Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-13
TharSdag, J,naary II, lcIi.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
LOWING Hesoiu;ioDs were adopled :

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/ HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
1 The following Resolutions were adopted:
BY hlr. OlivEH-Tnat ths House wli r7oct ed
With the Senate, on Friday, the lh ms: 10 The cleo
ton of Bf. adler General Of tic IA BfiEade VIZ
gina Nil tn, to supply lhe vacancy occasiod by TIE
promotion Of Brigadler General Benjamin w 5 Ca
| bell.
By Mr. MnncAS-Tha.a Committee be appointed
to enquire into the exped:ency OF erecting stove or
stoves with the necessary iues for warming the Hall
of the House Of D lrgafs.
| BY Sir EDM-ToS : That tie Committee Tor Schools
and Colleges enquire into the cxpedency OF ncorpo
rating the Western Academy in Lewis county
by Mr. SrEPHEnsos-Iha. the Auditor on Public
Accounts be requested 10 communicata to tins House
statement of the proceeds, which have been derived
annually from the duty inspected tobacco, after de-
Quoting the expenses which have bfen incurred on that
account and that he also report what lioD ts The
| Commonwealth may incur uGdrr The laws regulating
the pecion OF tobacco; ard wha. a...e ;a III, ii any,
in his opinion necessary t, secure the Common
wealth against the risk OF loss damage by hre, hap
penIng TO the public inspecting houses, together
with any suggestions he may deem proper to make On
| the subject OF enquiry
By Mr.. McCoMAs-Tha the following be added as
enc of the standing rules Of this House "That "a
every day. the Speaker takes the Chair, and
calls the House TO order, The Standing Committees Of
HE House SHALL be called ove enable than TO make
| reports"
| BY Mr.. EAsrnAM-Tha, the Committee on Rods
and Internal Navigation enquire INTO the expediency
of suspendImg for a limited ma the act passed 2oIh
February, 1884, tiled, an act 10 suppress lotteries in
tn Commonwealth" far the said Get mag affect,
or prohibit III. rcise OF the privilege raise the
Of money By lotery granted b. the Of January .t
1922 concerning road from Tnorntons GAP, IN Rap
pah1nnock county, II the Little River Turnpike; AID
TIN; the Committee also enquire into the xpede"cy Of
appointing additional commissioners 10 execute the
purposes OF thu. act.
| BY Mr. EDMuSps That the COMMITTEE on finance
rspor, 10 the House any bills prescribing the mod- OF
ascertanHg the tlXable property, and enforcing the
collection Of The public revenue OF this Common
wealth, which they may deem expedient.
BY Mr.. NEAL-That the Committee on Propositions
and Grievances enquire into the expedency OF amend
ing the 18Th section Of the act Of The lSh February,
1913, establishing The county Of Richie.
Petitions were presented and referred, WHY Nj.
Tmaarsoa OF Dinwddie, petition OF james II. Bo;s-
and others for special act t, sell lands in that
county-By Mr.. PAYNE, of John 3. Hart and Martin
Tutw!er, of The county Of Fuvanna, for an advance
out Of the remaining ms,ament OF money Tint will be
due them foe the erection OF an addition TO The Eastern
Lana,ic Asy!um-By Mr. ioBsoS, the counter-memo-
rial o! the Trustees of the Willis Navigation Company,
npon the subject Of the petition Of sundty citizens Of
Buckingham county relative to said company-By MIR.
STEPnES.oy, pelilion OF Franklin Tayen@r, Comms-
Of the Revenue for the county of Wood, asking
additional compe nsation for making out the land books
o! the county Of Ritche-By MIR CooTEs, petition OF
severa! citizens of Rockingham, for precne. election
in The town o: Port R-pubic--aso memorial of the
President Of The Valley Turnpike Company, for aid
from The Stately MIR BowIny, the petition of + &.
Wilson, J. H. Snaier and VI Calsndiae, for act an
thorizng the sac Of part Of lot in a."r-tntown for
The use OF a church i'll said toWn-3y Mr. GRGsBY, OF
James Thrift, for the payment of his sc:o" accounts
Io' the year lSil-By Mr. McCoMas, the petition Of
James NJ Bland OF the county OF Wylhc, Tor leave to
construct turnpike road across the Blue Ridge at the
Good Spur-By Sir GaiGsgY petition OF citizens 9"
Fairfax f:r paraic election nj the house Of Charles
A Arundel in SAID connty-By Mir MoRGAs, remon
STRANGE of Isaac Courtney and l36 otEes citizens OF
Marion county, against the formation OF new county
ont Of parts of Marion, Harrison and Barbour
On motion Of Mr.. BnoADus, Msss.s Brown of {
win and Payne were added TO the Committee on
Retrenchmen
M. EDauSps called up the engrossed bill ":mposlng
taxes for the support Of Government.
