Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-28

h in'' = nsnrs of The measure.
n PETITION SI.I'T TON Of Wythe Directing as 'ie "a
= Mr. IN, bending before the House, .eMn
.r Wa SPEAKER decided the motion . "
=" -, no, 10 be in order ss over he
ID as'''p ,IlffSSTEN then moved 70 Pasis o,v ~, ,he
NJ ';sra,ion OF the Tax bill, 50 as . '""e Z -
y ssas Tsss'm 1DUS of Culpeper thought me lax
! n he most important question" a''0 '
b.'ponSeTr NIsON thought it all-impor!an' una.
Mr. pE-.i .bould be acted on at once. II
sc reSoiuas.o. INV weigh, al ALL it was al lhiS
~ cou" na Mr.. ID. called the ayes anu
's,, 1ASIER opposed the postRonem n;a -. =,
Mr.. LA IN - which the people OF Virginia mao
nore in IlsIsSSTEN explained that he wisned Inc
q Mr. foN " nv the resolutions, SO as TO hx them
! fM pa ntnnWaN seconded Mr.. Funsten,s re-
1 Mr.. " ~ r;shed 10 bring gentlemen ai,eesg
l natSs tiS zion ~i. There should be no aoaS,hs
10 me 99CKE repeated his views, inat t,.'
MI ~ 80 rich, 10 NEEDLE with eoelai p shanId
e9>c haSSPSoN thought the resolutions sro ~ y,
Nj, an. because notice had oeeu cen,,ors
be ae r0uM be called up and also; ; ~. - ~
sAey m n,r.ss should know our Sen'' a;a ,ha, The
u ~ Ho"I RROADUS OF Cuipepet sam '" and we
c;nrsn,ion bill was fixed Tor U',h ha ,ax hin.
~ only one day 10 act upon .ae The conside-
"AI rbs House refused 10 pass os.. n,r,y vote.
r,,;on OF the tax bill, 90 10 oi Finch Billups
with The exception OF -s 1,,ho voted for the mo-
and m Baskerville. Wings VINO ~
lion. ,-,oS ,S,,ed 10 I've excused from vol
I Mr. laIh9os with Mr. PoulSon OF Ac-
ing, as ne hau en- MOI 10 give political vote,
l conac, now spse"'
tjll Mr. P.sreafh.
Ar J was excused.
WI THE TAX BILL.
,,ss hen resumed the discussion oil the
~ ne taxes Tor The support OF Govern
men,.' ,;rc was the amendment Of
~ .q %s reported in Yesterdays paper, 80
Ml M. 9i on motion Of Mr.. Frazier, as 70 sci
any, he proceeds OF the taxes on me 'isao SUP,
~" ~ ot AVIATION as permanent singinS iuh.'
n,,y;;e for The payment OF The puolic GeoI
: tir WITCHER advocated al length The reouc-
:" me taxes II had never been Inc pracnce
~. more money than was necessary 10 meet
. - expenditures OF Government Mf; W.
s."..sr;e! that il was not MIS- or economical Pc
C..."ste from the pockets Of The people, now IN
ileH .h,.nsd circumstances, money which they
snny 10 their individual debts at 8 per cent,
ea' lprrr,nrae i, 10 the payment of public debts,
lIG mich, he converted into per cent stocks.
-. w ,bonoht the present movement looked Ike
W. .,.snnt 10 90 into general system OF internal
movements, BY providing, at present the means
:, larry them on hereafter, and as such he opposea
:. n,cn,si,ion 10 raise sinking fund. The peo-
u. ba3a right 10 have the taxes reduced
AR FULTON of Wythe commended that The
.,,nos;,;on was not 10 increase the taxes, but 10
im,,oriie for the gradual extinction OF the public
Ion, He. moreover, looked ultimately to The pros
W., n obtaining by this means, some relief Tor
The wants Of his constituents.
Ar BASKERVILLE said the interests of his
constituents required that he should advocate a
reinc,ion Of taxes. He therefore opposed the re-
commi,,al of,he BILL with the amendment OF MI
S.cnbenson as amended, instructing the Commit,
zoe 10 report bill setting apart Sinking Fund.
Nr VERIFY followed on the same side, anc
con;ended that there was no necessity Tor an IN
cease oftaxes, over the rates proposed by the RI
nance Committee in order to provide for the pub
M dstt. The bill Of the Committee already sup
plies surplus, which can be employed as SINK
no Fund. 10 be hereafter augmented. Mr..
Sled what guarantee there was, that the Sinkin!
FuDi would be applied TO the payment otlhe pub
IL, f;eb, and not 10 the engenderng OF wild ant
extensive system OF Internal improvement.
