BY the "Grcat A.
posile OfDemocraey," is prosIraIsd BY such de-
csion. aud one member can oplyspeak by eOur
tssg Of others instead Of having The right secured
% him BY others.
The decision OF this question BY So SIMS Q
vote, and that altogether party vote, certain
iy aid not afford The Speaker quite as much con
ISOLATION as he usually meets on points Of order
Nothing was gained By The effort 10 aPpI,
thegag; on the contrary, several hundred dol
lars were spent upon il, and The supporters Q
this measure Oftyranny and iniusticsare answer
able for tae waste.
The Tax Bill was then proceeded with, and
, all the blanks filed. IcanDOt give the details
but can only say, that. as | understand III
matter, now, The Tar on money loaned has beer
increased in fact, although there is an spparen
: reduction. For instance, 81 The bill OF las
year, interest paid out was TO be deducted from
: interest received, and the party only paid on ih
balance bat now, The money lender is q Pc
on all interest he receives. rthot any deduction
: BY last years bill, il you loaned $1,000, an
borrowed $1,000, you had no tax to psy, bu
now, If you get $50 On The amount loaned, yo
mustpsy per cent on thai 500, which is 5 |, 20
: In other words, the - 600 thus employed, vii
) this year pay $40, whereas last year one iter
= balanced the other, and no lar iras paid. An
!. yet il is asserie1.in the Report ofthe Committe
: or finance that the tax on interest has been q
:. ducsd i,rsn.g pr etat,
:" The bill wall doubtless pass 10 its engrossmer
on Monday.
The Scott Committee hold an evening sessio
= every day, in addition TO their morning session
y Their labors are very heavy, and no opinion ca
II vel be expressed as 80 what course they wi
probably recommend.