MIR. DANIEL Of Richmond City, expressed his deter
nination 10 vote against the bll because the interests
o. his constituents unequllly and oppressisely
taxed. The bill had reduced the burdens on all other
bad scarcely touched the onerons tax up
on The interests of Mr.. DIS constituents Mr.. D. IN
the of his rcmaks touched upon the subjects oil
Distribution and Tariff aud said the Wings were WI
ling 20 before the people in the Spring on the issue
OF Distribution.
MIR. EDarsps explained the injustice done u the
Committee Of Finance last winter ny the Report OF
The Frs, Audtor-as also the error IN the Govern
ors Message relative the estimates OF ea'd Commit
MIR. +. referred 10 The gratifying TACT that the
people, in their "sober second thought, had confirmed
the acton of the Legislature last WINTER when The tax
bill YVES passed by single cote and yesterday the re
personalities Of tn. people had by the Tremendous vote
of more hnn far to chr, ordered to lis engrosmeni
this bill, with all ITS "hardshps on its head. Mr. r.
proceeded to defend The present b from the inequality
and oppression upon the city OF Rich,ond, charged
by tie gentleman from Richmond City. In increasing
the taxes We had increased the That city less,
per cent than on the rect oil the S'ae
Moreover, the city the centre Of trade, travel and
expenditure and still charged with oppression
by public meetings in enid city, because ~e impose
taxes her, though said taxes are less than on The rest
of the State Mr. f. bore high testimony to the ability
honesty and fidelity Of the First Auditor, who had CIV
en- every aid 10 the Committees of Finance oil this and
the last wnter.-[ We hope soon to give Mr. Edmunds
able speech at length.
MIR. WITcHER proceeded to argue against the ne
cessly of an of taxes at the last session The
Committee Of Finance last year had not looked cril-
ca:ly into the .ac.s--but had relied entirely on the
opinion Of the lst Auditor who had recommended an
! increase Of taxation at that time
Mr.. EDausDs, in reply, went on 10 show the error
into which the gcaeman from Ptsylvania had fallen
The Committee Of l,st winter had acted upon inor-
nation carefully obtained from the ls and I'd Aud
tors who exactly agreed as 10 the estimated drhc u
the gentle man last winter thought that an ncrensF
oraxaon ad ntted by every man to be necessary vile
Their Wing Democrat then necessary, ne must
have possessed the power Of Prophesyng that the es-
Inmates Of the Auditors were entirely incorrect,
and also that the James River & Kanawha Company
would by the increase of tolls, have beer enabled t.
meet their interest due during the ycar-he must have
possessed mind that could look into tuturty win
| the accurate eye OF history
/ MIR. WIrcnER said toe gentleman had not touched
the facts which he (AIr. w had explained, when he
was up before.
Mr. GALLAHER took brief review ofthe course oil
the present Chairman Of Finance, who last sess on
violently opposed the bill Of that session, and ex
ul;ed in embarrassing the then Chairman whom ie
now eulogiscs Mr. G. said he should discharge his
DUTY regardless OF sneers, from whatever quarter they
proceeded.
Mr. YERrY should vote for the II, because OF the
reduction of 90 per cent the taxes levied on the
Interests of his constituents Mr. said further that
he had last Winter argued against the increase OF TAXA
ton, because the Land Fund, (S4l ,O0O0 was IN the
Bank of Virginia, and might be used as an interest pay
ing fund to meet the liabilities of the State for Two
wears The action of the Finance Committee tins
Winter reducing the taxes, had admitted that The ls-
yisla,ure last Winter had acted wrong in unnecessarily
increasing the taxes Il had been denied on the nof
last Winter, that il unnecessary to increase le
taxes and this view had been confirmed by the Finance
Committee of this WINTER reducing tie ta1atioh 10 'he
scale of 1912 Moreover the member IRON opo''syl-
yana had last Winter, demonstrated mat the interest,"
due on the James River bonds, would not aii on Inc
State ~ -,
Mr.. GARsErr wished to vote for the Tax bill, oui