Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-11

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment, and,
after prayer by the Rev. Mr. Early OF The Methodist
Episcopal church, the journal OF yesterdays proceed
ings was read and approved.
LEGISLATIVE REPORT.
On motion. the Convention resolved itself into com
mlttee OF the whole, upon the Legislative Report
The question under consideration at the rising on the
previous session, OF the Committee the second see
ton, which reads thus:
ga capation tax shall be levied equal to double the
tax levied on one hundred dollars worth Of land The
Legislature shall have power to levy income tax
and tax salaries but tax shall be levied on in
comes derived from property otherwise taxed"
On motion OF Mr. SHEFFEY, the first sentence had
been srcken out
Mr.. GooDE moved to insert after the word Salaries
the words land professions"
Mr.. KINNEY moved to amend the amendment by
inserting before the word professions, the word "l
censed, which was rejected.
Mr.. WALLACE then moved to add after the word
profession the words trades and all other industrial
pursuits" Disagreed to.
The question then required upon inserting the words
proposed BY Mr. t M Goo W;.r Disagreed to-
to the 9th section OF the I'd article and after these words
in that section: "And each house shall choose its own
speaker appoint Its own officers, settle its own rules of
proceeding, and direct writs OF election for supplying in
termedate vacancies"-Mr. WISE moved to annex the
following But neither house shall by any rule or regu
lalon restrict the freedom OF debate in any manner
whatsoever, other than by motion for the previous
question, as that motion is now applied under the prac
lice OF the House OF Delegates and by rule to confne
debate TO the subject under consideration"
the proposed amendment to the 9th section OF the I'd
astcle.
The Sd section of the 4th article was then reported
follows: "No money shall be drawn from the trea-
sury but IN consequence OF appropriations made by
law; and regular sta ement OF receipts disbursements
appropriations and loans shall be published annually"
MIR. WILEY moved 10 strike out the word annual
y,' and in its stead to insert the word "quartey."
Rejected. ..
The 4th section was next read by the secretary as
follows ga majority of the whole number ofmenbers
olna nI aah rtA hIxrel shalt
necessary pass any law imposing taxes and providing
tor raising money by taxes, loans or otherwise APP
propriating public money" -..-..
Mr. HUNTER moved to strike it out and TO insert in
lieu thereof the following: ga majority of the whole
number OF members elected to serve in either branch of
The Legislature, shall be required to pass any bill
thorzing the State to borrow money; also, any bill
making an appropriation orrendering pecunary aid in
any other form, to work of internal Improvement
The motion was disagreed to-
Mt. FAULKNER proposed the following amendment
in lieu of the 4lh section
On the final passagei in each house of the Legislature
of every act which imposes, continues evives tax
or createsa debt or charge or Makes continues re-
wives any appropriation of public trust money, or
property or releases discharges commutes any claim
demand OF the State the question shall be taken by
ayes and noes which shall be dy entered on the Jour
nal. And majority of all the members elected to
either Ht4:e shall, In all cases, be necessary give it
the force of law.
division being demanded, the committee agreed
to strike out section 4, and then agreed to insert the
proposed amendment of Mr. Faulkner.
Mr.. Blue proposed to insert the following an in
dependent section after the 4h section: Gail bills for
raising revenue shall originate in the lower house. but
The Senate may amend or reject them as other Bills
Rejected.
The 9Th section was stricken out, the matter 10,
which 1t related being provided for elsewhere
Mr.. HUNTER moved TO insert as an additional Sec
ton after the 4th the following: The Leg .lature shall
pass no bill appropriating the public money, any
other form aordlng pecunary aid to any road, canal
other work of internal Improvement until each of
the fol lowing particulars, conditions precedent shall
have been fully complied with, to wit: LIST. Each
work or improvement, whether in progress or here
after to be projected, shall be examined by corps of
competent civil engineers, in the permanent employ
ment of the State, or by one or more of the number
OF such corps. Such examination to be made only
in pursuance OF resolution order made either by the
Legislature or other public authority, may be pre-
scribed by law. ID. Such examination shall be made
not only by general reconnaissance but by actual and
minute instrumental surveys, in such manner and to
such extent as to prepare the work tor construction
3D. The report OF such engineers or engineer in all
cases to be verified by affidavit. shall exhibit with as
much exactness practicable, not only the Of
constructing the whole work, or contemplated line OF
works, and ia of railroad OF supplying the mo-
tive power but the fairly estimated average
of trade and travel which will pass over such work
within years next succeeding its completion; and
the income to be derived thereirom. 4th Said report
shall further show that according to the examinations,
surveys and estimates above directed, the projected
work or line OF works will yield when completed, not
less than per centum per annum upon the expendi-
,ure required for its construction and motive power, as
before required IN the OF railroad, within the said
years next succeeding its completion.
In that part of the proposition which reads: "Each
work OF improvement whether now in progress here
after to be projected, shall be examined by corps of
civil engineers, IN the employment OF the
State" &c.
Mr. DENNALE moved TO strike out the words Gin the
employment of the State" Rejected.
Mr.. BocooK moved to strike out the word 'perma-
nent.'. Rejected ayes So noes d;
Mr. M. GARNRTr moved to substitute for it the fol-
towing:
"The Legislature shall not make any appropriations
for works of internal Improvement whenever the debt