Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-27
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
SATURDAY, Feb. 81, 1876.
unI1cE or DEL EGATES

A communication was received from the Sc
male informing The House that the Senate had
passed bill, entitled IAN act fixing The times OF
holding the Circuit Superior Courts OF Law and
Char of the new county Of Wheisell and
changing the times OF holding the Circuit SuPe-
rior Courts Of Law and Chancery for certain
other counties in The twentieth judicial dislfiet"
with amendments.
The amendments were concurred in by the
House.
A bill entitled an act imposing taxes for The
SUPPORT OF Government, with The amendments
thereto proposed by the Senate, was taken up, and
the said amendments being read, motion was
made by Mr.. EDMUNDS, that The House dis
agree with the amendments proposed by The Sc
nate.
MIR GOODSON moved that The bill aud amend
ments be laid upon the table, and the question be-
ing pull thereupon was determined in the negative.
MIR EDMUNDS called for the ayes and noes,
and being taken, were as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Soulhall, Layne, Baldwin,
Boak, Campbell, Thompson OF B, Toler, Fox,
Broadus. Scott, SULLIVAN, wall Pendeton, Lee,
McRae, Towner, Patrick, Duff, Goare, McIn-
tyre. Taylor, Parriolt, Adams, Hamilton, Ed
mondson, Hiner Tunstall, Cooke, Fairfax Sro.
Their, Lyons Gold, Harper, Denison, Slickcy,
Tate, Holiday, Hall OF Taylor, Laird, Funston,
Goodson and Leftwich-42.
NoEs-Messrs Goode, (Speaker,) w. II. B.
Gusts, Powell, Burwell Mitchell, Miller, Turn
bull, Maclin, Bocock, Flood, Dickinson OF Caro-.
line, Lacy, Darlington, Winiree, Hohson, Gar
nell, Street, Saunders, Jr., Carson, Jones' Leake,
Walker, Edmunds, Stovall, Hiett, Thompson Of
Hampshire, Brown OF Hanover, Wooiton, God.
win, Wallace, Gaines, Robinson, Gresham. Cor
don, Bagey, Banks, Clayton. Shepard, Aexau-
der Wade, Jr, Michael Jr, Newton, Waits
Happier, VERIFY, Oliver, Mcpherson, Tatum
Syme, Lanier, Dey, McDearmon, Daniel, Draw.
ner, Prchard, Marlz, Cowan, Fugate, Chinn
Freeman, West, Rice and Neal-63.
| A motion was made by Mr.. EDMUNDS
that the House disagree 10 the Senate's amend
ment, which fixed the land tax al Ten cents on
every one hundred dollars, Qhe rate of the las
year,) instead of nine cents as proposed by The
| House OF Delegates.
Mr. VERIFY said he would vote against the
| amendment Of the Senate. He would not de-
sire a reduction Of the taxes il he believed thai
appropriations Of the revenue were designed fol
the general good Of The State; but he was salts
fed by the recent action OF the House on the
bill making an appropriation 10 the cause o.
Education, that The only object OF increased taxa
ton was the acquisition OF the necessary mean.
10 carry on extravasant and visionary scheme.
of internal improvement
Mr.. PENDLETON said il the gentleman
| from Northampton alluded to-his vote on hi.
| favorte education bill, he would assure him lha
he was originally in favor OF it but was induced
10 vote against il in consequence OF The amend
mems adopted which had changed its character
Mr.. BROADUS could not agree with the
Chairman of the Committee Of Finance, mol
with the gentleman from Northampton in hei
views. The surplus would be required for oihel
purposes than internal Improvement. There va:
at present debt, Tor the payment Of which j
would be prudent TO provide. he deied contra
diciion in the assertion, tina, in l847 there would
| be deficit in the treasury if the taxes were re-
duced, and the present appropriations continued
There was no other practical method of paying
The public debt, than BY applying the surplu:
FROM the Treasury 10 that purpose The plan
proposed by The Committee OF Finance had beer
tried and had failed Having rate Of taxation
by no means burdensome, it was no, Judicious &c
deprive themselves OF the means of improving
the condition Of the people. He appealed 10 The
House 10 take time for reflection and delibera
lion, before they determined 10 disagree with The
Senate.
MIR. VERIFY said he stood 10 The same posi-
ton with the gentleman from Hardy, who op
posed certain improvement because il was
competing work with his favorite scheme. The
issue was now made between education and in
ternal improvement and he must declare bis de
| termination not 10 sanction an imposition of hea
| w burdens upon one section for the benefit o
/ another.
MIR. EDMUNDS regarded the House OF Dele
gates as The .ax-layins branch OF the Legislature
and would sacrifice the tax bill Tor fifly wears /,
come, sooner than sanction the principle tina, ,hi
House should yield its opinions 10 those Of tn,