Mir. GOODSON was opposed 10 the MAXIM
,hat "a national debt is a national blessing. WI.
{; replied 10 Mr. Wiichers arguments, ana con-
,rnded that we should 90 on TO pay the dep,S OF
ia safe. He hoped gentlemen would stand up
:, ,bsir assertions, that nothing could be done Tor
;n,srral improvements because OF the public debt,
mi wouh be ready 10 meet that debt MIR. u
,sonch, unless we did something for internal IN
nro-e,nentS, we had better stop legislation.
Mr.. PRESTON maintained that It was the
wisss, and soundest policy 10 pay OIL The debt
r..a,,llv. He sustained the recommittal. The
Gus,,ion was not one OF internal Improvements
aS,c ,bsy had been abandoned for this session; but
Gas whether we should now decide against re-
3ncnq The public debt and, thereby. arrest forever
he immortal works SO vital 10 the prosperity and
gory ii Virginia. :.
Mr. EDMUNDS of Halifax called for the di-
.i>i3n of The question 10 take the vote, first
noon the lecommitment.
NJ PRESTON offered, by general consent, as
.,hs,i,u,e for Mr. Slephcnson's amendment re-
solution that the bin be committed 10 the Com
,ncc o. Finance with instructions to report DILL
pro:i!ing that The annual surplus Of revenue
which shall remain, al the present rate OF taxation
over and above the annual expenditures OF To-
yernmen. and payment ofthe interest OF The pub
lie debt, shall be appropriated 10 the extlnsulsh-
men! ol The principal Of so much OF the public
dbl a, i now redeemable
Mr. WITCHER proposed to amend said re-
>,IGon. liz striking ont the words "at the present
ta,e, 81 taxation" and insert "at the end OF each
liscal wear
Mr.. PRESTON called the ayes and noes on
Mr. Wicher's amendment
NJ. EDMUNDS Of Halifax said, if il was
proposed 10 bring in the Tax bill filled up with
The taxes Of last year, we should be deprived OF
the power OF acting on each tax, as had always
been done. If the bill have 10 be reported in
blank, there was no necessity 10 commit the sub
)ec;. a the bill now reported was in blank, and il
might lie filled up one by one.
Mr.. Wl'rCIlER then Withdrew his amend
mcn
The House then refused 10 commit, BY the fol
loving yo,c:
AYgs-Ales>rs sou,hall, (speakcr) Brown,
I.avnc, Fulton OF Augusta, Frazier, Cameron,
Pen1leton, Myers Thompson Of Boletourt, Beuh-
ring, Tyree, Carson, French, Mcpherson OF
Greenprier, Lee, McRae Of Henrico, Turner Of
Jefferson, Smith, Farley, Hall, Hamilton Of
Monroe, Preston Taylor Of Norfolk Borough,
Eigington, Hiner, Gay, S,urm, Daniel Of Rich
mondCiiy Fran,z, Moore, White, S,ickey, Tate,
Newton, Funsten, Goodson, Jackson, Fulton Of
Wyihe and Puaski-3s.
NoEs--MeSSrs. Pitts, Powell, Campbell,
Scrug.s Hays, Blick, Harrison, Flood, Moseey.
Fox, Toier, Broaddus OF Caroline, Lacy, Mar
shall Of Charlotte, Winfrce, Broadus of Culpeper,
Thompson OF Dinwddie Wood, Grgsby, Mar
shall Of Fauquier, Elmunds of Fauquier,
Parae, Street, Brooks, Lovett Leake, Bate,
Edmunds Of Halifax, S,ovall, Blue, Ward, Bas-
sell Woo,ton Goodwin, Towner, Davis Of King
x Queen, Wallace Mayo, Flanary, Raney,
Grub Taylor of Louloun, Gordon, Banks, Kid
we'll Parrioti, Billups, Pool, Baskerville, Wade,
OFerrall, kilby, Cabe Watts Happier, VERIFY,
Middleton, Oliver, Davis Of Orange and Greene,
McPhersonot Page, Turner of Patrick, Boiling,
Wcher Lanier, Cooke Hamilton of Preston,
Anderson, Dey Daniel of Prince George, Mac
ne Of Prince William, STROLLER, Martz Cowan,
hans, Denison, Sebrell, Minor, Hedgman Dill
lat1, Freeman, Peery, Stephenson, Rice-s3.
The instructions fall, as matter of course.
The bill was then laid on the table.
Nh. JACKSON, from the Committee on Pro-
positions, &C., reported bill establishing The
couniy Of APpomattor out of parts OF Prince Ed
war;, Campbell, Buckingham and Charlotte.
On motion of MIR. LANIER,
The House adjourned
IaTCp rD0M TWAS