Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-30

were willing to grant some accommodation to the
Western members, by transferring the seat OF Govern
men TO S'aunon, he should willingly 90 Tor The reso
luton. MIR. S called the ayes and noes
Mr.. CowAs SAID there order OF The day. ana
moved to lay The table.
Mr.. WALLACE called the ayes and noes.
Mr.. BANKS of M. suggested that the desired object
could be attained by amending the bill 'eoncernrng
general elections which would soon come up.
Mr.. WALLACE preferred, that the House should act
on it now.
The House refused lay on the table, ayes 10, noes
Us
Mr.. CowAS hoped the seat of Government would De
removed from the warm air of arlstocacy TO The region
of Democrscy either in the Tenth Legion, or some
where else in the mountains and valleys 81 Inc west,
where all gentlemen would be OH lar iooting, as 10
travelling, mileage, nc.
Mr. CRITz thnuuh: al these schemes tended TO
leng,hen instead OF shortening the sessions
Mr. CKElcu moved to amend Mr.. Stephenson y
amend nant so rs to meet the 4th July ond at the
White Sulpher Springs Mr.. &. drew del ght'ul
picture Of this earthly E!ys'um
Mr. DANIEL Of P. q. called the previous question
sustained
The House agreed 10 the amendment of Mr. Crergh,
6xinr the s-at of government al the WHIT. Sulphur
Springs and the commencement OF future SESSIONS on
the 9TH July
MIR. Epnuxns moved the previous qucsiion-which
was sustained
The amendment Us amended, was lost-ayes %
noes lob.
MIR EpMusDs called the previous question on the re
solulion-bui " thdrew il at the request of
Mr. PnsDLEroN Of G. Il Nj who defended the re-
solu,ion would aid materially in shortening the
.essons; much time being st in the Christmas holy
days Mr.. 7. did not any peculiar inconvenience
to Western members in coming here the last oil De-
cembsr, on account or the weather or the roads.
According to his pledge, he renewed The call for The
previous question, winch was sustained
The House then adopted the resolulIon-ayes %,
noes A..
MIR. Epuusps cell d up the Tax bill, with the Sc
mates amendments; most of which were agreed to,
and others disagreed TO, specified in our Inst
In addition to what then noticed, the House agreed
to the Senale's amendment, exemptnG from tlxalion
estates committed TO slerfs or other officers
Mr. SrKrmESsoS objected 10 the Senate's amend
ment increasing the tax on hawkers or pedars on The
Ohio river from so 10 $50, as it would diminish the
revenue.
The Senate's amendment was adopted
Mr. DANIEL of Richmond CITY hoped the House
would disagree 10 the Senate amendment, increasing
the tax on exhibitors of shows and performances from
$50 TO 500. The amendment would be prohibitory,
and a revenue tax.
Mr. EpMuSps took The same ground.
The House disagreed TO this amendmen. of The Sc
nate
MIR. EDMUSps moved 10 disagree to the Senate $
amendment striking the provlso that no payment
shall be required OF the per centum herein imposed on
the dividends os any coal mining company, until the
amount of such per cen;nm shall exceed The tax paid
by such company on the assessed value oil lis coal
land., nd then only on such excess.
Mr. + sad that without the proviso, both the coal
and the land were taxed thus making double tax
The House disagreed TO the Senatrs amendment.
Mr.. EpMuYDs moved 10 disagree To the Senate 5
mendment, striking out the oh section, taxing col
lateral inherlances which section had been adopted
by the House by n very large ma Jnrity.
The House. by ayes 81 disagreed to this amendment
Of the Senate
The o'her amendments Of the Senate were greed 10
The Senate al crwards took up the bill, and receded
from the amendments, 10 which the House disagreed,
and the tax bill is the law.
A message was received from the Senate, by MIR.
BAPTIST that the Senate had agreed to go into the
election to of Judge OF The General Court,
in place of Judge Fleming Saunders.
The SPEAKER announced the following as The Com
mtce on the part OF this House, to visit the Eastern
Lunatc Asylum, VIZ: MessTs. fEKsY, TArkM, MAYO,
ToMpKiSs, and EDMsToS.
