Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-25
VIRGINIA REFORM CONVENTION.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Al TX o'clock Chair resumed by the PRESIDENT
LEGISLATIVE REPuRT. .
The question pending adjournment was had III
thu morning striking out the yin section IL was
disagreed ~: 50, noes 50.
Mr. Wise differed The following proviso TO that section =
pyiI.d nothing herein CONFINED sHll prevent the LIZ
from extending snr MD Ia m" James River and Ma
ma Ina rOany and 10 the Central arDad conpnnv and me
yi~niu ana lrnnss Ralroad company or any OF Iher rs
my be- necr-sry complete ir connection between the
james River and Ohir River Re"',ed-ayrs ~ n"rs bi
Mr. SrnuTnea moved the following addition IL the
sc.nn inr Lgslaturc shall provide inr the CONSTRUCTION
# railroad from Covnaor on the james River, 10 the ON"
K,ger and mill Ihc railroads now under CONSTRUCTION have
he. co.;ctra Abandoned no Subscription on oeh" OF
the State sIa be made Ia any new WORK u Improvement
rvded The Legislature may extend 10 the James River and
K.nawha Canal company any aid il may deem proper
Rejected , a.,
"lhar may hereafter be Incorporated" Rejected.
Mr. Boris moved add the inllo"!us "Provded NOM
herein contained shall be so construed rs u prevent ne
Lrss rendering such aid TO works OF internal I'M
provenent undertaken may be necessary 10 renoes mem
ultimately available and profitable 10 the STATE helecea
--ayrs 10 Us. -, :,
Mir ELnyp m,vsd the following additions "Provded
however nothing this section c"nninr shall 6e construed
To prevent The Legislature from extending any ala may
think proper 10 facilitate The compe'i 81 'e 'Is CIV
and knnnawna Ca!nl III. Cenrrn Railroad, ihn ''r2Inia
Tennessee Raiiroa, the Manassas Gap ahi'nad me
Suuhsdr tai!rHd he city of Norfolk and the Oanse
and Alex indi Railroad the town OF Lynchourg. re
Jecred-"ves %, noes -.
The l0th section reported az follows:
lhe Legislature shall loans, or cause 10 oe
the pleasure Of the State for period greater than twenty
four years
The words "irreeemable the pleasure Of the State"
were, on motion, stricken ont
On motion Of Mr.. LETcHEa, IA" was stricken out ano
"a inserted in its aeu1.
the lin section next reported az follows
lhe debt u The Stale hereafter contracted shall never eS-
coed ---- millions of dollars"
On ,oun Mr. Boris the said section was stricken out
MI TAYLR moved Insertion OF The "llo"n2 as IN ai-
donal secon: 1.-The Legislature shall pass no law whereby
subscription By any cuniy CITY or town. To any WORK :"
Internal improvement, authorised by la" {" b: constructed
by nin stock company shall he valid without The consent
DIRTY Of the rerno!crs herrin who NAV vote upon
the question of such subscription in poll To be taken Tor
that purpose be provided by law; nor sa any pe
cin assessment upon portion .! the tax payers oi any
county, cry for cuuny municipal purposes, Dc
authorized By law except for such subscription herein men
toned OF which when made may be levied upon
The !rreolrrs Of such county, city or town. RJced.
The first portion down 10 the words nor SNAIL, &c, was
renewed as amendment and rejected
Mr. WISE proposed the following an additional secon
and adopted The Legislature shall cause the COM
Gssacrs o The Revenue such other officers OF the Stae
rs ,-y NAV deem proper take and such stat y
ties The State may b. prescribed by Law, aud the SAID
Commissioners other officers shall report 10 The Secretary
oi the Commonwealth who shall supcTncnd. compare aao
their returns and report them 10 the Legsiatufr
And such anil statistics snail be taken and reported
intervals yeus from the dates OF the returns oi The
cens;is and statistics of the United States
Mr. Boris moved the suspension OF The SIN rule or the
purpose Of the reconsideration OF The vote by which
the following section was adopted:
"lhc Legislature may levy tax on Incomes salaries ana
licenses but no shall be levied property rcm which
any income so taxed is derived the capital invested
the TRADE business respect which the license So taxed
is issued"
Tee Convention refused suspend which was equivalent
bv decision of the President refusal ~ reconsider
NJ SHErFEy moved the following an independent sec
ton: lac General mby shall pass laws necessary
putec, property OF The wife from The debts OF the nus
bluA during her lie and for securing the same 10 her Issue
after her deaih I,rjeclcd
Mr. HAYS moved me addition Of the following 10 the re
pert "ar Legislature shall protect By law from forced sale
tain portion o! property %! The family. The homestead
MT ba
forced sale the adoption Of this Constitution Nor
shall the owner if married be- liberty ALLEVIATE the same
EXCEPT by OF The wife, in such as shall be
prescribed by I.w.' Rejected Only three four mem
voting
On motion Of Mr. CARLE the report was referred to the
Committee Revision
On motion of Mr. PRICE the report Of the Committee OF
the Whole on the Judiciary taken up FIR consideration
The Convention then, on notion adjourned.