Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-01-11
TUESDAY. Jay. 2. Is41.

TUESDAY, JAN. 2, IS44.
The Tax bill being the order Of the
day,
Mr. GARNETT moved to lay the bill
and amendment on the table for the pre-
sent. lie made the motun because ma
ny members were absent, and many have
not had time to look INTO the provisions
Of this bill.
Mr. EDMUNDs urged immediate action.
tie was deteTm ned to 90 back to his con.
sttuenls the LIST OF February, whether the
House or the Senate hal disposed of this
bill or not.
Mr. Daniel OF Richmond, had no, been
absent t:om his Sc for single dav, and
had been closely attentive to his duties;
and yet, he had not been able to give n
due consideration to this bill. He asked
IN the name Of fairness and Justice, and a
gust regard 20 the best interests Of the
people, that one day be- given for the due
consideration Of this important bill. Mr..
d., from the very has,y glence which he
hal given to the bill, discovered, that
While II was prop sed to reduce the taxes
on lands, negroes, &C., it was designed TO
retain The exo:bitsnt taxes OF last ycar.
upon the subjects pertaining specially 10
his constituency, The r port, (Mr. d.
saId,) accompanying and explaining the
bill, was presented on Saturday-onlv
three days since, when the House was We
ry thin.
Mr.. Gallaher was gratified 10 sec gen.
tlenen, who had just returned fresh from
lhelr constituents, so strongly imbued with
the spirit of doing business steam fashion.
For himself, he was perhaps as well pre-.
pared 10 act noc as at any time, but he
confessed he felt the claims OF courtesy
somewhat strongly, and was disposed to
crafty other gent men who we're not so
prepared. Il seemed TO be the purpose
OF the committee to reduce the taxes upon
several subjects, and he took it for grant.
ed the worthy chairman would inform us
that the deficiency TO be created was to
be filled up in this wise: by fortg.one
thousand dollars from The Land Fund, and
forty thousand from short session, maxi
ing eighty .one thousand dollars in all
IL this were the case, and the chairman
would 50 assure US, then he was himself
prepared to go ahead, though he could
not well deny TO other gentlemen Tie rea.
sonabie time asked by them. Let il be
understood, then, that the amount lost by
The reduction OF taxes is to tie made I'D in
the manner stated.
The question to lay the bill on the IA.
ble was decided in the negative, BY the
following vote, avs 81, noes 55.
The question thea REQUIRED on the mo
non to ill the blank with IL l-2 cents on
land--and the motion was adopted.
Mr.. Eimunds moved II fill the next
blank Che lax on luts) SO for every SIOO
yearly rent or profit.
Mr.. Daniel of Il. moved to amend the
amendment by substituting per cent. on
the annual value. MIR. d. despqired OF
being able 20 change the princi, ,le ortux
lng town lots; and all that he proposed
was to reduce the amount of the tax.
Mr., ID. subsequently Withdrew his
amendment, AMI Mr.. Boiling moved an
amendment to substitute So for SO, and
proce ded to show that even then the tax
upon tI~ns would be greater than the tax
upon lands.
Mr. Daniels motion was then disagreed
to: Avs "a, noes SIS.
The vote was taken first on the laroes,
amount (S3)-Ayes SO, Noes "a. ibs
blank was filed with So.