Petitions were presented and referred, viz BY MIR.
Anderson a remonstrunce of portion Of the citizens
Of Prince Edward, against the proposition 10 change
the Court days to the third Monday BY MIR. GRics-
! NJ petition Of sundry citizens Of Fairfax county,
PRAYING the Legislature to refer the call of Conven
ton Of the State the polls by Mr. BOILING Of
citizens of the Town Of Petersburg, for authority
to enlarge Centre Warehouse, in SAID town also, q
memorial of other citizens Of said town, demonstrating
ganst the enlargement of said warehouse.
On motion of Mr.. PESpLEros, of Giles d Mercer,
Rssoosd, Tia, leave be gwen to bring in bill, to
| authorize the Auditor Of Public Accounts TO pay to
George w Latham and his assistant the usual per
diem allowance as Clerks Of the Select Committee
on The charges against Judge SCOTT.
| On motion Of Mr. Taylor, the Committee on the
Militia Laws WINS instructed to enquire into The expe-
dicncy of authorizing the Governor 10 make loans of
to such Academies Of this State, in his DIS
erection it may be proper /, receive such arms, upon
their giving security for the preservation and return
Of such arms, whom called for by pnblic authority.
| Mr. TAYLOR called up the Morgan Contested Elec.
tior 'hro ucnt,p linz fha rnofia 0f Mr
BncocE, to reconsider The vote Of Tuesday, declaring
to be legal FIVE votes The poll Of John OFerrall, the
sitting member which the Committee had reported 10
be illegal.
Mr. BIRD OF r called The ayes and noes.
Mr. ScuTHALL resumed his remarks which he had
commenced Yesterday in opposition to the motion To
reconsider. Mr. opposed this loose leGisution rip
ping up what tie House had deliberately decided, and
wasting the public time, SIMPLY to crafty gentlemen,
who had been absent who had been present, and did
Mr. BococK replied 10 Mr.. Sou,hal!. Mr.. B. con-
nded that the argument Of Mr. s, to the instability
of legislation in reconsideng this question, applied
equally TO every question, which had been econsdered
this Winter; when the gentleman from Albemare sat
silently in his seat and made objection having re-
served his ell quent oppost this question OF a
contested election, which, with lis many difficult legal
points, il wns peculiarly proper 10 reconsider Mr.. b.
cited the action Of The House reconsderng
votes, very analogous TO the present Mr.. B
gentleman from Albemlrle would have made ohjec-
ton. Mr. B. disclalmed heing Influenced by
party feeling than other members of The House-lhough
one of the city papers had minated the contrary Vita
regard the loss of time complained Of, the gentleman
from Albemare himself might have saved great deal
of time by giving silent vote, instead Of making two
long and elaborate speeches, as he had down. This
might have been settled in FIVE minutes if the
gentleman had so desired It
Mr.. soUrHALI proceeded to dsabuse every ones
mind of the impression, that his here lniu-
enc.d by party considerations.
Mr.. STANTON moved the previous ques,ion-sus-
tanned.
The motion to reconsider, was lost by the following
vote
.qyes- Msssrs. Hoemen, (Speaker) Gusts, All
worth, Layne, Powell, Van Buren,, Thompson of /,
Ednistou. stln;on, Bocock, Jones of Buckingham,
Shelton. Washington, MARSHALL Of Charlotte Thomp-
son of Dnwiddie, Bank, of Floyd, Muse, Taiafsrro
Byrd of Frederick, Wood, Psndle,on Of Giles and
Mercer, Carroll, Jones of Gseensvllle Etmnnds, sto-
vail, Blne, Ward, Armstrong Of Harrison, Halves,
Bales, Farley, Jackson, Banks of Madison, Morgan.
Nicolson Boalby, Hamilton, Wade, Tatem, Rec Of
Northumberland, Davis, Mcpherson, Bird of Pendle-
ton, Gay, Baldwin, Anderson, BFawner. Siurn, East